Blogs

Listening to the ghost in the machine: ethics in AI

In 2019, ERP Today looked at artificial intelligence (AI) within enterprise technology and asked whether execs should be worried about the ghost in the machine. More recently, the technology has matured and the central questions has changed from; 'are you using AI?' to 'how are you using AI?

Automation outlook for 2023 and beyond

Economic uncertainty, the need for automation technologies to operate seamlessly together and the rapidly increasing adoption of citizen automation programmes are converging to alter how enterprises will plan for automation in 2023.

Cut the waste: achieving sustainability goals with ERP

The role of sustainability has expanded from a tactic for cost containment to a critical competitive strategy. As sustainability-focused firms prosper, Steve Bieszczat discusses the role of ERP in achieving ESG initiatives.

Dialling into communications mining

We now live in an age of autonomous intelligence where automation is no discretionary line item. Shouldn’t we be able to use it to communicate better, faster and with less white noise? The solution is communications mining.

Industry Clouds: A smart choice for fast companies

As customers evaluate their best approach to modernize their existing ERP systems it is therefore no surprise they ask: are industry clouds delivering on their promises?

Encrypted Enterprise? Amazon messaging service

Encrypted Enterprise? Amazon’s private messaging service turns business-only for 2023

It’s been a disastrous year for Amazon consumer encryption services. Wickr Me is being axed as the tech giant redirects its focus on encrypted messaging for enterprise.

Are you ready to weather the economic storm with agile working capital management?

With soaring inflation and interest rate rises, SAP's Thomas Mehlkopf says its time to revisit liquidity forecasting and working capital management.

The Carolean Era: crypto country change for the UK?

Britcoin and a 'royally minted' NFT are still plausible developments for Britain under a new monarch – even if PM Rishi Sunak stops being a crypto bro and FTX-esque crashes keep happening.

The Metaverse – saving the world, one avatar at a time?

The metaverse: an alternate digital world that changes the face of work, or simply a nuisance to the environment? With the introduction of the metaverse, people all over the world can explore this new type of virtual reality all via a digital oasis. This brave new world will likely come powered by AI, cloud, web3 and Big Data.

Partnering for performance with global tech services powerhouse

Stephanie Robertson, Communications Advisor at Agilyx Group, explains the features you should look for in your next tech consulting partner.

The Great Tech Redundancy is here again

The more companies are callous with their staff, the more chance of another Great Resignation. After all, the main reason employees resigned en masse wasn't because of remote work: It was because they realized how dispensable they were.

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IBM Grants $500,000 in-kind for City of Dublin Cybersecurity Education

City of Dublin Education Training Board (ETB) is one of ten grant recipients globally, as part of the IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants program.

Introducing PSA: productivity and profit, despite rising costs

Neil Davidson, regional vice president EMEA and APAC at Deltek, discusses how professional services can boost productivity and profit through choosing the right system, despite rising costs.

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Hello caller, CNCF cloud-native network function certification engages

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is all about creating, building and nurturing sustainable ecosystems for cloud-native software. In line with the organization’s KubeCon + CloudNativeCo conference this week in Detroit, Michigan, the CNCF has announced its first set of certified products that form part of the newly launched (May 2022) Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Certification Program.

“We will not work with you anymore”: how SAP pressure led to IFS Arcwide

Launched in April this year, Arcwide is a joint venture between IFS and its platinum service partner BearingPoint. The move has left some industry-watchers scratching their heads as to why IFS would create its own SI – especially as it risks putting the enterprise ERP software vendor at odds with its established partner ecosystem.

Cleaner clouds: IFS drives platform (and planet) towards ESG goals

Of the new capabilities in the latest release of IFS Cloud, many features are aimed at making it easier and faster for customers to collect, manage and record key data that provides visibility into their environmental performance.

Why automation is vital for the future of business

IFS’ Martin Schirmer on how automation, driven by enterprise service management, is changing workplaces everywhere.

Why Cloud is not always enough

Phil Lewis, Senior VP, Solution Consulting, Infor, demystifies the different types of cloud currently available, and explains why the future favours a multi-tenant model.

Retail technology: Time for retailers to get a grip

If we want to change the world for the better, it all starts with retailers, their buyers, their range, and their balance of profit with doing the right thing.

How ERP software can accelerate our journey to a more sustainable future

Paul Cooper, Chairman UK & Ireland SAP User Group (UKISUG) discusses how ERP software can accelerate our journey to a more sustainable future.

How employees are shaping the future of work

Magnus Falk, CIO Advisor at Zoom on how initiatives such as asynchronous working, meeting-free days and the four-day week could shape the workplace of the future

Automation and arresting Robocop’s drug dealer

20 trucks were parked outside the warehouse. I’d single-handedly stopped the business from supplying the UK’s loo rolls.

Deepfake data will mean real money in finance – but reality is key

Can synthetic data resolve bias, privacy and data gaps for financial services?

Netflix and chill on the Mega-Deal?

The recent spate of Microsoft mega-deals looks to be over in the current market.

HPE announces cloud, data, and recovery tools at Discover 2022

HPE's biggest announcement came from the unveiling of new and advanced hybrid cloud platform capabilities, namely with HPE Greenlake for Private Cloud Enterprise.

HPE esports deal is more about data than anything meta

HPE partners with esports organization Evil Geniuses, augmenting the latter's data analytics capabilities.

Five ways to establish better habits

Learning a language, eating healthier and being more fit all have one thing in common: they need to be executed regularly. Otherwise, the effect will not show. I have struggled with improving my habits for a long time, and I am still not in a place where I have mastered them.