[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":923},["ShallowReactive",2],{"{\"query\":\"\\n  query ($locale: SiteLocale!) {\\n    site: _site {\\n      favicon: faviconMetaTags(\\n        variants: [icon, appleTouchIcon, msApplication]\\n      ) {\\n        attributes\\n        content\\n        tag\\n      }\\n      globalSeo {\\n        fallbackSeo {\\n          title\\n          description\\n        }\\n      }\\n    }\\n    global(locale: $locale) {\\n      headerCta {\\n        ...LinkFragment\\n      }\\n      topBanner {\\n        showBanner\\n        bannerText\\n        bgColor\\n        variant\\n        headline\\n        cta {\\n          ...LinkFragment\\n        }\\n        badgeImage {\\n          url\\n          alt\\n          width\\n          height\\n          focalPoint {\\n            x\\n            y\\n          }\\n        }\\n      }\\n      signIn\\n      investors {\\n        title\\n        logos {\\n          url\\n        }\\n      }\\n      description\\n      footerCta {\\n        ...LinkFragment\\n      }\\n      socialMedia {\\n        platform\\n        url\\n      }\\n      locations {\\n        location\\n        address\\n        coords\\n      }\\n      emailAddress\\n      badges {\\n        url\\n      }\\n      footerCallout {\\n        image {\\n          url\\n          width\\n          height\\n          alt\\n          responsiveImage {\\n            srcSet\\n            webpSrcSet\\n            sizes\\n            src\\n            width\\n            height\\n            aspectRatio\\n            alt\\n            title\\n            base64\\n          }\\n        }\\n      }\\n      gatedHeadline\\n      gatedIntro\\n      gatedFormId\\n      signupForm {\\n        headline\\n        intro\\n        hubspotId\\n        consentText\\n      }\\n    }\\n  }\\n  \\n  fragment LinkFragment on CallToActionRecord {\\n    buttons {\\n      label\\n      internal {\\n        ... on HomeRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on PostRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on ProductRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on WhyMainRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on WhySubpageRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on AiFirstRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on ClientSuccessRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on BookDemoRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on BlogLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on AboutRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on LeadershipRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on MediaCollectionRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          tag {\\n            slug\\n          }\\n        }\\n        ... on MediaPostRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on CaseStudyRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on CasestudyLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on PaidLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n      }\\n      external\\n      style\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n\",\"variables\":{\"locale\":\"en\"}}":3,"{\"query\":\"\\n  query {\\n    menu {\\n      main {\\n        ... on MenuGroupRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          label\\n          id\\n          submenu {\\n            ... on MenuItemRecord {\\n              __typename\\n              label\\n              description\\n              ...InternalFragment\\n              external\\n              icon {\\n                url\\n              }\\n            }\\n            ... on MenuGroupRecord {\\n              __typename\\n              label\\n              submenu {\\n                ... on MenuItemRecord {\\n                  __typename\\n                  label\\n                  ...InternalFragment\\n                  external\\n                }\\n              }\\n            }\\n          }\\n        }\\n        ... on MenuItemRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          label\\n          id\\n          ...InternalFragment\\n          external\\n        }\\n      }\\n    }\\n  }\\n  \\n  fragment InternalFragment on MenuItemRecord {\\n    internal {\\n      ... on HomeRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on PostRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on ProductRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on WhyMainRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on WhySubpageRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on AiFirstRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on ClientSuccessRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on BookDemoRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on BlogLandingRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on AboutRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on LeadershipRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on MediaCollectionRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        tag {\\n          slug\\n        }\\n      }\\n      ... on NewsCollectionRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        tag {\\n          slug\\n        }\\n      }\\n      ... on CasestudyLandingRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on CaseStudyRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on PaidLandingRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n\",\"variables\":{\"locale\":\"en\"}}":179,"{\"query\":\"\\n  query ($slug: String) {\\n    post(filter: { slug: { eq: $slug } }) {\\n      _updatedAt\\n      structuredData\\n      seo: _seoMetaTags {\\n        attributes\\n        content\\n        tag\\n      }\\n      ...PostFragment\\n      content {\\n        value\\n        blocks {\\n          __typename\\n          ... on RecordInterface {\\n            __typename\\n          }\\n          ... on FaqRecord {\\n            id\\n            ...FaqFragment\\n          }\\n          ... on BlogQuoteRecord {\\n            id\\n            __typename\\n            text\\n          }\\n          ... on BlogImageRecord {\\n            id\\n            __typename\\n            image {\\n              url\\n              alt\\n            }\\n            caption\\n            link {\\n              ...SingleLinkFragment\\n            }\\n          }\\n          ... on BlogTableRecord {\\n            id\\n            __typename\\n            colLeft\\n            colRight\\n            tableRows {\\n              colLeft\\n              colRight\\n            }\\n            bgColor {\\n              bgColor\\n            }\\n          }\\n          ... on DownloadRecord {\\n            id\\n            __typename\\n            text\\n            file {\\n              url\\n              filename\\n            }\\n          }\\n          ... on EmbedVideoRecord {\\n            id\\n            __typename\\n            video {\\n              height\\n              provider\\n              providerUid\\n              thumbnailUrl\\n              title\\n              url\\n              width\\n            }\\n          }\\n          ... on NewsletterCtaRecord {\\n            id\\n            __typename\\n            headline\\n            headlineAccent\\n            subline\\n            proofLine\\n            emailPlaceholder\\n            buttonLabel\\n            successMessage\\n            errorMessage\\n            mockupImage {\\n              url\\n              alt\\n              width\\n              height\\n            }\\n            photo {\\n              url\\n              alt\\n              width\\n              height\\n            }\\n          }\\n        }\\n      }\\n    }\\n    blogLanding {\\n      footerCallout {\\n        ...FooterFragment\\n      }\\n    }\\n  }\\n  \\n  fragment PostFragment on PostRecord {\\n    __typename\\n    id\\n    title\\n    slug\\n    publishDate\\n    category {\\n      id\\n      name\\n      slug\\n    }\\n    author {\\n      name\\n      photo {\\n        url\\n      }\\n    }\\n    image {\\n      responsiveImage(imgixParams: { fit: fillmax, w: 1400, h: 1050 }) {\\n        src\\n        width\\n        height\\n        alt\\n        base64\\n      }\\n    }\\n    accentColor {\\n      bgColor\\n    }\\n    intro\\n  }\\n\\n  \\n  fragment FooterFragment on FooterBannerRecord {\\n    headline\\n    intro\\n    cta {\\n      ...LinkFragment\\n    }\\n    image {\\n      ...ResponsiveImageFragment\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n  \\n  fragment LinkFragment on CallToActionRecord {\\n    buttons {\\n      label\\n      internal {\\n        ... on HomeRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on PostRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on ProductRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on WhyMainRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on WhySubpageRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on AiFirstRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on ClientSuccessRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on BookDemoRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on BlogLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on AboutRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on LeadershipRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on MediaCollectionRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          tag {\\n            slug\\n          }\\n        }\\n        ... on MediaPostRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on CaseStudyRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on CasestudyLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on PaidLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n      }\\n      external\\n      style\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n  \\n  fragment SingleLinkFragment on LinkRecord {\\n    internal {\\n      ... on HomeRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on PostRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on ProductRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on WhyMainRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on WhySubpageRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on AiFirstRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on ClientSuccessRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on BookDemoRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on BlogLandingRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on AboutRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on LeadershipRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on MediaCollectionRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        tag {\\n          slug\\n        }\\n      }\\n      ... on MediaPostRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on CaseStudyRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      ... on CasestudyLandingRecord {\\n        __typename\\n      }\\n      ... on PaidLandingRecord {\\n        __typename\\n        slug\\n      }\\n    }\\n    external\\n  }\\n\\n  \\n  fragment FaqFragment on FaqRecord {\\n    __typename\\n    header {\\n      ...HeaderFragment\\n    }\\n    items {\\n      question\\n      answer\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n  \\n  fragment HeaderFragment on SectionHeaderRecord {\\n    eyebrow\\n    headline\\n    intro\\n    cta {\\n      ...LinkFragment\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n  \\n  fragment ResponsiveImageFragment on FileField {\\n    url\\n    width\\n    height\\n    alt\\n    title\\n    responsiveImage {\\n      srcSet\\n      webpSrcSet\\n      sizes\\n      src\\n      width\\n      height\\n      aspectRatio\\n      alt\\n      title\\n      base64\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n\",\"variables\":{\"slug\":\"as-cfo-you-must-be-an-informed-ai-buyer\"}}":360,"{\"query\":\"\\n  query {\\n    allPosts(\\n      orderBy: publishDate_DESC\\n      filter: { publishDate: { lte: \\\"2025-10-24\\\" }, id: {neq: \\\"POfz-EYMS26GkBttvlOoUA\\\"} }\\n      first: 3\\n    ) {\\n      ...PostFragment\\n    }\\n  }\\n  \\n  fragment PostFragment on PostRecord {\\n    __typename\\n    id\\n    title\\n    slug\\n    publishDate\\n    category {\\n      id\\n      name\\n      slug\\n    }\\n    author {\\n      name\\n      photo {\\n        url\\n      }\\n    }\\n    image {\\n      responsiveImage(imgixParams: { fit: fillmax, w: 1400, h: 1050 }) {\\n        src\\n        width\\n        height\\n        alt\\n        base64\\n      }\\n    }\\n    accentColor {\\n      bgColor\\n    }\\n    intro\\n  }\\n\\n\",\"variables\":{}}":800,"{\"query\":\"\\n    query {\\n      global {\\n        footerCallout {\\n          ...FooterFragment\\n        }\\n      }\\n    }\\n    \\n  fragment FooterFragment on FooterBannerRecord {\\n    headline\\n    intro\\n    cta {\\n      ...LinkFragment\\n    }\\n    image {\\n      ...ResponsiveImageFragment\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n    \\n  fragment LinkFragment on CallToActionRecord {\\n    buttons {\\n      label\\n      internal {\\n        ... on HomeRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on PostRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on ProductRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on WhyMainRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on WhySubpageRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on AiFirstRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on ClientSuccessRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on BookDemoRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on BlogLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on AboutRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on LeadershipRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on MediaCollectionRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          tag {\\n            slug\\n          }\\n        }\\n        ... on MediaPostRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on CaseStudyRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on CasestudyLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on PaidLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n      }\\n      external\\n      style\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n    \\n  fragment ResponsiveImageFragment on FileField {\\n    url\\n    width\\n    height\\n    alt\\n    title\\n    responsiveImage {\\n      srcSet\\n      webpSrcSet\\n      sizes\\n      src\\n      width\\n      height\\n      aspectRatio\\n      alt\\n      title\\n      base64\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n  \",\"variables\":{}}":851,"{\"query\":\"\\n  query {\\n    articleSidebar {\\n      cta {\\n        ...LinkFragment\\n      }\\n    }\\n  }\\n  \\n  fragment LinkFragment on CallToActionRecord {\\n    buttons {\\n      label\\n      internal {\\n        ... on HomeRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on PostRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on ProductRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on WhyMainRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on WhySubpageRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on AiFirstRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on ClientSuccessRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on BookDemoRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on BlogLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on AboutRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on LeadershipRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on MediaCollectionRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          tag {\\n            slug\\n          }\\n        }\\n        ... on MediaPostRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on CaseStudyRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n        ... on CasestudyLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n        }\\n        ... on PaidLandingRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          slug\\n        }\\n      }\\n      external\\n      style\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n\",\"variables\":{}}":863,"{\"query\":\"\\n  query {\\n    allNewsPosts(orderBy: publishDate_DESC, first: 3) {\\n      __typename\\n      title\\n      slug\\n      publishDate\\n      tag {\\n        name\\n        slug\\n      }\\n      image {\\n        responsiveImage(imgixParams: { fit: fillmax, w: 1400, h: 1050 }) {\\n          src\\n          width\\n          height\\n          alt\\n          base64\\n        }\\n      }\\n      logo {\\n        url\\n      }\\n      accentColor {\\n        bgColor\\n      }\\n      intro\\n      externalLink\\n      media {\\n        ... on MediaVideoRecord {\\n          __typename\\n          video {\\n            ...VideoFragment\\n          }\\n        }\\n      }\\n    }\\n  }\\n  \\n  fragment VideoFragment on VideoRecord {\\n    file {\\n      video {\\n        muxPlaybackId\\n        title\\n        width\\n        height\\n        thumbhash\\n        blurUpThumb\\n        thumbnailUrl\\n      }\\n    }\\n    external {\\n      height\\n      provider\\n      providerUid\\n      thumbnailUrl\\n      title\\n      url\\n      width\\n    }\\n    loopClip {\\n      url\\n    }\\n    thumbnail {\\n      url\\n      alt\\n      width\\n      height\\n    }\\n  }\\n\\n\",\"variables\":{}}":870},{"site":4,"global":84},{"favicon":5,"globalSeo":80},[6,14,18,22,26,31,35,39,43,47,51,55,59,63,68,72,76],{"attributes":7,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":8,"type":9,"rel":10,"href":11},"16x16","image/png","icon","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=16&w=16",null,"link",{"attributes":15,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":16,"type":9,"rel":10,"href":17},"32x32","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=32&w=32",{"attributes":19,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":20,"type":9,"rel":10,"href":21},"96x96","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=96&w=96",{"attributes":23,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":24,"type":9,"rel":10,"href":25},"192x192","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=192&w=192",{"attributes":27,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":28,"rel":29,"href":30},"57x57","apple-touch-icon","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=57&w=57",{"attributes":32,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":33,"rel":29,"href":34},"60x60","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=60&w=60",{"attributes":36,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":37,"rel":29,"href":38},"72x72","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=72&w=72",{"attributes":40,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":41,"rel":29,"href":42},"76x76","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=76&w=76",{"attributes":44,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":45,"rel":29,"href":46},"114x114","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=114&w=114",{"attributes":48,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":49,"rel":29,"href":50},"120x120","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=120&w=120",{"attributes":52,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":53,"rel":29,"href":54},"144x144","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=144&w=144",{"attributes":56,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":57,"rel":29,"href":58},"152x152","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=152&w=152",{"attributes":60,"content":12,"tag":13},{"sizes":61,"rel":29,"href":62},"180x180","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=180&w=180",{"attributes":64,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":65,"content":66},"msapplication-square70x70logo","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=70&w=70","meta",{"attributes":69,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":70,"content":71},"msapplication-square150x150logo","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=150&w=150",{"attributes":73,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":74,"content":75},"msapplication-square310x310logo","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=310&w=310",{"attributes":77,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":78,"content":79},"msapplication-square310x150logo","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826606-lensing-fav.png?auto=format&h=150&w=310",{"fallbackSeo":81},{"title":82,"description":83},"Lensing | ERP Reinvented for the AI Era","Lensing is an AI-native ERP platform that replaces outdated systems, streamlines operations, cuts costs, and enables rapid adaptations for faster, smarter growth.",{"headerCta":85,"topBanner":93,"signIn":91,"investors":113,"description":124,"footerCta":125,"socialMedia":130,"locations":137,"emailAddress":154,"badges":155,"footerCallout":160,"gatedHeadline":171,"gatedIntro":172,"gatedFormId":173,"signupForm":174},{"buttons":86},[87],{"label":88,"internal":89,"external":91,"style":92},"Get a Demo",{"__typename":90},"BookDemoRecord","","button",{"showBanner":94,"bannerText":95,"bgColor":96,"variant":97,"headline":98,"cta":99,"badgeImage":106},true,"\u003Cp>Everest is now Lensing. Read the \u003Ca href=\"https://lensing.ai/blog/everest-is-now-lensing/\">announcement from our founders\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>","accent","big","Everest is now Lensing. Read the announcement from our founders. ",{"buttons":100},[101],{"label":102,"internal":103,"external":91,"style":92},"Read why",{"__typename":104,"slug":105},"PostRecord","everest-is-now-lensing",{"url":107,"alt":108,"width":109,"height":110,"focalPoint":111},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1785453684-erp-article-everest-is-now-lensing.png","Everest is Now Lensing",1040,800,{"x":112,"y":112},0.5,{"title":114,"logos":115},"Investors",[116,118,120,122],{"url":117},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749761147-sutter-hill.svg",{"url":119},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749761146-altimeter.png",{"url":121},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749761146-redpoint.png",{"url":123},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1750290368-dl.png","Lensing is an intelligent, AI-powered platform that replaces outdated systems, streamlines operations, cuts costs, and unlocks real-time insights for faster, smarter growth.",{"buttons":126},[127],{"label":128,"internal":129,"external":91,"style":92},"Contact",{"__typename":90},[131,134],{"platform":132,"url":133},"linkedin","https://www.linkedin.com/company/lensing-ai/",{"platform":135,"url":136},"youtube","https://www.youtube.com/@lensingai",[138,142,146,150],{"location":139,"address":140,"coords":141},"North America","280 Hope Street\nMountain View, CA 94041","130,290",{"location":143,"address":144,"coords":145},"Germany","Max-Jarecki-Straße 21, 