Yes, we’ve all been using spreadsheets for years (some of us, for decades now…) for simple what-if scenarios, for profit/loss statements, for reconciling bank statements, even for complex risk-analyses.
While some industry pundits are extoling the virtues of a “spreadsheet-free&rdquo...

by Emma Tsai

A few months ago, I had a conversation about automated process with a client who provides food and goods delivery service. The client complained that they currently have to manually input AR invoices into Sage 300 ERP according to the invoices generated by their new IDS Dispatch system. Due to a lack of integration between the two systems, they ended up doubling the work. After we r...

by Brian Terrell

Recently, I spoke with a leading Intacct business partner about the opportunities and challenges of tailoring Intacct to the exact needs of the customer. The world loves to call this customization, but I have never liked that word. I feel it implies that the product misses a feature or is otherwise incomplete. I prefer to call these types of development efforts “automation...

by Brian Terrell

Recently, I had supper with the CFO of a $100+ million dollar manufacturing company and their Sage Channel Partner. Our dinner party represents a partnership of three companies working together since 1999 on various automations to tailor Sage 300 ERP to the exact needs of the manufacturer. The group clearly has been successful together, and all parties benefit greatly by it. The...

by Joe Zhou
Here are my favorite articles I read this week.

1.       The ASP.NET Team shared their wisdom on how to develop ASP.Net vNext application on a Mac.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdev/archive/2014/08/12/develop-asp-net-vnext-applications-on-a-mac.aspx
2.       As the team lead with team members at different locations, I found Ma...

by Brian Terrell 
Often, I spend time with prospects or customers who intend to engage a software developer to automate a business process. No one considers this technology purchase trivial.  Buyers get nervous because they hear real horror stories from their peers, or the media, about the unending and ever more expensive projects. I agree that software development is risky, bu...