Lisa Dodson
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Analytics and AI
MuleSoft Vibes
Move from idea to production faster without sacrificing quality, governance, or reuse. MuleSoft Vibes brings agentic and generative capabilities directly into the MuleSoft platform, helping the entire IT team design, build, test, and operate integrations with confidence. Learn more here!
Analytics and AI
MuleSoft Agent Fabric
Intelligently orchestrate and govern every AI agent, regardless of where it’s built, to maximize ROI, increase productivity, and continuously improve agent performance. Learn more here!
Analytics and AI
MuleSoft
The agentic enterprise is here. With MuleSoft Agent Fabric, harness your cross-ecosystem agents to work together seamlessly. MuleSoft is the open foundation to govern, orchestrate, and unlock the full potential of the multi-agent enterprise. Learn more here!
Financial Management
Recognized by Gartner®, Trusted by CFOs: How Zuora and Workday are Teaming up to Unlock New Tech and Media Business Models
Zuora and Workday, both recognized as Leaders in Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrants, are partnering to deliver a modern finance platform that combines flexible monetization with enterprise-grade ERP to support evolving, usage-based business models.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Innovation Across Borders
Epicor's channel partners, TCP and Auros, are driving significant transformation in Latin American manufacturing by combining local expertise with global technology through the implementation of Epicor Kinetic, enabling companies to enhance operational efficiency, adapt to market changes, and achieve sustainable growth.
ERP Strategy and Planning
From Humble Beginnings to Industry Leaders
Epicor Authorized Partners, essential for successful ERP implementation, exemplify commitment to service and innovation, as seen in the journeys of ComTec and 2W Tech, both of which have evolved to support diverse industries and embrace emerging technologies like AI while striving for continued growth.
Supply Chain Management
Aptean Acquires OpsVeda to Bring End-to-End Agentic Orchestration to the Logility Supply Chain Planning and Execution Platform
Aptean has acquired OpsVeda to enhance its supply chain capabilities, integrating operations command center solutions with Logility's AI-focused software to enable real-time, AI-driven orchestration and decision-making across enterprises.
Analytics and AI
Aptean Launches Paragon Route 360 on AppCentral, Transforming AI-Driven Real-Time Routing and Scheduling for Logistics Teams
Aptean has launched Paragon Route 360, a revolutionary AI-native routing and scheduling software on the AppCentral platform, designed to enhance logistics efficiency through real-time visibility, continuous scheduling, and intelligent resource management.
Analytics and AI
Aptean Unveils Aptean Intelligence as a Service, Delivering Industry‑Ready AI Agents That Drive Real Operational Results
Aptean has launched 'Aptean Intelligence as a Service,' a tailored AI solution that partners with businesses to enhance operational efficiency through custom AI agents, helping them transition from AI experimentation to impactful implementations.
Analytics and AI
Aptean Launches the Next Generation of Fashion & Apparel Technology – AI that Puts Brands Fully in Control
Aptean has launched Aptean Fashion & Apparel, a cutting-edge AI operations solution that integrates apparel-specific intelligence to enhance decision-making speed and operational efficiency for fashion brands, enabling them to navigate the complexities of the industry more effectively.
ERP Strategy and Planning
RISE with SAP: More efficiency through clean core
Deutsche Telekom is transforming its complex SAP landscape through RISE with SAP and T-Systems, aiming to reduce its applications from 83 to 10-30 by 2030, enhance efficiency with a clean core, and leverage cloud solutions for future growth and innovations.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Clean core: Paving the way for the SAP transformation
RISE with SAP facilitates the consolidation and optimization of complex SAP environments by embracing the 'clean core' principle, which enhances efficiency, reduces costs, and enables companies to leverage SAP's latest innovations without excessive customization.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Digitalization: From vision to reality
The article discusses the ongoing challenges and critical importance of digital transformation for organizations, emphasizing that while many invest in digital technologies, a significant gap remains between their aspirations and actual implementation, and highlights the necessity for a coherent strategy, cultural change, skilled workforce, and robust technological infrastructure to succeed.
Analytics and AI
Clarity in the Data Jungle
SAP is embedding AI into its systems to transform raw data into actionable intelligence, enhance operational efficiency, and drive innovation, thereby helping organizations lower costs and improve customer satisfaction.
ERP Strategy and Planning
How is RISE with SAP key to Industry 4.0?