69115\nHeidelberg, Germany","650,252",{"location":147,"address":148,"coords":149},"Brazil","Mostardeiro, 800 - room 702\nPorto Alegre - RS, 90430-000","384,636",{"location":151,"address":152,"coords":153},"South Africa","The Foundry, 74 Cardiff Street, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa","680,624","info@lensing.ai",[156,158],{"url":157},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749761602-aws.png",{"url":159},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749761602-aicpa.png",{"image":161},{"url":162,"width":163,"height":164,"alt":12,"responsiveImage":165},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png",754,592,{"srcSet":166,"webpSrcSet":167,"sizes":168,"src":162,"width":163,"height":164,"aspectRatio":169,"alt":12,"title":12,"base64":170},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png?dpr=0.25 188w,https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png?dpr=0.5 377w,https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png?dpr=0.75 565w,https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png 754w","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png?dpr=0.25&fm=webp 188w,https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png?dpr=0.5&fm=webp 377w,https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png?dpr=0.75&fm=webp 565w,https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784814619-lensing-footer-cta.png?fm=webp 754w","(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px",1.2736486486486487,"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","Gated Content Headline","Please fill out this form to gain access to exclusive content","c9f28857-105a-4932-a211-4f63c780866b",{"headline":175,"intro":176,"hubspotId":177,"consentText":178},"Get the latest Lensing","Some nice copy here about what you get when you sign up.","d5c0893f-5d91-45b0-844d-7f242b0c5c44","By submitting this form, you agree to receive the Aperture newsletter from Lensing and to the processing of your personal data as described in our \u003Ca href=\"/legal/privacy-policy/\">Privacy Policy\u003C/a>. You can unsubscribe at any time.",{"menu":180},{"main":181},[182,220,302,307,340],{"__typename":183,"label":184,"id":185,"submenu":186},"MenuGroupRecord","Why Lensing","PFK4MTMsSGyvr0kIIbiuWg",[187,193,199,204,209,214],{"__typename":188,"label":189,"description":190,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":191},"MenuItemRecord","Why Lensing ","Lensing is built for businesses with complex revenue, global operations, and rapid change.",{"__typename":192},"WhyMainRecord",{"__typename":188,"label":194,"description":195,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":196},"Lensing vs. Legacy ERP","Legacy ERP systems weren’t built for the speed, scale, or complexity of modern businesses.",{"__typename":197,"slug":198},"WhySubpageRecord","everest-vs-legacy-erp",{"__typename":188,"label":200,"description":201,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":202},"Lensing vs. Bolt-ons","Patchwork solutions slow your business down with manual work, system silos, and reporting gaps. ",{"__typename":197,"slug":203},"everest-vs-bolt-ons",{"__typename":188,"label":205,"description":206,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":207},"AI-First Architecture","Lensing is ERP reinvented for the AI era.",{"__typename":208},"AiFirstRecord",{"__typename":188,"label":210,"description":211,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":212},"Lensing Security","At Lensing, \u2028we understand that your business runs on trust.",{"__typename":197,"slug":213},"security",{"__typename":188,"label":215,"description":216,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":217},"Integrations","Deep integrations that unite your stack.",{"__typename":218,"slug":219},"PaidLandingRecord","integrations",{"__typename":183,"label":221,"id":222,"submenu":223},"Product","ZpWZSBQDQti1xbn9l2cD_Q",[224,232,239,246,253,260,267,274,281,288,295],{"__typename":188,"label":225,"description":226,"external":91,"icon":227,"internal":229},"Order to Cash ","Streamline every step from order to cash.",{"url":228},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749656388-quotetocash.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":231},"ProductRecord","order-to-cash",{"__typename":188,"label":233,"description":234,"external":91,"icon":235,"internal":237},"Record to Report","Purpose-built record to report for scaling global operations.",{"url":236},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1750686191-recordtoreport.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":238},"record-to-report",{"__typename":188,"label":240,"description":241,"external":91,"icon":242,"internal":244},"Revenue Recognition","Automate revenue recognition and simplify ASC 606 compliance.",{"url":243},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749656415-revenuerec.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":245},"revenue-recognition",{"__typename":188,"label":247,"description":248,"external":91,"icon":249,"internal":251},"Cloud Cost Management","Bring cloud spend into focus, directly in your ERP.",{"url":250},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1750686447-cloudcost.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":252},"cloud-cost-management",{"__typename":188,"label":254,"description":255,"external":91,"icon":256,"internal":258},"HR Management","Understand and control people costs in one system.",{"url":257},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749662760-hr-management.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":259},"hr-management",{"__typename":188,"label":261,"description":262,"external":91,"icon":263,"internal":265},"Asset Management","Track and depreciate assets without extra modules.",{"url":264},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749663705-assetman.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":266},"asset-management",{"__typename":188,"label":268,"description":269,"external":91,"icon":270,"internal":272},"Multi-Book & Localization","Run global accounting without adding complexity.",{"url":271},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749664554-internationalization.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":273},"multi-book-localization",{"__typename":188,"label":275,"description":276,"external":91,"icon":277,"internal":279},"Native AI","Empower your users to develop features with AI.",{"url":278},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1755089953-native-ai.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":280},"ai-automation",{"__typename":188,"label":282,"description":283,"external":91,"icon":284,"internal":286},"Live Sandbox","Make changes with zero risk.",{"url":285},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1750686956-lifesandboxing.svg",{"__typename":230,"slug":287},"live-sandbox",{"__typename":188,"label":289,"description":290,"external":91,"icon":291,"internal":293},"AiSpecify","Design and build applications faster with AI.",{"url":292},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1749667775-ai-automation.svg",{"__typename":218,"slug":294},"aispecify",{"__typename":188,"label":296,"description":297,"external":91,"icon":298,"internal":300},"Professional Services Automation","Manage projects from within your ERP that bill themselves.",{"url":299},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1778872637-psa_icon.svg",{"__typename":218,"slug":301},"professional-services-automation",{"__typename":188,"label":303,"id":304,"external":91,"internal":305},"Customers","Pk5Wl62WTG2Qk-pKikkiEQ",{"__typename":306},"ClientSuccessRecord",{"__typename":183,"label":308,"id":309,"submenu":310},"Learn","Sfyg47Z5TnamVqzdpjtZzw",[311,316],{"__typename":188,"label":312,"description":313,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":314},"Blog","Insights