Lego® the next generation ERP, now closer than ever

The composable ERP story has always had a hole in it.

A common story is Modern ERP acting like the Lego® toy: it keeps a stable core and snaps on the capabilities needed as the business changes. Gartner has circled versions of this for more than a decade, first as Postmodern ERP and then as Composable ERP. And it works because every business wants technology that offers flexibility without chaos.

The problem is not ambition, but the metaphor. Lego® works because every toy brick made since 1958 connects seamlessly to any other Lego® brick. Different colors, different shapes, different purposes, but one standard connection structure underneath them all. Take that structure away and it’s no longer building a bigger, better model. It’s building a tower of parts that are bound to come...