In-House, Web-Based or Private Cloud Solutions
If only purchasing software for business enablement could be as simple as tapping a button in an app — click once for on-premise installation, twice for web-based deployment, thrice for private cloud solutions. When considering software, users normally think about...
Dark Web Protection: Assessment, Awareness & Actualization
Business owners, especially those who have been through the challenges involved in a data breach, often hope the dark web goes completely dark — as in nonexistent. Wouldn't it be nice if trending IT services, like advanced web scans and security audits, go out with...
Getting QWERTY with Password Management
Riddle Me This, Dear Reader, What Do These Little Threads Share?qwerty password 12345 iloveyou 111111 54321I'll tell you in a minute. A secret. A code. A... 12345. Uh... password. I'm lucky to work with a team of password management rockstars because I'm about...
Epicor BAQ: Returning Too Much of a Good Thing
The Epicor BAQ (Business Activity Query) toolset allows you to leverage the mounds of data that your system generates. But the problem with mounds of data is its volume—when we say mounds, we mean… mounds. As such, Epicor has built in a feature to its BAQ designer to...
Part Master Best Practices? Ask Brad
Q: What are some of the first things that someone should consider when setting up parts in Epicor? A: We could have a long, harrowing conversation about part naming conventions, but arguments over part naming philosophies have ruined more friendships than...
IT Services in a 1 + 1: 4 Signs You Need Managed IT
The word “outsourced” makes some business owners curious and others nervous when it comes to IT services. “MSP” is another term floating around, and you might also come across “IT-in-a-Box” when you go looking for help with your systems. Managed IT (our favorite code...
Epicor Engineer-to-Order at Your Service
The Role of Order Entry in ETO and CTO Environments Epicor Engineer-to-Order environments are their own special breed. Based on an almost infinite notion of product variability, their business models are hard to shoehorn into an ERP system. I once had a job...
Mobile Device Theft Prevention Tips
With more people working outside of the office, companies need to prepare their employees for the possibility that company and personal mobile devices could be lost to theft or misplacement. This post discusses ways companies and employees can prepare and prevent the...
Hidden Ransomware as a VM Valentine (Video)
Apparently ransomware is now installing a virtual machine inside the hacked computer in order to avoid detection. We’ve entered a new phase of devious behavior! How will your company avoid the new forms of ransomware hidden in your system's shadows?Hackers Exploit...
IT Strategies for Remote Teams (Video)
Brad Feakes SVP Epicor Services, Professional Services Daryl Sirota Technical Services Director Brad and Daryl talk about IT strategies for remote teams Brad and Daryl sit down this week for a Q&A style chat to unravel a few of the complex IT issues in...
An End User’s ERP History – from Baan IV to E10
Back when I still worked for a manufacturing company, in a magnificent sprawl of factory and office buildings, I had a reputation for being a fast walker. I’d bustle through the labyrinthine hallways of the office and scale the grand aisles of the factory. With my...
EstesGroup and Alliance Machine Interview (Video)
Bryan Provo, President Alliance Machine, Inc. Bruce Grant, President & CEO EstesGroup Bryan Provo explains why working with EstesGroup is critical to his success Alliance Machine’s Bryan Provo is President of his family’s 2nd generation manufacturing...
Epicor User Security – Allow Multiple Sessions (Video)
Your Epicor Application is In Session Over the years, we’ve worked with a number of fledgling ERP administrators on resolving Epicor user security and user account maintenance issues. One common quirk with Epicor user account maintenance relates to the flag...
IT Security Gone “WFH” – Now What?
Recent “Work From Home” (WFH) mandates have quickly pushed manufacturing and distribution employees out of the familiarity of their work offices and into a new realm of IT security needs. Currently, statistics are saying that 70% of the workforce that can work...
Private Cloud Owners Regress with Egress Expense
Private cloud deployment is changing the way manufacturing and distribution companies install applications and store information. While this is an exciting move for any business, the step from on-premise to cloud infrastructure can come with unexpected costs. Many...
