It’s been a couple of weeks since Oracle once again invaded San Francisco with their 2014 edition of Oracle OpenWorld. Having had a chance to digest and reflect a bit I walked away with two more, as well as two surprises.
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Modular Technology vs Big Bang – Delivering an agile aerospace and defense organization
When Gartner speaks, we all tend to listen. So when Gartner characterized 2014 as the dawn of post-modern ERP – where the enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite is de-constructed into a more federal, “loosely-coupled” ERP environment – I not only listened, but agreed. Because this is exactly the trend we are seeing in the market for enterprise software in the demanding aerospace and defense software industry.
Read MoreOwning enterprise software doesn’t add value to your business; using it does!
One important element in the path to innovation is to learn about all the new capabilities in IFS Applications. We can help our customers to add—stepwise and pretty seamlessly—new product innovations to their ERP suite without major business intermission.
Read More3 Mobile Enterprise Software Myths Exposed
When a technology is not well-understood, a number of myths or urban legends can spring up to fill in the…
Read MoreTop 5 Trends for 2014
It’s that time of the year again – prediction time. Making predictions for the far off future is one thing, making them for next year is something completely different. Harder. More difficult. Higher risk of making a fool of yourself. More of a challenge.
Here at IFS Labs we’re not ones to shy away from a challenge. So here goes; the IFS Labs trend spotting for 2014.
Read MorePranav Mistry – The Human Touch : l’intéraction de l’homme avec la machine
N’importe quelle technologie était magique il y a 200 ans. Le « medium d’information » n’arrête pas d’évoluer : physique, virtuel, audio ou une combinaison des trois…il est ensuite devenu électronique avant d’être un ordinateur ou un téléphone.
La suite ? On pourra très probablement et littéralement porter sur soi l’information…
Pranav Mistry: The human (technological) touch
To control computers today, we stare at screens and touch things. Is that the future? Pranav Mistry doesn’t think so, and he’s working to change it.
Read MoreRay Wang: Go mobile or go extinct
We’re in a world of change, and you have a stark choice: be a disruptor or vein disrupted. Do you understand your company’s DNA enough to do that?
Read MoreDisruption and the Future of Software
Is software set to disappear? Will it become pervasive? Will business software become better than the consumer stuff? Industry experts discuss…
Read MoreThe Future According to Microsoft’s Mike Opal
From the internet of cows to big data – you’ll only be equipped to deal with the future of business if you truly understand what your business is.
Read MoreSurfacing after Microsoft’s WPC
Travelling back after a week with Microsoft and its worldwide partners in a balmy (no pun intended) Houston, Texas. What impression did the 14.000 or so attendees leave with?
Read More2 Reasons why the manufacturing industry is behind the curve on embracing enterprise mobility
Mobility continues to be a hot topic in the ERP/enterprise software market, but the conversations are changing from theory to optimization and practical use. In fact, mobility is one of Gartner’s nexus of forces, the convergence of social, mobility, cloud and information patterns that drive new business scenarios. This started me thinking about why manufacturers appear to be behind the curve in embracing this technology and in seeing the benefits on the shop floor.
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