Arthur Cole

Digital transformation has been one of the key initiatives for enterprises across a number of industry verticals for the last half-decade at least – ever since Uber demonstrated how easy it is to upend entire sectors of the economy with a cell phone app. Heading into 2019, however, the biggest challenge for enterprise executives will […]

Intelligent ERP platforms are hitting the channel in increasing numbers, bringing a wealth of new capabilities to a class of software that had started to stagnate. But what, exactly, can intelligent ERP do that traditional systems cannot, and is it possible that this very intelligence could ultimately push the enterprise away from ERP in general […]

As more of the enterprise community turns to Enterprise Resource Planning software to manage daily activities, the specter of data breaches and other security risks has come into play. ERP usually touches some of the most mission-critical data and services in the enterprise, making it a tempting target for wrongdoers. But there are ways to […]

Enterprise Resource Planning platforms have been around for several decades. Some people love them, some hate them. What is indisputable, however, is that organizations around the world are being continuously pushed to achieve greater efficiency and faster turnaround, and ERP is a way of achieving both goals. According to Market Research Engine, ERP is expected […]

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is very complex software that is usually applied to very complex data environments to solve very complex problems. As such, there are many points of failure during the implementation process and later in the lifecycle as constant upgrades and customizations become part of the operational mandate. It’s no surprise, then, that […]

Most enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions these days are broken down into modules that target key aspects of the business model and bring much-needed coordination to a wide range of currently disjointed, and often conflicting, processes. This approach also allows the enterprise to gradually implement what will ultimately be a paradigm shift in the way […]

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) can be an extraordinarily valuable tool in the quest to streamline operations and improve competitiveness, but make no mistake about it: This is very complex software that can very easily foul things up if not provisioned and deployed properly. As a resource management system, there isn’t much in the enterprise that […]

At its heart, the enterprise is a collection of resources: human resources, technology resources, intellectual property. And the larger the organization grows, the more difficult it is to manage and track those resources, let alone optimize them for the most profitable return. This is why many organizations have turned to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). More […]

One of the questions enterprise executives will have to ponder when unrolling or upgrading ERP platforms is how much intelligence it should have. It seems there will be little choice when it comes to incorporating machine learning, chatbots and other forms of AI into ERP systems going forward, so the decision will come down to […]

Enterprise collaboration is a net positive for the enterprise, but the question remains as to how open and integrated collaborative platforms should be. This issue is likely to come to a head sooner rather than later as more employees opt to create their own workspaces on mobile devices, which means a single-vendor collaboration suite that […]

Collaboration may be a new breed of software, but in one key way it conforms to past productivity solutions: There are lots of platforms with lots of features that all require careful evaluation to determine which one is the correct fit for the enterprise. Like it or not, however, this decision must be made, or […]

The enterprise certainly has a vested interest in fostering greater collaboration within its workforce as well as with outside entities like suppliers, partners and even customers. But there are many ways to collaborate, which naturally means there are many options to choose from when it comes to selecting collaboration software. The general rule of thumb […]