Custom Cloud: Public Cloud Choices, SaaS Challenges
What to Do When ERP Turns SaaS I once sat in at a sales conference for an ERP vendor and listened as the CEO explained sales strategy as it related to their ongoing movement to the cloud. He described the situation as one of configurability vs. customizability. There...
Principles of Successful Supplier Relationship Management
A Shifting Landscape is Changing Supplier Relationships The past year underscored the impact and the importance of supply chains more than ever. For manufacturers and distributors, the criticality of a robust and flexible supply chain cannot be understated. Supply...
Prophet 21 Event: Servers, Financials & Supply Chains
With summer in full swing, distributors are on the move, crossing docks, splitting shipments, and delivering goods by the truckload to a diverse array of customers. It is a time for expansion—of old trade routes of supply chains and of new opportunities as our...
Understanding the New Client Architecture of Prophet 21
Software development never stands still. I remember a time where I felt like I had finally come to understand DataSets, DataTables, DataRows and DataViews, only to have a much more experienced developer inform me that the System.Data namespace was old, antiquated, and...
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...
5 Ways EstesGroup Helps with Your CMMC Compliance
You might be reading this post if you are researching Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), your company needs to become compliant, or your company is already compliant with CMMC but you have need of more IT services. In 2019 the Department of Defense...
What is CMMC: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification?
CMMC: The Looming Cyber-Security Certification that Affects 60,000+ Companies In 2019, the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security protocol program for contractors called Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). CMMC is a DoD...