The seas of ERP (Enterprise Resource planning) are vast, and navigating rocky waters of the current market is no simple task. The many midmarket ERP vendors all want your company’s business – in fact, Boston-based AMR Research calls it a “buyer’s market” – and they will try their best to dazzle you with spectacular product demos and enticing promises of a smooth-sailing deployment.

Don’t be fooled. Midmarket ERP offerings may be scaled down to meet the requirements particular to midmarket companies, but that doesn’t change the inherently complex – and expensive – nature of enterprise wide technology that links together many disparate business process. To make sure that you choose wisely when committing to an ERP solution, ask at least 10 questions when researching vendors and their products…