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How One Steel Manufacturer Transformed Data Access Through an Independent Semantic Layer
We explore how a steel manufacturer wrangled disparate data with the help of an independent semantic layer from CData.
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Fresh Produce Companies Find Value in Upgraded, Industry-Specialized ERPs
We examine case studies to see how a specialized ERP for fresh produce companies is helping them scale and achieve their goals.
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Signal Chains Bring Resiliency and Predictability for Manufacturers and Distributors
We examine the concept of Signal Chains and how they provide resiliency and predictability for manufacturers.
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Why Microsoft’s D365 License Enforcement Is Exposing a Deeper ERP Crisis
Microsoft Dynamics 365 users in Finance, Supply Chain, and Commerce must urgently address access governance before stricter licensing rules take effect on November 1, 2025, as many organizations have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities and excessive user permissions amidst new compliance pressures.
Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies
Why Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies Are Inadequate for Modern Revenue Models
Lift-and-shift migration of legacy ERP systems to the cloud often fails to accommodate the demands of modern, subscription-based business models, necessitating a decoupled approach with specialized platforms like Zuora to effectively manage complex billing and revenue recognition processes.
Why Traditional ERP Access Controls Are Failing Against Modern Insider Threats
The $17.4 Million Question: Why Traditional ERP Access Controls Are Failing Against Modern Insider Threats
The 2025 Ponemon report reveals that organizations are spending an average of $17.4 million annually to manage insider threats, particularly from negligent employees and sophisticated malicious actors, while highlighting the urgent need for enhanced visibility and cross-application risk management to combat these emerging internal dangers.
How Smart ERP Connectivity Optimizes Your Working Capital
How Smart ERP Connectivity Optimizes Your Working Capital
Working capital optimization is essential for businesses amid economic volatility, with strategies such as supply chain finance and dynamic discounting, enhanced by ERP systems, enabling financial professionals to improve cash flow and make proactive, data-driven decisions.
FSMA 204
Navigating the FSMA 204 Traceability Extension for Food Manufacturers
The FDA's extension of FSMA 204 compliance to July 2028 offers food manufacturers a strategic chance to enhance traceability systems, fostering competitive advantages and operational excellence, as highlighted by the collaboration of key industry organizations to standardize practices and address challenges in the food supply chain.
Combating Vendor Lock-Ins with JiVS During SAP S/4HANA Migrations
Combating Vendor Lock-Ins with JiVS During SAP S/4HANA Migrations
As pressure mounts from boardrooms and regulators, SAP leaders must navigate the complexities of data sovereignty and vendor lock-in while utilizing DMI’s Data Replication Service to enable real-time, application-independent data access, ensuring compliance and agility during SAP S/4HANA migrations.
Manufacturing’s AI-First ERP Evolution: Rootstock’s Strategic Bet on Salesforce
Rootstock Software, leveraging its all-in strategy on the Salesforce platform, is transforming mid-market manufacturing ERP expectations by embedding AI solutions that enhance efficiency and user interaction, while positioning itself uniquely to serve a lucrative market amid a significant shift towards technological adoption in the industry.
Strategic AI
Accommodating AI Regulations with Kyriba
As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must navigate evolving regulations like the EU AI Act, ensuring compliance, data security, and enhanced decision-making, with platforms like Kyriba's Trusted AI offering robust solutions and support for developing necessary skills.
Breaking the 3-5 Year ERP Migration Trap: Why 24 Hour Fitness Didn’t Wait for Cloud Transformation
24 Hour Fitness successfully transformed its billing process from a six-day cycle to daily billing by implementing Zuora's monetization platform alongside its existing ERP systems, demonstrating that simultaneous modernization can enhance cash flow, innovate product offerings, and maintain integration flexibility during enterprise technology migrations.
The Snowflake ERP Integration Challenge: Why Your Data Strategy Needs a Rethink
Integrating ERP data with Snowflake is challenging due to architectural misalignment and the absence of pre-built connectors, necessitating custom solutions that complicate maintenance and delay insights, but CData offers pre-built connectors to streamline this process and enhance operational efficiency.
The Greenfield Deception: Why Your ‘Clean Slate’ ERP Strategy Might Be Sabotaging Your Data Legacy
The article argues that while greenfield ERP migrations promise a fresh start by eliminating outdated systems, they risk discarding invaluable historical business intelligence that can provide competitive advantages, suggesting organizations should adopt intelligent data strategies like JiVS IMP to preserve legacy knowledge while benefiting from modern capabilities.
