ICYMI: Love Your Legacy ERP, or List it?
Forrester analyst Duncan Jones published a research paper in February 2022 titled “On-Premises ERP: Should You Love It Or List It?” The title was taken from a popular reality television show that focuses on homes that people love but require…
Colorado’s New Retail Delivery Fee Takes Effect July 1, 2022
A new retail delivery fee is taking effect in Colorado on July 1, 2022. Retailers will have to collect the $0.27 fee every time they deliver taxable goods to a Colorado address. This will add a layer of compliance complexity…
Four Ways to Become a Technology-Driven Chemical Company
While chemical companies have a well-earned reputation for product innovation, they’ve typically taken a more, well, traditional approach to technology. Less than half of chemical companies have a defined digital strategy or digital transformation roadmap, putting the industry behind many,…
Exploring the Folder Sizing Tool in Sage X3
Hello readers, today’s blog post is about a sizing tool for endpoints, specifically when creating a new one. The tool will generate a “worst case scenario” for folder size based on the saved folder information in the general parameters, folder…
Reinstatement of Superfund Chemical Excise Tax:
New Sage X3 ERP Accounting and Calculation Functionality for the Chemicals Industry
Chemical companies need to prepare for the return of an excise tax on chemicals produced or imported that hasn’t been in effect for nearly 30 years. In January 2022, the IRS published Notice 2021-66, related to the Infrastructure Investment and…
How Chemical Companies Can Formulate
a Future-Proof Workforce
Embracing technology creates a culture that attracts and retains the best and brightest The American workforce — and its employers — has undergone transformational change over the past two-plus years. The chemical industry has felt the effects of these changes…
Reports & Dashboards: One at a Time
The following question was asked at a recent BI conference: “I’ve been looking at Analytics software and noticed that some apps have just a few reports, some have a couple hundred, and others come with thousands. How many reports do…
All Heroes Wear KPIs: 5 Steps to Becoming a Financial Reporting Superhero
How do you measure success? In a commercial environment, you can gain a competitive edge by making sure that your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are informed and agile, much like Superman chasing a villain. But what makes someone a financial…
Checkmate – CRM Meets the Pandemic
The pandemic has drastically evolved consumer expectations by exacerbating what was already a hustle for higher quality services, more speed, more acknowledgment, and overall richer experiences. Either a business continued to scramble playing catchup to stay relevant or pivoted to…
Addressing the Challenges of Conventional Reporting
A business’ success is highly dependent on its ability to act proactively and make critical decisions in a timely manner. Businesses are more complex than ever and as organization’s grow, so too does their data. This data is not only…
Why Next-Generation SMBs Choose Managed IT Services
Throughout this series we’ve been looking at the habits of small and medium-sized (SMB) businesses and how they can unlock Next-Generation Technologies to unleash the power of their businesses and provide them with a definitive edge over their competitors. We’ve…
Using Reporting Trees in Sage Enterprise Intelligence
Reporting trees help define the structure and hierarchy of your organization. A reporting tree is a cross-dimensional hierarchical structure that is based on the dimensional relationships in your financial data. It provides information at the reporting unit level and at…
How Chemical Companies Can Mitigate the Impacts of the War in Ukraine
Earlier this year, as the world economy continued reopening, the US chemical industry was poised for a strong recovery. But just when chemical companies thought they could catch their breath, Russia sucked the air out of the room. How the…
What You Can Learn From Next Generation Employers
The labor market is changing so frequently that even the pundits have given up trying to understand it. The volatility is likely to continue for foreseeable future. The BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) projects that a large number of open…
