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Best of Breed versus Best of Suite: The Rise of Decoupled Ecosystems
Back in 2019, I dove into the ongoing debate between Best of Breed and Best of Suite strategies for higher education’s core administrative systems. At the time, the data showed a clear preference: only 14% of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada were managing multiple vendors for their Student Information System (SIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning…
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Are ERPs in Decline?
In his article “The Decline And Fall Of ERP, And Why Colleges Should Care” posted on August 23, 2024, Ryan Craig argues that the decline of traditional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and the rise of specialized SaaS (Software as a Service) platforms have significantly transformed the job market, especially for entry-level positions. Historically, ERPs…