ERP - Research

Two-tier Strategy a Way to 'Reinvigorate' ERP

May 14, 2012

Why would a company want to run two ERP systems? There are plenty of reasons, say the experts, including increased business agility and lower costs.

Buyer's Guide: Is Cloud ERP Right for You?

April 5, 2012

While big software companies like SAP are introducing cloud computing into their previously on-premise ERP product lines, they are playing catch-up to pure cloud plays like NetSuite and Plex Online. Here experts suggest key questions to ask to determine which solution is right for you.

Companies Still Challenged by ERP Implementations

February 22, 2012

The bad news: According to a Panorama Consulting study based on ERP implementations completed in 2011, 54 percent of companies said their ERP projects took longer than expected and 56 percent spent more than expected. The good news: That's an improvement over last year's study.

SAP v Oracle: Battle of the ERP Giants

January 26, 2012

SAP dominates the ERP market, commanding 24 percent of total ERP market share in 2010, with Oracle close behind, with 18 percent of the market in 2010. The rivalry is heating up even more following SAP CTO Vishal Sikka’s recent comments that SAP plans to support its flagship Business Suite ERP software on its HANA in-memory database platform by the end of 2012. Industry observers see this as a move to entice companies to choose HANA over Oracle databases.

'Epic' Lawsuits Among ERP Predictions for 2012

January 17, 2012

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are supposed to help management predict, plan and execute. Some do it better than others. So it is with some trepidation that we embarked upon a quest to predict the coming year for ERP.

Cloud Momentum Grows with SAP Bid for SuccessFactors

December 20, 2011

SAP’s planned acquisition of SuccessFactors demonstrates that enterprise software vendors cannot ignore the growing importance of the cloud.

ERP No Longer Application End-all, Be-All

December 9, 2011

Computer Economics’ Frank Scavo says companies are beginning to think of ERP in a new way, as a foundation for innovation.