The Future of ERP: Automation, Fewer Spreadsheets, Better Reporting

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Week of April 30, 2018

Editor’s Note

The New Cloud ERP
Old, complex enterprise resource planning software systems are giving way to a new generation of cloud-based ERP applications that offer companies big advances in automation, ease of deployment, and artificial intelligence–based analytics. There’s a lot for CFOs to like, including that they can “get rid of spreadsheets, get out of customizations, lower costs, and get better reporting,” Oracle CEO Mark Hurd said. Hurd shared his insights on the future of ERP in a wide-ranging conversation with Ray Wang, founder and principal analyst of Constellation Research and one of tech’s leading ERP experts.

The discussion touched on the many opportunities for business process improvement with the new generation of cloud ERP and the potential to reduce the capital investment in systems and data centers needed to run on-premises ERP. Get more insights from Hurd and Wang, plus data from Constellation Research’s 2018 survey of CFO priorities.

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