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• Manufacturing ERP

  • 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.

  • Mobile inventory management brings visibility, flexibility to the warehouse

    Managing goods on the go can give workers a real-time view of stock and supplies, both in the warehouse and into retail spaces.

• 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

  • 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.

  • NEC Europe has yen for Host Analytics’ financial planning

    NEC Europe has signed up to use Host Analytics' cloud-based financial planning service to better integrate an acquisition and support its growth plans.

  • Podcast: How to craft an effective MDM strategy

    In this podcast interview, Andy Hayler gives advice on how to create and implement an MDM strategy that is ruthlessly focused on business value.

• Business Analytics

  • IT bottlenecks drive data visualization tool purchases

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

  • 'Big data' analytics, mobile BI apps help U.S. Xpress truck more data

    In a video Q&A, Timothy Leonard of U.S. Xpress explains how the trucking company uses big data analytics, real-time BI software and mobile BI apps in unison to make important business decisions.

  • Eckerson: 'Big data' analytics weighs a mix of the old and new

    In a video interview, business intelligence analyst Wayne Eckerson offers tips on using big data analytics software and related big data technology. He also gives his view of what big data really is.

• 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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