Epicor Configurator Upgrade: Some Reassembly Required
All About Epicor 10.2 Product Configurator With the festive season charging forward like a white-tailed deer dodging a hunter’s shot, I began to reflect on some of the holiday gifts I had received as a child. I remember finding my brightly colored box named for me,...
Running on Old Drumsticks – Moving Beyond Epicor’s Legacy Versions
Many Epicor customers are hesitant to make the jump from their legacy 803 or 905 version of the software to its new version 10 manifestation. In working with customers, I’ve found that companies often have a few distinct challenges preventing them from making the jump:
Epicor ERP Data Management Tool, The Tool That Keeps On Giving
I like to peruse the Epicor-related message boards on a semi-regular basis. Usually, I’ll find something nice, and occasionally I can help someone with a problem they’re having. Sometimes, a poster will suggest using DMT to solve a problem and the person says, “We...
Digital Transformation Warming up to Change and Change Management
Digital transformation is a term that has received a lot of air time lately, and not surprisingly, it has also received a fair amount of suspicion. This should not be surprising, from the dawn of the written word, people have been suspicious of change.
Press Release: EstesGroup Appoints Mark Herman VP, Professional Services
EstesGroup, a leading Epicor ERP partner and NetSuite Solution Provider, today announced the appointment of Mark Herman to the post of Vice President of Professional Services.
Epicor Configurator Introduction: Configurator Offerings
Epicor ERP Configurator Questions…We Have Answers Epicor’s Product Configurator is among its most enigmatic and elusive modules. Configurator has been diversely characterized and mischaracterized, as everything from the cure to all that ails you to the straw...
Your Distribution Business Runs Better With Prophet 21 ERP
The Prophet 21 system is specifically architected to handle the high transaction volumes required to scale your distribution business. Here are the platform highlights:
Cloud vs Hosted ERP for Manufacturing and Manufacturers
We’re actually going to cut through all the jargon and hype, and we are going to define and compare and contrast the different types of digital deployment scenarios you should be thinking about for your business
Our Virtual CIO Services Will Help Your Business Run Better
Here is what you need to know before you upgrade your Epicor ERP database.
Performance Testing And Tuning Your Epicor and IT | EstesGroup Epicor Partner
Ben Nixon, Vice President of the Enterprise Technology with the EstesGroup.
Here is what you need to know before you upgrade your Epicor ERP database.
Is It Time To Upgrade Your Epicor ERP ? We can help. | EstesGroup Epicor Partner
Ben Nixon, Vice President of the Enterprise Technology with the EstesGroup.
Here is what you need to know before you upgrade your Epicor ERP database.
EstesGroup Appoints Ben Nixon VP, Enterprise Technology
Respected global technology leader will expand EstesGroup offerings to include full IT enablement & integration of critical systems.
Ransomware is getting mean!
As you might have heard, or possibly experienced, ransomware is a particularly nasty form of malware that holds your files hostage. In fact, DC webcams were hacked by ransomware before the inauguration! In the past, the ransom was usually just under $2,000 and, if you...
Venn in the Art of Systems Implementation: Company-Package Alignment
Contemporary systems theories frequently explain application implementations using the paradigm of structures. A structure can be thought of as a pattern of behavior implicitly used to govern a business process, be it system-driven or manual in nature. From the...
Epicor Multi-Site & Multi-Company: More than Just Turning the Dials
While many small, single-facility companies find Epicor’s ERP offerings to be an appropriate fit for their businesses, Epicor offers extensive capabilities to larger companies seeking to implement across multiple locations or divisions.
Healthcare Cyber Attack Protection
With the increased use of cloud computing, data breaches on encrypted databases has increased. They identify the threats in multiple ways…
Going green in your IT
The good news is that the newer technology is greener than ever. Even the new networking hardware is energy aware.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMATIC ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS DEEP RESOURCES
Your implementation team commits to constant interaction between your company’s project managers, core team, and executive sponsorship.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMATIC ERP IMPLEMENTATION – STRONG EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
The target is a successful ERP implementation. EstesGroup requires that someone at the helm of our client organizations dedicate him or herself to the entire scope of the project.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMATIC ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS – EFFECTIVE PROJECT ORGANIZATION
EstesGroup always looks at whether or not your enterprise considered future states when it contracted to implement its ERP solution in the first place.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMATIC ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS NORTH STAR PRINCIPLES
The company that doesn’t establish and constantly reflect upon its North Star principles is much more likely to find itself wandering directionless in the hinterlands of its industry sector until, exhausted and confused, it simply collapses.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMATIC ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS – ASSUMPTIONS FOR SUCCESS
When EstesGroup is called upon to consult on failed Business Process Implementation, we typically find that key points were ignored during the client ERP implementation.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMATIC ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS HOW TO EXAMINE PROCESS ROLES
Clients contact us because their ERP system fails to meet expectations, and inefficiencies should not be the product of Business Process Reengineering.
MATT THOMPSON, VP OF ESTES GROUP TO ADDRESS FLORIDA EPICOR USERS GROUP
Matt Thompson will address the inaugural meeting of the Florida Epicor Users Group (EUG) on Thursday 1/21/16. Mr. Thompson serves as Vice President of Enterprise Architecture for EstesGroup, the world's leading consultancy in Enterprise Resource Planning, and is...
EstesCloud Mail Hosting Client Settings
If you are using EstesCloud Mail Hosting, please use these settings for your mail client. Before we get started Your username is your complete email address: [email protected] Your password must be complex, 7 or more characters with UPPER, lower, #'s and Symbols More...
Ad-Free Software Installs
Many folks are installing intended software on their PC’s, but what they might not realize is that often adware is bundled in with it!
SUCCESSFUL ERP COLLABORATION – COORDINATING IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS
Another key driver of successful implementation team coordination is our Totally Transparent Project Planning and Metrics.
SUCCESSFUL ERP COLLABORATION – YOUR COMPANY’S ERP IMPLEMENTATION TEAM
Your Project Sponsor is almost always a company executive: the CEO, CFO, or President. Ideally, this person sees your ERP implementation as we see it: the best opportunity for your enterprise to retain or advance its competitive edge in your sector.
YOUR ESTESGROUP ERP IMPLEMENTATION TEAM
On a day-to-day level, your implementation will be led by our hand-picked Project Manager. The Project plays a very important role. He or she sets the beat to which both your implementation team and ours will march toward success.
Protecting HIPAA Data On Mobile Devices
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was passed by Congress in 1996. Essentially, HIPAA enshrines the means by which American workers and their dependents can keep their health insurance coverage should they change or lose...