Posts with tag: ERP
Time to Start Thinking About Retirement
posted by in ERP Blog on May 16, 2012

It seems that everyone I talk to these days has one thing on his or her mind – Retirement. No, not the retirement where you move to Florida and finally squeeze in some golf – the retirement of your packaged application customizations. Whether you use the term retirement, going vanilla or adopting delivered functionality – … continue reading

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    Implementing Business Intelligence during an ERP Upgrade – Part III
    posted by in BI Blog on May 3, 2012

    Part III – Impact of Data Warehouse and ETL Design Best Practices    After conducting numerous initial assessments for ERP implementations and upgrades, we have seen that all too many reporting solutions were not built according to data warehousing best practices. Because of this, upgrading to a new ERP release can be almost as costly … continue reading

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      Emtec Inc. – A Week in Review
      posted by in The Emtec Blog on April 2, 2012

      Happy April Everyone! While the weather is getting nicer, our schedules are getting busier. We have quite a few upcoming events – be sure to check them out.   April 3-5 | SEWP Users Symposium 2012 – Philadelphia, PA The annual Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) provides training on SEWP contracts and website and an … continue reading

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        Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Upgrades- Lessons Learned
        posted by in ERP Blog on March 27, 2012

        Oracle R12 is here with some great new functionality.  Some of our clients who have upgraded to the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 are experiencing some great benefits including reduced customizations, faster and simplified reporting, increased visibility into performance metrics and lower operating costs.   However, with any upgrade, there are always challenges as well as … continue reading

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          PeopleSoft HCM: The “grown up” on the Block
          posted by in ERP Blog on February 28, 2012

          Is PeopleSoft HCM the “grown up” on the block now? Remember when PeopleSoft was the new kid on the block?  We were replacing those old mainframe legacy systems with new technology and creating new ways to organize our business processes.   We were putting new tools in the hands of the business users and empowering them … continue reading

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            Implementing Business Intelligence during an ERP Upgrade – Part II
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            Part II – Why BI: Challenges with ERP Reporting In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the time, resources and budget required for ERP upgrades and the questions you should ask before embarking on an upgrade.  In part II, we will dive into the importance of implementing BI best-practices within your ERP upgrades/ implementations. … continue reading

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              PeopleSoft Testing Framework: How will it help your organization?
              posted by in ERP Blog on February 15, 2012

              With organizations continuing to operate under a mandate of doing more with less, IT and business end users need to leverage every tool and opportunity available to them.   The PeopleSoft Testing Framework (PTF) enables companies to make testing a more efficient, consistent and repeatable process as they continue to invest in the PeopleSoft platform. … continue reading

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                Tips for Dynamics GP Year End Update
                posted by in ERP Blog on February 1, 2012

                Yes, it’s that time of year again. It is payroll year-end and W2 time! Like usual, the IRS and rest of the Federal government can never make it easy, so hopefully this blog can help clear up a few things. This year when downloading the year-end update (available via the link below, based on your … continue reading

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                  Oracle Fusion Applications Are “Here And Now”
                  posted by in ERP Blog on January 17, 2012

                  There has been a lot of talk around Oracle Fusion over the last 5 years.  There has also been a lot of confusion around what Fusion is and when it will be available.  There is the Fusion Architecture, Fusion Middleware and Fusion Applications.  The Fusion Architecture and Middleware have been available and in use for … continue reading

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                    I’m on PeopleSoft 8.9, where did everybody go?
                    posted by in ERP Blog on December 7, 2011

                    The short answer is most PeopleSoft customers are moving or have already moved to PeopleSoft 9.1. Oracle recently shared a statistic at a recent user group meeting that almost 50% of all PeopleSoft customers are currently live on 9.1 or have a 9.1 upgrade / re-implementation project in process. When you include PeopleSoft 9.0 customers, … continue reading

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