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Making ERP Accessible for Canadian SMEs – Stay Tuned In an upcoming episode of the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, we sit down with Onkar Shinde, Principal ERP Advisor at Wispy Cloud Solutions, to explore how small and medium-sized businesses can leverage cloud-based ERP to drive growth and streamline operations. With over 20 years of experience in IT and ERP consulting, Onkar breaks down the myth that ERP is only for large companies and shares insights on how Wispy’s All-in-One ERP Package is making it affordable and accessible for Canadian SMEs. Tune in as we discuss the true value of ERP, modular approaches to implementation, and how Wispy is helping businesses embrace digital transformation. Thanks to SK Uddin for making this conversation happen. A shoutout to our partners RBC, UPS, A1 Global College of Health, Business and Technology, Google, and ADP for supporting Canadian businesses. #CanadianSME #SmallBusinessPodcast #ERPforSMBs #CloudTechnology #DigitalTransformation #BusinessGrowth #SMEsuccess #TechInnovation #CanadianSMEs #Odoo

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🇨🇦 EMAsphere expands to Canada! We're happy to introduce our first partner in Canada: OERP Canada This marks EMAsphere’s official entry into the North American market. 🚀 OERP Canada is an Odoo Gold Partner based in Toronto, supporting Canadian and North American SMEs with simple, effective, and affordable ERP implementations. 👉 Daniel Dico, CEO and Founder of OERP, shares: “Partnering with EMAsphere made perfect sense. Their platform is purpose-built for CFOs, with powerful consolidation and multi-currency capabilities that meet the complex needs of our clients ...” 👉 Alexandre Vankeerberghen, International Partnership Manager at EMAsphere, adds: “Partnering with OERP was a natural choice, given the financial expertise Daniel and his team bring, perfectly aligned with EMAsphere’s core strengths. As we expand into the Canadian market, it was important to join forces with a recognised and trusted local partner …” We’re looking forward to this next chapter! 🤝

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🚨 From 26 to 1: PCL Construction’s ERP Transformation with Syntax    PCL Construction partnered with Syntax to modernize and unify global payroll and operations — consolidating 26 ERP instances into a single, unified environment on Microsoft Azure. The transformation resulted in:    ✅ 370+ financial entities unified for full visibility and compliance  ✅ 2 years of payroll & financial history migrated and harmonized  ✅ Automated workflows, less IT complexity, reduced risk   📄 Read the full story now: https://lnkd.in/eBgrqCCQ   #ERP #CloudTransformation #ConstructionIndustry Mark Bryant, Glen Anderson, Tanya Caudle, Landon Gross, Laura Mullen, Marco Del Monte, Christian Primeau, Thomas Baertschi, Mo Jalali, Sam Khattab, Debbie Strohmeier, Jerry Salazar, Tess Scott, Demetrios Zarafonitis, Michael Walsh, Kendy Kong, Dearmore, Dan, Robby Pollard, Sophie St-Pierre, Satash S., Marta DiDomenico, Christian Ruby, Keri Fraser, AHMAD KHALIL, Andrew Simpson, Michael Stern, Elisa Sargent

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☁️ ERP isn’t just for big corporations anymore. Discover the future of ERP with SK Uddin on the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast as he highlights how Onkar Shinde, Principal ERP Advisor at Wispy Cloud Solutions is transforming how Canadian SMEs adopt enterprise-grade ERP solutions that are both affordable and effective. 🌟 Key Highlights:  ✅ Making ERP accessible for small businesses  ✅ Modular ERP for scalability and success  ✅ Wispy’s $2,499 ERP Starter Pack 🎥 Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gcfTHCKE We want to thank our sponsors: RBC, UPS, Google, A1 Global College of Health, Business and Technology, and ADP. Don’t forget to subscribe to the CanadianSME Small Business Magazine for more empowering content: www.canadiansme.ca #CanadianSME #SmallBusinessPodcast #CloudTechnology #BusinessGrowth #Automation #Innovation #SMEs #Entrepreneurship 

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We’re the Official Financial Management Software Services and Consulting Partner of the Canada Games. Read about how we implemented Sage Intacct for the Canada Games Council to deliver financial transformation to Host Cities. https://hubs.ly/Q03tD2FK0

