Blackbaud and Constant Contact announced the initial release of a strategic integration to transform digital engagement across the social impact sector, Infor announced an expanded Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) to accelerate the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) among their joint customers, and Aptean announced the launch of Aptean Fresh Produce ERP, the evolution of its industry-leading Produce Pro Software. Connect with us! https...
Jul 16, 2025•3 min
To begin the week, Celonis announced the launch of the Genpact Transportation Costs and Performance app. In other news, the new cloud edition of SAP Customer Checkout provides customers a seamless, efficient, and scalable point-of-sale (POS) solution for the future. Then, Unit4 announced the availability of Unit4 ERPx in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Finally, SYSPRO announced the acquisition of riteSOFT, a U.S.-based provid...
Jul 09, 2025•3 min
The week began with IFS’s acquisition of TheLoops, a cutting-edge innovator in autonomous AI agent technology. In other news, Deltek announced new AI-driven capabilities within GovWin IQ that represent the beginning of a bold, multi-phase initiative to redefine how government contractors identify, bid on, and win new opportunities. Finally, to end the week on a high note, Acumatica announced Amelie Phung and Caitlyn Chin have been awarded Acumatica-LPGA Foundation Scholarships for the 2025-2026 ...
Jul 02, 2025•3 min
You’ve finally reached Go-Live after a long, complex ERP implementation, congratulations! But what comes next? While Go-Live might feel like the final destination and end of the project, your ERP journey is far from over. Post Go-Live optimization is crucial to working out the quirks in your system and maximizing on the value your team spent so much time putting in place. Executives must freshly consider the organization’s strategy with the new possibilities available to them with more modern so...
Jun 26, 2025•55 min
To begin the week, Oracle announced the Oracle Defense Ecosystem, a first-of-its-kind global initiative to redefine the delivery of defense and government technology innovations. In other news, Certinia announced its Spring ’25 release, loaded with features meant to give customer more foresight, flexibility, and intelligence. Finally, Nextworld unveiled 25.1, its first release of the year. Customers can expect major enhancements to the platform’s AI capabilities. Connect with us! https://www.erp...
Jun 25, 2025•4 min
In ERP news this week, Oracle announced fiscal 2025 Q4 and full-year 2025 results. Next, Salesforce unveiled the Summer ’25 release, a comprehensive update designed to help businesses boost efficiency by integrating intelligent AI agents alongside human employees. Finally, Qlik announced a series of new capabilities for customers of Databricks, the Data and AI company, built on Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https:/...
Jun 18, 2025•3 min
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 product that fit your business. If you have manual workarounds an...
Jun 16, 2025•30 min
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 for its first quarter fiscal 2026 ended April 30th, 2025. Connec...
Jun 11, 2025•4 min
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 movement to expand their own ecosystems. Connect with us! https://...
Jun 04, 2025•3 min
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 significant step towards democratizing generative AI across the hybr...
May 29, 2025•3 min
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 and delays can cause a sponsor to lose credibility with executives...
May 22, 2025•40 min
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 your payment processor along the way. Join Eric Myers of Fortis Pay and Shawn...
May 22, 2025•38 min
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, OneStream announced a series of powerful enhancements at its Spla...
May 21, 2025•4 min
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 its latest agentic AI capabilities of Epicor Prism and predictive ...
May 14, 2025•3 min
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. Finally, Qlik announced the acquisition of the Qloud Cover Migr...
May 07, 2025•3 min
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 software reaches end of life. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisor...
May 01, 2025•39 min
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. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/erp-advisors-group Twitter: https://twitter.com/erpadvisorsgrp Facebook: h...
May 01, 2025•29 min
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 integration, and analytics solutions with full data sovereignty. Final...
Apr 30, 2025•3 min
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 launched Qlik for ISVs – a new dedicated team and set of capabilities...
Apr 23, 2025•3 min
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 management solutions built for field service organizations. Connect...
Apr 16, 2025•3 min
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 announced its new ESG Reporting & Planning solution, enabling cus...
Apr 10, 2025•3 min
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 businesses do who eventually outgrow their accounting software? ...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 2 min
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 North American headquarters in the heart of Atlanta and is also d...
Apr 02, 2025•3 min
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, NetSuite announced a series of new AI-powered capabilities and pro...
Mar 26, 2025•3 min
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, discusses the dangers of staying on a legacy ERP for too long, and wha...
Mar 24, 2025•48 min
To kick off the week, Oracle announced fiscal 2025 Q3 results. These results show major momentum for Oracle and NetSuite as product adoption quarter to quarter is on the rise. Then, Unit4 announced significant milestones as it continues to innovate and serve its global customer base. These developments include notable progress in customer cloud migrations, the launch of a new tier of service offerings, and the welcoming of new executives into key leadership roles. To round out the week, Salesfor...
Mar 19, 2025•2 min
To begin the week, Oracle & Microsoft made healthcare-oriented announcements to excel industry innovation. Oracle announced new capabilities in its health system operations suite, including Oracle Health Patient Flow, Oracle Health Clinical Operations Whiteboard, Oracle Health Transfer Center, and Oracle Health Command Center Dashboard, to empower health systems to act quickly and effectively in emergency situations. Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Dragon Copilot, the first AI assistant for cli...
Mar 12, 2025•3 min
The week began with financial results from Workday and Planful. First, Workday announced its results for the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and full year ended January 31st, 2025. Then, Planful achieved record-breaking bookings in 2024, surpassing its previous annual high and reinforcing its strong growth trajectory. In other news, Aptean announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase Germanedge, a provider of industry-leading software for discrete and process manufacturers from funds m...
Mar 05, 2025•3 min
On this episode of our "Executive Interview" series, Shawn Windle speaks with Sanket Akerkar, Chief Revenue Officer at Acumatica. This exclusive interview with Sanket dives into where Acumatica currently stands following Acumatica Summit 2025, and what direction the platform is moving towards in 2026, and beyond. The pair also discusses the ERP landscape as whole, and what makes Acumatica stand out in the industry. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https://...
Mar 03, 2025•23 min
The week began with Salesforce announcing its Spring ’25 release is now live, marking continued momentum for Agentforce. In other news, ECI Software Solutions announced the launch of AvidWarranty, an AI-powered digital warranty management platform. Finally, SAP announced SAP Business Data Cloud, a groundbreaking solution that unifies all SAP and third-party data throughout an organization. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/e...
Feb 26, 2025•2 min
