How to Evolve IT Systems into Innovation Engines
When vendor-driven and customer-driven technology roadmaps are in close alignment, the results can be almost magical. Unfortunately, for most organizations that’s rarely the reality as they’re often left struggling to achieve innovation that their vendors are supposed to enable. IT leaders are all too familiar with this cycle: Up-and-coming vendors mature or get acquired and […]
Is an Integrated ERP Suite or a Composable ERP Strategy Right for You?
A composable ERP strategy is gaining traction among IT leaders Today’s business climate is rife with economic uncertainty that is causing IT leaders to do more with less while still innovating to support the business. It’s a seemingly impossible dilemma: how to use innovation to drive business outcomes while being restrained by a reduced budget? […]
Configuration Vs. Customization When Adopting a Composable ERP Strategy
Rimini Street CTO Eric Helmer looks at whether enterprises should customize or configure their ERP system in this latest post in his composable ERP series. Enterprises that look to satisfy most business requirements know that they must modify their out-of-the-box ERP systems. By making adjustments to their SAP or Oracle ERP system, an enterprise can […]
What is a Composable ERP Strategy and How Does It Benefit Organizations?
The days of the monolithic ERP system are numbered. Many businesses are tired of confining their business practices to those purely defined by SAP and Oracle. Instead, companies are seeking an outcomes-based approach, selecting an optimized mix of vendors and technologies to help them best achieve their goals. The era of the composable ERP is […]
Guiding Principles for Developing a Composable ERP Strategy
A composable ERP strategy helps enterprises innovate and become nimbler. Rimini Street CTO, Eric Helmer, highlights four key principles of composable ERP. Many CIOs are shifting their ERP strategy to a composable model To drive innovation and become more agile, many organizations are abandoning a monolithic ERP solution in favor of a composable ERP strategy. […]
A Move to IaaS Hybrid Cloud With no Pitfalls? Yes, It’s Possible.
Transitioning to a cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is a subject we hear in conversations with IT leaders a lot these days. The talk usually contains equal parts readiness and reluctance: how to balance the excitement of moving to the cloud with the dread of scrapping the status quo infrastructure? It’s a tripping point for many. But […]
Not Ready to Move to Cloud ERP? You’re Not Alone
Most organizations today have planned an IT roadmap that takes advantage of cloud resources and deployment models. However, that does not mean buying every cloud product a vendor places on its product roadmap or following the exact route and timing the vendor prescribes. Many companies we work with at Rimini Street have made the choice […]