Cloud computing stocks continue to show wide variation in performance throughout the first half of 2013.

The era of the slow, apathetic ERP software vendor that peddles monolithic products that are difficult to upgrade may be coming to an end, according to a recent report from Nucleus Research, which finds ERP vendors are increasingly responding to user demands for more intuitive UIs and integrated mobile and analytic capabilities.

Technology Evaluation Center discusses their experience at PowerPlex 2013, where the focus was on the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, Plex's cloud-based ERP software solution for managing a lean manufacturing process.

In a Sunday piece called, "Detroit, Embracing New Auto Technologies, Seeks App Builders," the New York Times tells the story of a man who graduated from the University of Michigan and then moved as quickly as he could out of the Pleasant Peninsula and to Silicon Valley.

Job seekers who have a good grasp on social media could get some solid employment leads at Social Media Day at Motor City Casino in Detroit tonight. And if they are software engineers or mobile application developers, they will really have a leg up.

Discover some of the region's most innovative businesses, including Plex Systems, the leader in cloud-based ERP solutions for manufacturers.

Cloud technology may be the hottest new trend in manufacturing ERPs. According to analysis by Anne Grackin of ChainLink Research, the cloud manufacturing market is growing quickly, with both new players and older ERPs hoping to catch the wave on the new technology.

Speaking of the cloud, Plex CEO Jason Blessing says, "Enterprise software is going through the most disruptive and innovation phase in decades. Time is compressing, the way we use technology is going through a revolution.

The Plymouth, Mich., metal-forming company that services the automotive industry has moved as many of its ERP functions as possible onto the Plex Online package since implementing it in 2010.

Research Analyst, Ann Grackin, discusses the Plex Manufacturing Cloud's innovative and revolutionary cloud-based ERP solutions.