Case Study: The Boston Globe achieves real-time reporting, faster month-end close and cost savings with Oracle NetSuite

The Boston Globe Improves Reporting, adds Efficiencies, Savings with NetSuite

Boston Globe Media Partners, publisher of The Boston Globe and the largest daily newspaper in New England, needed a modern financial system after its sale by The New York Times. The company was running a managed, legacy on‑premise system and required multi‑subsidiary consolidation and faster, more flexible reporting; it evaluated Microsoft Dynamics GP and chose NetSuite.

Implementing NetSuite OneWorld and NetSuite CRM gave the Globe cloud‑based, mobile access with robust drill‑down reporting and real‑time analytics. Month‑end close became faster and remote-capable, reporting turnaround dropped from weeks to real time, server management was eliminated, and the efficiencies reduced the need for one full‑time finance position while preserving visibility across 14 subsidiaries and diverse business units.

The Boston Globe

Dave Geary

Controller