Untangled
State and local governments provide vital services to their citizens and keep them safe. They are also one of the largest employers in the country. They employ about 14 million people in the US, not including public schools and hospitals. However, they’re also wrought with antiquated systems, broken processes, paperwork overwhelm, lack of transparency, and underutilization of intelligent technologies.
If you are a municipal leader, everyday citizen, or work for a state or local government across the US, you’ve come to the right place! Welcome to Untangled, a podcast for municipal leaders, IT managers, CIOs, and city or county council members that focuses on trends in government IT and its current best practices and challenges. Hosted by Abhijit Verekar, the show features special guests from various municipal agencies across the US, team members at Avèro Advisors, and other experienced professionals in the field to share their insights on how to untangle problems and make the Government more innovative and more efficient.
Untangled
Best of Breed vs All-in-One: The ERP Debate That’s Costing Governments Millions
The best-of-breed versus all-in-one ERP debate is framed as a choice — but that framing is the problem. Both sides are selling you something, and neither is telling the full truth.
In this Untangled conversation, we break down why this isn’t an ideological decision and why agencies that treat it that way lock themselves into a decade of frustration. Best of breed brings depth and specialization — but also integration risk and operational overhead. All-in-one offers simplicity and accountability — but often at the cost of compromised functionality.
Using real government examples, this episode walks through the five questions that actually determine the right approach: how specialized your requirements really are, what your IT team can realistically support, how critical integration is to daily operations, your vendor management maturity, and whether you’re modernizing all at once or in phases.
Most organizations don’t need purity. They need fit. The right answer is usually a deliberate middle ground — one vendors don’t sell, but leaders have to design.
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