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Field notes on choosing, implementing and running Odoo and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- ERP for the banking industry: what fits beside the coreAn ERP for the banking industry belongs beside the core system, as the corporate back office.21 min read
- Demo Odoo: what to test before you commitOpening the shared demo puts you in a shared database that lasts only a few hours and opens as admin.21 min read
- Odoo accounting software: what it covers and where it stopsOdoo Accounting can serve as the general ledger for a 20 to 100 person company in the US or Canada. It stops short of several filings buyers expect QuickBooks Online or Xero to finish.27 min read
- WMS software: ERP-native module or standalone systemA distributor of 30 to 100 people can run the warehouse inside the ERP it already licenses when the documented setups cover the floor.18 min read
- Accounting software for oil and gas: when an ERP fitsJoint interest billing, AFE cutback, and revenue distribution are the jobs that separate oil and gas accounting from a normal ledger.25 min read
- Free accounting software in Canada: what you get and when to moveMost Canadian businesses must register for GST/HST once worldwide taxable supplies pass CAD 30,000 in a single calendar quarter or across four consecutive calendar quarters, under the Canada…26 min read
- CRM modules: which ones a 20 to 100 person company needsCRM modules are the parts of the system each role owns: pipeline for sellers, quotes for sales operations, cases for service, work orders for dispatch, and journeys for marketing.26 min read
- ERP tech: when a software company needs oneA software or IT services firm needs an ERP when more than 25 people must use the books, when subscriptions and project billing no longer share one ledger, or when a license, implementation…23 min read
- CRM and order management systems: one platform or twoKeep the quote and the order in one platform when price and stock must match the warehouse.23 min read
- Difference between CRM and ERP: which to buy firstCRM and ERP do different jobs: a CRM system manages contacts, pipeline, and service, and an ERP runs finance, inventory, purchasing, and the ledger on a shared database, with finance as the system…18 min read
- Free inventory management software for small businessIf you sell from one site, with one person on stock and under 50 sales orders a month, Zoho Inventory Free is the usable free tier as of October 2026.25 min read
- Sage vs QuickBooks: which fits a growing companySage 50 and QuickBooks can both carry a company through the next twelve months, and they run out of room for different reasons.22 min read