Want to get a good argument going in IT circles? Ask someone about the effectiveness and return on investment of enterprise resource planning software--programs designed to integrate the scattered ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. In a world where ...

Q. Is there an inexpensive, easy-to-use, third-party add-on solution for achieving drillable financial statements when your small business accounting system does not offer that functionality? A. I am ...

Modern cloud ERP systems offer extensive configuration tools: workflows, role-based dashboards and low-code/no-code platforms ...

Today’s corporate world prioritizes two major business factors: financial precision and coordinated efficiency. These components define a business’s success, and the key to achieving both is ...

My SAP TechEd 2022 day one review sparked heated conversation (SAP TechEd 2022 - low-code tools take center stage with the launch of SAP Build, but is it the right message?). That's a credit to vocal ...

Studies from Dodge Construction Network and CMiC reveal that contractors using ERP systems outperform peers in project ...

Small businesses implement enterprise systems to gain company-wide access to business knowledge, increase employee productivity and minimize the duplication of company data. Enterprise systems may ...

ERP systems are shifting from static and reactive to dynamic, event-driven platforms powered by agentic AI, enabling them to execute complex workflows autonomously.

The boundary between IT and OT is dissolving. Manufacturers that continue to treat them as separate domains risk inefficiency and missed opportunities. By integrating MES-ERP ...

In the past ten years, we've seen plenty of global ERP projects justified by "TCO." By that I mean: IT-centric "business" cases, such as rationalizing legacy landscapes, clearing up database contracts ...

The development of the Internet of Things (IoT) promises to be one of the biggest advancements ever to impact business IT. Now that it's possible to connect devices—ranging from watches and phones to ...