Enterprise Software Express TL;DR – Issue 55

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Welcome to the latest Enterprise Software Express – TL;DR!

Here’s all the latest mid-market industry news you didn’t have time to read since our last issue.

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AI Doesn’t Sleep. Can Your ERP Practice Compete With That?

ChatGPT can now walk clients through the same routine troubleshooting that once justified a support call, forcing ERP consultants to rethink what they’re actually selling.

AI still lacks the judgment, relationships, and hard-won context that come from having lived through failed implementations and unpredictable vendor support.

The winning move isn’t outrunning AI on availability or basic fixes; it’s doubling down on business understanding, foresight, and accountability, the work that happens before and after the easy answer.

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General News

💳 Intuit Launches QuickBooks-Native Business Credit Card
Intuit’s new Business Credit Card syncs directly with QuickBooks, auto-matching receipts and feeding AI-driven cash flow insights straight into the ledger. It’s another sign Intuit is building a full financial stack around QuickBooks, and ISVs and mid-market ERPs should take note.
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☁️ Big Cloud, Bigger AI: Microsoft’s Latest Earnings Broken Down
Microsoft’s Q4 FY26 results show cloud and AI investments paying off in a big way, with Azure crossing a major revenue milestone and Copilot subscriptions climbing fast. Here’s the plain-English breakdown of what’s driving the numbers.
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📈 Sage Q3 Growth Accelerates, With Pricing One of Several Drivers
Sage’s Q3 growth picked up steam, with Intacct and cloud-native products leading the charge and pricing playing a notable but not dominant role. We break down what’s really behind the acceleration heading into Q4.
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Event News

🤖 Partner Summit Signals a Shift: AI as Business Model, Not Feature

The third annual AI Business Solutions Partner Executive Summit (formerly BizApps Summit) drew a bigger crowd of resellers, ISVs, and Microsoft folks to the Seattle area, with a clear message: AI is moving from feature to business model for the Dynamics channel. Panels and side conversations pointed to embedded AI agents, industry expertise, and AI-driven services as the new growth levers, replacing the old implementation-hours playbook.

📅 Registration Is Open for Sage Future for Partners 2026

Sage’s North American partner event is heading to Atlanta this November, with early bird pricing available through early September. Expect sessions on AI, product strategy, and where Sage is taking things for FY27, plus a confirmed lineup that includes CCO Derk Bleeker and CTO Aaron Harris.

People – Who’s Moving & Shaking

🔄 Mike Morton Hands Off Business Central, Shifts Focus to Dynamics 365 Sales

After more than six years leading Microsoft’s Business Central business, Mike Morton is stepping into a new VP of Product role over Dynamics 365 Sales, with Aida Seifi Labrosse taking the GM seat for BC. Partners are already reading the move as a signal of where Microsoft’s roadmap and resources head next.

🙏 Terry Heley Officially Retires from Microsoft

A longtime fixture in the Dynamics GP community, Terry Heley has exited her role at Microsoft after years of supporting partners and users in the ecosystem. The Dynamics Communities blog has a tribute worth a read for anyone who’s crossed paths with her over the years.

💼 Nuvei Announces New COO, CFO, and CPTO

Canadian payments processor Nuvei has rounded out its executive bench, bringing on Samir Zabaneh as COO, David McLaughlin as CFO, and Eli Rosner as CPTO to lead the company’s next phase of global growth. The three come with decades of combined leadership experience across payments, software, and financial services.

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Enterprise Software Express – TL;DR Issue 55

Vaibhav Vohra Named New CEO of Epicor

Acumatica Opens Hyderabad Engineering Hub, Raising the Stakes in Mid-Market ERP

ChatGPT Doesn’t Sleep. Can You Compete With That?

Partner Summit Signals a Shift: AI as Business Model, Not Feature

Registration Is Open for Sage Future for Partners 2026

Intuit Launches QuickBooks-Native Business Credit Card: What It Means for ERP

Big Cloud, Bigger AI: Microsoft’s Latest Earnings Broken Down in Plain English

Mike Morton Hands Off Business Central, Shifts Focus to Dynamics 365 Sales

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