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The countdown is on with NetSuite 2019.1.

NetSuite 2019.1 release is nearly here and the details are already starting to circulate.

Since Oracle acquired NetSuite two years ago, it’s brought nothing but positive change and incremental growth over the course of the 24 months. Shortly following, NetSuite shared its plans to leverage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to continue its growth and success. OCI is the next generation of service delivery for NetSuite services, allowing dynamic provisioning of resources, storage, and databases. OCI focuses on Oracle’s largest customers and database or Java-driven applications on a global basis.

Ready or not, the NetSuite 18.2 Release is here! (Update: See the 2019.1 Release here) This latest release brought more upgrades than you could count with new capabilities for companies in manufacturing, retail, professional services, software, and more. What’s not to love? Well, if your team wasn’t ready for it, you may still be catching your breath or singing the NetSuite Release blues right now.

The world of enterprise IT is constantly evolving. In ERP systems alone, there has been a significant shift from companies being largely tied to on-premise architectures to a more flexible cloud and SaaS model. NetSuite has been a critical player in this move to the cloud with an ERP solution that’s been cloud-based from the beginning.

If you’re a smaller sized business that doesn’t have an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implemented, it can be difficult to fully comprehend all the advantages of a successfully deployed ERP system.

The advances made in enterprise software capabilities in the last few years alone are in a word — impressive. The cloud has enabled businesses to scale processes that would have once, not too long ago, taken weeks in mere minutes. NetSuite’s cloud-native ERP solution is a particularly strong example of this transformation.

As much as those of us in the business of IT would like to believe it, the truth is most executives don’t have the optimization of their ERP systems top of mind at all times. And frankly, you shouldn’t have to. A solid ERP solution should be practically invisible to those who need it, with the heavy lift of keeping it running smoothly tucked away with the watchful eye of your IT team.

With the introduction of NetSuite’s most recent upgrade, the 2018.2 Release, which officially launched in July, NetSuite customers (especially those in the services industries) were once again showered with a seemingly endless array of new and improved features.

As digital transformation keeps technology racing forward, a skills and knowledge gap is left in its wake throughout many organizations. The breakneck pace of innovation has many companies struggling to keep up with staffing and support.