Category: News

March 16, 2017

Business and enterprise applications have relied on databases to store information and process it for results and inferences. But the architecture of databases used over the last decade has been used with certain limitations. Most databases have been built to […]

March 14, 2017

While some suggest that ERP customization still exists as a critical operational element, during the last 10 years, systems have become more internally adept. Consequently, these advances have allowed today’s systems to provide for levels of processing and reporting that […]

March 6, 2017

If you’re researching ERP, negotiating for it or revamping your entire strategy, make sure you understand these five key facts about enterprise resource planning software — or it could cost you dearly in expense and career success. Think you know […]

February 24, 2017

The evaluation process is critical to the success of enterprise resource planning systems, and is one way IT can bring real value to your company’s finance department. Management can’t make informed decisions without financial clarity. To deliver financial clarity, serve […]

January 18, 2017

Like many other industry observers I’ve heard overblown claims for information technology for decades. However, I’ve also observed that – eventually – reality catches up with vision. Finance and accounting departments are particularly resistant to change, yet because almost no […]

January 3, 2017

Machine intelligence (MI) is fast outgrowing its cradle in the technology department. This calls for a new, high-level executive function and a strategic roadmap. In this article I’ll outline some areas for your new CMIO to crack during 2017 and […]

December 12, 2016

A fast growing multi-company, multi-location organization using an entry level accounting system was struggling to close the books within two weeks of month end. Without timely information, managers did not know where they stood on budgets or key performance indicators. […]

September 19, 2016

Traditional ERP companies are beginning to offer real-time analytics, with an intent to help companies leverage data even on mobile phones. Traditionally, ERP systems have always been focussed on records and not enough emphasis was on the value of the […]

September 15, 2016

Canadian enterprise information management vendor OpenText has agreed to buy Dell Technologies’ EMC enterprise content division for $1.62 billion in a deal that, the companies say, will allow them to focus on their core missions. The acquisition of the “highly […]

September 8, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise will spin off and merge what it considers its non-core software assets with U.K.-based enterprise software firm Micro Focus in a deal worth $8.8 billion, the company said Wednesday. Included in the bundle being offloaded are HPE’s […]

August 31, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has extended its Haven analytics product into the Azure cloud, offering an on-demand service of pre-built analytics tools. Haven OnDemand Combinations fits alongside the company’s Idol range of machine learning tools and Vertica product for structured […]

August 30, 2016

IT leaders discuss their ERP platform environments and why it’s often a struggle to manage the high cost of maintaining these systems. For many organisations – particularly those that aren’t flush with money to spend on IT – finding ways […]

August 10, 2016

Oracle has denied in a California federal court charges leveled by a former manager that she was sacked after she refused to cook accounts in the company’s cloud business and threatened to blow the whistle on the accounting practices. The […]

July 29, 2016

People often talk about the high failure rate for software implementation projects. Stories abound about failures in CRM, MES, SCM and QMS, but the stories are especially disturbing when they involve ERP. Panorama Consulting research shows that in 2015, about […]

July 13, 2016

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) empowers people to operate their business functions effectively & help them take timely and accurate business decisions. ERP is extremely important as it integrates data across materials, sales, distribution, production, finance, HR, projects for online and […]

July 11, 2016

The focus of ERP vendors is to productise their application, servicing thousands of customers from a single source code. This allows them to sell a low cost (compared to custom development) and maintainable software solution. This means that you will […]