{"id":8216,"date":"2020-03-03T09:31:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T17:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=8216"},"modified":"2020-09-25T08:45:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T15:45:10","slug":"three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020","title":{"rendered":"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8218&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em><strong>EXPLORE 2020 UPDATE:<\/strong> Over the past few months, we have seen increasing global disruption due to the impact of COVID-19. With our focus on the health and safety of our customers, partners, and employees, we have made the decision to cancel Explore 2020 in Las Vegas. At this time, we understand the needs of our customers to focus on their employees, customers and business. For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/explore.qad.com\">explore.qad.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that the first video slot machines were developed by a Las Vegas-based company in 1976? The machines, which were later approved and commissioned all along the Las Vegas Strip, were first tested at the former Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, which is now The Westgate Hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Silver State of Nevada is full of great innovations and innovators, so it\u2019s fitting that QAD&#8217;s premier customer conference will be hosted in the great city of Las Vegas. That said, May is just around the corner, which means it\u2019s time to start planning your trip. And we have three easy \u201cace up your sleeve\u201d steps to get you there!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Review the Explore Agenda and Session Tracks<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/about\/eventsagenda\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore agenda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is chock-full of insightful sessions to help guide manufacturers on their digital transformation journey and enable them to adapt, innovate and change their business models in the face of rising change. Whether you\u2019re new to Explore or an Explore regular, and with over 30 sessions and four <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/explore-2020-hands-on-training\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hands-on training<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> courses to choose from, there\u2019s truly something for everyone. Oh, and keep in mind that ALL Explore breakout sessions qualify for APICS\/ASCM certification maintenance credits!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Justify Your Trip to Vegas<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay, okay. We get it. It\u2019s not always easy to convince your colleagues, let alone your manager, to attend a conference. Read why QAD customer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/documents\/case-studies\/ck-technologies-explore-case-study.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CK Technologies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attends Explore each and every year. Attending QAD Explore as a team enables you to share perspectives with each other and together reap all the benefits of a solid conference agenda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve had a chance to review the Explore sessions and hands-on training opportunities, download the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/documents\/misc\/explore-2020-justification-letter-template.docx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore Justification Letter template<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The purpose of this document is to make it easier for you to put together a proposal to your manager for going to Explore, and it can be fully customized to your liking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Register Early and Save<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final step is to remind your manager, or colleagues, that Explore <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/about\/eventsregister\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Bird Registration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is happening through March 27th. You can even use the $600 you\u2019ll save to cover a hands-on training course! So, as a recap&#8230;review the agenda and session tracks, justify your trip with a pre-made justification letter and save on the overall cost by registering early. You just might find the \u201cace\u201d you needed!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To stay up-to-date on all things QAD Explore, follow us on social media and engage using <\/span><b>#QADExplore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can also check out our comprehensive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/about\/eventsfrequently-asked-questions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page for additional questions that come up. See you in Las Vegas!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8218&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]EXPLORE 2020 UPDATE: Over the past few months, we have seen increasing global disruption due to the impact of COVID-19. With our focus on the health and safety of our customers, partners, and employees, we have made the decision to cancel Explore 2020 in Las Vegas. At this time, we understand the needs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":8219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200],"tags":[141,74,77,948,1104,1116,949,26,76],"class_list":["post-8216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-case-study","tag-customer-conference","tag-erp-software-conference","tag-explore-2020","tag-insights","tag-justification","tag-las-vegas","tag-manufacturing-erp","tag-qad-explore"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020 | QAD Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Three tips to get you to QAD Explore 2020 - Review the conference agenda and session tracks, justify your attendance and save on registration!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020 | QAD Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Three tips to get you to QAD Explore 2020 - Review the conference agenda and session tracks, justify your attendance and save on registration!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"QAD Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QADerp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-03T17:31:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-25T15:45:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.03.2020-tile.