Acumatica delivers a modern, cloud-based ERP experience—but cloud doesn’t eliminate IT challenges, it changes them. Across construction, distribution, and manufacturing, many Acumatica users are still dealing with performance inconsistencies, connectivity issues, endpoint reliability concerns, and limited visibility into what’s happening outside the application. When that happens, even the most flexible ERP can feel harder to rely on. In this session, we take a closer look at what it really takes to support a high-performing cloud ERP environment. We cover:
We also discuss Aktion’s UltimatePLUS Managed IT Services, designed to provide continuous monitoring, security, support, and optimization across your entire environment. If you’ve invested in modern ERP, this session will help ensure your IT strategy is keeping up.
Holloway, Updike & Bellen has built its operations on Deltek solutions for decades, using that foundation to support steady growth and a demanding project portfolio. In this story, see how the firm successfully transitioned from Vision to Deltek Vantagepoint with Aktion—without disruption—while unlocking better usability, broader team adoption, and a more scalable foundation for the future. From a seamless conversion experience to empowering project managers with greater visibility, this is a practical look at how the right technology—and the right partner—can help A&E firms move forward with confidence.
As A&E firms grow, maintaining visibility across projects, resources, and financial performance becomes more complex. This Current-State Checklist helps firm leaders assess how effectively their systems support decision-making, utilization, and profitability. By highlighting common gaps in reporting, integration, and operational workflows, it provides a structured way to evaluate whether your technology is aligned with your firm’s current and future needs. Download the checklist today and gain a clearer view of how well your systems support performance, growth, and decision-making.
Cloud adoption is no longer a question of if—but how well it supports your business goals.
Whether you’re evaluating a move to the cloud or already running Deltek in a hosted or cloud-based environment, many organizations face the same challenge: understanding what “cloud-ready” really means as business, security, and reporting demands evolve.
In this educational session, Aktion’s cloud experts will walk through the strategic components of cloud readiness, looking beyond infrastructure to examine security, resilience, scalability, cost visibility, and IT capacity. Using a practical readiness framework, we’ll show how Deltek users can identify risk, uncover efficiencies, and ensure their cloud strategy aligns with long-term business and project needs.
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Choosing the right ERP is a critical decision for architecture and engineering firms—one that directly impacts project performance, utilization, financial visibility, and long-term growth.
ERP for Architecture & Engineering Firms: Your 2026 Buyer’s Playbook provides a practical, A&E-focused framework to help firms evaluate ERP solutions based on how they actually plan, staff, deliver, and bill work.
Designed specifically for project-based professional services, the playbook walks through ERP readiness, core buying criteria, and the capabilities that matter most to A&E firms, including project-based accounting, resource and utilization management, contract-driven billing, and multi-office or multi-entity operations. It also includes evaluation scorecards, key red flags to watch for, and implementation preparation questions to help reduce risk and avoid costly missteps.
Whether you’re early in your ERP search or actively comparing platforms, this playbook gives A&E leaders the clarity and structure needed to make a confident, future-ready ERP decision.
View this on-demand webinar with Aktion and Avalara for a 45-minute s’mores break designed for Acumatica users looking to reduce sales tax risk and streamline compliance. Learn how Avalara’s native integration with Acumatica automates tax calculations, improves exemption certificate management, and simplifies returns filing across jurisdictions. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of how Avalara can help your finance team work faster, stay compliant, and scale tax processes as your business grows.
Architectural and engineering (A&E) firms rely on efficient ERP solutions to manage projects, budgets, and resources. Now that Vision is moving to sustaining support status, it is time to start planning your upgrade to Vantagepoint. Aktion Associates has a long history of helping Vision users confidently transition to Vantagepoint, which builds on Vision’s robust foundation to help A&E firms streamline workflows, foster innovation, and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market. Download this brochure to see the top 10 reasons A&E firms are upgrading to Vantagepoint.
