Manufacturing ERP Blog | Rootstock

How Predictive Analytics Works in Concert with ERP

In our last blog, we discussed how predictive analytics is the use of data, statistical algorithms and machine learning techniques to identify the[...]

Cloud ERP: Avoiding ‘FrankenCloud’ and Moving from Transactional to Strategic Systems

Become a Data Master by avoiding the pitfalls of “Frankencloud”. Listen to the latest podcast from “Data in Depth” hosted by Andrew Rieser featuring[...]

5 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Old ERP System

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are critical to running a business today. Whether you’re churning out disposable widgets or building[...]

January 24, 2019

Choosing the Right ERP Solution: Managing an ERP Evaluation Project

How to build an effective evaluation team and select the solution that most closely meets your current (and future) needs

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January 10, 2019

Understanding the Value of a Modern Cloud ERP

Why you need to align your ERP with digital transformation efforts, the realities that make cloud ERP platforms so important, and some benefits you can expect from the move to cloud

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January 3, 2019

Recognizing and Responding to the Limitations of Legacy On-Premises ERP

A discussion of modern manufacturing trends, the limits of legacy ERP systems, and what to look at when you consider cloud-based ERP

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April 4, 2018

Personalization: What Facebook got wrong vs. what others are getting RIGHT

Over the last two weeks the media has provided a daily IV drip of Facebook revelations around the compromised data of 50 million users. With each negative headline, tech stocks, especially “FANG”...

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March 21, 2018

Salesforce’s Acquisition of Mulesoft Puts a Number on the Enterprise Integration Problem

By: Tom Brennan, Rootstock CMO

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October 16, 2017

A Brief History of ERP Software Part Two – From Client-Server to On-Premise

Pat Garrehy knows ERP software. The founder, President, and CEO of Rootstock Software, Mr. Garrehy has over 30 years of management, sales and technical experience as a software architect and...

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October 9, 2017

Three Crucial Components to Grow Your Business: How a Cloud Based ERP System Delivers on Investment

Is your company considering replacing or upgrading your current ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system? Don’t let cost dictate your decision of this critical business investment. As Apple’s Steve...

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October 2, 2017

A Brief History of ERP Software Part One – From Mainframes to Minicomputers

Pat Garrehy knows ERP software. The founder, President, and CEO of Rootstock Software, Mr. Garrehy has over 30 years of management, sales and technical experience as a software architect and...

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September 18, 2017

Five Signs Your Business Needs ERP Now

Growing your business is not easy. Sometimes, it can deliver on an administrative workload headache if not managed properly. Running a new business might allow for more manualized work systems at...

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June 5, 2017

When 'Do It Yourself' is No Longer the Answer

For two years, I was stationed in a remote area of South Africa teaching English in a poor, rural public school to Zulu-speaking middle schoolers. Having few resources and books, I relied on chalk...

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