The Legal Pressure Building Around Cloud and ERP (What Enterprise Buyers Should Watch)
Most enterprise technology conversations stay in the same lanes: features, implementation timelines, cloud roadmaps, maybe a little AI. Legal and regulatory pressure rarely makes the shortlist, even though it can reshape what “normal” looks like for contracts, pricing, audits, portability, and how locked-in customers are allowed to become. This topic is still emerging, which means […]
SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft: Which ERP Is “Best” in a Cloud and AI World?
SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft are the three names that come up most often when organizations start looking for a modern ERP platform. The question people always ask is simple: Which one is best? Here’s the honest answer: “Best” depends on what you’re trying to optimize. These platforms are not interchangeable, and the tradeoffs are different […]
Trouble in Paradise for SAP? The Headwinds Every Customer Should Watch in 2026
SAP has been the dominant name in enterprise resource planning for a long time. That dominance is still real, and SAP is still a powerhouse financially. Yet the tone in the market has changed. Customer patience is thinner, migration pressure is louder, and legal scrutiny is starting to hit the parts of the SAP playbook […]
5 Things Every CFO Needs to Know Before a Digital Transformation
If you’re a CFO and your organization is about to kick off a digital transformation, there are five things you need to know before the project gains momentum. These aren’t technical points. This is the stuff that impacts your budget, your risk profile, your operational continuity, and your control over what happens next. Plenty of […]
Top ERP Failures of 2025: What Went Wrong (So You Don’t Repeat It)
ERP implementations have been failing at an alarming rate for decades. The question is whether those failure rates improved in the mid-2020s. Unfortunately, they didn’t. What’s changed is how these failures show up. Cloud has raised the stakes. Release cycles are faster. Integrations are messier. AI is adding yet another layer of complexity. The gap […]
ERP Vendors Are Winning. Customers Are Paying the Price.
There are a handful of industry forces that keep benefiting ERP software vendors, while quietly hurting customers more than most executives realize. The common narrative sounds great: new ERP equals ROI, “future-proofing,” less “technical debt,” faster innovation, better everything. Reality is messier. In many cases, the industry dynamics surrounding ERP are stacking the deck in […]
Clean Core Is a Hoax: What ERP Vendors Aren’t Telling You
Let’s talk about “clean core.” You’ve probably heard it in every ERP upgrade pitch, every cloud roadmap deck, and every conference keynote that somehow manages to say a lot without saying much. Here’s the bad news: clean core is a hoax. Not because the idea is completely wrong in theory, but because it’s being sold […]
When SAP Customers Say “Not Yet” to S/4HANA: What Kingfisher’s ECC Strategy Means for You
For years, the loudest message in the SAP ecosystem has been simple: move from ECC to S/4HANA now, or risk falling behind. The pitch usually comes packaged with familiar phrases like “end of support,” “technical debt,” “future-proofing,” and “clean core.” Here’s the problem: a lot of organizations are not buying that urgency. A recent example […]
5 AI Trends That Will Shape Enterprise Technology in 2026
AI is still one of the biggest buzzwords in enterprise technology, and for good reason. It’s evolving fast, it’s changing how work gets done, and it’s creating just as much confusion as excitement. Some organizations are already experimenting heavily. Others are still trying to figure out what AI actually means for their business beyond a […]
The Inconvenient Truths Leaders Keep Learning the Hard Way
Most leaders go into digital transformation with the right intent: modernize operations, improve visibility, and future-proof the organization. The problem is that the industry often sells an oversimplified story, one where the software is the hero, the implementation is mostly “execution,” and the business value shows up automatically once the system goes live. In reality, […]
The Dark Side of Big Four Consulting (and How to Protect Your Transformation)
Big Four firms can add value, but their incentives (billable hours, vendor alliances, and “more bodies = more revenue”) often collide with your goals. If you choose to work with them, put tight governance, independent QA, and clear financial controls in place. You don’t need them to succeed; you need the right mix of skills, […]
The Manufacturing Tech Trends You Need to Know Now
Manufacturing leaders are navigating a perfect storm: persistent labor shortages, volatile supply chains, margin pressure, and rapid shifts in customer demand. The upside? A wave of maturing technologies, ERP, MES/MOM, Industry 4.0, and AI, is finally converging in ways that can create real, near-term value on the shop floor. After advising manufacturers across sectors and […]