Enterprise Architecture

This category contains articles related to enterprise architecture concepts. It touches enterprise architecture from many different perspectives including the conceptual understanding of the architecture, systems that need to be part of the architecture, and integration issues with best-of-breed architecture.

Top 10 Large CRMs In 2025

Large companies, like other market segments, have specific needs that call for specialized capabilities. As they move beyond the mid-market segment, these organizations must unify their global workloads within a single system to enable cohesive governance and effective global planning. Their workflows and security needs often involve multiple approval stages and layered access controls, which …

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Top 10 Mid-Sized CRMs In 2025

Mid-market companies, like any other market segment, have distinct complexities that require tailored CRM capabilities. Having outgrown small business CRMs, they now face challenges that were less relevant in their earlier stages. This realization allows them to justify a larger implementation budget to address obstacles hindering growth. At this stage, the focus often shifts to …

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Top 10 CRMs For Small Businesses In 2025

As smaller businesses outgrow the startup phase, they often need to consolidate data silos. But, with their limited budgets (and somewhat misaligned functions), complete consolidation may be challenging at this stage. Unlike startups, which generally struggle to build a consistent go-to-market strategy due to their limited customer base, smaller businesses commonly have a relatively streamlined …

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Top 10 CRMs For Startups In 2025

CRMs are often the first software that startups adopt, though their scope varies. For some companies, a CRM primarily tracks customer interactions, while for others, it serves to drive revenue. Generally, startup organizations tend to be lean, with minimal layers of management. Sales territories and compensation structures are usually flexible, as early-stage startups may lack …

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Top 10 EAM Systems In 2024

Similar to other horizontally overlapping categories transcending industries, the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) category is broad, covering a range of solutions, some integrated with hardware vendors while others deeply buried inside ERP systems. The range of use cases might differ based on the industries – and the asset types tracked. For example, in real estate …

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Top 10 Marketing Automation Systems In 2024

Marketing Automation. The noisiest category ever – due to lower barriers to entry. Generally, falling within the CRM systems category, specifically handling upstream marketing efforts. One key component is email marketing, but they also include SMS marketing and omnichannel capabilities, often integrating with CMS. Whether embedding widgets on websites through a CMS within the marketing …

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Top 10 Field Service Systems in 2024

Unlike most other industries, field service industries have their own “personalities,” with varying business processes depending upon the micro-vertical. An example of these micro-verticals could be traditional field service categories such as appliance repair – or home cleaning (think field workers carrying mobile devices!). However, they could also be the field service department intertwined with …

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Top 10 Plastic Extrusion ERP Systems In 2024

Plastic extrusion companies. Used in various industries such as construction, automotive, aerospace, medical, packaging, consumer goods, electronics, and agriculture, they specialize in the manufacturing process called plastic extrusion. Because of its material efficiency, continuous production, and minimal post-processing needs, it differs from other manufacturing companies. The business model could be B2B or B2C. In the …

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IFS vs Odoo ERP Independent Review 2024

Similar to other upper mid-market ERP solutions like Infor LN, QAD, or Sage X3, IFS boasts extensive functionality that is tailored for companies that are heavy in asset and field service operations. On the other hand, Odoo caters to smaller companies transitioning from QuickBooks or Xero, streamlining operations from various add-ons, spreadsheets, and applications. IFS …

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Epicor Kinetic vs Odoo ERP Independent Review 2024

Epicor Kinetic boasts a sophisticated data model, particularly surpassing entry-level ERP systems like Acumatica or NetSuite. On the other hand, Odoo caters to smaller companies transitioning from QuickBooks or Xero, streamlining operations from various add-ons, spreadsheets, and applications. Epicor Kinetic is positioned for companies in the $50M – $750M revenue range and it also has …

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