WBSRocks: Scaling Growth with AI, Enterprise Software, and Digital Transformation
WBSRocks podcast features in-depth conversations on AI-enabled business models, customer experience, digital transformation, supply chain, eCommerce, industry 4.0, and enterprise software categories such as CRM, ERP, or analytics suites. The purpose of the show is to help CFOs, COOs, CEOs, and business owners with their daily commercial, operational, or financial challenges by taking a deep dive into business cases and processes, technology strategy and architecture, transformation initiatives, and business models. The show also offers an independent analysis of technology trends, various enterprise software vendors and solutions, and their mergers and acquisitions. Subscribe today to stay on top of digital transformation trends!
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WBSP901: Scale Growth by Understanding The ERP Demo Illusion: How to Spot What Vendors Don’t Show You, an Objective Panel Review
Most ERP demonstrations are designed to showcase the software in its best possible light, but they rarely reflect the complexities organizations encounter during real-world implementation and daily operations. Carefully scripted scenarios, poli...
WBSP900: Scale Growth by Understanding AI & Data Architecture Considerations in ERP Selection, an Objective Panel Review
ERP selection is no longer just a matter of comparing features. It is fundamentally an architectural decision that influences implementation success, reporting quality, operational scalability, and long-term business performance. While many org...
WBSP899: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Make-to-Order Manufacturing ERP Systems In 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
Make-to-order manufacturers operate with a production model in which manufacturing begins only after a confirmed customer order is received, requiring close coordination across quoting, planning, procurement, production, and fulfillment. Unlike...
WBSP898: Scale Growth by Understanding Datarails’ Capabilities, an Objective Panel Review
Selecting a modern FP&A platform such as Datarails is no longer simply a budgeting or software decision. It is an architectural choice that influences forecasting agility, data governance, cross-functional collaboration, and executive visib...
WBSP897: Scale Growth by Understanding How to Write ERP Project Objectives, an Objective Panel Review
ERP projects rarely fail because of the technology itself. More often, they fail because success was never clearly defined from the outset. Broad objectives such as improving efficiency or modernizing systems may sound compelling, but they freq...
WBSP896: Scale Growth by Learning the Top ERP Systems for Service centric Industries In 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
Service-centric organizations operate with business models that are fundamentally different from those of product-based companies, requiring ERP systems designed around people, projects, contracts, subscriptions, customer relationships, and fin...
WBSP895: Scale Growth by Understanding Campfire AI-Native ERP and How It Eliminates the Month-End Grind and Automates Finance, an Objective Panel Review
Finance organizations are under increasing pressure to deliver faster insights and support better decision-making, yet many still depend on fragmented systems, manual reconciliations, and static reporting that prolong month-end close cycles and...
WBSP894: Scale Growth by Understanding Fulfil.IO’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Review
Many growing eCommerce businesses reach a point where their existing software can no longer keep pace with increasing operational complexity. Lightweight applications often lack the capabilities needed to support higher order volumes, expanding...
WBSP893: Scale Growth by Learning the Top ERP Systems for Product-centric Industries In 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
Product-centric organizations operate in an environment where inventory, supply chain execution, and operational efficiency directly influence profitability. Unlike service-based businesses, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, ...
WBSP892: Scale Growth by Understanding AI for Manufacturers and its Practical ERP Use Cases Without a Costly System Reset, an Objective Panel Review
Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to adopt AI, yet many find it difficult to distinguish practical opportunities from market hype. In this webinar, we explore what AI actually looks like within a manufacturing ERP environment and wher...
WBSP891: Scale Growth by Understanding How to Save 30% on ERP Selection Costs Through ERP RFPs, an Objective Panel Review
Most ERP initiatives struggle not because of technology limitations but because of misalignment among business stakeholders, IT, and software vendors. Organizations often move too quickly into product demonstrations without establishing structu...
WBSP890: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Plastic Extrusion ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
Plastic extrusion manufacturers operate in an environment with unique operational requirements that distinguish them from many other manufacturing sectors. Complex production scheduling, process manufacturing workflows, specialized bills of mat...
WBSP889: Scale Growth by Understanding When Manufacturers Outgrowing QuickBooks Must Move to ERP, an Objective Panel Review
Many manufacturers relying on QuickBooks and spreadsheets believe their current systems are sufficient until growth begins to expose underlying operational constraints. Inventory inaccuracies increase, purchasing becomes more reactive, and disc...
WBSP888: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - May 2026, Ep 62, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week's enterprise software developments continued to emphasize AI-driven automation, cloud partnerships, and operational intelligence across the enterprise. HUMAN Security expanded its agentic visibility capabilities for marketing and comm...
WBSP887: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Machinery Manufacturing ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
Machinery manufacturing is among the most operationally complex segments of the ERP market, with business requirements varying significantly across OEMs, component manufacturers, distributors, field service organizations, and equipment rental c...
WBSP886: Scale Growth by Understanding How to Modernize Ontario Automotive Operations with EDI and ERP Alignment, an Objective Panel Review
Automotive manufacturers and suppliers are under growing pressure to improve speed, accuracy, and compliance while managing increasingly complex supply chains. Yet many organizations continue to rely on fragmented systems and manual processes t...
WBSP885: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - May 2026, Ep 61, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week's enterprise software developments highlight continued momentum around AI, customer experience, enterprise integration, and cloud modernization. People.ai rebranded as Backstory, while Sage expanded Sage Intacct Advisory and introduce...
WBSP884: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Apparel Manufacturing ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
The apparel manufacturing industry represents one of the most operationally diverse segments in the ERP landscape, making software selection significantly more complex than comparing feature lists alone. Custom apparel manufacturers, fashion br...
WBSP883: Scale Growth by Understanding DOSS’ Capabilities, an Objective Panel Review
Many growing commerce and retail businesses reach a point where adding new applications improves speed but also creates operational complexity. Fragmented data, inconsistent inventory visibility, manual reconciliations, and reporting gaps often...
WBSP882: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - May 2026, Ep 60, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week's enterprise software announcements highlight continued investment in AI, workflow automation, customer engagement, and business application expansion. Exclaimer introduced an integration with Workday to streamline employee communicat...
WBSP881: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Food & Beverage ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
Selecting the right ERP for a food and beverage business requires a deeper evaluation than simply comparing features. In this episode, we rank the top food and beverage ERP systems for 2026 by first defining the diverse businesses that make up ...
WBSP880: Scale Growth by Understanding How to Audit Your Business Processes, an Objective Panel Review
Most organizations develop workflows gradually as teams expand, business requirements change, and new systems are introduced. Along the way, undocumented processes, manual workarounds, duplicate data entry, and unclear ownership often emerge wi...
WBSP879: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - May 2026, Ep 59, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week’s enterprise software developments highlight the continued expansion of AI, workflow automation, and ecosystem connectivity across CRM, marketing, operations, and enterprise applications. Copado introduced Agentia, a Salesforce-first ...
WBSP878: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Non-Profit ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
Not-for-profit organizations represent one of the most diverse and operationally complex segments of the ERP market, making software selection far more nuanced than in many commercial industries. Before evaluating the top not-for-profit ERP sys...
WBSP877: Scale Growth by Understanding the Best Practices of Connecting Shopify to Acumatica ERP, an Objective Panel Review
As e-commerce operations scale, managing orders, inventory, financials, and customer data across disconnected systems becomes increasingly difficult. In this webinar, we explore how integrating Shopify with Acumatica ERP helps eliminate data si...
