By Rex Ahlstrom, BackOffice Associates Many enterprises understand that establishing and maintaining data quality is essential to their sustainable success, as major business decisions are informed by internal data trends. However, that doesn’t mean they know how to get there.…
Cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) software hasn’t really caught on yet. But according to a recent Gartner survey, it will soon. Here are some of the top trends shaping cloud-based ERP. Cloud ERP Catching Fire While only 2 percent of…
When someone goes off in all directions at once, the common advice is to focus. The same advice could well apply to CRM systems that often try to be all things to all people. Instead of trying to put everything…
When it comes to selecting, implementing and running ERP, there are countless ways to get it wrong. Here are a few of the most common ERP mistakes and – more important – how you can avoid making them. Ignoring ERP…
While companies are adopting cloud applications in growing numbers, most are using what Infor CEO Charles Phillips calls “edge applications” like CRM or human capital management (HCM). Infor believes companies may be interested in cloud software suites in addition to…
Enterprise Apps Today recently wrote about Gartner’s new Magic Quadrant (MQ) specific to advanced analytics. Gartner addresses the broader business intelligence market in its Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms, which also encompasses analytics capabilities – so, yes…
For eight years now, Gartner has been issuing a Magic Quadrant (MQ) for business intelligence. The rise of advanced analytics has been so strong and sustained that the analyst firm has split off that portion of BI into its own…
Enterprises are beginning to find strong business cases for geographic information systems. And there are plenty of choices out there for those interested in implementing GIS. ArcGIS ArcGIS by ESRI is probably the best known and longest established vendor in…
The field of geographic information systems (GIS) is impacting the enterprise applications space like never before. Known best for basic mapping functions, its influence is apparent to any smartphone user who has opened a maps program to locate the nearest…
Adaptive Planning, a provider of cloud-based business and financial analytics, is changing its brand name to Adaptive Insights, which CEO John Herr said better describes the benefits the company delivers. “While ‘Adaptive’ represents our brand equity, ‘Insights’ points to the…