The ERP Advisor

Not sure what to do about your outdated ERP? Your vendor may be pushing you to move to a newer product or a cloud version as your legacy software marches towards end of life. Should you be skeptical of the ease and benefits of moving to your existing vendor’s new product? This is one factor to consider. Another factor to consider is how much your business has changed since your original implementation and whether there is a better ...

To start the week with industry news, new AI-powered anomaly detection and in-memory processing capabilities in the Oracle Utilities Customer Platform are helping deliver fast, accurate meter data management (MDM) and streamlining utility operations. In other news, Workday announced two major AI enhancements at Workday DevCon 2025. Related, Sage announced the launch of Sage Copilot for Sage X3. Finally, Salesforce announced results...

The ERP market was turned upside down this week with big news from Acumatica, announcing it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners. In other news, Sage introduced Sage Supply Chain Intelligence, helping operating teams reduce delays by 35%, protect margins, and scale faster without overhauling their existing systems. Finally, to round out the week with more acquisition news, UKG and Aptean announced m...

In ERP this week, Workday announced results for the fiscal 2026 first quarter ended April 30, 2025, Salesforce entered into an agreement to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion in equity value, net of Salesforce’s current investment in Informatica, QAD announced a new partnership with Boomi, a provider of AI-driven automation, and Red Hat, a provider of open-source solutions, announced Red Hat AI Inference Server, a sig...

There are 1000 ways to get your ERP Selection wrong, so how can you ensure you get yours right? Successful businesses lean on ERP selection consultants to guide their needs analysis and software evaluation. An advisor can make sure you are absolutely certain you select the right software and implementation services for your company. Selecting the wrong software may waste valuable resources – not just time and money but disruption a...

If we work hard, growth occurs! But often, growth comes to us with tricky unknowns that are hard to get our arms around, and you may find yourself quickly outgrowing your accounting software. Moving to a new ERP does not have to be painful and can often create greater benefits.

In this live panel, we will unpack a few myths about changing to a new ERP, when to make the switch, and discuss the green flags of modernizing you...

This week, Sage announced its financial results for the six months to March 31st, 2025, Workday announced a new wave of Illuminate Agents designed to speed up hiring processes, improve worker experiences, streamline financial processes, and empower employees, UKG launched UGK Bryte payroll AI agents for both the UKG Pro and UKG Ready suites, delivering new tools that help all employees from the frontline to payroll administrators, ...

In ERP news this week, Oracle announced new cloud services – Oracle Banking Retail Lending Servicing Cloud Service and Oracle Banking Collections Cloud Service, Sage announced significant progress in its ongoing collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), OneStream announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025, and Epicor announced at its Epicor Insights 2025 user conference, the general availability of i...

First, IFS and Blackbaud announced their respective financial results for the first quarter of 2025, ending March 31, 2025. In other news, Unit4 launched Advanced Virtual Agent (Ava), a productive conversational agent that will act as a centralized artificial intelligence interface, orchestrating and automating ERP workflows. Then, Planful announced Workforce Pro, a powerful enhancement to its trusted Planful for Workforce solution...

Legacy ERP end of life can create confusion about the best path forward for your business’s ERP. Options may include upgrading your current software, migrating to the vendor’s newest product, or selecting an entirely new solution. Defining what is best for your company and its actual needs will ensure you make the right decision. In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle and Quentin DeWitt breakdown what to do when your soft...

On this episode of our "Leaders in ERP Series", Shawn Windle speaks with Soma Somasundaram, President & CTO at Infor. Soma provides an expert approach to emerging ERP market trends, including AI and looming legacy software end-of-life deadlines, to help businesses truly take advantage of transformative technology.

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SAP began the week with the announcement of its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2025. In release news, IFS unveiled new Industrial AI-powered features introduced with IFS.ai into the latest IFS Cloud 25R1 release. In other news, Qlik announced the launch of a new AWS cloud region in the Middle East, strengthening its commitment to organizations across the region that require high-performance AI, data integ...

In ERP news this week, Certinia announced its Spring 2025 release, loaded with features to give businesses more foresight, flexibility, and intelligence. In other news, Rootstock Software announced the launch of its new Tariff Management Central, a comprehensive approach designed to help manufacturers manage the operational and financial impact of shifting global tariffs with greater speed, accuracy, and agility. Finally, Qlik laun...

This week in ERP news, Infor had an exciting week with the general availability of Infor Velocity Suite, enabling a complete offering of solutions and services to simplify process innovation. Sage reinforced its dedication to serving the needs of the healthcare market through continued, collaborative product investment with partner Wipfli. Finally, ECI announced the acquisition of Davisware LLC, a provider of all-in-one business ma...

This week, Rootstock received major attention by announcing its Spring ’25 release, a major milestone that includes a user experience uplift and a host of financial and AI-driven enhancements. In other news, NetSuite announced a series of AI-powered capabilities and product updates across the suite to help organizations in Australia and New Zealand increase efficiency and take advantage of new opportunities. Finally, OneStream anno...

Businesses around the world rely on accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks and Sage 50 to grow their businesses. Successful businesses commonly leverage other point solutions outside of accounting for Sales, Purchasing, Services, Manufacturing and Distribution. However, the pain points from manual workarounds and silos of data make it apparent that disjointed systems may limit the company’s ability to grow. What do successful...

To begin the week, Oracle announced that NVIDIA AI Enterprise will be available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as well as integrations between NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and inference software with Oracle’s AI infrastructure and generative AI services. Next, UKG announced that the UKG Ready suite is now available in Canada, providing support for small and mid-sized businesses. Sage debuted the official opening of its new ...

First, Acumatica announced the general availability of its 2025 R1 product release, delivering industry-specific innovations and AI-driven automation. Then, Workday announced more than 350 product features and updates across the Workday platform. In other news, Oracle announced Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications, a comprehensive platform for creating, extending, deploying, and managing AI agents and agent teams. Next, N...

Many businesses still run on their legacy ERP, leaving them unable to keep up with modern technology. These outdated ERPs have a number of “pain points” that will continue to arise and hinder your business’ development. Addressing the pain points that come with a legacy ERP can be a daunting task and may leave you feeling hopeless. On this episode of The ERP Advisor, ERP expert, Shawn Windle, and ERP sales guru, Erica Windle, discu...