Sage has announced the release of Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud 2020. Below we dive into a few of the top new features included in these latest versions. Fully Integrated Enhancements Here are some of the most popular, fully integrated enhancements that are carried throughout multiple modules: Expanded Name Fields Several…
In a recent blog series, we looked at unrealistic ERP expectations for BUYERS, PROVIDERS, and PUBLISHERS respectively, in order to recognize, correct or avoid potential problems down the road. In our newest series, we take a look at ERP data migrations – one of the most challenging aspects of any…
In a recent blog series, we looked at unrealistic ERP expectations for buyers, providers, and publishers respectively, in order to recognize, correct or avoid potential problems down the road. In our newest series, we will take a look at ERP data migration – one of the most challenging aspects of…
In a previous post entitled HOW DO YOU DEFINE YOURSELF?, we discussed the problem with defining yourself by the quality of someone else’s products – something that you have little or no control over. This is a common pitfall of many channel providers. But your product is not an ERP…
Role-Based User Interfaces (RBUI) are the latest trend in ERP software. A RBUI allows your staff members who are performing more or less the same duties all day, to access their frequently used applications more easily. Let’s take the example of an Accounts Receivable clerk. That user might typically have…
You’re an ERP channel partner, or a car dealer, or a solar panel distributor. It doesn’t matter. The fact is that you represent someone else’s products so, to some extent, your quality and relevance as a company is defined by the quality and relevance of your supplier’s products. Everything in…
There’s an interesting marketing effort going on right now, in which cloud publishers like Salesforce and NetSuite characterize their products as “Real Cloud” products, and characterize all the others as the “Fake Cloud”. We recently received a marketing blast from a channel partner, and it said this: “Such has been…
The idea of “servant leadership” became popular in an essay written by Robert Greenleaf in 1970 titled “The Servant Leader”. Although Greenleaf brought life to the concept for today’s leaders, the general concept dates back to 4th century BC when Chanakya authored a book titled Arthashastra and stated: “The king…
This is the third of a three-part blog series in which we highlight what we feel are the most unrealistic expectations and beliefs of ERP buyers, ERP providers, and ERP publishers. We do this in order to shine some light on some of the most common weaknesses in our industry,…