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• Manufacturing ERP

  • Collaboration technology driven by culture, communication gaps

    Industry experts explain how to match collaboration software such as chat, social media and conferencing with the needs of the organization.

  • Manufacturer to move hosted JD Edwards ERP to 'virtual private cloud'

    In 11 years, EnterpriseOne ERP system has migrated from on-premises to physical and virtual servers at managed hosting provider. Next: private cloud.

  • Five signs your multiple ERP systems are out of control

    Many manufacturers run multiple ERP systems -- or multiple instances of one system. But there are significant downsides to operating this way.

• Oracle

  • Integrating non-Oracle applications into Oracle environments

    Oracle application integration becomes even more complicated when trying to integrate Oracle applications and databases with non-Oracle applications.

  • Integrating Oracle applications brings complexity

    Oracle’s various investments and acquisitions over the past decade have some customers struggling to integrate it all, although Oracle’s own middleware might be able to help.

  • Implementing a Hyperion system in 3 weeks -- it can be done

    An Oracle Hyperion system implementation in three weeks? Yes, it can be done. Communications firm Neustar implemented Hyperion in less than a month and gained efficiencies in the process.

• Data Management

  • Oracle to financial firms: Speed is the key to avoiding systemic risk

    Financial services firms need to speed up their data management and analytics practices to avoid another economic crisis like the one that gripped the world in 2008.

  • New GigaSpaces release promises 'big data' analytics in real time

    The latest version of GigaSpaces XAP is designed to let users create their own real time "big data" analytics platform, and more big data news from around the Web.

  • People, process issues offer path to improve data quality on the cheap

    Educating end users and upgrading internal processes can help enterprises fix data quality problems without dropping a ton of cash, analysts say.

• DataManagement UK

  • SAS: High-performance analytics frees data scientists to model faster

    High-performance analytics on "big data" could aid European companies as they struggle to make headway in the recession, say senior SAS executives. All sectors are turning to big data, they claim.

  • Organisational design for analytics function needs governance

    Scant are the absolute rules for the organizational design of the analytics function. It can be outsourced or in-house; sit within a business unit or run from the centre. But it needs governance.

  • History lesson points way forward on data management projects

    Data management projects often suffer from historic amnesia. Projects that co-locate business and IT staff and keep to a manageable scale can achieve remarkable results, says consultant Andy Hayler.

• Business Analytics

  • BI, analytics and performance management software sees growth in 2011

    Gartner’s 2011 revenue estimates indicate the worldwide BI, analytics and performance management software market experienced another strong year, with figures that look remarkably similar to 2010.

  • Tyagi: 'Big data' technology a solution in search of right problems

    Not every data problem requires "big data" technology, says consultant Vineet Tyagi. In a video Q&A, he discusses good uses for big data tools and offers tips on managing a big data project.

  • IT bottlenecks drive data visualization tool purchases

    Allstate, Autodesk, MGM Resorts and Great Western Bank share the secrets to data visualization tools’ success.

• CRM

  • Mohegan Sun bets big on Infor CRM across sales, service and marketing

    Mohegan Sun's new CRM software platform aims to connect with customers, reduce agent churn and overhaul the sales force.

  • Salesforce opens new channels with Chatter

    Denis Pombriant sees Salesforce.com's new screen sharing and instant messaging features as long-overdue changes to front office collaboration.

  • New call center certification targets social media

    CIAC certification now includes testing on the use of social media in call centers.

• Content Management

  • Easier collaboration drives need for scalable document management strategy

    Collaboration, audit and compliance are among the business drivers of scalable document management initiatives even as it becomes easier to engage with content being amassed in growing repositories.

  • No effective information governance without change management, expert says

    Successful information governance involves a combination of smart processes and the appropriate corporate culture, says consultant Carol Stainbrook.

  • Trash the old data: A firm record retention schedule can lead to DM success

    Information is growing exponentially and the lack of firm record retention schedules is costing organizations big money and will increase liability as time passes, says consultant Randolph Kahn.

• Financial Applications

  • Cloud-based dynamic discounting fuels small tech supplier’s growth

    One small tech company uses Ariba Network to give cash-rich Fortune 500 customers discounts for early payment of electronic invoices.

  • SaaS HR, mobile analytics upends workforce management software market

    Nucleus Research names Ceridian, ADP among top performers and finds threats to legacy leader Kronos.

  • Basic planning, data cleansing seen as crucial to HR system integration

    Save time and money by establishing human resources processes and scrubbing data before embarking on a project to integrate systems, industry watchers say.

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