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SaaS ERP Making Inroads

December 22, 2011 by Ann All
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"Yet while SaaS is making inroads, it'll be some time before it makes a serious dent in on-premise ERP. Forrester believes SaaS will account for 4 percent of the overall ERP market by 2015. The Aberdeen study found SaaS deployment has reached an average of 9 percent among companies of all sizes." [read more]

SAP Aims to be More Cloudy and Mobile in 2012 and Beyond

December 20, 2011 by Mark Smith
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"SAP definitely is committed to cloud computing, but the question is whether it can fend off major competitors, especially Salesforce.com and even Oracle, and the many smaller vendors that use the cloud to deliver applications to specific lines of business (LOB). In addition SAP has not addressed the customer challenges of integrating processes, applications and data that must interoperate whether they are in cloud computing environments from SAP or other providers and in on-premises applications from SAP." [read more]

Security Issues in Cloud ERP

October 6, 2011 by Ephraim Cohen
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"Cloud ERP and cloud ERP data are as secure as traditional on-premise ERP systems. Some of the security issues are different and perhaps less familiar, but once understood, many experts conclude that cloud systems are more secure than poorly run internal applications." [read more]

Cloud ERP Software Perceptions

August 16, 2011 by Ephraim Cohen
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"The Cloud represents a major technological change that impacts ERP software. The change is real in terms of how software is designed and developed. But there are perceptions (both real and false) about using the Cloud to run your business." [read more]

Cloud ERP Software and the Evolution of Washing Machines

July 8, 2011 by Ephraim Cohen
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"Automatic water shut offs, spin drying, variable size loads, and many more features are included in modern washing machines. Access from anywhere, access from any device, enhanced collaboration, advanced security models, and connected/integrated applications are some of the benefits of today’s cloud ERP applications." [read more]

Voltaire, Apple, and the Myth of Perfect

June 27, 2011 by MIKE20 Governance Association
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I’ve been doing a great deal of research on Apple lately for my new book. In so doing, I’ve stumbled upon some amazing tales with lessons for information management professionals. Andy Hertzfeld (Apple employee number 435) writes about the company struggled to release the 1983 version of the Macintosh. Engineers struggled... [read more]

Technology Adoption and ERP Software References

November 24, 2010 by Ephraim Cohen
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Technology adoption is alive and well within the ERP software community. Vendors and value added resellers are embracing SaaS and cloud technologies and introducing the technology to customers. Cloud and web-based ERP software has moved beyond the early adoption stage and is ready to go mainstream. In this article we discuss how vendor... [read more]

SAP and NEC sign deal to compete for cloud ERP market

November 11, 2010 by Ephraim Cohen
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The Cloud changes a lot of things, including the way that “partnerships” can compete. In some cases partnerships may begin competing for customers. In CRN magazine, a recent press release “NEC Launches ERP Cloud Service Systems With SAP” describes a new partnership. In this partnership, NEC will utilize its Cloud Oriented Data Centers to... [read more]

Private versus Public Clouds for ERP Software

October 12, 2010 by Ephraim Cohen
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The September 10 edition of Processor Magazine provides insight with regard to building private clouds as well as a comparison of private and public clouds. In this article we relate the positions presented to the ERP software space. Public versus Private Clouds – Key Points Processor Magazine article The Public vs. Private Cloud Debate... [read more]

Confusion between Cloud ERP and SaaS ERP software

September 20, 2010 by Ephraim Cohen
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In a recent post, we provided definitions of cloud computing, SaaS, and web-based software. The definitions provided were compiled from several popular web sources as well as through interviews with cloud ERP vendors, resellers, analysts, and customers. Recent press release with cloud and SaaS ERP terms The Economic Times posted a press... [read more]

One CIO’s View of Cloud Computing and ERP Software

September 1, 2010 by Ephraim Cohen
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On August 30, Shaloo Shalini posted an interview with Dennis Hodges, CIO of Inteva on sramana mitra’s blog. The interview provides some interesting insights with regard to cloud computing and shows that ERP may start catching CRM in terms of cloud adoption. Read the full article and interview here. Shaloo Shalini’s summary The interview... [read more]

Web-based, SaaS, and Cloud ERP benefits

July 22, 2010 by Ephraim Cohen
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Background and Definitions Cloud technologies are currently being hyped and advocated by all software vendors. Almost every ERP, virtualization, infrastructure, and application vendor says that their software takes advantage of the cloud. The cloud has become synonymous with successful, modern, well developed software. As companies... [read more]

Definition of ERP

July 19, 2010 by Ephraim Cohen
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At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner conference, I asked several folks to participate in an informal one-question survey. The question was “What is an ERP system?” All of the Microsoft partners I spoke with were well versed in software and know their specific area of expertise. Many used acronyms such as LMS and RMS without thinking it... [read more]

Redefining the enterprise user experience

March 1, 2010 by Michael Fauscette
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I wrote recently about the growing phenomenon of employees circumventing corporate policy and tools to solve business problems using their on tools, both hardware and software and even process. This "BYO" culture, I believe, is partially fueled with the increasing desire to mimic the web 2.0 user experience that we're growing... [read more]

Collaboration "in the Wild": Some Observations

January 15, 2010 by James MacLennan
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An Enterprise 2.0 dream scenario: implementing a complex project across multiple sites, in two different time zones, with a large team (well over 100). The team was reasonably savvy with collaboration tools; core team members were quite comfortable with Instant Messaging, and we have been relying on SharePoint for many months. A... [read more]

IT Budget Hacking (w$$t)

January 2, 2010 by James MacLennan
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Some block-and-tackle IT management stuff for today - taking a long, hard look at the IT budget, a task that is less-than-pleasant for many. Most of my peers have already cut any and all low hanging fruit - it's time to start thinking aggressively. Software Maintenance for the Small Stuff Most have concentrated on their ERP and other... [read more]