The Problem With ERP
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software has been the backbone of modern business since it emerged in the mid-1990s. Hundreds of billions of dollars have gone into ERP implementations with the promise of enhanced business processes automation. But was it all worth it? According to new research from Computer Economics, the answer is not clear. Every […]
Microsoft beats Amazon to open the first cloud data center in Africa
By: Rachel England Microsoft has become the first major cloud provider to open a data center in South Africa. Its two new Azure facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg have been in the works since 2017, and while they were originally slated to go live in 2018, their arrival still pips other big players to […]
Where to Start When Identifying ERP Solutions
When you find yourself tasked with figuring out what ERP solution you are going to on-board for your organization, you do a quick search and find there are dozens of vendors offering a variety of ERP solutions. Where do you start in your process of determining which of these vendors and platforms would be best […]
How To Choose An ERP Software For Your Manufacturing Business
By: Pablo Luna Are you aware of the fact that selecting the best ERP solution for your manufacturing business is a critical task? What you need to keep in mind is that it will take a considerable amount of time to deploy the best ERP software, and your resources need to get committed to this […]
7 projects primed for predictive analytics
By: Mary Branscombe Predictive analytics isn’t just for oil and gas exploration anymore. The power of predictive analytics is being injected into a wide range of revenue-focused initiatives across all industries. In 2018, a third of businesses in the EIU’s Intelligent Economies study said predictive analytics was already the most frequently used AI technology in […]
Impact of Excessive Use of Technology on Youngsters
By: Vinayak Garg Whenever someone old tells about their life, they always mention how their youth years formed the foundation for life ahead. It is thus a concern that the youth today are being affected by the technology in all areas of their lives. Below are some ways in which technology is affecting the youth […]
SMBs See Technology as Key to Reaching New Customers, Entering New Markets and Streamlining Operations, New CompTIA Report Finds
Technology is a primary driver helping the nation’s small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) to reach their goals, according to new research from CompTIA, the leading trade association for the global technology industry. “Whether it’s acquiring new customers, entering new marketing, launching new products, or streamlining operations and processes, technology is at the heart of these […]
Driverless Snitch? New Car Technology Could Call The Cops On You
By: Kurtis Ming Your car could one day snitch on you if you misbehave, with technology that could call the cops on you. The company behind the technology says it will keep people safe, but is it an invasion of privacy? Even if your car drives itself, you can still get busted for drinking, texting, […]
Second Generation Of Blockchain Tokens Will Reflect Technology’s Maturation
By: Sean Medcalf Remember initial coin offerings? In 2017, this new, democratized fundraising paradigm took the world by storm. Everything was being “tokenized”, and people were raising eye-watering sums of money with, in many cases, nothing but an idea. In 2017, over $6 billion was raised through the method; more than that entire amount was […]
Google and Facebook’s Next Big Fight
Google and Facebook- For many people, it probably sounds a little rich to hear the European Union accuse Silicon Valley of being a graveyard of innovation. But that’s where we are in 2019. Regulators are hitting the likes of Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. with a flurry of antitrust fines and data-privacy probes, implying that they […]