When software companies talk about how their solution is “future-proof,” they usually mean the software is designed for easy upgrades over time. As requirements change, the software will not need major overhauls in terms of hardware, storage, databases and so forth....

Running a successful distribution business is like dancing on the head of a pin. While all business owners feel they have unique stress, distributors face an arguably unique and relentless pressure to deliver the right products at the right time—for the right price....

We told you. You should have been there! But, if you missed the Acumatica Summit 2020, here’s a recap of some of the amazing things that happened at the big conference, which was held at The Cosmopolitan resort on the Las Vegas strip. It was a two-day celebration of...

Project-based businesses are theoretically interesting places to work. There’s very little of the “same old, same old” routine you can get in a company that does the same thing very day. Each project is a little different. That’s fun, right? Whether project management...

Acumatica offers a number of advantages over QuickBooks. If you do want to migrate, you won’t be alone. A lot of companies have done it. And, best practices have emerged for the process of moving from QuickBooks to Acumatica. Why Make the Move from QuickBooks to...

There’s a question you frequently (and unfortunately) hear from managers when they are presented with financial reports: “Thanks. Now, what do these really mean?” An income statement and a balance sheet will reveal some basic facts about a company’s financial...

There’s a myth in the corporate world that running a nonprofit is somehow an easier, lighter lift than managing a “real” business. If anything, the financial management challenges that arise in nonprofits are more intense than what you see in the for-profit sector....

For more than a decade, Acumatica has become one of the fastest-growing ERP solutions in the world by delivering innovation to customers and continually committing to product improvements. These improvements are delivered in twice-annual product updates, R1 and R2....

So many decisions go into the process of selecting ERP software for your business. A high-risk, high reward proposition, companies that make the right decision position themselves for comfortable growth, ease of life, and smarter decisions. However, a poorly planned...

Making an ERP decision isn’t easy. In fact, the path from realization to committal is often as stressful as the implementation process itself. From knowing when it’s time to make a move to evaluating functionality, reading reviews, and selecting your ideal solution,...

“The ability to manage the flow of money is one of the oldest and most fundamental requirements for any business.” These words, used by leading analyst firm IDC to introduce the challenges that businesses face and the potential that ERP has for organizations, lead...

ERP is often considered the heart of your technology stack—data flows in and out of the platform and supplies the rest of the business with viable, decision-influencing information. As with a heart transplant, an ERP replacement is complicated; in fact, ERP...

There are few things that could be considered to be “easy” about the ERP decision-making process. However, one of the first steps to a successful decision is to find out what features are most important to your business, choose a solution with that can handle your...

Business Intelligence. Often one of the ‘buzziest’ terms that businesses have to look at in their ERP decision process, when leveraged properly it can prove immensely valuable for organizations who can’t afford to spend a lot of time drafting manual reports or...

By 2021, 70% of all new midmarket cloud ERP application projects for product-centric enterprises will be public cloud implementations. This information from Gartner, while shocking to some, is a long time coming—cloud ERP is the present and future, and based on the...

The path to selecting an ERP platform is not an easy one. A high risk, high reward decision featuring long implementation windows and high customization costs, ERP software can position a business for sustainable and strategic growth—but only if it’s done right. Every...

While you go through the process of selecting ERP software, you face a wide variety of decisions. From deciding on important functionality to making your decision on vendor and partner, the path to purchase is rife with politics, detractors, promoters, and...

Selecting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is a major decision, with choices driven by numerous smaller decisions ranging from “what are our must-have features” to “who can we trust to implement the software?” The path to selection is stressful,...

For more than a decade, Acumatica Cloud ERP has been the true cloud ERP for growing and established businesses. Feature rich and user-friendly, Acumatica has continued to add new features and functionality in twice-annual releases based on user requests, industry...

At Innovative Cloud Solutions, we only work with the software we feel is best for our unique clients, designed to make their operations smarter, help their processes work better, and empower their people to work more strategically. Whether it’s Dynamics GP, Dynamics...