and resources for finance and operational transformation.",{"__typename":315},"BlogLandingRecord",{"__typename":183,"label":317,"submenu":318},"Media",[319,325,330,335],{"__typename":188,"label":320,"external":91,"internal":321},"Product Demos",{"__typename":322,"tag":323},"MediaCollectionRecord",{"slug":324},"product-demos",{"__typename":188,"label":326,"external":91,"internal":327},"Product Releases",{"__typename":322,"tag":328},{"slug":329},"product-releases",{"__typename":188,"label":331,"external":91,"internal":332},"Video",{"__typename":322,"tag":333},{"slug":334},"video",{"__typename":188,"label":336,"external":91,"internal":337},"Podcasts",{"__typename":322,"tag":338},{"slug":339},"podcasts",{"__typename":183,"label":341,"id":342,"submenu":343},"About","QD9iJU7KSeaA_II0VbKWZw",[344,349,353],{"__typename":188,"label":345,"description":346,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":347},"Our Leadership","Guiding Lensing with vision, expertise, and real-world experience.",{"__typename":348},"LeadershipRecord",{"__typename":188,"label":350,"description":351,"external":352,"icon":12,"internal":12},"Careers","Help us reinvent ERP.","https://everestruns.everest-systems.com/hook/fetch/jobs?file=index.html",{"__typename":188,"label":354,"description":355,"external":91,"icon":12,"internal":356},"News & Updates","Our latest Press and Collaboration updates.",{"__typename":357,"tag":358},"NewsCollectionRecord",{"slug":359},"press",{"post":361,"blogLanding":798},{"_updatedAt":362,"structuredData":94,"seo":363,"content":420,"__typename":104,"id":774,"title":775,"slug":776,"publishDate":777,"category":778,"author":782,"image":786,"accentColor":792,"intro":794,"tag":795},"2026-07-20T01:09:58+01:00",[364,367,370,373,377,380,383,387,391,395,398,402,406,409,413,416],{"attributes":12,"content":365,"tag":366},"As CFO You Must Be an Informed AI Buyer","title",{"attributes":368,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":369,"content":365},"og:title",{"attributes":371,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":372,"content":365},"twitter:title",{"attributes":374,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":375,"content":376},"description","Here are 4 questions that CFOs should ask before signing on the dotted line for AI Solutions. ",{"attributes":378,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":379,"content":376},"og:description",{"attributes":381,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":382,"content":376},"twitter:description",{"attributes":384,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":385,"content":386},"og:image","https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1761345493-erp-article-ai-informed-buyer-thumbnail.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=1200",{"attributes":388,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":389,"content":390},"og:image:width","1200",{"attributes":392,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":393,"content":394},"og:image:height","958",{"attributes":396,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":397,"content":386},"twitter:image",{"attributes":399,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":400,"content":401},"og:locale","en",{"attributes":403,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":404,"content":405},"og:type","article",{"attributes":407,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":408,"content":82},"og:site_name",{"attributes":410,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":411,"content":412},"article:modified_time","2026-07-20T00:09:58Z",{"attributes":414,"content":12,"tag":67},{"property":415,"content":91},"article:publisher",{"attributes":417,"content":12,"tag":67},{"name":418,"content":419},"twitter:card","summary_large_image",{"value":421,"blocks":757},{"schema":422,"document":423},"dast",{"type":424,"children":425},"root",[426,449,453,457,463,468,494,498,510,513,525,529,533,535,539,543,547,551,555,590,602,604,608,612,616,620,622,626,647,659,663,667,679,717,721,725,727,731,735,739],{"type":427,"children":428},"paragraph",[429,432,439,441,447],{"type":430,"value":431},"span","We’re simply ",{"url":433,"type":13,"children":434},"https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/",[435],{"type":430,"marks":436,"value":438},[437],"underline","at the dawn",{"type":430,"value":440}," of a new technology that’s widely misunderstood, and we just don’t yet know what impact it will have. That’s why you don’t want to get swept up in sudden changes ",{"url":442,"type":13,"children":443},"https://gfmag.com/technology/companies-face-ai-buyers-remorse/",[444],{"type":430,"marks":445,"value":446},[437],"like McDonald’s, IBM, and Klarna",{"type":430,"value":448},", who fired employees only to rehire them along with consultants who specialize in cleaning up what AI generated. Nor do you want to allow every team in your company to inject AI into what they are building.",{"type":427,"children":450},[451],{"type":430,"value":452},"“AI” is, of course, not a feature any more than “software” is a feature. As CFO, you must be skeptical of any vendor’s AI claims and hold them to the razor of logic: If a feature exists, let me see it. And if it works, show me how. ",{"type":427,"children":454},[455],{"type":430,"value":456},"In this guide, we offer four questions your office should be asking of every software partner making AI claims. Some vendors will noisily object. But remember, the truth doesn’t mind being questioned. ",{"type":458,"level":459,"children":460},"heading",2,[461],{"type":430,"value":462},"Four questions to ask:",{"type":458,"level":464,"children":465},3,[466],{"type":430,"value":467},"1. How do you ensure the AI is accurate and consistent enough for financials?",{"type":427,"children":469},[470,472,478,480,486,488,492],{"type":430,"value":471},"At the time of writing, ChatGPT cannot reliably stick to a word limit or ",{"url":473,"type":13,"children":474},"https://www.webfx.com/blog/ai/chatgpt-fails/",[475],{"type":430,"marks":476,"value":477},[437],"perform basic arithmetic",{"type":430,"value":479},". Recent reasoning and memory updates have improved these models somewhat, but it’s important to understand that hallucinations and imprecision ",{"url":481,"type":13,"children":482},"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00662-7",[483],{"type":430,"marks":484,"value":485},[437],"are a feature",{"type":430,"value":487}," and not a bug. They are ",{"type":430,"marks":489,"value":491},[490],"emphasis","why",{"type":430,"value":493}," AI works. LLMs use transformers to reduce text into tokens and understand their semantic relevance in a way that mimics human thinking. They combine the user’s domain-specific knowledge with all the public knowledge they have access to, which allows them to make connections that prior generations of AI models couldn’t. ",{"type":427,"children":495},[496],{"type":430,"value":497},"It’s why the models can sometimes flub arithmetic but nevertheless generate a useful analysis of, say, SEC filings. ",{"type":427,"children":499},[500,502,508],{"type":430,"value":501},"These details matter because they help you understand where these models can and cannot add value, and where each LLM tends to source information from. Until recent changes, using a generic ",{"url":503,"type":13,"children":504},"https://everest-systems.com/blog/my-journey-in-the-erp-space-from-on-premise-to-native-ai/",[505],{"type":430,"marks":506,"value":507},[437],"consumer LLM in your ERP",{"type":430,"value":509}," was tantamount to inviting the good people