The Amazing Ways Instagram Uses Big Data And Artificial Intelligence
By: Bernard Marr Instagram, the social networking app for sharing photos and videos, launched in 2010. Today, it boasts 800 million monthly active users and is owned by Facebook. There are 70 million photos uploaded to Instagram every day. People interact with each of those posts by showing their love with a heart, commenting and […]
IIoT And ERP: Powerful Combination Fueled By Data
All signs point toward manufacturers leveraging data to make decisions quickly, to mine for actionable intelligence, to create a significant if initially slight competitive difference versus the competition.This has never been truer than now as manufacturers embrace the benefits that machine-to-machine data sharing can foster. IoT Impact – Consumers and Beyond The IoT’s impact is […]
ERP Strategy: When is it Time to Upgrade?
An important part of your company’s ERP strategy should be to regularly measure the effectiveness of an incumbent system against alternative ERP solutions. If there is sufficient evidence suggesting the system is under performing against the alternatives then it is almost certainly time to consider upgrading. The first factor to take into account is the […]
ERP 2028: A Look Into The Future?
Imagine going forward in time 10 years. What will ERP 2028 be like? When I was much younger, the idea of a door automatically opening was confined to TV with the likes of Star Trek. I can remember my first ever personal calculator (the Sinclair Cambridge) which could only add, subtract, divide and multiply. In […]
Salesforce administrator responsibilities: What needs to be done and when
By: David Taber Salesforce administrators are responsible for tasks ranging from helping users develop reports and reset passwords to maintaining data quality, adding fields, and running backups, among many others. Those ad-hoc tasks do not a job description (or MBO checklist) make, so here’s a look at what admin tasks need to be done – […]
Deduping in Salesforce: The complete how-to
By: David Taber Every enterprise system has the risk of data quality problems, but customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation systems are incredibly vulnerable to incomplete records, bad data, and duplicate records. Data comes from too many flaky sources, and there aren’t enough incentives for organizations and people to really follow standards. Fortunately, a […]
ERP – it’s no longer used only in large corporate terminology
Many local SMEs, use multiple processes and software packages, to run their companies. Inefficiencies and mistakes across every aspect of their business come into play, when they don’t use a single system, to manage it all. That’s when an ERP platform comes into play. But when a business starts a conversation around using an ERP […]
How To Ensure A Tactical Financial ERP
If you’re overseeing a financial ERP implementation, upgrade, or reengineering project, you’ve probably noticed a motif among the industry analysis. The top research firms advise you to think in terms of short-term versus long-term system goals. Between innovation and differentiation. Strategic advantage versus stable system of record. On top of all that, you’re faced with […]
Microsoft gets ready to roll out its ‘Tenerife’ cloud ERP service for SMBs
Microsoft’s”Tenerife” ERP service for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) has an official name and launch date. Dynamics 365 Business Central will start rolling out on April 2 via Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider channel. Beyond that basic information, Microsoft isn’t disclosing much about Business Central. I asked for pricing, migration and other information but didn’t receive […]
Microsoft Previews New Privacy Options in Response to Critics
By: Shirley Siluk Developers and others in Microsoft’s Windows Insiders program are getting a first look at new privacy options to control what kinds of user information the company can access for the purpose of improving its products and services. Microsoft said the new privacy settings will roll out to customers with the next Windows […]