Global Social Media Manager
Neville Hobson was the Global Social Media Manager for IFS; he no longer works for IFS. Neville has a curiosity for technology and how people use it (or not use it) especially in the business and workplace contexts. He's an early adopter (and leaver) and experimenter with social media, a blogger since 2002 and a podcaster since 2005.
The Internet of Things is a phrase that’s getting much attention these days. In the enterprise context, it’s one that IFS is also giving attention to in IFS Labs, the part of IFS R&D that explores new areas of business application functionality, and serves as a testing ground for new development initiatives and proof of…
This is an IFS 2015 liveblog which means everything was written at-the-moment. The international rugby star and businessman, Ben Cohen, was a very smart choice for the keynote speaker on the final day of the IFS World Conference 2015 in Boston. A man who set out his life choices and clear objectives from an early…
As many in the global IFS community prepare for the IFS World Conference 2015 in Boston next week, we’re also getting ready to help conference-goers and our online communities navigate the social web during next week that I hope will enable you to get the content you need, find the conversations that matter to you,…
When you take part in an event packed with great content, speakers and experiences, one that’s spread out across three days, you want to be able to get the latest information at your fingertips, when you need it, so you can get the most out of your overall experience. At the IFS World Conference 2015…
Next month, the 19th annual ARC Industry Forum takes place in Orlando, Florida, from February 9-12. IFS is supporting this event as a Gold Sponsor. If you would like to be part of this three-day event, and if you’re an IFS customer, and if you can get yourself to Orlando, we have a complimentary entry…
Two posts in the IFS blog last month address a question of business agility. IFS Analyst Chuck Rathmann wondered whether IFS lives up to the agile enterprise hype. And Global Director for Process Industries Jakob Björklund asked how IFS can help you, the customer, be agile. After all, IFS itself is agile and knows quite…
Enabling you to reduce maintenance time in the field is a significant expectation of an ERP system, one that’s frequently cited by customers when they talk about their experiences. For IFS customer Energiselskapet Buskerud (EB Group), a municipal-owned energy company based in Drammen, Norway, it’s the primary reason why they chose IFS as their preferred…
A quick search on Google for the term “wearable technology” will produce some 162,000 results, about what you might expect for two very broad key words on such a topic. The focus of course is very much a consumer one, where there is plenty to find about products like Google Glass, fitness bands, smartwatches,…
I’ve always believed that when a corporate video really tells a story, maximizing the symbiosis between audio and video, you gain a better feeling about the subject of the story that’s being told. Today it’s much about the experience and whether you, the viewer of the video, are willing to share that experience. IFS’s new…
