Months ago, when resellers talked about Sage Intacct Manufacturing it was with all the enthusiasm people use in describing having to buy retread tires. This month, the reaction was much more positive—that Sage has a way to go, but the product is much improved and has promise.

This month’s giant flare up at the community Summit about the future of Dynamics GP will probably have very predictable results. Everyone knew that GP has a limited future.

Oracle executives statement emphatically that companies are increasingly opting to utlize multiple clouds. “Most customers use multiple clouds,” Oracle founder and chief executive director Larry Ellison said during this week’s Oracle Cloud World conference.