Research: May 2012

Research, articles, and tips on CRM, Business Intelligence, ERP, supply chain management, and other enterprise applications. - Archive for May 2012

Wayne Kernochan of Infostructure Associates suggests six ways data virtualization can be employed to deliver increased business …

A recent Nucleus Research study shows that, in contrast to most enterprise software deployments, which yield an initially strong ROI that …

Not sure where to begin with Big Data? You’ll need a solid business plan. Six steps can get you there.

Microsoft talked up new Big Data and business intelligence capabilities built into SQL Server 12 during last month’s launch. But …

Purchasing software-as-service apps is different than buying on-premise apps. Savvy buyers will get a better deal if they are mindful of …

Customer experience management (CEM) involves a more cohesive approach to customer acquisition and retention than traditional CRM or social …

Big Data is on nearly every IT and business professional's mind, a new survey from Informatica shows. But challenges loom...

Why would a company want to use a two-tier ERP strategy? There are plenty of reasons, say the experts, including increased business agility …

Benefits of embedded analytics include ease of adoption and the ability to tailor analytical functionality. But there are possible pitfalls, …

CTO of Zynga explains to Interop crowd how the gaming company moved its applications from on-premise to the public cloud, and then to its …

Customer relationship management and mobility experts share their tips on how to get the most out of mobile CRM.

Recent Gartner surveys found social CRM is top of mind for executives and interest in social CRM is growing, yet just 50 percent of Fortune …

With a steady stream of news about Microsoft's Windows 8, some IT organizations are likely getting excited about the new OS – while …

Visualization is taking business intelligence out of the realm of specialists and making it more accessible to "average" users.