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1. The Dawning of the IT Automation Era

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: IT Best Practices | Author: KenJackson | Date Published: 11/10/2009

   Over the next five years, IT automation will overtake offshoring as the next major efficiency trend in IT. For many companies, offshoring has been a way to reduce IT costs by lowering the cost of labor and facilities. However, offshoring is demonstrating diminished returns as IT infrastructure...

2. Thaw Seen in IT Hiring

   [ Article ] Topic: Staff Recruiting and Retention | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 10/05/2009

   The good news, if there is any in this lousy job market, is that the unemployment rate in IT is only about half that of the overall market, which the U.S. Labor Department on Friday put at 9.8 percent. It remains an employer’s market, with an abundance of candidates for every...

3. Despite Criticism, ERP Vendors Satisfying Their Customers

   [ Article ] Topic: ERP Systems | Author: DennisByron | Date Published: 02/16/2009

   ERP suppliers in general are taking a lot of criticism in the economic downturn for under-delivering functionality, overcharging for subscription maintenance, and moving too slowly to software-as-a-service (SaaS). But do you feel that way about your ERP supplier? Probably not. IT Investment...

4. What Do You Want from Your ERP Supplier in 2009?

   [ Article ] Topic: ERP Systems | Author: DennisByron | Date Published: 02/17/2009

   In looking at the from a market research perspective, functionality, market penetration, industry orientation, and partnership strategy are the keys. IT managers and staffs look at these same characteristics from their perspective, sometimes after first making an architectural or platform...

5. Data Warehouses Can Do Some Heavy Lifting

   [ Interview ] Topic: ERP Systems | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 12/14/2007

   Ann All spoke with Jeff Lovett, director of finance and performance management for Teradata , a provider of data warehousing and analytic technologies. All : In Teradata's recent survey of financial analysts (conducted by Unisphere Media), what were some of the most common problems cited with...

6. Put IT at Center of BPO Efforts

   [ Interview ] Topic: BPO | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 03/27/2008

   Ann All spoke with Stan Lepeak, research director for outsourcing advisory firm EquaTerra . All : Your research notes that users are increasingly considering the quality of the BPO provider’s IT solution as more important to the overall success of a BPO initiative. Why is this? Did folks...

7. ERP's New Rising Star?

   [ Interview ] Topic: ERP Systems | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 05/11/2006

   Arthur Cole spoke with Teresa Jones, senior research analyst, The Butler Group . Cole : The recent merger of Lawson and Intentia brings Lawson more stature as a leading vendor of ERP and other solutions. What advantages does size bring to the market? Jones : Size is an advantage in a market...

8. What Do You Get When You Mix SOA with SaaS?

   [ Interview ] Topic: SaaS | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 05/21/2007

   Loraine Lawson spoke with Bradley F. Shimmin, a principal analyst specializing in application infrastructure with Current Analysis , a research and strategic market intelligence firm. Lawson : Why SaaSOA? Shimmin : On the SaaSOA front, I was really playing with words, or acronyms in this...

9. Microsoft Dynamics Addressing Ease of Use for SMBs

   [ Interview ] Topic: ERP Systems | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 07/03/2007

   Susan Hall spoke with Cindy Jutras, vice president of ERP research for technology research company Aberdeen Group . Hall : Do small and medium-sized businesses have different needs than larger companies when it comes to ERP? Jutras : It’s interesting, I was just working on something on...

10. The Problem with XML

    [ Interview ] Topic: XML | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 03/25/2008

    Loraine Lawson spoke with Cliff Longman of Kalido . Lawson : You responded to a post about Jeff Pollock's ebizQ article criticizing the pervasive use of XML for all manner of data integration. Is XML doing any of this? Longman : Well, actually the thing we share in common is that XML...

11. A Service-Oriented Approach to Cost Cutting on Customizing SAP

    [ Interview ] Topic: SAP | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 06/09/2009

    Loraine Lawson spoke with Atul Saini, CEO/Chairman/CTO of Fiorano Software, about how Fiorano's SOA Platform can help companies customize and Web-enable ERP forms, without spending huge money on consultants. Lawson : I understand you've had some experience with SOA to improve ERP systems....

12. Companies Not Deriving Full Value from ERP Systems

    [ Interview ] Topic: ERP Systems | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 06/02/2006

    Ann All spoke with Robert Kugel, vice president and research director at Ventana Research , which recently published a study that investigated companies' attitudes and actions toward ERP and innovation. The study was sponsored by Cognos and SAP. All : Your study found that most companies...