CLOUD SECURITY AND OUTAGES

Here’s an interesting online article at SearhCIO.com regarding cloud issues.  Executives from four top cloud providers — Microsoft, Amazon.com, Rackspace and Salesforce.com — sat down at the recent Gartner Catalyst conference in San Diego to answer questions about what they want customers to know about cloud computing and about what…

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Detailed Needs Assessments: Success is in Our DNA

If you ask any successful ERP provider, they will tell you that the most important key to their success is their Detailed Needs Assessment (DNA). Implementing a new ERP system for a company is a lot like removing the wings from a flying airplane, and getting the new ones on…

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BEFORE YOU CUSTOMIZE YOUR ERP SYSTEM…

Virtually all modern ERP software has the capability for customization.  Some of that capability is internal to the ERP package and requires no special skillset other than a bit of training on that feature subset.  At the most complex level, customizations can be provided by companies that specialize in development…

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CLOUD VS. ON-PREMISES: COST COMPARISON (PART ONE)

Comparing the financial benefits of a cloud application to an on-premises application is not a straightforward process, particularly if you are considering migrating to the cloud from an existing on-premises system.  If you already own a server, a server room, sophisticated network hardware and software, and backup and service continuity…

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BE A TERRIBLE PLACE TO WORK (FOR MOST PEOPLE)

Do you have a Statement of Values (SOV), or some other similar document that describes all of the qualities that you want each of your staff to possess?  Does it describe how you want them to communicate with each other and with the world?  If not, stop reading this, and…

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