3 Things to Consider When Upgrading From Epicor 905 to E10
People, Infrastructure, and Scope in an Epicor 905 Migration A customer on the front end of an upgrade from Epicor 905 to E10 asked me for advice on ERP upgrade planning. I’ve long reflected on some of the keys to a successful Epicor 905 upgrade to E10—the lessons...
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...
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...
Understanding Epicor ERP’s “Default Revenue Recognition Method” Error is Part of Company Configuration
Revenue Recognition is Everything When I was still part of the user community, I was involved in a planned implementation of Epicor at one my company’s divisions. The division was in the construction industry, and the ERP systems of the time...
Data Center Location is Critical to Your Company’s Success and Survival
Read about how weather impacts data viability and how data center location plays into long term company viability.
Epicor ERP and Your Anti-Virus: A Love-Hate Relationship
I’ve seen enough of Epicor ERP installations to know that a finely tuned system needs... fine-tuning. Perhaps that’s obvious, but nonetheless, I’ve seen many deployments where Epicor ERP is installed, but not set up optimally. One area that has my bits all scrunched...
Ransomware, a Good Way to Stop Your Business. Or Maybe Not?
First off, I’ve been doing sysadmin work for scores of years now, and the idea of backups, business continuity, and ‘bad guys’ isn’t new. However, this week it was brought to a new and interesting head for one small business.
Defining and Setting Up ID Codes in Epicor ERP
Learn about Epicor ERP ID Codes Setup and the pros & cons of intelligent vs non-intelligent schemes.