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Anchor Group just launched Sonar, a free AI tool built directly inside NetSuite. In this episode, Michael sits down with Caleb to break down what Sonar is, how its 260+ NetSuite-specific prompts work, and how to keep your data secure while using it. Whether you're a NetSuite admin, consultant, or CFO, Sonar is built to act like an AI coworker inside your NetSuite environment.

In this episode, Michael sits down with Shopify expert Joe to break down the Shopify Spring Editions 2026 release. They cut through 150+ updates to the D2C and B2B changes that actually matter — from agentic storefronts and the new Shopify catalog to Sidekick, customer accounts, and B2B features now landing on every plan.

Sonar is an AI assistant built directly inside NetSuite as a SuiteLet. In this full session, Caleb Schmitz and independent NetSuite developer Tim Dietrich walk through what Sonar is, run live prompts and reports, and cover how it stays secure using NetSuite's native permissions model.

Learn how Power Technologies partnered with Anchor Group to recover a delayed NetSuite implementation, improve reporting visibility, optimize workflows, and build a scalable ERP foundation for long-term growth.

A NetSuite implementation project plan is the operating guide for deploying NetSuite across finance, operations, inventory, procurement, and reporting. It defines scope, milestones, owners, risks, data migration, testing, and go-live readiness. Without that structure, ERP projects drift quickly. Research consistently shows that ERP implementations often run over budget, miss timelines, or fail to meet objectives, largely because teams underestimate scope, delay data cleanup, and treat go-live as the finish line rather than the beginning of adoption.

A complete NetSuite implementation checklist covers six phases: discovery and planning, design and configuration, data migration, testing and UAT, go-live cutover, and post-go-live hypercare. For most mid-market companies, the full implementation runs 4–6 months from kickoff to go-live, followed by a structured 30–90 day stabilization period. This guide gives you a phase-by-phase checklist for planning, building, launching, and stabilizing NetSuite in 2026. It is designed to help teams avoid the most common causes of implementation failure: weak discovery, late data cleanup, inadequate testing, poor cutover planning, and underfunded hypercare. Whether you are leading the project internally or working with a NetSuite implementation partner, use this as a practical guide from kickoff through the 90-day post-launch review.

A NetSuite implementation usually takes 4–6 months for a mid-market company. Most projects move through six core phases: Discovery, Configuration, Data Migration, UAT, Cutover, and Hypercare. Oracle’s SuiteSuccess methodology can shorten that to 90–120 days for companies adopting standard best-practice workflows, while complex multi-entity or highly customized deployments may take 9–18 months. This guide explains the full timeline from kickoff to go-live, including realistic phase durations, cost ranges, internal bandwidth requirements, common delay risks, and how to choose between SuiteSuccess and a custom implementation path.

Your finance team spends 15-20 hours every week copying payroll data between systems. That's time burned on manual entry instead of strategic workforce planning. For HR directors managing growing organizations, fragmented employee data and disconnected systems create compliance risks, reporting nightmares, and frustrated employees. NetSuite's SuitePeople module offers a path forward—consolidating HR, payroll, and workforce management directly into your ERP core. This guide walks you through exactly how to implement NetSuite for HR operations, from planning through post-go-live optimization. If you're evaluating partners to guide this transformation, NetSuite Services from experienced consultants can make the difference between a smooth rollout and a costly misstep.

Your NetSuite implementation isn't just a software project—it's an organizational transformation that touches every department, process, and team member. With 70% of digital transformation efforts failing to achieve their goals, project managers need more than technical knowledge to succeed. Working with experienced NetSuite Implementation partners can make the difference between joining the successful minority or becoming another cautionary tale.

Your CFO just announced a NetSuite implementation. Your sales team is panicking about "another system change." With digital transformation efforts frequently failing to achieve their goals and 91% of employees reporting frustration with workplace technology, the stakes couldn't be higher. As a Sales Operations Manager, you have 4-7 months to get this right—or watch quota attainment plummet while your team drowns in system confusion. The good news? With proper planning and expert NetSuite Services guidance, your implementation can transform sales operations from a maintenance burden into a growth driver.

Your sales team closes deals in Salesforce. Your finance team recognizes revenue in spreadsheets. Your billing system lives in a third tool. This fragmentation isn't just inefficient—it's a revenue leak costing your organization millions. According to a 2022 industry report, the cost to fix technical debt in the US was estimated at $1.52 trillion. Revenue Operations Managers need a unified platform that connects pipeline visibility to financial close. NetSuite Services provide that unification, transforming disconnected systems into a single source of truth for quote-to-cash operations.

Your team spends 10 hours weekly reconciling orders between your ecommerce platform and accounting system. Your warehouse oversold products because inventory synced 30 minutes late. Your CFO can't close books for 10 days because critical data lives in three disconnected systems. This is the ecommerce integration nightmare—and working with the right NetSuite Services partner can solve it. Because digital transformation outcomes depend heavily on execution and technical debt can derail modernization efforts, ecommerce directors need a clear roadmap for successful NetSuite implementation.

Every failed ERP implementation costs more than money—it drains executive credibility, employee morale, and competitive momentum. With many ERP implementations falling short of their stated business goals, CEOs and founders face a sobering reality: success depends far more on leadership engagement than software selection. The good news? When approached as a strategic business transformation rather than an IT project, NetSuite Implementation becomes a growth driver that unifies your operations, accelerates decision-making, and scales with your ambitions.