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What if your #ERP not only reports the past but also predicts what's next? That question anchored John Case's keynote at Acumatica Summit, backed by real scale: ✅ $500B in transactions processed ✅ 60M product shipments ✅ 280,000 daily users ✅ 1M AI-powered business objects processed monthly But here's what struck me most: Acumatica has built something rare in the ERP world. It’s a thriving partner ecosystem with zero channel conflict, powered by their VAR model and consumption-based pricing. And the heart of the keynote was customer impact and community. ✅ A window manufacturer used Acumatica's "digital replica" to uncover exactly where margins were slipping (broken materials, slower machines, expedited shipping) with end-to-end visibility and no guesswork. ✅ Smart Storm (2026 Customer of the Year) doubled revenue to $200M, scaled from 2 to 7 branches, launched new product lines, and maintained 90% user adoption by treating ERP as a marathon and empowering internal champions. The summit's message resonated: When you build for performance, the possibilities are endless. This is about turning potential into impact today. Join us for the Women in Tech Lunch Panel & Fireside Chat today. I met an incredible group of leaders during rehearsal yesterday and look forward to continuing the conversation with JJ DiGeronimo, Loni Unser, Lori Seal and Stephanie Valenti. 🎥 30-second highlight from Monday's Acumatica Summit keynote plus moment from my interview with John Case, CEO of Acumatica. #AcumaticaSummit #CloudERP #WomenInTech #AI To stay current with the latest trends in #Technology and #Innovation, Subscribe to 👉 #CXOSpiceNewsletter here https://lnkd.in/gy2RJ9xg or 👉 #CXOSpiceYouTube here https://lnkd.in/gnMc-Vpj

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From manual processes to a streamlined digital solution with a custom Power Platform Model-Driven App - that’s a change worth celebrating! Already using Microsoft ERP for financials, an agricultural non-profit teamed up with Stoneridge to build on that foundation and simplify production planning, data collection, and reporting. Here's what changed: ➥ Up to 95% less manual effort to generate forecasts ➥ Greater accuracy and consistency in results ➥ Locked, traceable records for improved auditability ➥ Centralized, searchable digital records replacing paper files See the full story in the comments to learn more about the solution and the partnership behind it!

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One key to #ERP success is starting off on the right foot. Quality Magazine just posted this interesting article written by our Talan Vice President - Ontario Region - Elvis Burcul In it, Elvis shares his POV on planning and managing a successful ERP roll-out – one that provides a streamlined approach to implementation and achieves the intended results. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/dTCBjXma   #SmartFactory #Manufacturing #ActiveGuidance #QualityMagazine

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Your business isn’t static - your software shouldn’t be either. 📈 Our latest blog breaks down the 5 stages of small business growth + how scalable ERP keeps you moving forward. https://acumati.ca/4oqtPsW

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We’re thrilled to announce that Veritone’s #AI solutions have been added to Carahsoft Canada's Supply Arrangement for SaaS under the Government of Canada Cloud Initiative! This enables Canadian Federal agencies to access Veritone's leading AI technology, like our intelligent digital evidence management system (iDEMS). By leveraging AI, agencies can streamline operations, automate workflows and unlock new insights from unstructured data. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gT3BidTN #AI #GovTech #PublicSector #Innovation #veri #carahsoft

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A leading provincial hospital partnered with Dariel for a comprehensive audit of its Hospital Information System (HIS). Our goal? To uncover hidden risks, identify operational gaps, and reveal opportunities for scalability, without a costly system rebuild. Through end-to-end analysis of architecture, modules and data flows, we illuminated pathways to optimise performance, fortify security, and align IT with clinical priorities. What we delivered: ☑️Visibility into risks and opportunities ☑️Evidence-based recommendations for improvement  ☑️Confidence to make informed decisions See the full story here: 👉https://lnkd.in/dDmJj-yx #DarielDelivers #DarielSoftware #SystemArchitecture #DigitalHealth #EngineeringExcellence #PrecisionSoftware #TheDarielWay

