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Built to run a business: NetSuite’s secret to customer success
A key factor in NetSuite’s success from Day One was the overarching goal of the company. NetSuite was built to run a business. The suite includes many outstanding capabilities, built in from the ground up, including: pure cloud architecture; built-in Business Intelligence; customization framework; ecommerce; and more.
Learn about Adaptive Insights formula game
Similar to the shell game, tracing a formula back to its source can be frustrating. Deciding how or where to enter that formula can be equally as challenging. Users ask all the time, how do I know what formula is in an account. Here is a quick and easy guide on formulas on General Ledger Accounts and Custom Accounts.
Top four signs you’re outgrowing QuickBooks
When we are meeting with prospective clients, we are often asked: “When is the right time to move from QuickBooks to cloud financials?” In the past few years, we have moved several growing companies from QuickBooks to NetSuite. QuickBooks is an excellent and cost-effective solution when companies are getting started. However, many of our clients have found that it may not be the right choice for the long term.
NetSuite vs Intacct: Key Differentiators
At Kraft, we have been selling, implementing, and supporting business software solutions for more than 20 years. We have experience with multiple products and pride ourselves on partnering with software publishers offering the best solutions on the market for our clients. We are constantly evaluating new solutions as they come on the scene and watching…
Don’t move my cheese: Lessons in change management
The book Who Move My Cheese? By Spencer Johnson was released 19 years ago, but remains extremely relevant today. The book is an allegory telling the story of its four main characters, 2 mice, Scurry and Sniff, and 2 small humans, Hem and Haw. The four live in a maze and each morning they would…
The value of insight
As an executive, business owner or line of business director it is important to understand the critical metrics by which you should run the business. A deep understanding of those numbers, measures or factors can lead to dramatic performance improvement.
Future-proof your accounting department
Businesses are evolving and changing faster now than at any time in the past. While experiencing rapid growth and change, some private businesses falter under the weight of their own stature. A failure in financial reporting or compliance can quickly have a huge impact on corporate reputation and the company’s prospects for continued growth and profitability.
Microsoft Dynamics GP Year End – It’s That Time Again!
By Autumn Harris With the end of the calendar year approaching, the Microsoft Dynamics GP team is preparing for 2016 year-end updates that will be required for W2’s or 1099’s. If you would like to schedule year-end payroll or 1099 assistance with KES, please contact Autumn Harris, KES Client Account Manager at *protected email*. With year-end being…
NetSuite vs Salesforce: Key Differentiators
NetSuite vs Salesforce: Key Differentiators By Meredith Schultenover, Managing Director, Kraft Enterprise Systems Recently, a friend contacted me to ask my opinion about Salesforce.com (SFDC) as an option for a new CRM system. This friend has also asked me in the past about ERP systems. He owns a distribution company where they are running their sales…
Don’t be like Delta – All flights cancelled due to IT failure
KES Team Authored: Delta has experienced and is still experiencing as of this writing (8.9.2016) one of the most massive computer software failures in history, which is going to cost them millions of dollars. Ultimately, this level of disruption might cost them much more, when the potential long term loss of customers is included. My…
Why your ERP should embrace customizations
KES Team Authored – Having worked in the mid-market ERP space for 10 years now, customization can be a very dirty word when it comes to ERP implementations. When I first started my career, a customization could mean hours of consulting and coordination between the business, a functional consultant and a developer. That would be…
Why partners matter in ERP implementations
KES Team Authored – Our business is built on selling solutions built by other companies. We do not create software as a defining part of our business, although we have on occasion. We specialize in implementing solutions that larger companies design, create, roadmap and code. So this begs the question, would the publisher and creator be the…