We put an AI on the podcast. Then we talked about what actually breaks.
Clean data, shared definitions, unsupported tools, token costs and lost judgement: the practical problems hiding behind AI-in-ERP demos.
20 Sep 2026 Read articlereporting and AI
Should You Downgrade From Tier 1 to Tier 2 ERP?
Eighty-odd episodes of this show and every one of them has pointed the same way: up. Outgrow the spreadsheets, upgrade, migrate to the cloud, choose your first ERP. This week Pete, Nirav and Emily go the other way and ask the question nobody puts on a slide — should you…
25 Aug 2026 Open episode
5 Things That Break When You Put AI in Your ERP
Pete opens the show with a fourth guest in the room: a live AI, talking back in real time, interruptible mid-sentence. It gives a perfectly competent answer about AI in ERP — augment, don't blindly automate — sings an unsolicited song about master data, and gets thrown off the…
11 Aug 2026 Open episode
How to Choose an ERP: 5 Questions to Answer Before You Look at a Single Demo
Choosing the wrong ERP is one of the most expensive mistakes a business can make — and it rarely happens because the software was bad. It happens because the company never worked out what it actually needed before it fell for a slick demo. The tech demo always works. That's the…
16 Jun 2026 Open episode
5 Conditions for a 6-Month ERP Implementation
Six-month ERP implementations get a bad name because most "six-month" projects are really twelve-month projects with a six-month deadline glued onto the front. The software is rarely the problem. The problem is everything around it — decisions, data, scope creep, and the…
19 May 2026 Open episode
8 Things We Actually Like in Acumatica 2026 R1
Acumatica 2026 R1 is live — 460 pages of release notes, and we've read them so you don't have to. Pete, Nirav, and Emily walk through what actually stood out, what's genuinely useful, and why this particular release deserves your attention sooner rather than later. In this…
05 May 2026 Open episode
Why Your Inventory Numbers Don't Add Up — with Ben Hussey, Co-CEO of Katana
Most businesses have an inventory problem. The question is how big. In this episode, we're joined by Ben Hussey, Co-CEO of Katana Cloud Inventory, to talk about why so many growing businesses struggle with inventory visibility — and what they can do about it. Ben shares how…
21 Apr 2026 Open episode
Parallel Running Your ERP? Here's Why That Backfires
Parallel running sounds like a safety net. In reality, it's one of the most common and most expensive mistakes in ERP implementation. In this episode, Pete and Nirav are joined by Emily Browning — an IT leader in manufacturing — to break down exactly why running your old system…
27 Feb 2026 Open episode
Connecting Acumatica to Power BI: Live Demo & Step-by-Step Guide
Ready to bring your Acumatica data to life? In this live demo episode of The ABCs of ERP & Beyond , we walk through the full process — from creating a Generic Inquiry (GI) in Acumatica to connecting it directly into Power BI. 🚀 Learn how to structure your GI, expose it via OData…
09 Jun 2025 Open episode
ERP Benefits for CFOs: Financial Visibility in Manufacturing
In this episode of The ABCs of ERP & Beyond , Pete and Nirav dive into why modern CFOs should care deeply about ERP systems — and how the right system can transform financial operations in manufacturing businesses. We walk through five core CFO responsibilities and break down how…
26 May 2025 Open episode
5 Ways Microsoft Copilot Makes Business Central Smarter
Welcome to another episode of The ABCs of ERP & Beyond. Today, we'll be diving into the top 5 benefits of using Copilot in Business Central. From increasing productivity to automating tasks in finance and marketing, and even potential for integration in other business cases…
08 May 2024 Open episode
ERP Data Migration: Best Practices and Common Mistakes
🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Navigating the Complexities of ERP Data Migration - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls 🎙️ In this insightful episode of "The ABCs of ERP & Beyond," we delve into the critical, often underestimated process of Data Migration within ERP implementations.…
28 Oct 2023 Open episode