itSHOWCASE

At the recent Twickenham itSHOWCASE Alix spoke with Steve, Regional VP at Epicor; industry-specific ERP software tailored for manufacturing, distribution, retail, and building supply industries.

Alix and Steve spoke on the podcast about their new feature innovation Ascend that will ensure all traditional manufacturers can work with all processes away from on-premises servers, and how to manage this big decision for them.

He spoke about the 'skills' gap, as AI agents take over the 'grunt work' of data entry - leaving a skill space for the next generation.

Get the lowdown on itSHOWCASE and our forthcoming events at https://itshowcase.co.uk/

This show is produced by James Marriott from our podcast partners Sound Media: https://wearesoundmedia.com/

Podcast recorded at itSHOWCASE Twickenham, March 2026

At the recent Twickenham itSHOWCASE Alix spoke with Alistair Sloan, marketing executive at Thinc - ERP provider and software solutions for business.

Alix and Alistair talked all things ERP, taking steps in bite-sized wins, about not getting stuck in the day-to-day of monotonous spreadsheets and making processes easier.

He mentioned marketing to busy finance leaders as a 'safe pair of hands' and getting them off that business treadmill...

Get the lowdown on itSHOWCASE and our forthcoming events at https://itshowcase.co.uk/

This show is produced by James Marriott from our podcast partners Sound Media: https://wearesoundmedia.com/

Podcast recorded at itSHOWCASE Twickenham, March 2026

At the itSHOWCASE in Sheffield, James spoke to Business Development Manager at X3 Consulting, Liam Mooney. X3 Consulting is one of the Premier ERP partners for Sage X3 and Sage Intact.

Liam spoke about the biggest barriers to successful ERP implementation - employees resistance to change, weak communication from leaders in the business and teaching them to embrace newer technology - such as ERP on the Cloud.

James asked Liam about the fast induction of Cloud technology, and how some are slow to embrace industry 4.0...

Get the lowdown on itSHOWCASE and our forthcoming events at https://itshowcase.co.uk/

This show is produced by James Marriott from our podcast partners Sound Media: https://wearesoundmedia.com/

Podcast recorded at itSHOWCASE Sheffield, February 2025

At the recent Leeds itSHOWCASE we sat down with Anthony Payne who with his 28 years of experience in business software discusses the most common issues faced with approaching ERP and how to make sure they're avoided.

Get the lowdown on itSHOWCASE and our forthcoming events at https://itshowcase.co.uk/

This show is produced and hosted by James Marriott from our podcast partners Sound Media: https://wearesoundmedia.com/

Podcast recorded at itSHOWCASE Leeds October 2024.

At the recent itSHOWCASE in Leeds we managed to get time with Tom McEntee to discuss what are the common barriers faced by SME's when it comes to implementing ERP and how can we possibly overcome them. We also chatted through what ERP has looked like over the last decade and what the future may look like.

Get the lowdown on itSHOWCASE and our forthcoming events at https://itshowcase.co.uk/

This show is produced and hosted by James Marriott from our podcast partners Sound Media: https://wearesoundmedia.com/

Podcast recorded at itSHOWCASE Leeds October 2024.

In this episode, recorded live before itSHOWCASE in Leeds we were joined by Iain Walsh to discuss the keys to preparing a successful software project, Industry 4.0 and digital transformation.

Get the lowdown on itSHOWCASE and our forthcoming events at https://itshowcase.co.uk/

This show is produced and hosted by James Marriott from our podcast partners Sound Media: https://wearesoundmedia.com/

Podcast recorded at itSHOWCASE Leeds October 2024.