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September 8, 2008

Big Bang ERP Morphs into a Triple-Bang Platform

Big Bang ERP Morphs into a Triple-Bang Platform
By Joe Skorupa
RIS News, September 8, 2008

If you hear someone advocating big-bang enterprise apps today you know they didn't just drink the Kool-Aid, they mainlined it. But what if you split a huge big-bang ERP system into three smaller bangs, or, more precisely, three logically grouped platforms? You get a triple platform, or triple bang, structure, and a new paradigm for retail enterprise applications.

I spoke about this new paradigm with Mike Mayoras, CEO of RedPrairie, the fast-growing application provider currently in the midst of creating an end-to-end retail execution platform.

Big Bang ERP Is Dead
The first thing you need to do, according to Mayoras, is to admit that big-bang ERP is dead. "Who hasn't had to deal with an ERP disaster in their backgrounds?" he asks, knowing the industry is littered with big-bang horror stories. "Aside from disasters, businesses today don't have the luxury of waiting three years for an ERP. The dream of an all-inclusive retail ERP is not realistic, so you have to break it down."  Read more

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