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Epicor announced its acquisition of Smart Software, a provider of cloud-based, AI-driven inventory planning and optimization (IP&O) applications, and an existing Epicor ISV partner. Blackbaud announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Salesforce announced Unified Knowledge, a new solution that integrates organizational knowledge resources from disparate third-party systems into Salesforce, helping service agents be more efficient and resolve customer cases faster. Rootstock Software announced the appointment of Richard Berger as Chief Executive Officer.

Many Manufacturers are now offering adjacent services to their core manufacturing activities, whether through acquisitions or internal expansion. When manufacturers break into these adjacent services, it forces them to identify and develop an ERP strategy that will meet their requirements for new processes that lie outside the manufacturing lifecycle. But how can a manufacturer ensure their new business needs are met while maintaining the integrity of their manufacturing processes? In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle will review case studies for unique manufacturers and how they successfully managed their business requirements and expanded into adjacent services.

IFS announced its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2024. Microsoft announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Oracle introduced new capabilities to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to help healthcare organizations drive operational efficiency, empower employees, and improve patient outcomes. OneStream Software announced a new automated Narrative Reporting approach within the OneStream platform at OneStream Connect – London, its regional customer conference in the United Kingdom.

Oracle’s Oracle Corporation Japan announced that it plans to invest more than $8 billion over the next 10 years to meet the growing demand for cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Japan. NetSuite announced a series of new product innovations to help businesses in the UK optimize finance processes, expand insights, and increase efficiency. SAP announced AI advancements in its supply chain solutions to empower users with greater productivity, efficiency, and precision in manufacturing. Certinia unveiled its Spring 2024 release features with a range of new and enhanced capabilities – including several major developments incorporating AI into its platform – to help services businesses generate more accurate forecasts, make more informed decisions, and boost productivity. https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/erp-advisors-group Twitter: https://twitter.com/erpadvisorsgrp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erpadvisors Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erpadvisorsgroup Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/erpadvisorsgroup Medium: https://medium.com/@erpadvisorsgroup

Private equity-backed companies implementing a platform strategy can face complexities when selecting a single ERP. How can Private Equity firms define the best ERP strategy for their portfolio companies? And how can they overcome the barriers to a successful implementation, especially when migrating two or more companies into a new ERP simultaneously? In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle reviews real case studies from our PE client experiences and the successful practices that helped each achieve a successful go-live.

Deltek unveiled Dela, its AI-powered, intelligent business companion. QAD released the latest enhancements to its comprehensive suite of Adaptive Applications. ECI announced that its job shop product, JobBOSS2, has now integrated uniPoint to deliver advanced quality management and enhanced customer service. Microsoft announced new Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Copilot innovations for supply chain, sales, and service in the 2024 release wave 1. OneStream Software announced its Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) is over $450 million, up 34% year-over-year, as of the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Epicor announced it has surpassed $1 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR), realizing 42% year-over-year SaaS-based cloud revenue growth in its fiscal year 2023. Infor announced the launch of Infor GenAI and ESG Reporting. Salesforce announced AI-powered enhancements to its MuleSoft automation, integration, and API management solutions to help business users and developers improve productivity, simplify workflows, and accelerate time to value.

NetSuite began the week by launching functionality across its suite of data offerings. Microsoft and NVIDIA expanded their longstanding collaboration with new integrations to leverage NVIDIA's generative AI and Omniverse technologies. Oracle and NVIDIA expanded their collaboration to deliver sovereign AI solutions to customers around the world. SAP and NVIDIA expanded their partnership to focus on accelerating enterprise customers’ ability to harness data and generative AI across SAP’s portfolio of cloud solutions and applications. Sage and The BOSS Network announced the 25 awardees of the 2024 Sage Invest in Progress grant to support black women entrepreneurs in their first five years of business.

Workday announced the availability of Workday Adaptive Planning and Consolidation, a new solution that brings together the agile planning of Workday Adaptive Planning and the comprehensive close and consolidation capabilities of Workday Financial Management. ECI announced a new strategic alliance with Pros Elite Group, an operations, sales, and analytics provider. Unit4 announced the launch of Smart Automation Services to enable its customers to leverage AI and context awareness capabilities to improve efficiency and productivity. Acumatica announced the general availability of Acumatica 2024 R1, the first of its semiannual product releases, as previewed at the Acumatica Summit 2024.

A food and beverage company juggles unique business requirements such as health and safety, regulatory compliance, food quality, and labeling which are complicated to implement. However, legacy applications usually fail to meet all these important needs for mid-sized companies. While the food industry giants tend to rely on a handful of Tier 1 ERPs, what is a mid-market food manufacturer or distributor supposed to do when they have outgrown their legacy software? In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle reviews ERP case studies for mid-sized food and beverage companies and the common success factors for migrating to new food and beverage ERPs.

Confused about what an ERP system is, how to buy it, and from whom, or what you truly need for a complete ERP implementation? You may think you know all the answers to these questions, but if you’re like thousands of CFOs, Controllers, and other Accounting Professionals that we talk to each year, you are likely missing key pieces of the puzzle. In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle will provide a crash course on the basics of ERP systems and highlight the value the right system can provide to your business.

