Practical advice on SAP Business One, ERP strategy, custom software development, and technology trends for growing businesses. Written by the team that has been doing this since 2009.
Your ERP partner matters more than your ERP software. Here is how to evaluate and choose an implementation partner for your Indian business.
Indian SMEs are prime targets for ransomware and phishing, and most lack basic protections. A practical checklist that does not need a big budget.
Field sales teams spend most of their day on non-selling work. The right mobile app flips that. The features that drive ROI, and the ones that do not.
Your ERP should not be an island. How API integrations connect SAP Business One to e-commerce, CRM, logistics and payment gateways.
Going digital does not mean ripping out what works. A practical, phased approach to digitising paper processes in Indian SMEs.
From milk collection across thousands of farmers to cold-chain distribution: how SAP Business One unifies the dairy value chain.
Most dashboards are cluttered with data nobody acts on. How to build one that shows the metrics that drive decisions, from OEE to cost per unit.
Custom machinery and infrastructure need project-based costing across materials, labour and subcontracting. How SAP B1 delivers it.
Manual inspection is slow and inconsistent. How Indian manufacturers use AI vision systems to inspect thousands of items per minute.
Thousands of retailers, complex trade schemes, tight routes: how SAP Business One helps FMCG companies master distribution.
Multi-level BOMs, OEM quality demands and big supplier networks: how SAP Business One keeps automotive component makers in control.
Spreadsheets eventually fall short. Should you build custom software or buy ready-made? A practical framework for the decision.
Formula-based production, hazardous materials and safety compliance: how SAP Business One fits the chemical industry.
Food and beverage companies need ERP systems that handle shelf life tracking, FSSAI compliance, and quality control as core functions. Here is how SAP Business One delivers for the F&B industry.
Jobwork is the backbone of Indian textile manufacturing. How SAP B1 with the Jobwork Addon streamlines challans, reconciliation and GST.
Batch traceability, expiry management, regulatory compliance: how SAP Business One with the right add-ons handles pharma manufacturing.
Most businesses price the cost of implementing an ERP. Few count the cost of not doing it: money, time and missed opportunity.
With the right ERP, a 50-person company can run with the discipline and visibility of a company ten times its size.
Indian manufacturers need more than accounting software. They need end-to-end visibility from raw material procurement to finished goods dispatch. Here is how SAP Business One delivers that.
If your Monday morning MIS review is based on data from the previous Monday, you are managing your business through the rear-view mirror. Here is why ERP-driven reporting changes everything.
E-invoicing and e-Way Bill compliance does not have to mean portal logins, manual uploads, and weekend firefighting. Here is how to automate the entire process from within your ERP.
Excess inventory is one of the biggest cash flow killers for Indian manufacturers and distributors. Here is how SAP Business One helps you reduce inventory holding costs without risking stockouts.
Tally and QuickBooks are good starting points. Five clear signals your business has outgrown basic accounting software.
Still re-entering the same data in sales, purchasing, inventory and accounts? How SAP Business One connects every department.
The final step: install SAP HANA 2.0 and SAP Business One 10 on SUSE 15: SAPCAR extraction, hdblcm, HANA Studio, the B1ADMIN superuser and the B1 server.
Spin up a Windows Server VM on Proxmox VE, ready for an SAP B1 on HANA stack.
Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications in a Proxmox VM, covering CPU, network, partitioning and the modules SAP HANA needs.
Install Proxmox VE on a Hetzner dedicated server: repositories, fail2ban, Let's Encrypt, Hetzner-specific networking for additional IPs, and IP forwarding.
Order, configure and install Linux on a Hetzner dedicated server, including additional IP subnets and LVM partitioning for multi-drive setups.
How ERP unifies finance, HR, procurement, and supply chain into one centralized system, plus why the cloud changed everything.
SAP recognized Indivar as Impact Partner of the Year 2019 for the Indian Subcontinent North & East region.
Replace static SSH keys with short-lived certificates, MFA, and full session recording using Teleport.
Lock down a fresh Ubuntu LTS server in six practical steps: sudo users, key-based SSH, passwordless sudo, disabled root login, and UFW.
Run Traefik as an auto-SSL reverse proxy in front of Portainer to manage Docker on a single host.
Red Piranha hosted an Auckland event to introduce Crystal Eye, a unified threat management product for MSPs and SMEs.
Red Piranha tuned a single 2U commodity server to push 60Gbps through one Suricata IDS instance with no loss.
A plain-English look at what DevOps actually is and the business benefits that come with adopting it.
Why engaging an experienced ERP implementation partner beats hiring a single in-house expert for your rollout.
A single SAP Business One platform helps pharma manufacturers manage production, finance, and compliance in one place.
Our team has been implementing SAP Business One and building custom software since 2009. If you have a question or need advice, we are happy to help.