It’s become fashionable recently for enterprise software vendors to claim that the current chaos and disruption permeating the business world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, changing customer preferences and a whole host of natural disasters proves that businesses and the software that runs them need to be agile. Change is relentless, these vendors say. You have to be able to adapt! The vast, rigid, one-size-fits-all and crazy expensive to customize ERP solutions that have done the job for years are antiquated. Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, and ground-breaking technological advancements like machine learning, robotic process automation, digital twins, data lakes, need to be leveraged right now! Companies that can’t adapt will go out of business.  Because it’s the first of April, and truth is kind, let me tell you the reality. The big, monolithic ERP that you’ve used to run your business since it was in your garage is just fine. It took nine years and four million dollars to implement because it’s got a lot of stuff that can help your business succeed. ERP vendors selling Adaptive, cloud-based ERP say that’s not true. They say that the pace of change is increasing. That the COVID-19 pandemic proves that you have to be ready for … Continue reading Don’t Believe the Hype About Adaptive ERP: A Parody