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Enterprise business applications
- February 29, 2012
29 Feb'12
Other IT systems may get the buzz, but the value of ERP remains
In the rapidly evolving tech world, where data analytics and cloud hype steal the headlines, the value of ERP is easy to overlook.
- February 29, 2012
29 Feb'12
ERP's future value depends on flexibility in the face of tech trends
The future value of ERP will depend on whether ERP vendors can adapt to tech trends like big data, mobility and the cloud.
- February 02, 2012
02 Feb'12
CIO: Forget tech metrics; meeting business needs is measure of success
Don't ask iRobot CIO Jay Leader to calculate tech metrics on IT projects.
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- December 13, 2011
13 Dec'11
CIO's change management strategy gives left and right brain their due
Managing change can be the hardest part of IT's job. One CIO has a strategy to manage change that hinges on using both hemispheres of the brain.
- November 21, 2011
21 Nov'11
Business process improvement is about more than efficiency gains
Business process improvement begins with efficiency gains, but BPM goals are becoming more about external customers and rapid, real-time improvements.
- November 17, 2011
17 Nov'11
SaaS solutions with a vertical slant
A growing segment of SaaS solutions targets industry-specific needs and mission-critical business functions.
- September 28, 2011
28 Sep'11
CIOs: Align technology and marketing strategy to meet customer needs
CIOs explain how a combined technology and marketing strategy helps companies respond to customers, and why business must serve customers differently.
- September 14, 2011
14 Sep'11
PLM software is the go-to guy, increasingly critical to the business
PLM's star is rising, as IT executives turn to the software to solve problems, error-proof the global design process and speed time-to-market.
- August 16, 2011
16 Aug'11
Big Data: Probing global warming with object database engine
How can we sort out the data that could illuminate global warming's effect on the poles? One IT veteran had to rediscover the object database engine.
- May 31, 2011
31 May'11
Sentiment analysis turns social media into customer intelligence
Sentiment analysis tools are creating a kind of customer intelligence that online marketers are finding beats traditional market research.
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- May 24, 2011
24 May'11
Open source solutions offer agility and collaborative development
Midmarket firms save money while avoiding vendor lock-in with open source solutions that range from operating systems to middleware and applications.
- May 11, 2011
11 May'11
Subaru CIO gets technology to align with business goals
Subaru CIO Brian Simmermon replaced more than 90% of the company's technology to remove silos and redundancy, and to align with business goals.
- February 17, 2011
17 Feb'11
Application retirement: Saying goodbye isn't so easy
There are forces moving organizations down a path toward application retirement but, for some, it might be easier to keep a legacy application rather than put a more modern spin on it. The ...
- November 16, 2010
16 Nov'10
With new enterprise collaboration platforms, 'social' means business
Forget about pushing people to use wikis and blogs. The rush is on to build enterprise collaboration platforms that pull social networking into every workstation.
- November 03, 2010
03 Nov'10
Business process transformation hinges on a flexible management model
Business process transformation succeeds best in IT organizations emphasizing collaboration and real-time analysis. Learn how IT can bring transformation to the lines of business.