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What the Global Cloud Outage Revealed & How Attivo Stayed Online
On October 20th 2025, the reliability of the internet itself was tested. Within just nine days, the world’s two largest cloud providers—Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure—each suffered major outages that rippled across industries, continents, and critical...
ERP vs. MRP: What’s the Difference?
As manufacturers and distributors scale, they eventually reach a point where their current systems can’t keep up. Departments begin operating in silos, spreadsheets become error-prone, and production delays start to erode margins. This is typically when leaders begin...
Microsoft Dynamics GP is Ending Support: What This Means for You
Microsoft’s formal announcement that Dynamics GP will no longer be supported has sent waves through the GP community—and for good reason. For years, GP served as a reliable ERP platform for small to mid-sized companies. But this end-of-life status marks more than just...
Microsoft Dynamics GP Wasn’t Built to Last: Why It’s Time to Move
For decades, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (GP) has been a trusted ERP solution, helping businesses manage their accounting, operations, and financials. But like all legacy systems, its time has come to an end. Microsoft’s recent announcement to discontinue support...
Mastering Beverage Manufacturing: Overcoming Challenges with ERP
For beverage manufacturers, every sip a consumer swallows is the result of intricate operations, stringent regulations, and a market that’s constantly evolving. Balancing consumer demands, regulatory compliance, and sustainability initiatives is not an easy task. ...
Is Your Legacy System Costing You More Than It Should?
If your business is still running on a legacy system or disconnected management tools, the hidden costs could be weighing down your growth potential and profitability. While upgrading to a modern ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system may feel like a big leap...
6 Misconceptions About Disaster Recovery That Could Harm Your Business
When you run a small or medium-sized business, Disaster Recovery might not always be top of mind. But many businesses, especially those using on-premise software, operate under a series of misconceptions that leave them vulnerable to catastrophic data loss, downtime,...
ERP Readiness: How To Tell If Your Business Is Ready For An ERP
The decision to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a big decision for any business. While ERP solutions can streamline processes, improve efficiencies, and unlock new levels of growth, the journey to purchasing and implementing one is complex....
Tax Season Challenges: Guide for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses
Although tax season rolls around just once a year, businesses deal with tax issues all year round. Tracking and understanding the ever-evolving tax codes, regulations, and tangled web of compliance requirements is daunting, even for the most polished tax aficionado....
How to fall prey to a totally avoidable crime
It’s quiet and still on a Sunday morning. The clock hovers in the five o’clock hour, the sun begins to rise, and the birds just start to wake from their slumber. It is serene and peaceful, but don’t let this scene fool you; there is danger underfoot. At a nondescript...
Your ERP isn’t broken, it simply needs optimizing
Are you frustrated because your ERP system is not performing the way you had hoped? Or, maybe you feel like you’ve hit a wall with your ERP and want (and expect) to get more from it? Perhaps you’re simply overwhelmed with your ERP and all its capabilities, and you’re...
How an ERP helps a CFO and business scale
As the highest-ranking financial professional in a business, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) juggles various challenges at any given time. Ensuring compliance and staying current on financial reporting regulations, tax laws, and industry-specific requirements is...
