Category: Knowledge Base

The cloud mandate/reality gut check The cloud-first mandate has been issued, and you have your marching orders. There’s plenty of low hanging fruit ripe for public cloud SaaS delivery. You quickly tick off non-mission-critical apps such as web service tools, …

Which Cloud (and where) for What? Read More »

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Despite its present-day maturity, ERP remains costly, complex, and fraught with risk. The extensive integration of vast data, information, and applications fuels scope creep and drives up implementation costs. Decades of customization (particularly among early adopters in the energy, manufacturing, …

Getting Unstuck From the (Legacy) ERP Rut Read More »

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CFOs ascend to digital leaders Digital disruption has been identified as one of the defining trends of the 21st century, creating opportunity and threat in equal measure. CFOs today are expected to embrace technology to strategize and help drive business …

CFOs Lead Transformation with Cloud EPM Read More »

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Just a few decades ago, supply chains and the expensive systems that ran them epitomized inefficiency, expense and risk. Operational centers and warehouses were geographically dispersed and technologically disconnected; software “bugs” were commonplace; vendors and suppliers exploited gaps; and disjointed …

Supply Chains for the Digital Era Read More »

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As the primary driver for cloud adoption shifts from economics to innovation, leading-edge companies are stepping up their investment in cloud services to accelerate their digital transformation and lay the foundation for re-imagined business processes and new competitive offerings. Today’s …

2018 Cloud Predictions Read More »

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The strong momentum of cloud, mobile, social and big data technologies in the enterprise today is fueling digital transformation at an unprecedented scope and pace. Businesses of all sizes and across all industries are racing to harness the power of …

Digital Reality Check Read More »

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Black Friday, Cyber Monday by the numbers Traditionally two of the biggest shopping days of the year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, November 24th and 26th, did not disappoint in 2017. Shoppers opened their wallets, setting records in online purchases …

Customers Demand Omni-channel Excellence Read More »

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CIOs and cloud-rush angst CIOs tasked with migrating their organization’s many applications to the cloud are feeling the pressure. For many, issues such as unexpected costs, interoperability, security gaps, unanticipated application rework and lack of visibility and control are creating …

5 Things CIOs are Thankful For Read More »

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Understanding millennials to maximize their potential As reported in AssociationsNow, according to the annual CEO Challenge 2016 survey conducted by the Conference Board, the failure to attract and retain top talent is the leading concern among corporate CEOs, presidents and chairs. …

Not Your Father’s Talent War Read More »

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Most organizations today are data-driven to one degree or another.  Companies that excel at creating value from their data are well-positioned for growth and prosperity. While data provides many insights that can benefit a business, that information comes at a …

Every CEO/CIO’s Worst Nightmare Read More »

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