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The Future of ERP on IBM iTim Mears, Business Development System i Europe, Infor
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Agenda• Who are Infor?• What are IBM i users saying?• The future of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) on IBM i• So what does this mean for the IBM i community?
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Who Are Infor?
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Where we have come from?
• Founded in 2002• Highly acquisitive growth to 2006• Consolidation to 2010• System i Division created 2008
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Transformation
2002-2007 2007-2010 December 2010 Today
Product Assessment
NewStrategy
R&DInvestment
New Management Team
Innovation PhaseConsolidation
Integration
Infor 10
Infor 10x
2011
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We are the largest IBM i ISV in the world
19,000 customers on IBM i solutions
from Infor
$2.8 billion revenue
95+ countries 3rd largest application vendor
in the world
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System i in UKI• Mainly ‘IBM Midmarket’ sized clients
• Key IBM i solutions• MAPICS (Infor XA)• BPCS (Infor LX)• JBA (System21)
• Wide Industry coverage but certainly• Discrete Manufacturing• Process especially Food & Beverage• Wholesale/Distribution
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What are IBM i users saying?Infor’s EMEA System i Survey 2013 was carried out during March and April 2013 with over a thousand manager or higher decision-makers invited to participate.
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Declining skill base
When asked whether attracting and retaining critical IT skills was becoming a problem, over half of respondents agreed.
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Mystified about the cloud?
Results suggest that System i users are unsure as to how the cloud computing model could be applicable to them.
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Green Screen
The vast majority of those experiencing issues with appearance or user interface were running early versions of the operating system.
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90% of users appear to plan further investment in the platform:
When asked about four possible areas for investment: Reporting and Analytics, Additional Functionality, Going Mobile, and 24x7 High Availability, 90% of respondents indicated at least one area was either a need or a priority for investment.
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The Future of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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Infor innovation investment areas
Internet architecture
Specialised by industry
Creating Experiences People Love
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Infor 10xUser Experience
Infor 10xTechnology Platform
Infor 10xCompliant /
Enabled Applications
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Internet architecture
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Internet
Standards-based and Loosely Coupled
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Infor ION
Business VaultAnalytics | Reporting | Search | In-context BI
Infor ERP Infor PLM
MotionCloud
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Infor ION enables you to…• Connect your applications
• Infor and non-Infor - on premise and in the Cloud
• Loosely-coupled - standards-based (OAGIS)
• Manage your business processes• Cross application workflows
• Automation
• Monitor the enterprise• Real-time Proactive exception management
• Push alerts to local and remote users
• Report across the enterprise• Real-time reporting and analytics
• Infor delivered content
Business VaultAnalytics | Reporting | Search | In-context BI
Infor ERP Infor PLM
MotionCloud
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Creating Experiences People LoveLetting users work the way they liveBeauty as a Competence
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DesignersInformation architects
ArtistsStorytellers
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Drill to Sales Order Drill to Sales Order
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@productionhelpdesk: Working on critical order for Ford -- just noticed this drop off in
production. What can we do?
Drill toCustomer:000016SalesOrder:200000163Part:00001100512Plant:P0023
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@maintenancehelpdesk: Maintenance team, I am guessing we must have some maintenance
planned at this plant and that is why production drops off. Any ideas?
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Drill toPart:00001100512PlanningBoard:0023 PlanningBoard:0023
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Fantastic – I will let the customer know! Thanks for the incredibly fast response.
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What if you could be…
InformedProactiveMobile Collaborative In-ContextSocial Connected
Would it change the way you work?
(and would you keep your IBM i?)
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So What Does This Mean For The IBM i Community?
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Why IBM i?
#1 business computing platform
in banking
250,000 machines in use today
40 to 50% reduction in
IT Costs
Strong roadmap published to 2025
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The future of ERP on IBM i
Continuing functional enhancement
System of engagement
Modern system architecture
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Who can benefit?IBM i Ecosystem
Whole Community In-House Apps Other IBM i ERP
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