Read the latest business technology blog posts from IFS industry experts here. These authors understand the ins and outs of business technology and where it’s heading. Discover what IFS has to offer for enterprise technology solutions.

| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Energy, Utilities & Resources
Augmenting Reality for Best Collaborative Service

  How do you solve complex asset maintenance issues on-site, without actually being on-site? And if the person with all the…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Technology, Strategy
In-Memory Done Right
memory chips

I believe the approach taken by Oracle is the right one. After all, why would we in the software industry learn new tools and skills to develop against a new database when we can get the same benefits as an incremental update to the databases we know well?

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology
Read this if you’re still managing project cost control in an Excel spreadsheet

If you manage any project that lasts more than two months, it’s normal business practice to have a monthly project…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Strategy
What an article written in 1960 means for 21st Century business agility
Theodore Levitt

What business are you really in? Today, you may be in the aerospace components business. Or the power generation business….

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Technology, Events
The Beauty Lies in The Simplicity

This post shares a few examples of IFS Quick Reports created by the American company CDF.
The beauty of this solution lies in the simplicity when it comes to extract, present and share data in an easy way.

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Strategy
Is implementing ERP like dipping your business in concrete?
ERP like dipping your business in concrete business agility

It is an old joke, that may sometimes target specific software vendors, that implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software or…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Strategy
Business Agility Lessons from BMW and Corvette (kind of)

Whether you are a dyed-in-the-wool auto enthusiast or just someone like me who has a more spirited driving style, you…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Automotive, Business Technology, Strategy
How to Close the Gap in Automotive ERP
Cars

The concept of “just-in-time” manufacturing could have been invented for the automotive industry, one with tight supply chains that demand…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Technology, Retail, Service
World-class Supply Chain Management Key to Sales Expansion for Stadium
Stadium

This year, Stadium AB, Sweden’s largest sport retailer, marks its 40th year in business. Today, Stadium is one of the…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
Trying to Make Sense of the Conflict Minerals Rule? Good luck with that!

Regardless of your position on government mandates for corporate social responsibility, one thing is certain. The U.S. Securities and Exchange…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, IFS Labs, Mobility, Research, Strategy
The Making and Breaking of the Internet of Things
Industry 4.0

2014 will go down in history as the year when the Internet of Things (IoT) hype peaked. Thus the interesting question becomes what will happen next? Will IoT follow the usual pattern of a set-back due to overinflated expectations, only to return later as widely adopted part of our lives? Or will IoT be the exception that goes directly from hype to use?

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing
How Can I.T. Keep Up with the 3D Printing Revolution?

3D printing has continued to hit the headlines with some fascinating use cases, such as the architects in Amsterdam that…

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