Epicor Multi-Site Migration: A Moving Guide
Out of Epicor Multi-Site, Out of Mind An Epicor multi-site implementation, whether moving from a single site to multiple sites, or vice versa, is a common phenomenon in the manufacturing and distribution world. Companies and sites in Epicor are rarely in a...
Epicor ERP Upgrade Considerations for Data Dailies
The further away you get from the “new release” of a software, the more challenging an upgrade becomes, and this is especially true for Epicor ERP upgrade customers. If you’re coming from a Progress 4GL business logic-based version, which would include anything...
Endpoint Security: A Powerful Endgame
You already know you need protection from the cybersecurity threats circulating the market, but you might not have the time to know the specifics—like what endpoint security is or why you need it. If you have devices accessing a network, then you have an...
Remote Epicor CRP: A Skeleton Key
When Your E10 Conference Room Pilot Feels Like Space Exploration Conducting a successful Epicor CRP remotely is a lot like doing one in person—except that nobody's in the same room. Customers suddenly working remotely in the midst of an Epicor implementation...
Epicor Functionality in the Admin Console, Unwrapped
New User Access, New E10 Functionality Managing the Epicor functionality available to the user community is one key role of an Epicor Administrator. In this light, it’s not uncommon for customers using the Epicor application to continue to add new modules. An...
Working from Home: Advice from an ERP Consultant
Tips to Survive a Transition to Remote Work Several years ago, I made the switch from working each day in a manufacturing plant to working from home as a consultant. My home office was a dramatically different environment, and I wasn’t prepared. As a...
Epicor Optimization Success for Remote Teams
Rock the House by Refining Your Epicor Application After completing an implementation, you can continue fine-tuning your processes to gain maximum return on investment through Epicor optimization. If your team is working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
COVID-19 Remote Consulting Strategies in Epicor ERP
Why Remote ERP Implementation is Essential Remote ERP consulting in Epicor has become a necessary service for manufacturing and distribution industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus quarantines and stay-at-home decrees have disbanded ERP project...
Latest Version Epicor Multi Warehouse Tips And Tricks
Epicor E10 Multi-Warehouse Inventory Management Epicor E10 adds optimal supply chain functionality to your manufacturing business by providing comprehensive inventory management strategies, all within a single management system. For example, the new ability to...
COVID-19 Remote Work Support: Message from CEO Bruce Grant
COVID-19 Remote Work Support: Message From EstesGroup Dear Clients, Partners & Friends-- I wanted to share an update on what EstesGroup is doing today to keep our community safe and our delivery services moving forward, as well as specific steps we are taking to...
Prophet 21 Rebate Management is Right On the Money
Right on the Money: Epicor Prophet 21 for Rebate Management Achieving profitability through distribution management software has never been easier. With the technology available in Epicor’s Prophet 21, automation can quickly optimize workflow across the...
What Are My ERP Private Cloud Options
Not All Clouds are Created Equal: Reviewing Your ERP Private Cloud Options It’s no secret that cloud computing has been increasingly finding its way into businesses by providing reliable solutions to increasingly challenging problems. But for ERP customers...
Epicor MRP Keeps You On-Time and Customers Happy
ERP! ERP! How do I love thee? Let me Count the Ways: A Robust Materials Resource Planning ( MRP ) Engine One of my favorite movies growing up was The Wizard of Oz. One of my favorite scenes was when the “Wizard” was exposed as the “man behind the...
Manufacturers are in Love with Epicor ERP
ERP! ERP! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways! I’ve often remarked that the best way to get a company to fall in love with their legacy ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is to implement a new one. When I was a customer, we moved from one of...
Epicor ERP Multi-Level Pegging & Supply Chain Management
Blessings and Curses of Supply Chain Inventory Inventory. That word can hold a lot of different meanings for manufacturing companies. Production Personnel see it as the ingredients for making their products. Supply Chain Professionals base much of their career...