No matter your industry, challenges and opportunities are never far away. The right enterprise software can support your company’s ability to meet emerging challenges and respond to constant change by providing the foundation for enterprise agility. But how exactly do you find the right enterprise software? This blog provides 10 software selection questions you should…
Elon Musk was talking sense back in 2018 when he said that AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons. Speaking at the South by Southwest tech conference in Texas, Musk drew much-needed attention to a point which is too often overlooked: responsible AI. The Tesla founder wasn’t the first one to warn of the potential…
Innovation is one of the most overused words in business today. That doesn’t make what it represents any less imperative though. Innovation could be described as turning an idea into a solution that adds true value from a customer’s perspective. However, at IFS it means even more than that; it’s about staying relevant! Innovation at…
2020’s meeting of global elites in Davos may be best remembered as a Trump vs Thunberg showdown. On one side, a US president who is pulling out of the Paris climate accord, planning to revise America’s National Environmental Policy Act and continues to promote the use of fossil fuels. On the other, Thunberg, a 17-year-old…
Finance and human capital management (HCM) are the foundations of global business operations, and they are being affected by regular and unpredictable changes to business models, customer expectations, market risks, regulation and new technologies. The obvious tremors, of course, are Brexit in the UK and the global rise of economic and social populism, causing increased protectionism, is unpredictably driving landed cost of parts and components and hammering sales…
The world has never been more aware of the importance of conserving resources and reducing carbon emissions. Nowhere is this growing consciousness more keenly felt than in the energy sector. Companies need to navigate increasingly demanding taxation regimes and government policies as well as the negative perception connected to fossil fuel taking root among the general population and…
IFS is a proud supporter of Lewis Pugh’s recent expedition swimming 1 km across a supra-glacial lake in East Antarctica. Below, Pugh shares with us why he chose to swim Antarctica and his commitment to make the world a better place. People often ask me why I swim without any protection other than a cap,…
2020 will see a continuation of 2019’s move towards digitalization of business processes with many organizations extending and refining their approaches. Technologies such as Blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) will start to allow for a manufacturing and product-led approach to construction, allowing for greater safety and efficiencies to everyone’s benefit, with a focus…
As we stand back and reflect on 2019, I am immensely proud of what the IFS team has achieved in partnership with our customers. With many high-profile customers committing to upgrading to our latest version of IFS Applications, many going live within the year, and the high number of new tier-one players selecting IFS, validates…
Everybody wants sustainable products, and retailers are putting pressure on manufacturers to deliver goods that satisfy consumers’ new preference for green and clean options. This means manufacturers need to implement technology to track where their products come from and what they are made of. They will also need to plan around shorter shelf lives that…