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Taming Landed Costs with NetSuite & CloudPaths: Part 2
Effective management of landed costs in supply chain operations requires accurate calculations, technological solutions like ERP systems such as NetSuite, and strategic implementation, which can significantly enhance financial decision-making and improve profitability.
The Quarterly Update Death Spiral: Why 73% of ERP Teams Can’t Keep Up with Continuous Testing Demands
The shift to quarterly updates in cloud ERP systems is overwhelming IT teams, as traditional testing cycles are insufficient to handle increased release frequencies, leading to significant risks and challenges; however, adopting codeless test automation and cross-application capabilities can help organizations thrive amidst these changes.
Taming Landed Costs
Taming Landed Costs with NetSuite & CloudPaths: Part 1
Accurately calculating total landed costs, which include shipping, customs, insurance, and handling fees, is crucial for businesses to ensure proper financial planning and competitive pricing, as inaccuracies can lead to misrepresented profit margins and operational challenges.
Bridging the Data Migration Dialogue: From SAP Sapphire 2025 to SNP’s Transformation World
The enterprise data management landscape is shifting towards composable architectures, where integrating data migration, operational agility, and business continuity into a cohesive strategy will define competitive advantage, as emphasized by recent SAP Sapphire events and upcoming SNP's Transformation World.
The Great Finance Time Drain: Professional Services Firms Are Burning 44 Hours a Week on Financial Fire-Fighting
Unit4's research reveals that finance teams in professional services are inefficiently spending significant time resolving financial discrepancies and consolidating year-end reports due to a lack of automated processes and unified data sources, leading to burnout and strategic disadvantages for organizations.
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Finding the Right Solution for Global Tax Compliance
The global marketplace is growing more complex and volatile. Companies must use every resource at their disposal to keep pace, protect profit margins, and remain compliant with all applicable regulations. As companies grow and expand operations, these challenges only get...
Verisk and Oracle Fusion Cloud
Verisk’s Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Transformation: A Journey to the Cloud IBM and Oracle
Verisk has successfully transformed its HR and finance operations by replacing its 26-year-old PeopleSoft system with Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM and Financials in just 18 months.
Overcoming Tariff Uncertainty with Oracle NetSuite
Tariff uncertainty poses significant challenges for global companies by increasing costs and disrupting supply chains, but leveraging tools and data-driven strategies, such as those offered by Oracle NetSuite, can help mitigate these impacts through cost tracking, supplier diversification, and scenario planning.
Build Smarter, Not Slower: How Rossera and Oracle Are Reinventing Custom ERP
In an era of hyper automation, enterprise leaders are shifting from 'build or buy' to 'how to build smarter' by utilizing Rossera's modular, AI-powered accelerators on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, which streamline bespoke processes and enhance user experiences while maintaining operational efficiency and data governance within the existing Oracle ecosystem.
Beyond Go-Live: Why IFS Success is an ERP Co-Pilot for the Long Haul
Beyond Go-Live: Why IFS Success is an ERP Co-Pilot for the Long Haul
IFS Success is a comprehensive service offering designed to help organizations maximize the long-term value of their IFS ERP solutions through expert guidance, operational excellence, proactive optimization, and strategic alignment with business goals.
AI-Powered Testing
Get in the Fast Lane for Oracle Apps with AI-Powered Testing
AI-powered test automation solutions by Tricentis help Oracle customers efficiently manage complex processes, reducing risks associated with updates and migrations by enabling faster, more resilient testing while allowing non-technical users to participate in test creation.
IFS Stays Focused on Industrial AI with Nexus Black, 25R1, and an SAP Play
At IFS Connect 2025, CEO Mark Moffat emphasized the urgent need for adaptation to AI in business, unveiling a major push for IFS in industrial AI through new capabilities in IFS Cloud 25R1, the launch of IFS Nexus Black for rapid AI innovation, and a Migration Accelerator Service aimed at SAP customers, all aiming for significant market presence by 2029.
Harvesting Resilience: How Aptean Is Helping Food and Beverage Companies Thrive in the Age of AI
Aptean is providing food and beverage manufacturers with industry-specific ERP and AI solutions to enhance operational efficiency, compliance, and adaptability in an increasingly complex and regulated market.