The challenge of upgrading finance systems - Direct Line, Skanska UK and Investec share insights
The firms share their lessons learned from upgrading their Oracle financial systems - with change management being key.
Archive: Cloud ERP financials and supply chain
The Ultimate-Kronos merger - a marriage of equals
Two large HR/HCM players, Ultimate and Kronos, are to join in corporate matrimony. It's a story of common private equity owners, a $22 billion valuation and a big global opportunity - here’s our take
Into the (not so wild) Blue Yonder - JDA Software's new identity kicks in
An aspirational name change completes a four year corporate re-invention.
Why enterprises need a distinction between multiple clouds and multi-cloud - the latter requires careful network planning
Oracle’s announcement of the expansion of its inter-networking partnership with Microsoft to Europe reflects the necessity of such services as enterprises opportunistically employ multiple clouds for different features to build true multi-cloud composite apps.
Oracle and SAP - going soft in their old age?
There's a subtle but perceptible change at two of the world's largest application software vendors. What's going on.
How to address supply chain complexity in food & beverage (1/2)
Unique and changing requirements in food and beverage create supply chain complexity. In a 2-part series, Infor's Monica Truelsch examines how to address the challenges
When nonprofits transform finance, they see more social impact
What does success look like for nonprofits in a new era of social impact accountability? Measure your Return on Mission, suggests Sage Intacct's Joan Benson
Enterprise hits and misses - quantum gets real, Koch buys Infor, and Shadow's failed app gets lit up
This week - quantum computing gets a real-world gut check. Koch buys Infor; we analyze. SAP extends maintenance, and Alphabet finally reveals Google cloud earnings. Shadow apologizes for a terrible election app launch; I skewer. And the whiffs keep coming...
Fresh color on the SAP R/3-ECC transition to S/4HANA post 2025
SAP's change in maintenance policies post 2025 sparked a number of interesting conversations. In this story, we endeavor to bring together the most common themes arising out of that story. There will be more as time passes.
Infor answers questions on Koch acquisition
Cormac Watters, Head of International Markets at Infor, answers some questions that are likely to be front of mind for customers and observers.
Acumatica Summit 2020 highlight - how customer award winner Power Storage Solutions sparked a best-of-breed debate
Is best-in-class really worst-in-class? When it comes to integration, maybe so. And with that, Derrick Elledge of Power Storage Solutions raised a big SaaS question from the Acumatica Summit stage. But there is more to the story - such as how his team took Acumatica live in three months.
SAP announces critical changes in maintenance policy post 2025 - is it enough?
SAP finally makes the long anticipated post 2025 maintenance announcement. We break it down to provide context for buyers.
Infor to be acquired by Koch Industries - what’s the likely impact?
Koch had already invested $3.5 billion in enterprise software giant Infor, but a takeover raises questions about the ERP vendor’s future strategy.
