If you're a small to midsized business (SMB), purchasing enterprise software through a channel reseller can give you just the right balance of industry expertise, local support, and product capabilities. Today's feature blog post offers you some helpful advice on selecting a channel reseller, and looks at how Microsoft has set up a channel partner model that performs well for SMBs.

How can a famous 12-step program designed to get people to swear off alcohol serve as a model for the ERP selection process? Simple. All you have to do is some judicious word substitutions, and bingo—you're sober, you're in business, and your ERP software does what it's supposed to. See why it works here.

Today's feature white paper offers you a guide to improving your planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Find out how aligning planning best practices with the right software can result in more accurate plans, more timely forecasts, and more effective decision-making.