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Behind the Growth: Lessons From Planet Eclipse

Behind the Growth: Lessons From Planet Eclipse

#1705 | By Jade C. 21/09/2026

Growth brings opportunity, but it can also expose processes and systems that no longer suit the business they've grown up with. Planet Eclipse has grown from a Manchester retail store into an international manufacturer and supplier of paintball equipment. As the business expanded, its existing software became increasin

How Do Leisure Businesses Stay in Control as Product Ranges Grow?

How Do Leisure Businesses Stay in Control as Product Ranges Grow?

#1665 | By Jade C. 30/07/2026

Growth creates complexity before you notice it Growth is something every leisure business strives for, but it often brings new challenges that aren't immediately obvious. A wider product range means more choice for customers, but it also creates more information to manage, more stock to control and more opportunities f

Planet Eclipse Case Study

ERP video case study for Leisure - Planet Eclipse

#625 | By Alan P. 11/08/2025

A De Facto Software video case study featuring Planet Eclipse, one of our customers in the leisure industry.

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Evolving Your Business - De Facto Modern ERP

Evolving Your Business

#1716 | By Alan P. 05/10/2026

For mid-market enterprises looking to scale, choosing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system often comes down to a choice between rigid off-the-shelf software or layers of disconnected third-party integrations. De Facto Software provides a powerful alternative: an agile, enterprise-grade cloud ERP platform built,

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More Than a Website: A Digital Extension of Your Business

#611 | By Andy J. 28/04/2026

When we design and build websites, our starting point is always your business and not a template. Every business has its own vision, expertise, and way of delivering value to its customers. Too often we see businesses forced to reshape themselves to fit “out‑of‑the‑box” website and ERP platforms, losing the very detail

What Managing Directors Gain from an ERP System

What Managing Directors Gain from an ERP System

#1724 | By Alan P. 26/10/2026

Captain of the Ship For a Managing Director (MD), running an ambitious business without a single, unified operations framework can feel like steering a ship through heavy fog. As the captain of the ship, you know the engine is running, but you cannot clearly see the horizon, your fuel levels, or gauge the performance o

Real-World Solutions for Today’s Finance Director

Real-World Solutions for Today’s Finance Director

#1709 | By Alan P. 17/09/2026

De Facto ERP software is a highly configurable, cloud-based platform designed to be the financial and operational backbone of complex, multi-entity businesses. For Finance Directors (FDs) juggling tight margins, messy supply chains, and multi-company organisations, the system brings together total financial control and

Behind Every Good Website...

Behind Every Good Website...

#1704 | By Jade C. 14/09/2026

Is a solid Content Management System (CMS). Being able to change a heading, replace an image or publish a new page is useful. But a good CMS should go further than simply letting you edit what's already there. We recently put that thinking into practice on our own website. As part of a wider update, our former Insights

Document management - Part 3: Outbound Communication

Documents - Part 3: Outbound Communication

#1672 | By Dan S. 11/08/2026

In the previous post in the series, we delved into some more advanced features. This post brings these features together and explains how they’re utilised to send emails, print files or upload files to file servers. [[ContentFeed:5A54A405-0192-4C9E-A079-2570C0E8E18C]] Ad-Hoc An Outbound Communication Document can be cr

Operations Director - Overcoming Distribution Chaos: How De Facto ERP Empowers Operations Directors

Overcoming Distribution Chaos: How De Facto ERP Empowers Operations Directors

#1663 | By Alan P. 27/07/2026

Operations directors in distribution face relentless pressure to cut costs, speed up fulfillment, and maintain perfect inventory accuracy all while navigating unpredictable supply chain disruptions. An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system acts as a central nervous system, turning daily logistical headaches into sm

What a Long-Term ERP Partnership Really Looks Like

What a Long-Term ERP Partnership Really Looks Like

#432 | By Jade C. 20/07/2026

There’s a common belief that ERP success is decided at go-live. If transactions process correctly and users are trained, the project is considered complete. But in practice, 'go-live' simply proves the system works. The real measure of ERP success is what happens 12, 24, or 60 months later. Built to Grow - Not Be Repla

content management system website - Why Your Website Shouldn't Depend Solely on the Developer

Why Your Website Shouldn't Depend Solely on the Developer

#1661 | By Jade C. 13/07/2026

For many businesses, updating a website is still more complicated than it needs to be. A new landing page becomes a ticket for IT. A news article waits for a developer. A simple content amendment joins the bottom of an agency's workload. Over time, those delays discourage regular updates altogether. A Content Managemen