As a decision maker, you understand the difficulty of selecting an enterprise system that supports business growth, sustains resilience in a competitive market, and drives innovation. The Enterprise Software Showcase (ESS) 2026, organized by Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC), is designed expressly to address these challenges.
From February 23 to 25, 2026, at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas, ESS will bring together business leaders, technology experts, and leading ERP software vendors to examine a central question under the event theme:
From Data to Decisions: Modern ERP Meets the Power of AI
How can organizations turn data into decisions that drive transformation?
The event offers you a firsthand view at how artificial intelligence is reshaping the ERP landscape. Attendees will see how AI-enabled ERP can modernize operations—making them smarter, faster, and more responsive to organizational goals.
ESS 2026 marks the 23rd edition of TEC’s flagship event series—connecting decision makers, vendors, consultants, and industry experts from around the world. For more than two decades, ESS has built a reputation as a space where technology conversations turn into actionable strategies.
Reflecting current ERP market dynamics and emerging technologies, each edition is designed to foster collaboration, cultivate new relationships, and provide participants with the confidence that their decisions are informed and future-ready.
All attendees get the opportunity to engage directly with vendors, learn from independent experts, and exchange real-world experiences with peers facing similar challenges.
For this edition, TEC has brought together leading ERP vendors to give you a clear, side-by-side perspective on how today’s top systems perform under real business scenarios:
• NetSuite—NetSuite ERP
• Infor / Goldan—Infor Cloud Suite Industrial
• Priority Software—Priority ERP
• ECI Software Solutions—M1
• Sage—Sage X3
• SAP—SAP Business One
Vendor presentations will follow a scripted demo developed and moderated by TEC analysts to ensure optimum visibility of business processes and platform capabilities.
This structured format enables a rigorous, apples-to-apples comparison, allowing participants to evaluate functionality, usability, and overall business fit.
Throughout the event, participants may meet with TEC experts to discuss their organization’s unique challenges, assess the strengths and potential limitations of each application, and gain clearer insight into which systems may align best with their business needs and objectives.
For more than three decades, TEC has helped organizations make their most strategic software choices. We bring together deep expertise in enterprise application architecture, software evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, and implementation oversight.
As an independent advisor, TEC has no stake in which solution an organization selects. Our role is to help organizations cut through marketing claims, evaluate and validate actual product capabilities, and identify the enterprise applications that best align with their operational and strategic needs. Our impartial, vendor-neutral perspective gives organizations confidence that their decisions are based on verified information about vendor capabilities.
“Modernizing enterprise systems isn’t just about adopting new technology—it’s about ensuring that every layer of the architecture supports business agility,” says Mehdi Aftahi, Chief Technology Officer at TEC. “At TEC, we designed our platform and the methodology to help organizations evaluate real solutions in context, see how ERP and AI interact, and make decisions grounded in evidence, not assumptions.”
Aligned with TEC’s mission, ESS 2026 provides a forum for objective analysis and rigorous, side-by-side evaluation. TEC experts will guide attendees compare solutions, analyze real functionality, and identify opportunities that advance their organizations’ digital strategies.
From interpreting demonstrations to advising in contract negotiations, TEC ensures organizations make informed decisions based on validated data and secure favorable terms for long-term success.
“Every company’s path to digital transformation is unique,” says Aftahi. “Our mission at TEC is to guide that journey with structured, data-driven insights that connect business needs with technology realities. ESS 2026 is where those two worlds meet.”
At ESS 2026, you’ll work with vendors, TEC experts, and peers to gain insight into:
1. Clear business objectives for your digital transformation project (e.g., faster financial close cycles, optimal inventory management, better logistics performance).
2. Understanding how your digitalization and data governance can impact critical processes and pain points.
3. Impact of AI across operations such as finance, customer service, production, HR, and other departments.
4. A realistic view of constraints (e.g., budget, implementation schedule, legacy systems, compliance requirements) and how to overcome them.
5. Possible action plan to engage the right partners and next steps for your digital transformation.
Is ESS Right for You?
If your organization is planning to modernize your ERP system, integrate AI into core operations, or rethink your enterprise architecture, ESS 2026 is the best place to start.
You’ll learn from independent experts, compare viable options, and exchange real-world lessons with peers facing similar challenges.
Join TEC and other industry leaders in Austin this February and gain the clarity and confidence to turn data into decisions that move your business forward.
Register now, early bird pricing ends soon!