Having spent most of my career in business software, I’ve found the discussion between Best-of-Breed vs. Best-of-Suite to be lacking some nuance - is it always one way or the other? The reality is companies are always selecting shades of both, depending on the phase of the company, the specific business processes they’re addressing, and the breadth and depth of solutions in the market.

After years as a NetSuite consultant, I kept seeing the same scene repeat itself. A smart, capable business user would sit across from me—frustrated, sometimes even embarrassed—struggling to pull what should be simple data from their ERP. “I just want to see which sales orders haven’t been invoiced yet,” they’d say.

Thank you, Franz Faerber and Sandeep Chopra, for joining me today. I’m Cameron Ackbury, and I’ll be moderating this discussion. Our goal is to help readers understand what native AI means and how it changes the game for SaaS-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

SaaS companies are racing to embed AI into their products. But while their front-end experiences evolve, finance teams are still buried in manual reporting, fragmented data, and endless spreadsheets. Chat AI agents are starting to help - but are they truly transformative, or just a faster way to work around outdated systems?

Shelfware is a persistent issue in the software industry, often ignored quarter after quarter, year after year. Why? Consider these common reasons:

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Many CEOs and CFOs we work with are actively exploring Native AI ERP as a modern alternative to legacy systems. But despite these ambitions, 58% of CFOs have yet to adopt Native AI technologies—

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I’ve been in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) space for many years, and I have a story to tell from my personal experiences with...

As a former FP&A professional, I know firsthand that one of the biggest challenges in the role is—no surprise—reporting. Month-end...

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ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems help businesses manage and integrate their core processes, such as finance, supply chain, and...

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems help businesses manage and integrate their core processes, such as finance, supply chain, and...

In the SaaS industry, data isn’t just valuable; it’s essential. Metrics like Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR), Customer Acquisition Cost...

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