How to Ensure ERP Implementations Succeed
By: Eric Kimberling Over years of being an expert witness in cases involving enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, I’ve had the opportunity to examine, analyze, and testify in court on all types of implementation failures. Eric Kimberling I’ve been an expert witness for SAP implementations, Oracle projects, and Microsoft Dynamics transformations, among others. In addition, […]
A year after Oracle buy, a focused NetSuite doubles down on verticals, midmarket
By: Marc Ferranti When Oracle first announced its agreement to acquire NetSuite, back in July 2016, there was widespread agreement in the tech industry that the deal could allow Oracle to serve a broader range of customers, including smaller businesses, expand to more vertical industries and more countries, and accelerate Oracle’s application software push into […]
What Oracle, NetSuite Believe Is in Store for Cloud ERP in 2018
By: Chris Preimesberger Enterprise resource planning software, otherwise known by the acronym ERP, became a huge trend late in the 1990s and early 2000s. Through no fault of its own, it since has been eclipsed in the news by sexier enterprise data management packages such as mobile device management (MDM), customer relationship management (CRM) […]
Velocity Listed in 2017 Gartner Market Guide for Cloud Service Providers to Healthcare Delivery Organizations
Velocity Technology Solutions Inc., the global leader in enterprise cloud application services, and creator of the Velocity Cloud Application Management PlatformTM (VCAMP®), was identified as a Representative Vendor in the recently published Gartner Market Guide for Cloud Service Providers to Healthcare Delivery Organizations.1 “Healthcare provider CIOs have moved from skepticism to acceptance through a considered, […]
Is ERP Smart Enough for the IoT ?
As the cost of computing continues to decrease, more smart and connected devices will be produced, fueling the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT). Several industries are already embracing the IoT with open arms, generating innovative platforms and products so that businesses and individuals can maximize the power of it. This era of interconnectivity […]
IQMS Launches New eLearning Program for Manufacturing ERP Customers
IQMS, a leading manufacturing ERP software and manufacturing execution system (MES) authority, today announced the IQMS eLearning program. The new web-based training platform offers self-paced courses that let manufacturing customers build a learning path and track progress to maximize retention. It is part of IQMS’s suite of educational offerings aimed at empowering customers to optimize […]
Coupa Recognized as a Global Leader in the First IDC MarketScape for Procurement Applications
Coupa, a leader in business spend management (BSM), was named a leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Procurement Applications 2018 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US42219917, January 2018). Among the 13 vendors evaluated, Coupa is recognized as a Leader for capabilities and strategies. The IDC MarketScape report cites that “companies in nearly every […]
Introducing Acumatica Construction Edition
Acumatica, the world’s fastest-growing cloud ERP company, today announced the release of Acumatica Construction Edition, an end-to-end cloud business management system for general contractors, home builders, subcontractors, specialty contractors and land developers. The Construction Edition is the latest fully integrated cloud solution from Acumatica, furthering its advances in domain-specific workloads and following fast on the […]
Three of the most important ERP developments in 2017
By: Rick Carlton In Gartner’s Top-10 Strategic Tech Trends, the research firm offers reasonable glimpses into what direct or indirect impacts may be relevant to the future of industrial operations, and particularly ERP. These trends are largely driven by three discrete themes: “…intelligent, digital, and mesh. (Each of) these technologies are just beginning to break […]
Difference between CRM and ERP
Difference between CRM and ERP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) are just two sides of exactly the exact same sustainability coin. Both are alike in a lot of ways, even since they’re utilized to grow the total sustainability of the small business. CRM can be really a term applied to refer […]