of Reddit and Wikipedia into your decisions.",{"item":511,"type":512},"MJyA07VUTNmLDGOZkBDo2A","block",{"type":427,"children":514},[515,517,523],{"type":430,"value":516},"This is why you should worry when an ERP vendor tells you that they are just a neutral repository of information. If they say, “Apply any outside model to any part of the business process,” they are allowing your users to introduce risk and make potentially substantial mistakes. They will generate wrong numbers and reports that change each time you run them. Just ask ",{"url":518,"type":13,"children":519},"https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/deloitte-to-refund-government-after-admitting-ai-errors-in-440k-report-20251005-p5n05p",[520],{"type":430,"marks":521,"value":522},[437],"Deloitte",{"type":430,"value":524},".",{"type":427,"children":526},[527],{"type":430,"value":528},"But AI doesn’t have to work this way.",{"type":427,"children":530},[531],{"type":430,"value":532},"At Lensing, we’ve solved for this by applying LLMs where they are useful and restricting them where they are not. When you build an AI agent in Lensing to create a report, that agent doesn’t just query a consumer-grade LLM. Instead, it:",{"item":534,"type":512},"WIZOa-Q0QfSd9jOyC09P7w",{"type":427,"children":536},[537],{"type":430,"value":538},"This system puts LLMs to their highest use. It never exposes your data, your report will run the exact same every time, and you aren’t paying AI usage credits every time you refresh it. You now own the code.",{"type":458,"level":464,"children":540},[541],{"type":430,"value":542},"2. Why can’t this be done without AI?",{"type":427,"children":544},[545],{"type":430,"value":546},"Cloud costs are skyrocketing, and venture capital and private equity money have depressed AI tool subscription prices to get companies addicted to its use. Perhaps you find my candor shocking, but that’s the playbook, and the next step is for LLM vendors to raise their rates. ",{"type":427,"children":548},[549],{"type":430,"value":550},"If your cloud costs are high now, wait until you factor in the cloud costs of AI usage within your cloud costs. Which begs the question: What are your cloud costs today? I see CFOs who question every $20 travel expense but, for some reason, let everyone buy unlimited software, and who don’t know their current cloud-adjusted unit economics. Nor can they forecast those cloud costs.",{"type":427,"children":552},[553],{"type":430,"value":554},"We recommend only buying AI-powered features and tools for a discrete and definable purpose:",{"type":556,"style":557,"children":558},"list","bulleted",[559,566,572,578,584],{"type":560,"children":561},"listItem",[562],{"type":427,"children":563},[564],{"type":430,"value":565},"What is the problem statement this purchase solves?",{"type":560,"children":567},[568],{"type":427,"children":569},[570],{"type":430,"value":571},"Is it a fixed or recurring cost?",{"type":560,"children":573},[574],{"type":427,"children":575},[576],{"type":430,"value":577},"How will this cost grow over time?",{"type":560,"children":579},[580],{"type":427,"children":581},[582],{"type":430,"value":583},"Does the AI component increase the cost? If so, by how much? ",{"type":560,"children":585},[586],{"type":427,"children":587},[588],{"type":430,"value":589},"Do you need to use AI every time you \"execute\" an action or only in \"build\" mode until you've got the desirable definition of the inputs? There are good uses for both (the system should be designed for both).",{"type":427,"children":591},[592,594,600],{"type":430,"value":593},"Every CFO today must be tracking and ",{"url":595,"type":13,"children":596},"https://everest-systems.com/blog/the-new-cost-landscape-for-saas-companies-why-many-erps-fall-short-and-what-needs",[597],{"type":430,"marks":598,"value":599},[437],"forecasting cloud costs",{"type":430,"value":601}," so they can identify spikes and ensure their product or digital team isn’t building AI features of questionable utility into their product. Nor their go-to-market nor other parts of their business. Because any vendor who cannot explain what value the AI adds, may themselves not know, and may be accidentally increasing your cloud costs for no reason.",{"item":603,"type":512},"DdgqixrUSTW3SGhW4wkCRA",{"type":458,"level":464,"children":605},[606],{"type":430,"value":607},"3. What tools do you offer that allow me to de-risk using AI?",{"type":427,"children":609},[610],{"type":430,"value":611},"If you do permit AI use within your ERP, billing, general ledger, or other core applications, you must also provide the tools to ensure it doesn’t cause harm. For the same reason you wouldn’t give a contractor administrative permissions over your ERP, or allow someone to push a major update without a way to roll back those changes. ",{"type":427,"children":613},[614],{"type":430,"value":615},"I talk to VPs of finance and accounting who feel that their organization is afraid to hit “publish” on reports or transactions because they don’t know what ramifications it will have. They can’t be sure how their updates will overwrite important journal entries or modify already-closed books. Because there are multiple layers at which your team manages your financial software.",{"type":427,"children":617},[618],{"type":430,"value":619},"There is a splendid existing framework for this—the software development lifecycle. And as AI makes business users more technically savvy, those business users can apply the same principles. It’s the same rigor, now in the hands of business users.",{"item":621,"type":512},"fg-SQaNiSzW1fW0uUsmAaw",{"type":427,"children":623},[624],{"type":430,"value":625},"Your financial operations team needs to be able to manage this project just like developers would. You need governance over the architectural layer that is both flexible and enduring:",{"type":556,"style":557,"children":627},[628,638],{"type":560,"children":629},[630],{"type":427,"children":631},[632,636],{"type":430,"marks":633,"value":635},[634],"strong","Flexible",{"type":430,"value":637},": Your team has the ability to adjust objects, fields, and components in the natural order of work.",{"type":560,"children":639},[640],{"type":427,"children":641},[642,645],{"type":430,"marks":643,"value":644},[634],"Enduring",{"type":430,"value":646},": Your team needs the ability to preview changes, run tests, and roll back if they encounter errors. ",{"type":427,"children":648},[649,651,657],{"type":430,"value":650},"There’s really no way to do the above except with ",{"url":652,"type":13,"children":653},"https://everest-systems.com/blog/why-saas-companies-need-purpose-built-erp-not-patches/",[654],{"type":430,"marks":655,"value":656},[437],"live sandboxing",{"type":430,"value":658},". This is when your team can create multiple staging environments or “sandboxes” where they can preview proposed changes using actual production data before pushing anything live. So instead of deferring, waiting, and fretting, they publish changes, move on, and are able to support the business. ",{"type":458,"level":464,"children":660},[661],{"type":430,"value":662},"4. How will you help us build out the functionality of the ERP ourselves?",{"type":427,"children":664},[665],{"type":430,"value":666},"At the speed things are moving, your team cannot afford to wait on IT. Nor can they work out of spreadsheets for six months while they evaluate additional bolt-on software to extend that ERP’s functionality. ",{"type":427,"children":668},[669,671,677],{"type":430,"value":670},"For a common example, look at when companies try to ",{"url":672,"type":13,"children":673},"https://everest-systems.com/blog/why-subscription-businesses-are-rethinking-erp-and-finding-everest-systems/",[674],{"type":430,"marks":675,"value":676},[437],"launch