Epicor’s recent upgrades to Prophet 21® marked an important evolution for the ERP software. Last summer, we wrote how the new Prophet 21 2017 .NET framework web-enables P21 with many benefits, but cautioned that you should transition slowly to allow time to test some of its web-based functionality. We have taken the approach of selecting a few […]
What To Do About the Huge Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities [Updated]
(Note: This post has been updated to reflect progress made by Intel.) It’s been a tumultuous start to the year due to Meltdown and Spectre, two enormous IT security vulnerabilities. The dust is settling, and we are starting to get a clear picture of how to move forward. In early January, several independent groups of security […]
2018 Technology Trends Digest
The future hurtles toward us, and never do we sense this more than at the turn of the calendar year. What will 2018 bring? Advancements in technology continue to dramatically shift the business landscape and our society. Keeping on top of it all can seem like a full-time job. So we’ll try to make this […]
How to Start Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI
The days of staring at spreadsheets, trying to make sense of rows upon columns of numbers are over. (On this, I think we can all agree: thank goodness.) As the ability to gather data from nearly every aspect of your business grows, organizations need to improve how they acquire, organize and ultimately analyze that data […]
Why You Need Multiple Databases to Run P21
As you likely know, anyone in your organization working with Prophet 21® should handle its underlying SQL database with extreme care. One of the best ways to protect it is to create more than one P21™ database for different purposes. In this post, I’ll look at how multiple, separate P21 databases work in practice with […]
Work Without Outlook? How Office 365 Could Change Email
Most companies rely on Microsoft Outlook as a primary tool for communication, supported by an Exchange Server or Office 365 hosted cloud service. For many employees, it surpasses the telephone in importance. So it’s intriguing to see Microsoft announce changes that may indicate it hopes to consolidate how companies manage communication onto a single platform […]