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!
Episodes
886 episodes
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...
WBSP876: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - May 2026, Ep 58, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week’s enterprise software developments highlight the accelerating convergence of AI, automation, and platform consolidation across multiple technology categories. Reshift Media launched Franify to help franchise organizations modernize ma...
WBSP875: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Pharma ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
The pharmaceutical industry encompasses a wide range of business models, making ERP selection a highly strategic decision that extends well beyond feature comparisons. Before evaluating the top pharmaceutical ERP systems in 2026, it is essentia...
WBSP874: Scale Growth by Understanding Abacum’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Review
Selecting a modern FP&A platform has evolved far beyond a simple budgeting or forecasting decision. Today, it represents a strategic investment that influences forecasting agility, data governance, cross-functional collaboration, and execut...
WBSP873: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - Apr 2026, Ep 57, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week’s enterprise software developments reflect continued momentum around AI enablement, industry partnerships, customer experience innovation, and strategic acquisitions. ECI Software Solutions and In Time Tec announced a collaboration to...
WBSP872: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Medical Device ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
The medical device industry encompasses a diverse range of business models, including consumable manufacturers, distributors, capital equipment providers, and service-focused organizations, each with distinct operational and regulatory requirem...
WBSP871: Scale Growth by Understanding Advanced Planning and Scheduling: Finite vs. Infinite, an Objective Panel Review
Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) can be a powerful tool for manufacturers, but its success depends on disciplined implementation and a clear understanding of its role within the broader operational landscape. In this session, we explore w...
WBSP870: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - Apr 2026, Ep 56, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week’s enterprise software developments highlight how vendors are accelerating investments in AI, automation, connectivity, and operational intelligence across the enterprise technology stack. Zapier and Rillet connected general ledger pro...
WBSP869: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Aerospace And Defense ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
The aerospace and defense ERP market remains one of the most complex and highly regulated segments of enterprise software in 2026. However, evaluating ERP solutions in this space requires a clear understanding of the diverse business models tha...
WBSP868: Scale Growth by Understanding How to Select an Independent ERP Consulting Firm, an Objective Panel Review
Selecting the right ERP system begins long before software demonstrations or vendor evaluations—it starts with selecting the right advisor. While many consulting firms position themselves as independent, their implementation partnerships, resel...
WBSP867: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - Apr 2026, Ep 55, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week’s enterprise software developments further demonstrate how rapidly vendors are embedding agentic AI, governed automation, and composable data architectures into core enterprise workflows. Rootstock Software strengthened its manufactur...
WBSP866: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Automotive ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
The automotive ERP market remains one of the most operationally complex and ecosystem-driven segments within enterprise software in 2026, making ERP selection highly dependent on business model alignment, manufacturing architecture, and supplie...
WBSP865: Scale Growth by Understanding How to Make Legacy Data SAP-Ready, an Objective Panel Review
Modernizing SAP environments requires far more than executing a software upgrade or signing a new licensing agreement. Organizations migrating to SAP S/4HANA or consolidating multiple regional ERP systems into SAP often face significant risks t...
WBSP864: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - Apr 2026, Ep 54, an Objective Panel Discussion
This week’s enterprise software announcements further confirm that the market is rapidly converging around agentic AI, semantic intelligence, and autonomous workflow orchestration. Blue Yonder introduced new AI agents and mobile applications ai...
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WBSP863: Scale Growth by Learning the Top Construction ERP Systems in 2026 w/ Sam Gupta
The construction ERP market remains one of the most fragmented and industry-specific segments within enterprise software, making ERP selection particularly challenging in 2026. Before evaluating the top construction ERP systems, organizations m...