Oracle began the week by announcing its fiscal 2024 third-quarter results. Microsoft and Oracle announced the expansion of their recent partnership to meet growing customer demand for Oracle Database@Azure. Salesforce announced the Einstein 1 Field Service Edition, a new, streamlined package for field service organizations that helps deliver increased operational efficiency and technician productivity. Finally SAP announced a new composable payment solution, SAP Commerce Cloud, to help retailers become more agile as new payment options gain popularity.

UKG kicked off the week by providing a business update for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 ending December 31st, 2023. Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle's Globally Distributed Autonomous Database, giving customers control over their data distribution and data placement policies. Salesforce announced the Data Cloud Spring ’24 Release, which includes new innovations to make data in Data Cloud more usable across Salesforce’s CRM applications and platform services. Finally, SAP announced new capabilities in the SAP Datasphere solution, including a generative AI feature, transformed enterprise planning through simplified data landscapes, and more intuitive data interaction.

ERP Advisors Group’s Founder and Managing Principal, Shawn Windle, attended this year’s Sage Transform 2024 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shawn joined Digital Marketing Manager, Rebekah McCabe, to discuss Sage’s product enhancements and other major announcements. In this special episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle reflects on Sage Transform 2024 and shares his perspective on the conference.

Sage began the week by highlighting several announcements at Sage Transform 2024, its annual conference in Las Vegas. Salesforce announced its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results for the period ended January 31, 2024. Workday entered a definitive agreement to acquire HiredScore, a provider of AI-powered talent orchestration solutions. Finally, QAD announced the launch of its Industrial Transformation Platform to redefine global business operations and help companies become “Adaptive Enterprises."

Selecting a field service-specific application is complicated, with many businesses considering themselves part of another, larger industry segment and lacking an understanding of how their unique requirements play into selecting software. As a result, field service companies often settle for the wrong solution and face obstacles that could have been avoided had they implemented the proper functionality. Field services require high-level automation for estimating, quoting, work orders, and much more, making it difficult to simply “identify” the right application, not to mention determining the correct software, third-party add-ons, and implementation partner. In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle will uncover the most important factors to consider when selecting software for your field services company.

Aptean began the week by announcing its acquisition of Momentis, a provider of purpose-built software solutions for fashion, apparel, footwear, textile, and accessories industries. Blackbaud announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. Oracle introduced new logistics capabilities within Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM). Finally, SAP created a new end-to-end growth area focused on AI from their new Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO).

This year, ERP Advisors Group's Digital Marketing Manager, Rebekah McCabe, attended the Acumatica Summit 2024 between January 28 and January 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rebekah joined ERP Advisors Group's Founder and Managing Principal, Shawn Windle to evaluate Acumatica’s recent product updates and evolving industry strategies. In this special episode of The ERP Advisor, the two reflect on the Acumatica Summit 2024 and share their viewpoints on the conference.

Blackbaud began the week by announcing its new capabilities to Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT. Deltek announced the launch of Replicon Time Tracking and Polaris PSA for Government Contracting. Workday and Insperity, Inc., a provider of human resources and business performance solutions, announced a strategic partnership to develop, market, and sell a preeminent full-service HR solution for small to mid-sized businesses. Finally, Planful announced its record-breaking bookings in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Microsoft began the week by announcing its Q2 financial results for the period ending December 31, 2023. IFS announced its financial results for the full year ending December 31, 2023. Acumatica announced its redesigned user interface, cross-industry capabilities, and celebrated customer growth on day two of its 2024 Summit. Certinia announced its winter 2024 release. Finally, Rootstock also announced its winter release featuring enhancements to Rootstock Financials and other product updates.

SAP began the week by announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle OPERA Cloud Central, providing a comprehensive view of the hotel business, including distribution, sales, service interactions, loyalty programs, and more. IFS announced its appointment of a new Chief Sustainability Officer, Sophie Graham. Qlik announced the establishment of its inaugural AI Council to accelerate the responsible development of its AI-driven product portfolio to help customers use their data to achieve more significant business outcomes.

In this episode of the ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle and Quentin DeWitt break down the role of ERP customizations and when they are necessary to extend functionality for complex business requirements.

Sage kicked off the week by announcing its financial results for the period ending December 31, 2023. IFS announced Mark Moffat as its new Chief Executive Officer. Salesforce announced its automations to connect multiple apps into a singular workflow within Slack. Finally, Qlik acquired intellectual property from Kyndi, an innovator in natural language, processing, search, and generative AI.

After reviewing the biggest ERP headlines and advancements of 2023, it is time to evaluate where ERP is going in 2024. With AI and industry-specific enhancements, along with major technology innovations, these and many other ERP forces are set to converge, which will dramatically benefit customers in ways we cannot even imagine in 2024. But how will the ERP vendors really enhance their products to achieve this vision? And how will their strategies compare to 2023? In this special episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle & Rebekah McCabe make their ERP market predictions for 2024, and how these trends could impact your business.

The ERP space is vastly changing as vendors continuously improve their software solutions and the platforms on which they offer them. There was no shortage of innovation in the world of ERP in 2023 whether it was new tools, improvements to AI, or platform upgrades. In this episode of The ERP Advisor, ERP expert, Shawn Windle, and industry analyst, Rebekah McCabe, highlight the past year of ERP by evaluating major headlines, market trends, and exciting innovations that emerged in 2023.