Manufacturers face significant challenges in migrating to next-generation SAP platforms, as the complexity, resource demands, and risks involved in digital transformation often lead to 'transformation fatigue,' necessitating tailored strategies and partnerships for effective modernization.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Cloud transformation in a regulated world
Financial institutions in Europe face the challenge of balancing urgent cloud transformation with strict regulatory compliance, and RISE with SAP, supported by T-Systems, offers a structured pathway to modernize ERP systems while ensuring security, flexibility, and adherence to industry regulations.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Join our vibrant Epicor partner ecosystem!
Our partners are essential to Epicor, enabling us to sell, implement, extend, and support our solutions worldwide. Because we’ve forging long-term relationships with our partners for many decades, we know the value of your expertise and capabilities. That’s why we offer a best-in-class program that launches and rewards your success.
Supply Chain Management
Training Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Leaders Today
The future of supply chain depends on the next generation of leaders—and education is the key. Epicor’s partnership with Texas A&M University is bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world ERP experience. By giving students hands-on access to Epicor Prophet 21, we’re helping them develop the skills needed to drive innovation and efficiency in distribution and supply chain management.
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Quebec Advantage
Quebec’s manufacturing sector is unlike any other in North America—where language is more than communication, it’s identity and law. Epicor and gold-certified partner Concerti are helping manufacturers thrive in this unique market by combining world-class ERP solutions with cultural intelligence. From navigating French-language requirements to building trust in close-knit business communities, this partnership ensures SMBs can compete globally while honoring local values.
Supply Chain Management
Building the Future of Distribution
Digital transformation in distribution isn’t just about technology—it’s about people. Epicor’s partnership with Conveyance Solutions shows how combining technical expertise with deep industry insight creates real impact. From family business roots to becoming the largest independent Prophet 21 service provider, Conveyance brings empathy and experience to help distributors thrive in a rapidly changing world.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Unlock New Growth Opportunities – Become an Epicor Channel Partner
Join a global network of trusted partners and deliver industry-leading ERP solutions to businesses worldwide. As an Epicor Channel Partner, you’ll gain access to exclusive resources, training, and support to help you grow your business and maximize profitability.
Digital Commerce
Epicor for Retail
One cloud-based retail management platform to grow faster and sell smarter, in store and online. Purpose-built for single and multi-store retailers.
Supply Chain Management
Epicor for Distribution
Drive Growth and Manage Workflows. Simplify, streamline, and stay on top of all your moving parts with the only ERP designed by distributors for distributors.
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
Epicor for Manufacturing
Grow, thrive, and compete in a global marketplace with Kinetic—an industry-tailored, cognitive ERP that helps you work smarter and stay connected.
Zuora and Workday
Financial Management
Case Study: Emaar
Emaar decided to replace Spreadsheet Server with Orbit Analytics GLSense to modernise its financial reporting stack without disrupting existing ERP investments. With Orbit GLSense technology, users were able to build consolidated reports and statements that helped in budgeting and forecasting along with closing their period quickly and reliably.
Analytics and AI
Case Study: The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
MARTA needed Oracle Fusion data to land in Databricks reliably, repeatedly and with the right level of control without turning every new flow into a custom development project. Orbit Analytics implemented Orbit Data Pipelines, a no-code ETL and ELT framework purpose-built for Oracle Fusion.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Superior Usability
Discover how Acumatica redefines usability in ERP systems with its intuitive interface, unlimited user licensing, and cloud-based scalability. This video showcases real customer stories, highlighting flexibility, automated workflows, and seamless navigation that boost productivity and drive growth. See why industry experts and users alike trust Acumatica to empower smarter, faster decisions.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Why Cloud ERP?
Explore the transformative power of Acumatica Cloud ERP through real customer experiences. This video reveals how businesses are leveraging its cloud-based scalability, real-time insights, and seamless integration to thrive. From supporting hybrid work to ensuring business continuity, discover how Acumatica streamlines operations, enhances decision-making, and future-proofs processes with intuitive, reliable technology.
Supply Chain Management
CoachComm Success Story
CoachComm implemented Acumatica’s Manufacturing ERP to streamline operations, unify data, and enhance decision-making. The platform reduced inventory costs, automated workflows, and improved quoting and customer service. With real-time insights and seamless integration, CoachComm eliminated manual processes, optimized supply chain management, and empowered teams with intuitive tools, driving efficiency and scalable growth.
Analytics and AI
AI-Handbook
The document outlines how SMBs can leverage AI-first ERP platforms to enhance efficiency, automate workflows, and improve decision-making. It contrasts traditional systems with modern AI-driven solutions, emphasizing benefits like real-time insights, scalability, and intuitive interfaces. It also highlights the importance of assessing organizational readiness for AI adoption and provides a checklist to guide SMBs in transitioning to AI-powered tools for competitive growth.
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