If your ERP forces you to “patch” with spreadsheets, each integration is delayed and an upgrade involves slowing down the operation, it stopped being an asset and started to slow down.
Today, modernizing the ERP is no longer a purely technical decision: it is a way to gain agility and control, especially if approached with a platform and product approach and a reliable integration layer.
It doesn't always have to be completely replaced: integrate, modernize by modules or migrate gradually can accelerate results and potentially reduce TCO and risk, depending on the case and scope.
This article details 5 objective signs of obsolescence ERP, proposes actionable routes And sample How Weavee connects ICG ERP and Microsoft Dynamics 365 with e-commerce, CRM and WMS for automate, scale and reinforce security without traumatic redesigns.
Common symptoms: manual accounting closures, reconciliation in Excel, re-entry of orders between systems, misalignment between physical and digital stock. This results in errors, delays and loss of traceability.
What to do: prioritize end-to-end automation in critical flows (order → ERP → WMS → logistics → tracking → CRM), reducing manual manipulation and data latency. The literature shows that, with an approach of platform and product for ERP, organizations They improve times and costs by governing integrations and capabilities by value, instead of making poorly controlled “big bangs”.
How Weavee can help you: Weavee provides connectors and orchestration to integrate ERP, e-commerce and CRM with real-time monitoring, dashboards and alerts (without requiring tailor-made developments). You can review the approach for WooCommerce and the service of Universal Connection, aimed at connecting “any system” with business rules and transformations.
Symptoms: Heterogeneous APIs, fragile middleware, data duplication, “patches” that fail on Black Friday.
What to do: Quit the “spaghetti of integrations” and adopt composable architecture With a integration platform. McKinsey's “ERP platform play” proposes map capabilities, decouple and modernize by value, avoiding large high-risk bets. According to the slogan McKinsey & Company, this Usually shorten Time-to-Value and It can reduce incidents if integration and observability are centralized.
How Weavee helps: omnichannel architecture VTEX + Weavee In Latin America it synchronizes catalogs, inventories and orders —including connections with Microsoft Dynamics— and was designed for Don't duplicate efforts in operating flows. Applied beyond VTEX, the principle is the same: to standardize connectors and rules, and to concentrate control.
Symptoms: disruptive upgrades, frozen versions, manual patches, fear of touching production.
What to do: evaluate Cloud ERP and a progressive transition with governance. In the article”Cloud ERP: Strategies for Successful Implementation”, Gartner distinguishes Cloud ERP from traditional ERP: the Vendor manages technology and infrastructure (single line of code, UI and proprietary data model) and delivery frequent updates, what tends to reduce maintenance effort and the risk of upgrades.
How Weavee helps: When trading on Microsoft Azure, Weavee provides an integration layer elastic and safe: authentication with Azure Sign In ID, managing secrets with Azure Key Vault and data with Azure Cosmos DB; encryption in transit (TLS/HTTPS) and At rest. this Minimizes interruptions in peaks when scaling integration and monitoring without touching the transactional core.
Symptoms: there is no 360° view of customers, inventory or orders; delayed reports; decisions with partial data.
What to do: unify ERP + e-commerce + CRM + WMS and expose reliable data to analytics. La official documentation for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance emphasizes reporting/analytics and more agile financial processes, helping to mitigate information fragmentation when integration is consistent (and is governed by data domains). In addition, the Release Waves Periodically add planned functional improvements that can be gradually incorporated.
How Weavee helps: integrates Dynamics 365 And ICG ERP with channels and back-office without redesigning everything. The specific service for ICG ERP and retail content explains how to model flows and monitor them from a central panel.
Symptoms: licenses, support, integrations, Customizations, infrastructure and growing “fire extinguishers”.
What to do: Calculate the TCO with explicit methodology: direct + indirect costs to 5—10 years (acquisition, implementation, operation, maintenance, training, interruptions, evolution). The guides of NetSuite upon ERP TCO and Cloud TCO explain concepts, horizons and comparable components for decision-making. NetSuite+1
How Weavee helps: by standardizing connectors and orchestrating flows, You can reduce certain indirect costs (e.g., maintaining integrations and reworks) and give predictability to the roadmap. To quantify scenarios, you can use studies Forrester TEI (sponsored) about Dynamics 365 Finance or summaries IDC About value in SAP HANA Cloud like methodological input (always clarifying biases and conditions).
When the “core” works but integrations or UX fail, the selective modernization (limit Customizations, standardize integrations, strengthen governance) accelerates value capture and avoids “big bangs”. El platform and product approach helps to prioritize by impact/value.
With Cloud ERP, the vendor manages the technical layer and the cadence of updates. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance details financial and analytical capabilities, and publishes Release Waves with planned functionalities—useful for planning phased adoption. Gartner provides the Cloud ERP conceptual framework. To support business cases, TEI Sponsored by Forrester About Dynamics they offer results potentials in composite scenarios (use them as a reference, not as a promise).
If you need Move fast without turning off the operation, Weavee connects ERP (ICG/Dynamics/SAP/NetSuite/Odoo) with e-commerce, CRM and WMS. In retail, our architecture VTEX + Weavee synchronizes inventories and orders —including integration with Microsoft Dynamics— with a focus on governance and central monitoring. At the security level, the platform is based on Azure (Enter ID, Key Vault, Cosmos DB) with MFA and TLS.
Update the ERP It's not (only) change system: is Change the operating flow with which your business produces value.
The five signs—manual processes, fragile integrations, painful upgrades, lack of visibility, and uncontrolled TCO—are best addressed with composable architecture, governance and a strong integration layer.
With Weavee, you can integrate ICG ERP or Dynamics 365 (and others) with your channels and back-office for automate, scale and reinforce security without holding back your growth.
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