ERP Strategy and Planning

ERP Strategy and Planning

Assessing ERP Software TCO

A comprehensive guide for small and midsized businesses on calculating the total cost of ownership (TCO) for ERP systems. It highlights the challenges of determining TCO due to varied pricing models, infrastructure requirements, and implementation costs. Traditional ERP systems are licensed perpetually, while modern cloud ERP applications are hosted online and licensed annually, offering lower TCO by eliminating costly infrastructure and system administration. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding software pricing, implementation costs, infrastructure costs, and internal expenses. It also discusses industry-specific considerations and provides cost comparisons between perpetual on-premises and cloud SaaS deployments.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Successfully Transitioning from Basic Accounting to ERP

Relying on basic accounting software can limit your business's ability to scale and operate efficiently. This guide explores how transitioning to an ERP system can transform your business and ensure a smooth and successful shift through strategic change management.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Enabling Continuous Learning for Oracle Quarterly Releases: Preparing for 25C and the Redwood Impact

Organizations using Oracle Cloud Applications must prioritize continuous learning to effectively navigate quarterly releases like the 25C update, which aims to enhance user experience through the Redwood design, while tailored training programs can address varying impacts of changes to ensure user adoption and minimize disruptions.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Why SMBs Should Prioritize ERP Systems in Their Technology Roadmaps

Small and medium-sized businesses are increasingly adopting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to streamline operations, improve efficiency, enable data-driven decision-making, and support growth while overcoming challenges associated with managing limited resources and complex processes.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Flexible and modular ERP capabilities that help you align your Finance, HR and Project teams through a single source of truth. Empower your people and prepare for the future with an ERP that adapts as your organization evolves.

ERP Strategy and Planning

What Is ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) And How Does It Work?

This article discusses the significance of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for businesses, emphasizing its role in integrating and streamlining various departments to enhance efficiency, data visibility, and decision-making amid common organizational challenges.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Power Your Business with Aptean

The video highlights industry-specific software solutions that enhance business operations and growth across various sectors, featuring AI capabilities for precision and adaptability.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

First Water Finance Accelerates FP&A Data Transformation with CData Sync and Microsoft Fabric

First Water Finance leverages CData Sync to streamline financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes for their clients, dramatically reducing data integration time and friction, building a central source of truth for analytics, and enabling incremental performance visibility through Microsoft Fabric's OneLake.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Global Pharma Biz Streamlines Global Data Operations

Recordati streamlined global data operations with CData Sync, enabling automated data integration across SAP, Salesforce, and Microsoft, driving 31% annual revenue growth.

ERP Strategy and Planning

CData Connectivity Solutions for the Oracle Ecosystem

An overview of how CData Software facilitates connectivity within the Oracle ecosystem

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Redwood: Change Management and User Adoption Working Hand in Hand

Oracle's Redwood UX revolutionizes enterprise applications by emphasizing intuitive design and automation, but its success depends on effective collaboration between change management and user adoption teams to empower employees through tailored training and support.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Rootstock Unveils Modern ERP for Manufacturers with Spring ’25 Release

Rootstock Software's Spring ’25 Release enhances user experience with a comprehensive UX uplift, introduces AI-powered features for improved operational efficiency, and strengthens financial capabilities, providing faster decision-making and streamlined processes across enterprises.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Why Oracle E-Business Suite Still Matters—And How to Support Today’s Users

Despite the shift towards cloud-native ERP solutions, Oracle E-Business Suite remains crucial for many organizations, highlighting the need for ongoing user training to mitigate productivity losses and the impact of knowledge gaps as experienced employees retire.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Streamlining Critical Upgrades: How ViaSat Lowered Risk and Raised Quality with Intelligent Testing

ViaSat's strategic use of Original Software's user-friendly testing platform for their Oracle EBS R12 upgrade significantly reduced risks, improved audit readiness, and enhanced software quality by enabling comprehensive documentation and automation, positioning the company for future efficiency gains.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Continuous ERP Optimization Techniques

ERP optimization is a transformative, ongoing process that refines and enhances ERP systems to align with evolving business needs, unlock hidden efficiencies, and empower decision-makers, ensuring operational agility and sustained growth.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The Insider’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Oracle Redwood

Organizations transitioning to Oracle's Redwood UX must navigate user adoption and implementation challenges, making understanding its evolution, adoption strategies, and migration solutions critical for success.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Case in Point: Platforms over Points for ERP Lifecycle Optimization

Companies increasingly rely on both point-based and platform solutions for their ERP systems, with platform solutions being more effective in addressing multiple issues across the SaaS ecosystem while avoiding the complications and costs associated with a 'SaaS mess.'

ERP Strategy and Planning

Achieve Seamless ERP Operations

The Opkey platform streamlines the management of complex ERP systems by automating routine updates and patch releases, thereby minimizing downtime and ensuring ongoing stability in critical business functions.

ERP Strategy and Planning

CRM and ERP: Understanding the Differences and Choosing the Right Solution

By 2029, the CRM software market is projected to reach $145.60 billion and the ERP software market $65.29 billion, as CRM focuses on enhancing customer relationships while ERP integrates business operations for improved efficiency and growth.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Want to ace your ERP transformation? Start by thinking like an intelligent buyer

In the critical Phase 0 of ERP selection, the role of the intelligent buyer as a strategist and risk manager is essential for defining objectives, mapping costs, assessing vendors, and planning for risks to ensure a successful ERP implementation that aligns with business goals.

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The 2025 Tech Transformation Playbook: Lessons from Leading CIOs

In a panel discussion featuring IT leaders, key trends highlighted include business process automation as a priority for 2024, the widespread yet uneven adoption of SAP S/4HANA, the ongoing challenges of AI integration, and the critical importance of data management for successful transformations, underscoring the need for bold organizational changes and a cultural shift towards digital and data-driven methodologies.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Accelerating Oracle modernization with Tricentis solutions

Tricentis provides AI-driven solutions that streamline the modernization of Oracle applications by simplifying upgrades, ensuring data integrity, and validating cross-application workflows, enabling Oracle users to achieve cost-effective transitions to the cloud and meet ongoing operational demands.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

RISE to Innovation Powered by a Zero Cost Move

NTT DATA Business Solutions introduces a Zero Cost Move for upgrading to RISE with SAP, enabling businesses to redirect resources towards transformative services that provide immediate and strategic benefits.

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Business Process Management and Automation

Oracle Redwood: The Future of User Experience in ERP

Oracle Redwood represents a significant transformation in Oracle Cloud Applications, offering a modern user experience with features like AI-driven automation, enhanced navigation, and embedded analytics, aimed at making enterprise software as intuitive as consumer applications while promoting efficiency and collaboration for ERP users.

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Engineering Trust in the Heart of AI

Insights from PWC’s UK Head of AI Public Policy and Ethics.

Implementing Cloud ERP: Codestone’s Six-Phase Approach

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Unit4 Accelerates Cloud Innovation and Expands Global Reach Under New Leadership

Unit4 is enhancing its enterprise cloud solutions for people-centric organizations through strategic leadership appointments and successful cloud migrations across various sectors, while also emphasizing tailored support models and a commitment to diversity and professional development.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The unifying factor: How Asteelflash could “act globally and think locally” with QAD

Asteelflash, a European electronics manufacturing services provider, enhanced its global operations and customer experience by transitioning to QAD Cloud, utilizing a unified ERP platform to support rapid growth and efficient site rollouts amid industry disruptions.