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AI Doesn't Need a Ladder Into Your Data. It Needs Scaffolding.

AI Doesn't Need a Ladder Into Your Data. It Needs Scaffolding.

July 3, 2026

Every software vendor seems to be telling the same story at the moment. Connect AI to your ERP.

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Why can't we just report from our million-dollar ERP?

Why can't we just report from our million-dollar ERP?

August 28, 2026

When I was 17, I used to help my neighbour Vic work on his AMC Javelin. Sort of.

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NetSuite's AI Prompts Are Cool. But They're Not Finished.

NetSuite's AI Prompts Are Cool. But They're Not Finished.

August 28, 2026

I actually really like what NetSuite is doing with AI prompts. That may surprise a few people who have read some of the things I've written about AI and ERP lately.

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A Friday afternoon ERP reporting question

A Friday afternoon ERP reporting question

August 28, 2026

A Friday afternoon ERP reporting question. How long would your ERP take to do this?

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For twenty years BI consultants have been encoding business meaning into semantic models so humans could understand data. But what about the Androids?

For twenty years BI consultants have been encoding business meaning into semantic models so humans could understand data. But what about the Androids?

July 4, 2026

ERP systems are excellent at recording transactions. That is their job. The challenge begins when finance teams want to ask increasingly complex questions across multiple years, dimensions and reporting perspectives.

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NetSuite has never really had a reporting problem. It's had a semantic modelling problem.

NetSuite has never really had a reporting problem. It's had a semantic modelling problem.

June 25, 2026

For the last few months I've been working with a food manufacturer that had all the usual ingredients of a modern NetSuite reporting stack. Yet there were still management questions that were surprisingly difficult to answer consistently.

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SuiteAnalytics Is the Sharpest in Knife in the Standard NetSuite Drawer (and how I cut myself — repeatedly)

SuiteAnalytics Is the Sharpest in Knife in the Standard NetSuite Drawer (and how I cut myself — repeatedly)

January 21, 2026

Over the last few weeks I’ve spent more time than I care to admit inside NetSuite SuiteAnalytics. Not the neat, demo-friendly version.

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What Belongs at the Executive Campfire?

What Belongs at the Executive Campfire?

January 12, 2026

Most executive reporting problems aren’t caused by bad data. They’re caused by uncertainty about what should actually be discussed at the executive table.

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Preparing for the ERP-AI Future: What Pre-Sales and Solution Consultants Should Be Learning Now

Preparing for the ERP-AI Future: What Pre-Sales and Solution Consultants Should Be Learning Now

August 1, 2025

In my last article, I explored how AI tools are reshaping the ERP pre-sales landscape. So the natural follow-up question is: How do we prepare ourselves for what’s next?

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How AI is Reshaping the ERP Pre-Sales Role

How AI is Reshaping the ERP Pre-Sales Role

July 30, 2025

Over the past two decades, the role of ERP Pre-Sales and Solution Consultants has been steadily evolving.

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