Blogs

SAP project success
SAP certifications and beyond: gearing up for project success
SAP projects aren't a small undertaking. Paul Cooper discusses in-house skills and working with partners with the right level of expertise.
University challenged: how a 200-year-old institution entered the 21st century
With system delays, a tight deadline and even a cyber attack, one university needed to move fast with Unit4 and Arribatec.
EvolveWare points to application modernization trends
Information technology companies either name themselves after something logical related to their function (Splunk, VMware and even Tibco, the latter being The Information Bus Company), something slightly cerebral that pertains to the type of work they do (Cohesity, Snowflake and...
ERP resellers should embrace trending tech to survive and thrive
It's time for ERP resellers to embrace technology such as automation, AI and ML to ensure they can survive and thrive through tumultuous times.
Progress: Impious bias leads to AI jambalaya
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is smart, the clue really is in the name. As we build out our global approach to implementing AI and now also dovetail existing advancements with the new era of generative AI for human-like chat and text...
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
How robotic process automation is solving Japan’s demographic woes
UiPath is helping Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma solve Japan's aging workforce problem with operational efficiency driven by RPA.
Employee culture
Inside ServiceNow’s award-winning employee culture
Katie Whitehouse, senior people director at ServiceNow, discusses the employee culture lying beneath its 'best place to work' awards.
Smart City - Levelling up
Smart city, dumb ERP
If you want a Smart ERP, heed a lesson from city planners and focus on smartening up what you have today before chasing some Jetsons inspired future.
Incorta drives ERP cloud migration with Google Cloud
Real-time business analytics company Incorta has partnered with Google Cloud as part of what is said to be a whole raft of initiatives around cloud computing and analytics deployments – and there’s a concerted ERP thread throughout. The company says...
SAP ERP Backbone
A stronger stack: dodge backbreaking ERP by de-risking process change
Keeping your organization in commission, here are some actionable steps and insights to help you avoid breaking your ERP backbone by de-risking the process change with SAP.
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The painful truth (and good news) behind ERP consolidation
Lori Witzel, director of thought leadership and customer engagement at TIBCO, discusses the truth behind ERP consolidation.
Stick or twist – how to play the ERP customization dilemma
ERP transformation is tough, and there are real dilemmas to overcome, but provide the right guidance, leadership and passion, and you will make a real difference to your organization and your people.
Workplace lease administration
ServiceNow’s Utah release focuses on solving hybrid space challenges
ServiceNow's new Workplace Lease Administration feature takes aim at solving the big issues around hybrid working.
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Digital transformation in the public sector: optimizing SAP projects for lasting success
Paul Cooper discusses how migrating to S/4HANA, SAP’s next-gen cloud-based platform could result in big operational wins for public sector bodies.
Channel Sales Epicor
How a channel sales expert boosts tech buys
The role of channel businesses is to be consultants. Buyers are looking for experts to e-risk their technology purchases.
Will the macro environment redefine your business this year – or you?
ServiceNow on how organizations can redefine their businesses this year.
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Employee epiphanies in the new world of work
The world of work has shifted. Employees are benefitting from streamlined business operations and organizations are adapting.
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How finance becomes a ‘value’ department
The finance department of today is evolving to become a more holistic and more human workflow and customer outcomes-driven entity. 
SVB
“All’s well that ends well”: Tech insiders see hope beyond SVB UK rescue
It’s been a tough, sweat-inducing week in tech with the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, but the mood is now perhaps looking up for firms in the UK and beyond.
Sustainable Supply Chain
Five actions for a sustainable supply chain
Climate change, circular economy, ESG and sustainability have become business priorities and our global supply chains sit right in the middle of these challenges—as a major contributor to the problems, and a great area of focus to take action.
ChatGPT API connector 
Glattes Geschäft, Software AG launches ChatGPT API connector 
Generative forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are, obviously, of the time and of the moment. The essential G in GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer), we use the term generative in this sense to describe the behavior of the statistical model that...
80:20 Rule
Modernize Your ERP: Harnessing the Power of the 80:20 Rule
A rule of thumb often used in ERP programs is that approximately 80 percent of business capabilities and processes are non-differentiating
Deloitte Consulting LLC Tech trends 2023 report
Deloitte’s chief futurist on the tech trends defining 2023
Following this year's Deloitte Tech Trends report, ERP Today speaks to Deloitte’s Chief futurist, Mike Bechtel, to answer some of our burning questions on what’s next for enterprises and vendors alike.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot ‘takes off’ ERP admin 
Microsoft says it is on a mission to bring next-generation AI to every line of business. That (presumably) means AI in sales, finance, procurement, supply chain management and everything in-between right down to admin and building premises security. Perhaps more...
Dynamics 365 one partner
Is Microsoft pushing one partner for Dynamics 365?
Dynamics 365 MVPs aren't happy as Bam Boom Cloud appears to take the sales limelight for Microsoft.
The impacts of innovation: MACH and ERP
Against the backdrop of continual digital evolution and the catalyst of COVID, e-commerce has fully embraced the principles of MACH
Securing SAP systems: Four key risks and how to solve them
Highlighting the security dangers of SAP, and how to approach them.
LiveRamp and Snowflake tighten bond for ‘post-cookie marketing’ in the cloud
LiveRamp is crystallizing. More specifically, the consumer privacy, data ethics and foundational identity company is now working more closely with Snowflake, the Data Cloud (it’s a brand, caps allowed) company. But what does LiveRamp do? The company offers flexibility to...
Rootstock cloud ERP, a meaty broth or just froth?
There are ERP vendors that you know (perhaps even love) and that typically (naturally, even) fall into the list of usual suspects that drive much of the innovation in this industry. Then, like the new-age financial apps that users are...
Preparing for your ERP project
How are you preparing for your ERP transformation project?
Are you thinking of preparing your ERP project? Discover the key strategies for ensuring a successful implementation.