subscription or usage-based billing",{"type":430,"value":678},". If you purchase a tool like Zuora to supplement your existing ERP, you also have to factor in the added complexity, including: ",{"type":556,"style":557,"children":680},[681,687,693,699,705,711],{"type":560,"children":682},[683],{"type":427,"children":684},[685],{"type":430,"value":686},"The time cost of managing it. ",{"type":560,"children":688},[689],{"type":427,"children":690},[691],{"type":430,"value":692},"The change cost of training the organization.",{"type":560,"children":694},[695],{"type":427,"children":696},[697],{"type":430,"value":698},"The cloud cost of yet another subscription.",{"type":560,"children":700},[701],{"type":427,"children":702},[703],{"type":430,"value":704},"The integration cost of ensuring the data matches.",{"type":560,"children":706},[707],{"type":427,"children":708},[709],{"type":430,"value":710},"The professional services and IT costs of any custom code.",{"type":560,"children":712},[713],{"type":427,"children":714},[715],{"type":430,"value":716},"The maintenance cost of a fragmented finance stack.",{"type":427,"children":718},[719],{"type":430,"value":720},"This is just one application and just one example. If your finance operations team is being asked to support new company initiatives—if your business is considering usage-based billing, a re-org, an international launch, an acquisition, or virtually anything that shows up on the P&L—they need the ability to edit the ERP themselves.",{"type":427,"children":722},[723],{"type":430,"value":724},"One way Lensing is solving this problem is by allowing your team to chat with a secure AI model within the ERP to customize it. This can happen on two levels: Business users can chat with our AI to build reporting, which doesn’t require technical resources, and power users and IT can build full applications from scratch. ",{"item":726,"type":512},"A3LVhOv4SPyQmqqFMQsGmw",{"type":427,"children":728},[729],{"type":430,"value":730},"And Lensing users can do this within a secure sandbox environment where they can fully test that the change works, with an approval process before it goes into production.",{"type":458,"level":459,"children":732},[733],{"type":430,"value":734},"CFOs should be skeptical of AI claims",{"type":427,"children":736},[737],{"type":430,"value":738},"Far too many software today are “AI wrappers,” or software with a friendly interface that simply repackages consumer-grade LLMs. You can quickly identify these by asking about the team’s expertise and investment. ",{"type":427,"children":740},[741,743,748,750,755],{"type":430,"value":742},"For example, and this is where I will close things out, Lensing has ",{"url":744,"type":13,"children":745},"https://everest-systems.com/news/everest-systems-emerges-from-stealth-with-140-million-funding/",[746],{"type":430,"value":747},"raised $140 million",{"type":430,"value":749}," to date and spent four and a half years stealth building a complete ERP. We knew there’s no value to going halfway—that wrappers on top of old ERP data models and workflows won’t provide the flexibility or unified data your team needs. So, our team of ",{"url":751,"type":13,"children":752},"https://everest-systems.com/about/leadership/",[753],{"type":430,"value":754},"SAP veterans",{"type":430,"value":756},", who built some of its most successful S4/HANA features, started over, with security in mind and considering AI from the start. We call the result Lensing, and our CPA salespeople would be happy to show you how it works.",[758,762,765,768,771],{"__typename":759,"id":511,"image":760,"caption":91,"link":12},"BlogImageRecord",{"url":761,"alt":12},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1761344868-erp-article-ai-informed-buyer-where-ai-gets-it-facts-reddit.jpg",{"__typename":759,"id":534,"image":763,"caption":91,"link":12},{"url":764,"alt":12},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1761347683-erp-article-ai-informed-buyer-ai-process.png",{"__typename":759,"id":603,"image":766,"caption":91,"link":12},{"url":767,"alt":12},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1761347727-erp-article-ai-informed-buyer-cloud-cost-report.png",{"__typename":759,"id":621,"image":769,"caption":91,"link":12},{"url":770,"alt":12},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1761344929-erp-article-ai-informed-buyer-development-lifecycle.png",{"__typename":759,"id":726,"image":772,"caption":91,"link":12},{"url":773,"alt":12},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1761344944-erp-article-ai-informed-buyer-use-cases.png","POfz-EYMS26GkBttvlOoUA","As CFO, you must be an informed AI buyer","as-cfo-you-must-be-an-informed-ai-buyer","2025-10-24",{"id":779,"name":780,"slug":781},"JawGXaVQS1mmtbq3YAwhRg","AI","ai",{"name":783,"photo":784},"Sandeep Chopra",{"url":785},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1751937984-sandeep-2x.jpg",{"responsiveImage":787},{"src":788,"width":789,"height":790,"alt":12,"base64":791},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1761345493-erp-article-ai-informed-buyer-thumbnail.png?fit=fillmax&h=1050&w=1400",1314,1050,"data:image/jpeg;base64,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",{"bgColor":793},"tan","There are two great public myths you will hear about LLMs these days: One, that anyone can now create sustainable billion-dollar companies with tiny teams. And two, that AI belongs in every feature of every product. But as new studies reveal, the truth is more complicated.",{"name":796,"slug":797},"Insight","insight",{"footerCallout":799},{"headline":91,"intro":91,"cta":12,"image":12},{"allPosts":801},[802,820,834],{"__typename":104,"id":803,"title":804,"slug":805,"publishDate":806,"category":12,"author":807,"image":811,"accentColor":816,"intro":818,"tag":819},"asSKkpXpQrePmVlrUmIijA","To service enterprise customers, Productiv replaced QuickBooks with Lensing ERP","to-service-enterprise-customers-productiv-replaced-quickbooks-with-everest-erp","2025-10-09",{"name":808,"photo":809},"Alexis Dougherty",{"url":810},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1763679540-dato-version.jpeg",{"responsiveImage":812},{"src":813,"width":814,"height":790,"alt":12,"base64":815},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1760042212-article-thumbnail-productiv.png?fit=fillmax&h=1050&w=1400",1368,"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAoHBwgHBgoTCAgLCg8RDwwNDQ0RDhIVDQ0NFxYZGBYfFiEaHyslGh0oHRUiJDUlKC0vMjIyGSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLDg0OHBANHC8dHRwvNS8vLy8vNS8vLy8vLzUvLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL//AABEIABMAGAMBIgACEQEDEQH/xAAaAAEAAgMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwQBBQYC/8QAIBAAAgIBBAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMBAgQFESExEiIyFP/EABYBAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAECAP/EABgRAAMBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEgIx/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwDg0oRVfZPXDRK55JF4C719blfMp+Zc7XFbYRkI09VmTtJgqYmb42newG2EZMaW5kxzeTzq97eP1IBKA0yrW37kAFGfT//Z",{"bgColor":817},"green","When Productiv's Head of Finance and Accounting Tiffany Fong couldn't deliver the reports her executives needed, she migrated their ERP to Lensing, and this fixed more than just her reporting.",{"name":796,"slug":797},{"__typename":104,"id":821,"title":822,"slug":823,"publishDate":806,"category":12,"author":824,"image":826,"accentColor":831,"intro":832,"tag":833},"AdovzBr3QtyHwMP_w5pDzQ","Your ERP wasn't made for