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Why Employ a Headless ERP for Legacy Systems?

Posted by Larry Dube

If a “headless” ERP system sounds spooky, it shouldn’t! A headless ERP approach can help improve flexibility, manage costs, and enhance the user experience, with no guillotine required. And, with the right mindset shift, a headless strategy can even be an ideal solution for many legacy ERP systems. PSGi Co-founder and President Larry Dube explained why in his recent webinar. In this blog, we summarize the key points of his presentation. 

Tags: Extending ERP System Life, Maximize ERP Investment, ERP Blog, ERP, erp trends

ERP Data Migration Best Practices

Posted by Larry Dube

When a business acquires another organization, the need to migrate data from the acquired company’s ERP software introduces some unique challenges. This data must be aligned to the acquiring company’s corporate standard ERP. 

Tags: Extending ERP System Life, ERP

How to Manage the Transition to a 3rd Party ERP Support Provider

Posted by Dave Kravitt, CPIM

Are you considering working with a 3rd party ERP support provider? The transition process can have a decisive impact on this provider’s value to your business.

Tags: Extending ERP System Life, Maximize ERP Investment, Enterprise Application Support, ERP Blog, ERP

Data Security for Legacy Applications and ERP Software

Posted by Dave Kravitt, CPIM

Once robust security protections are in place and thoroughly audited, your organization should be well protected from external threats.

But are sensitive data like credit card numbers, social security numbers, and corporate financials truly protected within applications such as ERP and SCM software? Do employees with routine data reporting duties have access to private data? Regulations like GDPR and CCPA are proliferating and will only add to the growing pressure to secure sensitive data.

Tags: Enterprise Application Support, Enterprise Application Services, ERP, erp security

Should You Still Be Running ERP Software Using On-Premise Hardware? Six Key Questions to Ask

Posted by Larry Dube

What are the most important considerations when considering migrating your ERP system to the cloud? We take a look at some of the most critical in this blog.

Tags: Extending ERP System Life, ERP

What is Two-Tier ERP and Why Does it Matter

Posted by Dave Kravitt, CPIM

How can ERP software be aligned to business requirements that vary across different business units, subsidiaries, and geographies? In this blog, we explore how a “two-tier” ERP can provide an effective solution.

Tags: ERP

New Field Level Security Manager for IBM i DB2

Posted by Tom McManus

IBM i’s RCAC functionality offers a flexible option for securing sensitive data like social security numbers, credit card numbers, and more–without requiring complex modifications to integrated applications.

Tags: IBM i Platform, ERP

What is the right cloud ERP strategy for your organization?

Posted by Dave Kravitt, CPIM

The “cloud” always seems to be a hot topic in ERP-related discussions these days–and for good reason! A cloud implementation that is well-matched to a business’s requirements can offer an exceptional blend of performance, affordability, and operational agility. 

Tags: Extending ERP System Life, Maximize ERP Investment, ERP

JD Edwards World Reaches End of Support from Oracle

Posted by Dave Kravitt, CPIM

Oracle has ended standard support for JD Edwards World, a longstanding ERP software for IBM i that has served many companies well for years. 

In this blog, we explain the important details you need to know if your business relies on JD Edwards World. While your organization will need to plan for a new support strategy, it does not need to give up its JD Edwards ERP system if it is still providing strong value. Third-party support can help.

Tags: JDE World Support, IBM i Platform, ERP Blog, ERP

Third Party Support Offers KBM ERP Users a Flexible Path Forward

Posted by Dave Kravitt, CPIM

KBM ERP software continues to provide value to hundreds of manufacturers, but finding support for this legacy software is no longer easy.

In this blog, we look at how 3rd party support can help optimize your KBM implementation. A targeted optimization effort can enhance your ERP functionality and fix lingering issues while avoiding the cost and disruption of moving to a new ERP system.

Tags: Extending ERP System Life, Maximize ERP Investment, ERP Blog, ERP