LEGACY ERP MIGRATION

In the Sikich ERP practice, we often help companies abandon legacy, green-screen solutions, and adopt powerful, modern solutions in the cloud on their journey to digital transformation. We help you build a business case for change, choose a solution that fits the way the company works, and perform the implementation for you. We know how to make this journey efficient and outcome-driven based on your goals and requirements.

WORKING WITH US

Sikich has experience taking companies off green-screen solutions, homegrown solutions, and a host of other unsupported, on-premise solutions that could jeopardize the future of your company. Our solution experts often have decades of industry experience to help you break free from the status quo. Our Sikich experts will help you embrace modern, flexible, and intuitive ERP solutions that will optimize your operations, empower your employees, engage your customers, and transform your offering.
Our team can help you with all aspects of your migration, from data migration to enterprise infrastructure and security. We help you understand the solution and how to apply it to your business best so that it fits with your processes and global operations. You’ve been using your legacy solution for a long time, and we don’t take that for granted. The change management aspect of the project is just as important to us as the design and deployment, and we partner with you throughout the life-cycle of your solution.

Case Study: PLANAR

Find out how Sikich helped high-tech company Planar Systems, Inc. migrate off their legacy AS400 solution to select and implement Microsoft Dynamics AX as its enterprise resource planning software system.

What You Can Expect

Leaving legacy ERP behind does not have to mean unwelcome disruption for your people and processes. Our team of experts will help you tackle all the major obstacles holding you back from migrating off your legacy solution for a smooth, low-risk approach to business transformation.

DATA MIGRATION

We help you securely migrate your data from your legacy solution to your new platform.

INFRASTRUCTURE

We help you assess your current environment and prepare for the cloud.

SECURITY

Ensure the solution is secure from all angles.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

We’ll make sure your users are ready and able to adapt your new solution.

IMPLEMENTATION

We handle everything from integrations to customizations.

SUPPORT

You can count on us to provide support throughout your solution’s life-cycle.

“We’re so glad that we brought Sikich in. The experience that they gave us and the help that they gave us is irreplaceable when you’re talking about migrating all of your data, all of your information from a very antiquated operating system into a cloud-based system, it can be a little bit intimidating. They were eager to get into the nitty-gritty with us and figure out; this system can do for us. In my opinion, we succeeded greatly, and we did not miss a beat.”

Manufacturing, Senior Director

OPPORTUNITIES NOT TO BE MISSED

Is your ERP system delivering value to the business, or is it merely part of the status quo—the way things are done? Technology, including ERP, should not be an end in itself. It needs to support your company’s vision and strategy. If your solution is highly customized, difficult to update and manage, or experiences latency, which frustrates users and slows production, it’s time for an overhaul.

ATTRACT TALENT

Modernize your systems with flexible, intuitive solutions that will help attract and retain the right talent.

COMPETITIVE EDGE

Connect to IoT, VR, and AR to facilitate innovative engineering and product development.

EMPOWER EMPLOYEES

Make better, faster decisions across organizations with real-time data that users can get their hands-on.

MOBILITY

Anytime, anywhere access to ERP capabilities and data.

SO LONG, LEGACY ERP

RESOURCE DRAIN

Some companies customize their older ERP systems to a very high degree as their requirements change. Over time, these customizations become less and less effective as the software becomes more challenging to update and manage, and the effort to keep it aligned with the business never lessens. Integrations of older ERP systems with other software or data sources can also become unmanageable and unreliable or present security vulnerabilities.

COMPLIANCE NIGHTMARE

Since your initial ERP implementation, the mandates of regulatory compliance impacting your business have likely changed and have become more complex and stringent. New regulations for recognizing revenue, managing and securing sensitive data, and other aspects of your operation need to be reflected in the ERP infrastructure, or you may be at risk for penalties and a loss in brand equity. Not all older ERP systems can keep up with contemporary compliance frameworks.

BUSINESS RISK

Both the company’s custom-built systems and vendor-provided solutions can become legacy ERP. Many trends and events can come together to devolve a once-promising software product. Sometimes, staff turnover and the loss of specialized expertise leaves software created in-house without support. Similarly, vendors stop providing updates and service plans for older products. Security vulnerabilities and performance issues that cannot quickly be addressed are another indicator of legacy ERP and the need for a fresh start.