this","your-erp-wasn-t-made-for-this",{"name":783,"photo":825},{"url":785},{"responsiveImage":827},{"src":828,"width":829,"height":790,"alt":12,"base64":830},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1762316587-blog_thumbnail_your-erp-wasnt-made-for-this.png?fit=fillmax&h=1050&w=1400",1365,"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAoHBxQOEg8HBgcICgcHBw0QBwcGBxEJDQcNFxUZGBYTFhUaHysjGh0oHRUWJDUlKC0vMjIyGSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLDg0OEBERHS8cGhwvLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL//AABEIABMAGAMBIgACEQEDEQH/xAAYAAACAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIDB//EABcQAQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEhH/xAAVAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAf/EABgRAQADAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAhES/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwDXLELEyBBK2xXklvAuk7MgEHBgBEf/2Q==",{"bgColor":793},"Look at any major ERP’s website and it will assure you their software can do anything. So why do their customers feel the exact opposite? Why is there so much outrage around the cost of services just to make these systems work? In this article, we suggest the answer is simple: They weren't made for what you are trying to do.",{"name":796,"slug":797},{"__typename":104,"id":835,"title":836,"slug":837,"publishDate":838,"category":12,"author":839,"image":843,"accentColor":847,"intro":849,"tag":850},"QKp3snrfTROy9695fJm41w","Why legacy ERP systems are failing SaaS companies in 2025","why-legacy-erp-systems-fail-saas-companies-in-2025","2025-10-08",{"name":840,"photo":841},"Cameron Ackbury",{"url":842},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1748302377-ph-author-2x.png",{"responsiveImage":844},{"src":845,"width":829,"height":790,"alt":12,"base64":846},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1762316938-blog_thumbnail_legacy-erps-became-a-liability-for-cfos2.png?fit=fillmax&h=1050&w=1400","data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAoHBw0HEgcHBwgHCAgKBw0IBwcHBxEJDQcYFx8ZGBYVIiEaHysjGh0oHRUWJDUlKC0vMjIyGSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLDg0OHA0QHC8dFhwvLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL//AABEIABMAGAMBIgACEQEDEQH/xAAXAAEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgEH/8QAFhABAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAER/8QAGAEAAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQMAAgT/xAAZEQACAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIRMRL/2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA/AOm1irE4Eao1NyKgSBbqw9M2sBWODGVAC3pD/9k=",{"bgColor":848},"blue","Traditional ERP systems are holding back SaaS companies in today's competitive landscape. Here's what finance leaders can do about it.",{"name":796,"slug":797},{"global":852},{"footerCallout":853},{"headline":854,"intro":855,"cta":856,"image":861},"See how Lensing\ncan transform\nyour operations","Discover how Lensing empowers finance and operations leaders to \ndrive faster growth, smarter decisions, and stronger margins.",{"buttons":857},[858],{"label":859,"internal":860,"external":91,"style":92},"Try Lensing",{"__typename":90},{"url":162,"width":163,"height":164,"alt":12,"title":12,"responsiveImage":862},{"srcSet":166,"webpSrcSet":167,"sizes":168,"src":162,"width":163,"height":164,"aspectRatio":169,"alt":12,"title":12,"base64":170},{"articleSidebar":864},{"cta":865},{"buttons":866},[867],{"label":868,"internal":869,"external":91,"style":92},"Get started",{"__typename":90},{"allNewsPosts":871},[872,886,911],{"__typename":873,"title":874,"slug":875,"publishDate":876,"tag":877,"image":879,"logo":883,"accentColor":885,"intro":91,"externalLink":91,"media":12},"NewsPostRecord","Everest reveals new name, Lensing, customers with combined revenues over $1B in 20+ countries using their AI ERP","everest-reveals-new-name-lensing","2026-08-04",{"name":878,"slug":359},"Press",{"responsiveImage":880},{"src":881,"width":790,"height":790,"alt":12,"base64":882},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1785375186-press-release-3-2.png?fit=fillmax&h=1050&w=1400","data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAoHBwgHBgoICAgLFRUXExgPDQ0QDhgWDQ0OFxUZGBYTFhYaHyslHR0oHSEWJDUlKC0vMjIyGSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLDg0OHQ8QHC8dIh0vLy8vLy87LzUvNS8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL//AABEIABgAGAMBIgACEQEDEQH/xAAZAAEAAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwcCBQb/xAAdEAACAwADAQEAAAAAAAAAAAABBAACAwYRIRIF/8QAFwEBAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQACA//EABoRAQEAAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAEhMCAwT/2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA/AK1XVWtj3I9MFxXwGdxlx1OixmanGE9QSRB7m0POVcMClaeVMSxHuN/n0p18iJNrOm3188aKmYqMr55GIi8SmTRmy7VjERHEq5N//9k=",{"url":884},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1784826027-lensing-favicon.png",{"bgColor":91},{"__typename":873,"title":887,"slug":888,"publishDate":889,"tag":890,"image":891,"logo":896,"accentColor":898,"intro":899,"externalLink":91,"media":900},"Bloomberg Daybreak Europe interviews Franz Faerber of Lensing","bloomberg-daybreak-europe-interviews-franz-faerber-of-everest-systems","2025-06-24",{"name":878,"slug":359},{"responsiveImage":892},{"src":893,"width":894,"height":790,"alt":12,"base64":895},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1751981162-franz.png?fit=fillmax&h=1050&w=1400",1387,"data:image/png;base64,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",{"url":897},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1752774855-bloomberg_daybreak.png",{"bgColor":817},"In an exclusive interview with Tom Mackenzie of Bloomberg Daybreak, Lensing Co-CEO Franz Faerber shares how the company is reinventing ERP from the ground up to challenge legacy giants like SAP and Oracle. He also explores the transformative role of AI in modern business and the rapidly evolving enterprise software landscape.",{"__typename":901,"video":902},"MediaVideoRecord",{"file":903,"external":12,"loopClip":12,"thumbnail":12},{"video":904},{"muxPlaybackId":905,"title":12,"width":906,"height":907,"thumbhash":908,"blurUpThumb":909,"thumbnailUrl":910},"HH01adSlLn181vNwOvmkpq6AKnTHQS00Sg",1920,1076,"3vYNFIRjeXpuh4eAiHoIc+YzCA==","data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAoHBwgHBgoICAgLFQ4LDhgQDg0VDh0RHxENFyQZHRYTFhUqKysjGh0oHRUiJDUlKC0vMjIyGSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLDg0OHBAQHDsoIig7Ozs7Ly8vOzsvOzsvLy8vLzUvLzs7OzU1Ly8vOzUvLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL//AABEIAA4AGAMBIgACEQEDEQH/xAAXAAADAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABQcG/8QAHxAAAQMEAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgABBAUGEUEDIWET/8QAFgEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAMA/8QAGhEAAQUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgABAyExEf/aAAwDAQACEQMRAD8AUtTSOWPe1qOGmkAcb5UoK7pw8zGOvU2C/Z/zDpMlO1mGPmKoVaGZ00WzpCnE2/6g8MWwhWE6QijB3xf/2Q==","https://image.mux.com/HH01adSlLn181vNwOvmkpq6AKnTHQS00Sg/thumbnail.jpg",{"__typename":873,"title":912,"slug":913,"publishDate":914,"tag":915,"image":12,"logo":918,"accentColor":920,"intro":922,"externalLink":91,"media":12},"Strengthening Security Through Partnership: How Lensing and Hackrate Collaborate to Protect the Lensing ERP Platform","hackrate-collaboration","2025-04-01",{"name":916,"slug":917},"Collaboration","collaborations",{"url":919},"https://www.datocms-assets.com/160976/1752688760-hackrate.png",{"bgColor":921},"red","In today's digital landscape, where cyber threats evolve at an alarming pace, robust security measures are no longer optional for business-critical applications. For ERP systems that manage sensitive financial, operational, and customer data, security vulnerabilities can lead to devastating consequences.",1785826227708]