When enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions entered the mainstream in the 1990s, vendors only offered generic business management software—mostly cookie-cutter solutions that weren’t tailored to ...

Sage X3 ERP software adds AI to manufacturing decisions, raising debate over efficiency gains vs loss of human control in ...

When purchasing ERP software, companies today have a plethora of critical decisions to make. They must consider the differences in vendors’ features and functionalities, support and license costs, TCO ...

There has never been more pressure to upgrade enterprise systems. Vendors set deadlines, analysts warn of falling behind, and the rhetoric is relentless – much of it built on a misconception about ...

According Jon Reed, ERP consultant, author and SAP analyst, there is no shortage of SAP ERP upgrade advice available to companies and IT departments today. One problem: “Most of this advice, as ...

If your enterprise has customized your mission-critical ERP systems over the years, your future upgrades will likely be more troublesome and terrifying because the changes can conflict with the ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Major enterprise resource ...

A growing number of enterprises are deferring major ERP upgrades, prioritizing operational stability over vendor-imposed deadlines. This shift reflects concerns about high failure rates, budget ...

To upgrade, or not to upgrade your company's core enterprise applications? That is the vexing decision that haunts companies, CIOs and budget planners everywhere. On the surface, vendors' on-premise ...

Four months after Symantec launched a massive upgrade of its internal business process systems, many of the vendor's channel partners are still fuming over phone support and licensing issues. Last ...