The ERP Perspective: ERP vs Best-of-Breed with Sam Gupta

Guest: Sam Gupta - Founder & Principal Consultant at ElevatIQ“Don’t start with the system - start with the strategy.” In this episode, Sam Gupta, ERP strategist, podcast host, and industry analyst, joins The ERP Perspective to tackle one of the biggest questions in digital transformation:Should your business go all-in on an ERP suite, or build a best-of-breed ecosystem?Sam brings two decades of experience and over 200 transformation projects to the table, sharing real-world insights on how to define your business model, processes, and enterprise architecture before choosing your next system.In This Episode You’ll Learn:✅ How to define your business before defining your system✅ The economic and integration trade-offs between ERP and best-of-breed✅ The hidden ROI traps that derail transformation✅ How AI and cloud are reshaping ERP decisions✅ Why clarity beats complexity every timeAbout Sam GuptaSam Gupta is the Founder of ElevatIQ, host of the WBSRocks podcast, and one of North America’s top voices in ERP and digital transformation.With nearly 20 years of experience, Sam has helped more than 200 organizations select, implement, and recover enterprise software projects worth over $100 million in value.About The ERP PerspectiveAt The ERP Perspective, we bring you real conversations with ERP leaders, innovators, and transformation experts shaping the future of enterprise technology.