The Growing Role of Cyber Security In ERP

Ransomware continues to be an ever-expanding threat to ERP systems around the world, especially when organizations fail to educate employees on behaviors leaving their information more susceptible to malicious software. While better practices can lessen ERP vulnerability, the structure of an ERP system, whether on-premises or in the cloud, can also impact the effectiveness of ransomware in capturing sensitive data. In this episode of The ERP Advisor, special guest, Security Awareness Advocate...

31 Okt 202251min

Oracle took advantage of its CloudWorld conference last week to make multiple announcements regarding product enhancements, expanding capabilities, and a new region for Oracle Interconnect. Epicor announced a variety of features in its Fall 2022 release for Epicor Kinetic for Manufacturing, part of the Epicor Industry ERP Cloud portfolio. The updates include deep-industry-specific functionality, improved API connection between Epicor Kinetic and Epicor Advanced MES, improved financial reporti...

26 Okt 20225min

This year's CloudWorld, Oracle's annual customer conference, occurred between October 17th and 20th. ERP Advisors Group's Founder & Managing Principal, Shawn Windle, attended the conference to gather deep insights into the enhancements and product offerings being delivered by Oracle in 2022. Mr. Windle reviews his experiences at CloudWorld 2022 and provides key takeaways from the conference. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.c...

26 Okt 202212min

Automating a Professional Service Organization’s processes frees key individuals up to focus on delivering value to clients. At the heart of their operations, PSOs are client-oriented. Founder and Managing Principal, Shawn Windle, is joined by Unit4’s Senior Manager of Industry Solutions, Bryce Wolf, to discuss the challenges faced by PSOs working through mergers and acquisitions. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/erp-...

24 Okt 202234min

Salesforce has quickly risen in the ranks to dominate the enterprise software market, specifically customer relationship management, surpassing even the most recognizable of industry behemoths. Despite this notoriety, few truly know about the ERP offerings within Salesforce.com’s AppExchange that are written on the Salesforce Lighting platform, specifically FinancialForce and other sound products, Rootstock and Accounting Seed. In this episode of the ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle provides a full ...

20 Okt 202229min

At the Sage Transform conference, several announcements were made to mark the growth and advancement of Sage. First, Sage announced the acquisition of carbon accounting solution Spherics to help SMBs measure and cut their emissions. Sage also announced new product integration with Microsoft to continue simplifying workflows for SMBs by allowing the submission and approval of certain processes directly through Teams, rather than in the Sage Intacct or Sage People application. Then Sage release...

19 Okt 20224min

Epicor announced that it has acquired eFlex Systems, a cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) technology provider. The acquisition expands the Epicor portfolio of Advanced MES capabilities to help manufacturers increase productivity by modernizing their production environments through digital work instructions, advanced process control, and real-time visibility. ECI announced that it has completed its acquisition of ES Tech Group, a UK-based B2B eCommerce software, and services comp...

11 Okt 20222min

As ERP technology continues its rapid advancement, businesses running on legacy ERP systems find themselves overwhelmed by the lingering need to address the elephant in the room: is it time for an upgrade? The conversation can be daunting with concerns surrounding potential workforce response to the disruption and fear that a change would render the current system’s specialized functionality useless. But in the digital age, companies not rising to the occasion risk becoming obsolete as a resu...

7 Okt 202256min