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- When someone mentions 'the cloud', what are they actually talking about? To an IT architect, it's one thing, to a user another, and a vendor may have an entirely different description altogether.In the ...
- 22. New Roles in IT
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- Let's say you want to be doing something 'cutting edge' in your company, or maybe you see the writing on the wall and your position may not be there in the future. Are there roles that you should be considering ...
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- Once SAP rolls out a 'solution', it should be taken as gospel, right? Well, our favorite supply chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, has a different idea based on her research on the subject.SAP's SCM solution is ...
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- 25. Beware the Frankencloud
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- As Chloe Green asks on the Information Age site, is your cloud strategy, or lack of one, creating a 'Frankencloud'? It takes a cohesive strategy and planning to ensure that applications supported by cloud ...
- 26. Tech and Retail
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- In a fine article on the Boston Consulting Group site, Peter Burggraaff, Marc Schuuring, and Bill Urda look at how technology is moving increasingly into the retail space.They review 4 enablers that can ...
- 27. IoT Communication Needs
- (News)
- As the Internet of Things continues to move full speed ahead, some legitimate concerns over device compatability exist. As in, will they speak the same language? On the Economist site, we're able to take ...
- 28. IoT Moves Forward Despite Challenges
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- The Internet of Things (IoT) is moving ahead, but challenges exist and the there's a risk that its real value won't be realized for quite awhile. There are lots of issues that need to be addressed across ...
- 29. Supply Chain Planning's Next Step
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- If there's anyone who puts more thought into supply chain planning than the Supply Chain Shaman herself, Lora Cecere, I'm not aware of it. She takes a look at what's on the horizon for the next phase of ...
- 30. Impact of the Latest Ariba Outage
- (News)
- When supplier networks are up and running, it's a beautiful thing for automating processes and improving workflow. When they aren't, it's a nightmare.Spend Matters' Pierre Mitchell reviews the latest Ariba ...
- 31. Getting Ready for IoT
- (News)
- Here at EC-BP.com, we're all about providing you with information you can use. That may seem to be a tall order for the Intenet of Things, but a recent Computerworld article has some really good actionable ...
- 32. SAP's Supply Chain Control Towe
- (News)
- Visibility is a hot topic in the supply chain arena, and the 'supply chain control tower' is one technology used to address the visibility challenge. It's no surprise that SAP, the lead ERP dog, has developed ...
- 33. Steps to Making IoT Work for You
- (News)
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is such an amorphous concept that it's refreshing to find an article that talks about concrete actions to take to make it work for you.In an article on the Memeburn site, Nur ...
- 34. The Importance of B2B Networks
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- Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, is passionate about supply chains. Her latest area of interest is in business to business (B2B) networks.In her view, they're critical in building end-to-end value ...
- 35. Cloud ERP Moves Ahead
- (News)
- Cloud-based ERP is moving forward at a brisk clip, with a pace much greater than Gartner predicted. What's the rush?In a Forbes article, Louis Columbus identifies a number of reasons why the cloud is so ...
- 36. Issues with ERP Planning
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- Lora Cecere, on the Supply Chain Shaman site, looks at the state of ERP systems and how well they've delivered on their promise of end-to-end planning. She doesn't like what she sees.There's no ready solution ...
- 37. Amazon Gets Ready for Big Data
- (News)
- On the Tech Crunch site, Alex Williams fills us in on the steps Amazon is taking to improve support for Big Data and analytics on its AWS platform.As tools and platforms become increasingly available, ...
- 38. Get Into Big Data
- (News)
- Big Data continues to get (more than) its fair share of technology headlines. What do you need to do to actually leverage it to your advantage?Greg Satell, on the Forbes site, gives you 5 things to do ...
- 39. Focus on Functionality
- (Technology)
- ... these applications are far more stable and secure today. Now, getting from current state to this new architecture may be a project in and of itself, but the future state will be far more flexible and less ...
- 40. Kentucky's Bet on Cloud ER
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- The State of Kentucky's educational system is 'all in' with cloud technology. They're managing 173 school districts using an ERP system located in a center over 1000 miles away.This is a great example ...
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