AI 24 May 2026 · 3 min read Four apps and a Mac Mini under the stairs I have a Mac Mini that runs 24/7. It's called stoa — after the Stoa Poikile, the painted porch in Athens where Zeno taught, which is either a Read more
ERP 21 May 2026 · 5 min read Upgrade or Migrate? How to Tell Which Your ERP Project Really Is Every ERP project ends up at the same fork in the road. Upgrade what you have, or migrate to something new. Most teams pick badly — not because they pick the Read more
ERP 15 May 2026 · 5 min read 5 Conditions for a 6-Month ERP Implementation Can you actually implement an ERP in six months? The short answer is yes — but only if five specific conditions are true. If any one of them is missing, you're not running a six-month ERP project. You're running a twelve-month one with a six-month deadline strapped to it. Read more
19 Apr 2026 · 4 min read Teaching an LLM to use Acumatica Most questions people ask of an ERP don't need a report. They need an answer. "Do we have stock of ABC-1234?" "Where's SO-001234 Read more
ERP 23 Mar 2026 · 5 min read 5 Reasons Your ERP Project Falls Apart Before Go-Live Companies spend months selecting the right ERP. They go through procurement, get board approval, sign the contract, and everyone gets excited. Then, three months into the project, the wheels start Read more
Business 10 Mar 2026 · 6 min read Why Your ERP Training Isn’t Working (And How to Fix It) What actually makes ERP training stick? Been through a few ERP implementations now, and training is always the phase that gets the least strategic thinking despite being the one that determines ROI more than almost anything else. Read more
ERP 5 Mar 2026 · 6 min read The Shipping Team's Secret Weapon: What a Modern ERP Can Do for Your Logistics Operation How a modern ERP transforms the shipping function — from carrier integrations and real-time inventory to smarter picking and tighter collaboration with sales. Read more
ERP 27 Feb 2026 · 6 min read 5 Reasons Your ERP Go-Live Will Fail (And How to Prevent It) Five reasons ERP go-lives fail — from consultants who don't understand the business to underestimating that critical first week. Read more
Acumatica 20 Feb 2026 · 6 min read Acumatica Summit 2026: What Actually Matters (And What's Still Hype) My honest take on Acumatica Summit 2026 — what AI features are actually shipping, what's still catching up, and what matters for your business. Read more
ERP 20 Feb 2026 · 5 min read Why Parallel Running Your ERP Systems Is Almost Never a Good Idea Why keeping your old ERP running alongside your new one isn't the safety net it seems — and what to do instead to protect your go-live. Read more
AI 31 May 2025 · 4 min read Level Up Your Enterprise AI: Smarter Retrieval, Richer Data, Rock-Solid Security It feels good to get back to writing and sharing some thoughts from the data trenches. Lately, I've been spending time deep-diving into how we're building Read more
Acumatica 14 May 2025 · 3 min read Acumatica UK Roadshow - May 14th (Note: This post is more about trying to get back in the habit of writing blog articles again!) Today, I attended the first of 4 Acumatica UK Roadshow events. Something Read more
Power BI 29 Jun 2024 · 2 min read Unlocking Efficiency: A Look at Power BI's Enhanced Report Format (PBIR) Explore Microsoft's new PBIR format in Power BI Desktop, designed to enhance report efficiency, streamline collaboration, and support automation for developers. Read more
Business 24 Mar 2024 · 4 min read Implementing a DW for non-tech people Discover the essentials of building a data warehouse: aligning IT with business needs, choosing technology, and ensuring compliance. Learn key steps for success and how to bring the company along in the journey. Read more
Power BI 25 Feb 2024 · 2 min read IBCS Styled Charts in Power BI With the February 2024 update to Power BI, we finally got Visual Calculations (blog post coming no doubt), but something that got overlooked were some minor updates to existing visualisations. Read more
data-analysis 25 Feb 2024 · 2 min read Good Data Visualisation - Who Are IBCS? We know that data and business intelligence is a company's "gold", but the presentation of data in visualisations is not something that is explicitly taught to Read more
jetreports 16 Dec 2023 · 2 min read Jet Reports 101 - Using more than 10 filters in an NL() function When working with the NL() function, you can apply multiple filters to refine the data you retrieve. However, situations may arise where you need to exceed this limit and apply more than the maximum 10 filters that Jet Reports allows. This is where the FILTERS= special filter comes into play. Read more
19 Nov 2023 · 1 min read Microsoft Build: AI Thursday October 19, 2023 I was fortunate enough to attend the first Microsoft Build event that was hosted at the Excel Centre in London, UK. I’d never attended anything Read more
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