Will expensive, complex, hard to deploy legacy ERP applications finally expire and be replaced by less expensive, easy to use, nimble applications that live in the cloud? We invite you to find out.

Will expensive, complex, hard to deploy legacy ERP applications finally expire and be replaced by less expensive, easy to use, nimble applications that live in the cloud? We invite you to find out.

The demise of ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning, has long been rumored as a new generation of cloud based applications and platforms have emerged in the marketplace. On premise ERP solutions dominated the landscape in an era of manufacturing, but now we live in a world changed by a services-based economy. The advent of “the Cloud” has raised the question again: Will this be the end of ERP as we knew it?

Traditional ERP is expensive, challenging to deploy, and often hard to use. New cloud offerings are purported to be nimble, easy to use, and much cheaper—often offering a low monthly fee as opposed to a huge capital expenditure. But if old ERP does die, what will really take its place? Will cloud applications be able to handle the complexity of financial, HR, and supply chain needs? Is pay as you go really cheaper? What about security? How will service outages handled?

Please join us for a dynamic and interactive evening as we hear from distinguished thought leaders on the potential death of ERP. We’ll explore whether the ERP’s death has been greatly exaggerated or if it’s real and what’s replacing it. (Mourning attire not required).

Speaker:

Gary Cole

Managing Director

Accenture

Human Capital Management Solutions

A Managing Director (Partner) in Accenture’s Human Capital Management Solutions practice, Gary has 19 years of HR Transformation and HR Systems Implementation experience with a focus on large scale global engagements. He is currently responsible for Accenture’s practice covering HRIT Strategy and Software Selection, HR Systems Delivery, and Emerging Technologies including Workday. Prior to taking his current cloud-focused role, he was part of Accenture’s PeopleSoft North America leadership team.

Panelists:

Andy Schlei

Vice President
Information Technology

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Andy directs Sony Pictures’s Application Development and Maintenance organization, overseeing operation of 180 applications, driving quality service delivery to all lines of business, and building operations on ITIL-based, data-driven processes. He is responsible for overall service delivery strategy, balancing process-focused, highly off-shore leveraged staffing with high end-user demand. Prior to taking this position, he directed operation and support of Sony Pictures’ global financial, human resource, talent payment, and procurement applications. Andy joined Sony Pictures in 2005. Prior to joining Sony Pictures, Andy was a Partner in IBM’s Global Business Services group, which he joined as part of IBM’s acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting.

Steve Phillpott

CIO

HGST (a Western Digital Company)

HGST(a Western Digital Company) is a leading provider of storage for the increased demands of the next generation of storage needs to support Cloud, Big Data, Social and Mobile. Prior to joining HGST, Mr. Phillpott was CIO for Amylin Pharmaceuticals, a leading provider of drugs for the treatment of Diabetes. Steve was previously the CIO of Proflowers.com, a high volume e-commerce retailer and the VP of IT for Global Enterprise Applications at Invitrogen(now Life Technologies Corp). Prior to that, he held various leadership positions at companies including Memec(Avnet), Gateway and Qualcomm. Mr. Phillpott received his BS in Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and has his MBA in Technology Management.

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