The ERP Minute Episode 159 - October 22nd, 2024

Organizations around the world confront ERP implementations every year; one of the most extensive projects undertaken that can make or break your organization’s future growth. Due to the disruptive nature of this decision, businesses find themselves in the pit of contention, attempting to balance go-live efforts and organizational expectations, leaving many to wonder, “Did we make the wrong decision?” Even when the right system was selected, users need to know how to get through the thick of ...

3 Mar 202356min

Sage announced a series of updates to Sage Intacct, from simplifying and automating bill processing to increasing visibility as part of the Sage Intacct 2023 Release 1. Infor announced the availability of Infor Clinical Science, part of the Infor Workplace Management suite. OneStream announced expanded capabilities for its Sensible ML solution, increasing machine learning forecasting transparency and explainability of key business drivers. Salesforce released new innovations built for the com...

28 Feb 20233min

Blackbaud announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. Full-year 2022 total revenue exceeded $1 billion with 14% growth, which met or exceeded guidance. GAAP total revenue was $274.8 million, up 10.8%, with $265.2 million in GAAP recurring revenue, up 11.1%. On February 14th, NetSuite celebrated the one-year anniversary of the NetSuite Accelerator program, encouraging diversity in entrepreneurship. In the last year, the program has partnered with f...

22 Feb 20232min

Business in the 21st century is driven by the data collected through accounting systems, ERPs, and other business applications. Harnessing this information is the first step to driving down costs and increasing profitability. But how do you know what tools can really help you? While some ERP vendors have compatible Business Intelligence and analytics tools included in their technology stack, there are MANY third-party BI applications that could further fulfill your needs. In this free CPE ses...

16 Feb 202353min

Workday made headlines with its Super Bowl commercial this last weekend, enlisting the help of major Rockstars to oppose the use of the term “rockstar” to describe executives reaching success with the help of Workday. This comes on the tail-end of the appointment of its new CEO and its recent commitment of $250 million in investment capital into Workday Ventures, the strategic capital arm of Workday, Inc., announcements that all support the growth trajectory of Workday. The $250 million inves...

15 Feb 20232min

Last week, Acumatica hosted its 2023 Summit where they highlighted their commitment to supporting ERP for SMBs, their significant growth in 2022, and their 2023 R1 release. Oracle announced its plans to open a third public cloud region in Saudi Arabia. Located in Riyadh, the new cloud region will be part of a planned $1.5 billion investment from Oracle to expand cloud infrastructure capabilities in the Kingdom. QAD acquired Redzone, a frontline workers’ communication platform. Additionally, Q...

8 Feb 20232min

Microsoft announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Microsoft Cloud revenue was $27.1 billion, up 22% year-over-year, with Dynamics products and cloud services revenue increasing 13% with Dynamics 365 revenue growth of 21%. SAP announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Cloud revenue was up 33% for 2022, with Q4 SAP S/4HANA cloud revenue further accelerating, up 1...

2 Feb 20232min

Epicor discussed key developments in its Middle East growth strategy at the company’s 2023 Middle East ReConnect Customer Day, including plans to launch a new regional data center driven by surging customer cloud adoption. To meet the increased demand for cloud solutions amongst Epicor customers in the Middle East, the new UAE data center is slated to be online in Spring 2023. Unit4 announced the launch of Unit4’s Marketplace, a new platform where its ISV, Reseller, and Service partners can s...

25 Jan 20232min