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Caleb Finch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@QAD_Community\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@QAD_Community\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Caleb Finch\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Caleb Finch\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/90dbfdc4e3cf702dd6a85847078cdc2d\"},\"headline\":\"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-03T17:31:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-25T15:45:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020\"},\"wordCount\":538,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/03.03.2020-tile.png\",\"keywords\":[\"case study\",\"customer conference\",\"erp software conference\",\"Explore 2020\",\"insights\",\"Justification\",\"Las Vegas\",\"manufacturing erp\",\"qad explore\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Culture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020\",\"name\":\"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020 | QAD Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/03.03.2020-tile.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-03T17:31:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-25T15:45:10+00:00\",\"description\":\"Three tips to get you to QAD Explore 2020 - Review the conference agenda and session tracks, justify your attendance and save on registration!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/03.03.2020-tile.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/03.03.2020-tile.png\",\"width\":900,\"height\":450,\"caption\":\"QAD Explore, Explore, justification, ace, Las Vegas\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"QAD Blog\",\"description\":\"Next-Generation Manufacturing &amp; Supply Chain Solutions in the Cloud\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"QAD\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"QAD\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/QADerp\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/QAD_Community\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/qad_erp\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/qad\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/QADInc\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/QADIncorporated\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/QAD_Inc.\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/90dbfdc4e3cf702dd6a85847078cdc2d\",\"name\":\"Caleb Finch\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/caleb-finch_avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/caleb-finch_avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/caleb-finch_avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Caleb Finch\"},\"description\":\"Caleb is a member of QAD | Redzone's Corporate Marketing team and avid follower of emerging technologies. When he's not managing the company's corporate content programs, he can be found exploring mountain biking trails, snowboarding or playing pickleball.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/caleb-finch-9488142b\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qad.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/caleb-finch\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020 | QAD Blog","description":"Three tips to get you to QAD Explore 2020 - Review the conference agenda and session tracks, justify your attendance and save on registration!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020 | QAD Blog","og_description":"Three tips to get you to QAD Explore 2020 - Review the conference agenda and session tracks, justify your attendance and save on registration!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020","og_site_name":"QAD Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QADerp","article_published_time":"2020-03-03T17:31:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-09-25T15:45:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.03.2020-tile.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Caleb Finch","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@QAD_Community","twitter_site":"@QAD_Community","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Caleb Finch","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020"},"author":{"name":"Caleb Finch","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/90dbfdc4e3cf702dd6a85847078cdc2d"},"headline":"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020","datePublished":"2020-03-03T17:31:21+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-25T15:45:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020"},"wordCount":538,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.03.2020-tile.png","keywords":["case study","customer conference","erp software conference","Explore 2020","insights","Justification","Las Vegas","manufacturing erp","qad explore"],"articleSection":["Culture"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020","url":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020","name":"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020 | QAD Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.03.2020-tile.png","datePublished":"2020-03-03T17:31:21+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-25T15:45:10+00:00","description":"Three tips to get you to QAD Explore 2020 - Review the conference agenda and session tracks, justify your attendance and save on registration!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.03.2020-tile.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.03.2020-tile.png","width":900,"height":450,"caption":"QAD Explore, Explore, justification, ace, Las Vegas"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/three-steps-to-get-you-to-explore-2020#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Three Ace-Up-Your-Sleeve Steps to Get You to Explore 2020"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/","name":"QAD Blog","description":"Next-Generation Manufacturing &amp; Supply Chain Solutions in the Cloud","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"QAD","url":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"QAD"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QADerp","https:\/\/x.com\/QAD_Community","https:\/\/instagram.com\/qad_erp\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/qad","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/QADInc\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/QADIncorporated\/","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QAD_Inc."]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/90dbfdc4e3cf702dd6a85847078cdc2d","name":"Caleb Finch","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/caleb-finch_avatar-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/caleb-finch_avatar-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/caleb-finch_avatar-96x96.jpg","caption":"Caleb Finch"},"description":"Caleb is a member of QAD | Redzone's Corporate Marketing team and avid follower of emerging technologies. When he's not managing the company's corporate content programs, he can be found exploring mountain biking trails, snowboarding or playing pickleball.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caleb-finch-9488142b\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/author\/caleb-finch"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8216"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8797,"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8216\/revisions\/8797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}