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"Rillet just felt like a much more modern, sleek experience than QuickBooks or NetSuite — exactly what you’d expect from a SaaS product." –Jake Cochrane, VP of Finance Omni As a three-time first finance hire, Jake, has a proven method for growth: Get the accounting right, build reliable reporting, layer on FP&A and strategic analytics. The secret to executing that playbook? A modern tech stack. By moving off QuickBooks and avoiding the complexity of NetSuite, Omni has transformed their financial operations: ✅ Close time: ~20 days to 7 ✅ Revenue rec: automated (no more "manual Excel" nightmares) ✅ Scalability: 3 entities (including a new acquisition) in one unified platform Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gtZra-4w

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Let me tell you about the day I stopped believing in perfect implementations. I was in Bay Area, visiting a massive manufacturing facility. Their gleaming new conference room, their confident smiles, their $15 million ERP transformation ready to launch. Six months later, they learnt it the hard way! They'd joined the statistics. By 2027, more than 70% of recently implemented ERP initiatives will fail to fully meet their original business case goals, and as many as 25% will fail catastrophically Computer Weekly, Gartner warns. They were in the 25%. Fifteen years ago, when I was coding in Lahore, debugging systems that should never have made it to production, I thought technology was the answer. Today, as I invest in startups and advise CTOs, I've learned something uncomfortable: the technology was never the problem. Here's what the glossy consulting reports won't highlight. Yes, 65% of organizations will leverage AI by 2026 ASUG according to IDC. Yes, AI automation delivers 20 to 30 percent cost reductions Eastgate Software, McKinsey confirms. But there's a darker truth hiding behind these numbers. 70% of organizations will lack AI-ready data by 2027 RamBase, Gartner projects. This isn't a technical gap. It's a reckoning. Companies are rushing to pour generative AI into ERP systems built on decades of compromises, politics, and shortcuts. It's like installing a Ferrari engine in a car held together with duct tape and prayer. Last week in Chicago, a CIO showed me their AI roadmap. Beautiful slides. Bold promises. Then I asked to see their data quality report. The silence that followed told me everything. 80% of workflows will be automated by 2029 ASUG, the research says. What the research doesn't say is that automating broken processes just means breaking things faster. But here's why I still do this work, why Devsinc keeps pushing forward: 25% of enterprises will deploy AI agents by 2025, growing to 50% by 2027 PR NewswireDeloitte, according to Deloitte. Behind those percentages are the brave ones. The ones who admit their data is messy. The ones who know 64 percent reporting AI enabling their innovation McKinsey & Company, per McKinsey, got there by confronting hard truths first. The convergence of generative AI and ERP isn't about technology. It's about courage. The courage to look at your enterprise's nerve center and admit it might be dying before you try to make it intelligent. That's the real transformation we're selling!

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🏥 Powering Public Health Operations with Smart ERP Solutions 🏥​ Public health organizations in Canada juggle funding constraints, regulatory compliance, and resource management—all while delivering essential care to communities. Administrative inefficiencies shouldn’t stand in the way of better health outcomes.​ With Sparkrock’s ERP, public health agencies can:​ - Track and manage funding with real-time financial visibility​ - Optimize staffing and scheduling to meet service demands​ - Streamline procurement and inventory for medical supplies​ - Automate compliance reporting to meet evolving regulations​ By integrating finance, HR, and supply chain management into one system, public health teams can focus on what matters most, delivering care where it’s needed most.​ Ready to optimize public health operations? Let’s talk.​ #PublicHealthCanada #HealthcareERP #EfficientOperations #StrongerCommunities

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🍁 Exciting news for Canadian healthcare! AWS HealthLake is now available in the Canada (Central) Region, enabling healthcare organizations to store and transform health data while maintaining data residency within Canada. 💡 Key capabilities: - FHIR R4 standard implementation - Built-in ICD and SNOMED CT coding for medical notes and documents - Sub-millisecond latency - SMART on FHIR integration Read the launch announcement blog to learn how AWS HealthLake can transform your healthcare organization while maintaining data sovereignty today. 🔖 https://go.aws/3JowL9M Amazon Web Services (AWS) #AWS #AWSforHealthcare #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #DigitalTransformation Patrick Colucci Elizabeth Keller MaryAnne Rizk, Ph.D.

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