Understanding Your ERP System & Your Users
I once had a mentor tell it to me straight: Those who learn earn. Not bad advice... Read on to learn more about how to apply this to your ERP system users. If you want to understand your application and your ERP system users, you had better be ready to learn. Why? ERP...
The Distribution Industry Heads to Texas
On August 29th, EstesGroup heads to Texas for one of the most important events in the distribution industry. Visit us in booths 6 and 7 at P21WWUG CONNECT 2022 in San Antonio August 29th - August 31st! We are proud to be the Platinum Sponsor for this year's show!What...
Common Epicor Project Terms You Should Know
It seems that every discipline has its share of jargon. You see it when accountants throw around terms like “EBITDA”, engineers speak of “TQM”, and I.T. staff reference “API” or “DMZ”.These are the words and phrases used by specialists as they discuss their work. The...
Walk for Charity at P21WWUG CONNECT in San Antonio
Technology is on the move. Chase it down at P21WWUG CONNECT in San Antonio this August. Cloud options, web client deployments, integrations, middleware installations: the road ahead is replete with opportunities and obstacles, with shortcuts and fast lanes — not to...
Low Code or No Code: Citizen Developers on the High Road
I’m a project manager. So I was looking at some Project Management information on the web. And something caught my attention. I noticed that there is a new certification for a “Citizen Developer”.Hmmm. What’s that about, I wondered. I found that this is a new persona...
Introducing Epicor Automation Studio
There’s always something new with Epicor Kinetic and P21. And here’s something new that is coming!At the annual Epicor Insights conference, in Nashville, there was an announcement about “Epicor Automation Studio”. The word “Automation” caught my attention because it...
Taming Your ERP System With Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud ERP: Confused as a mollusk and dumber than a brick wall? In discussing integrated application ecosystems, metaphors are often helpful in understanding the challenges associated with cloud migrations and the implications associated with the options selected when...
Out-of-the-Box vs. Best-in-Breed Credit Card Processing
The (ERP) Credits Are Rolling ERP was once a battle between “comprehensive” and “best-of-breed” solutions. While the “comprehensive” solution providers claimed to offer a one-stop-shop of business functionality, providers working under a “best-of-breed” model...
P21 Integrations: Best Practices & Lessons Learned
Epicor Prophet 21 System Software Integrations The most challenging part of a Prophet 21 migration are the P21 integrations. For many companies, third-party integrations are a necessary component of their P21 ecosystem. Compared to many ERP applications, Prophet 21...
This Old IT: The Modify vs. Rebuild Software Quandary
When should you start from scratch? When I was about ten years old, my family lived in an old frame house. I have a lot of fond memories from our time there, but it had some quirks.Originally a two-bedroom house, a third bedroom had been added onto one side. Built in...