The Future of ERP on IBMi

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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?


Who Are Infor?


Where we have come from?

• Founded in 2002• Highly acquisitive growth to 2006• Consolidation to 2010• System i Division created 2008


Transformation

2002-2007 2007-2010 December 2010 Today

Product Assessment

NewStrategy

R&DInvestment

New Management Team

Innovation PhaseConsolidation

Integration

Infor 10

Infor 10x

2011


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


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


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.

Video

http://www.inforsystemi.com/survey/video.php


Declining skill base

When asked whether attracting and retaining critical IT skills was becoming a problem, over half of respondents agreed.


Mystified about the cloud?

Results suggest that System i users are unsure as to how the cloud computing model could be applicable to them.


Green Screen

The vast majority of those experiencing issues with appearance or user interface were running early versions of the operating system.


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.


The Future of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)


Infor innovation investment areas

Internet architecture

Specialised by industry

Creating Experiences People Love


Infor 10xUser Experience

Infor 10xTechnology Platform

Infor 10xCompliant /

Enabled Applications


Internet architecture


Internet

Standards-based and Loosely Coupled


Infor ION

Business VaultAnalytics | Reporting | Search | In-context BI

Infor ERP Infor PLM

MotionCloud


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


Creating Experiences People LoveLetting users work the way they liveBeauty as a Competence


DesignersInformation architects

ArtistsStorytellers



Drill to Sales Order Drill to Sales Order



@productionhelpdesk: Working on critical order for Ford -- just noticed this drop off in

production. What can we do?

Drill toCustomer:000016SalesOrder:200000163Part:00001100512Plant:P0023



@maintenancehelpdesk: Maintenance team, I am guessing we must have some maintenance

planned at this plant and that is why production drops off. Any ideas?


Drill toPart:00001100512PlanningBoard:0023 PlanningBoard:0023



Fantastic – I will let the customer know! Thanks for the incredibly fast response.



What if you could be…

InformedProactiveMobile Collaborative In-ContextSocial Connected

Would it change the way you work?

(and would you keep your IBM i?)


So What Does This Mean For The IBM i Community?


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


The future of ERP on IBM i

Continuing functional enhancement

System of engagement

Modern system architecture


Who can benefit?IBM i Ecosystem

Whole Community In-House Apps Other IBM i ERP

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