What I saw and heard at Odette 2015. During the first week of December, I joined over 250 decision-makers and…
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2016 Process manufacturing predictions
2016 will be another year for businesses in the process industry to watch and learn. In 2016, we will see…
Read MoreCelebrating 3 Years in the Upper Right
It may be the longest title in Gartner Magic Quadrant history, but it is a mighty fine honor in the…
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When considering which enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to choose, the starting point is a set of ten specific questions…
Read MoreHow Auto Windscreens delights its customers
Having been in the field service software industry for several years now, it is my passion helping field service organizations…
Read MoreTalking hands-free with your enterprise software from your car
I have been in the enterprise software business for almost 20 years where the dominant user interaction has been through…
Read MoreWhy Some of the Best Service Organizations Are Converging on Boston This Week
Something big is brewing in Boston… and it’s not another Tea Party. This week IFS is hosting its annual World Conference…
Read MoreThe future generation takes IT trends for granted
A few weeks ago, I attended NextUp, an IT competition for eighth graders in Kista, the Silicon Valley of Stockholm….
Read MoreThe Top Five Civil Aviation MRO Trends to Watch Out For in 2015
I decided to put on my Google Glasses to see if I could make out the top five trends to…
Read MoreWhat does the factory of the future look like?
One of the perks of my role as Industry Director is that I get to spend a lot of time…
Read MoreOracle OpenWorld Takeaways
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.
Read MoreModular 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.
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