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The Anatomy of ERP Master Data Management: A Guide
An in-depth analysis and practical tips on master data management, the backbone of ERP systems. A guide full of real-world experiences.
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Career
Optimizing Supply Chain Data Flow: 3 Steps for ERP
A 3-step guide to optimizing supply chain data flow in manufacturing ERPs, covering database, transaction queues, and network segmentation.
Technology
Why is Writing ERP Software So Difficult?
I explore the real challenges in developing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, focusing on organizational aspects rather than purely technical ones.
Technology
Hidden Costs in ERPs That No One Sees
My own experiences with the hidden costs I encountered in a manufacturing ERP and the profound effects of organizational decisions on software projects…
Technology
The MRP Nightmare: The Cost of a 'Yes'
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I explain that the most expensive mistake in my career was not a line of code but a 'yes'. The real face of.
Career
Multi-Tenant Architecture in ERP: How to Make the Right Trade-offs?
Trade-offs to weigh when choosing and implementing multi-tenant architecture in ERP systems: cost, data isolation, and scalability, from real experience.
Tutorials
Multi-Tenant ERP: The Risks of a Shared Schema
An in-depth look at why the shared schema approach in multi-tenant ERP systems is risky, complete with real-world examples and technical details.
Life
Multi-Tenant Architecture in ERP Systems: A Practical Guide
We explore key considerations, trade-offs, and step-by-step concrete examples when designing a multi-tenant architecture in ERP systems.
Technology
Safe Version Migration in ERP Infrastructures via Transaction…
A transaction-shadowing approach for testing a new release inside critical ERP flows without producing live impact.
Technology
Regional Integration Cells in ERP Infrastructures
Explores the regional cell approach for ERP integrations to manage data sovereignty, latency, and blast radius.
Technology
Integration Rollout in ERP Infrastructures via Release Rings
An enterprise architecture approach that grows ERP integration flows through controlled rings rather than flipping the core in one shot.
Technology
Test Data Masking Factory for ERP Infrastructures
A repeatable masking pipeline for ERP test environments that preserves realistic data behavior, keeps security intact, and is reproducible.
Technology
An Active-Active Integration Corridor for ERP Infrastructures
An architectural approach focused on resilience and consistency that runs the integration layer active-active without straining the ERP core.
Technology
Designing a Reporting Replica for ERP Infrastructures
An architectural approach that protects the production transactional load while moving reporting and analytics queries onto a separate data surface.
Technology
Reversible Schema Migration Pipeline in ERP Infrastructures
An ERP approach that manages database schema changes through a reversible and observable migration pipeline, without amplifying outage risk.
Technology
An Observability Control Room for ERP Infrastructures
An observability control room approach that gathers ERP-adjacent critical flows not into a single pane but into a single operational language.
Technology
A Message Queue Isolation Corridor in ERP Infrastructures
A message queue isolation approach that separates the integration load between the ERP core and surrounding systems.
Technology
An Idempotent Retry Corridor in ERP Integrations
A retry corridor that prevents repeated calls from producing data inconsistencies and improves resilience in ERP integrations.
Technology
Batch-Window-Free Workflow Architecture in ERP Infrastructures
An architectural approach that converts ERP processes tied to nightly batch windows into event-driven and observable flows.
Technology
Secret Key Distribution Plane in ERP Infrastructures
A central secret key distribution architecture that reduces the burden of secret handling across ERP integrations and batch flows.
Technology
Jump-Host-Free Management Corridor in ERP Infrastructures
An enterprise access architecture that manages privileged access without depending on a single jump server.
Technology
Integration Contract Governance in ERP Modernization
An integration contract approach that protects version, ownership, and change boundaries of services around the ERP.
Technology
Active-Passive Disaster Recovery for ERP Infrastructure
The fundamentals of building a realistic active-passive recovery model for ERP systems, covering data consistency, network routing, and operational roles.
Technology
Integration DMZ Pattern in ERP Infrastructures
An approach for collecting partner and external service integrations in a secure intermediate layer without exposing ERP core systems directly.
Technology
Integration DMZ Design in ERP Infrastructures
An integration DMZ approach for connecting ERP systems to external services in a secure and manageable way.
Technology
Data Replication Layer in ERP Modernization
A data replication layer design approach for distributing the integration load without disrupting the ERP core.
Technology
Privileged Access Segmentation in ERP Systems
A network and access segmentation approach that reduces standing broad permissions when administering ERP core systems.
Technology
Event-Driven Architecture in ERP Integrations
A guide to building a resilient, observable, and loosely coupled integration architecture around enterprise ERP systems.
Technology
What I Learned Developing ERP: Much More Than Code
Working on a manufacturing ERP for over 5 years, I learned that software architecture is actually organizational flow. Here's why we need to focus on much more.