Cloud 9 ERP Solutions Blog

Acumatica is designed for its customers, built to make it easier for end users to do their jobs. However, there is no such thing as complacency for the firm, and they continually work to make improvements to the product. Whether they are compliance necessities, interface improvements, or better integrations, Acumatica continues to make twice-yearly improvements based on customer requests, with the most recent update, R1 2019 featuring big changes to make the product better.

In our last two blogs, we discussed the challenges and complaints that users have when using Everest ERP and the problems that continued use of the software has for businesses like yours. Today, we would like to explore your first steps in making a move away from this antiquated and poorly supported “solution.”

Acumatica’s annual meeting of customers, partners, media and analyst participants, Summit 2019 is now in the rear view. This exciting week of learning, keynotes, and anticipation took place in Houston, TX at the end of January, and brought together more than 1,500 attendees at the largest Acumatica Summit event ever.

Inventory is often a challenge for organizations. While shortages can be damaging and overstock situations can turn costly for product-focused businesses, field services businesses have to manage these while working with much less warehouse space while working with inventory spread across multiple vehicles and locations.

Everest Software (also known as iCode) had its time in the sun. Once considered an innovator in the early 2000s, the company reached its peak in 2004 before it began its decline, culminating in a 2007 acquisition by a “revitalization” firm who specializes in gutting companies and doing just enough support to keep clients paying a maintenance contract. Today, the platform is held together by rubber bands, custom code, and a small network of companies who do what they can to keep it together.

The reality is clear, the cloud has won and organizations are moving to SaaS ERP in increasing numbers. As with any ERP implementation, however, the path to making a change is by no means an easy excursion. Regardless of whether cloud ERP is easier to implement than an on-premises ERP, the process still presents risks that an organization may not receive the expected value or the culture may not embrace the change. Failure is still very much a possibility, but there are still some best practices to deliver a successful implementation with minimal risk.

What used to be a popular destination for ecommerce companies, distribution firms, and retail companies, Everest Software is an ERP platform for small and medium businesses. Founded in 1994, the company has sold its product using a wide variety of names including Accware and iCode.

The ERP decision making process is rarely an easy one. Vendors can make wide ranging promises, different departments have different needs, pricing models can vary, and the discussions that go on in the months leading up to the final decision are tense and politicized. There are many reasons these projects only happen once every five to eight years (if successful), most notably because the path from decision to action in ERP is so strenuous on the people in the organization.

If you’ve been online in the last 15 years, you’ve heard about the cloud, the idea of as-a-service deployment, and the benefits it could provide your business. Knowing this, while you may know about how a cloud deployment differs from an on-premises one, there is still a lot more to learn.

A product is only as good as the customers it serves. However, there are times when your current solution can’t manage its output with the products it has. Often a key driver behind an ERP upgrade, customers need specific software that can handle their needs, and often realize their current solution can’t match it.