Blogs

Building a resilient workplace: Enterprise of the future

The definition of work is continually changing due to technology, skill-based approaches, and the shift to hybrid models for a future-ready workplace.

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Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Smart factory success rests in the Cloud (ERP)

Smart factories represent the next frontier in operational performance, combining human ingenuity, advanced technologies and data-driven insights. With data at the core, smart factories empower manufacturers to navigate the digital landscape and thrive in an increasingly competitive market.

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Analytics and AI

Do more with more: are you taking full advantage of artificial intelligence capabilities?

How can AI make us capable of more? Instead of contemplating how artificial intelligence can do more with less, we're finding ways to enable companies everywhere to do more with more.

Application Development and Integration

Three challenges CIOs currently face – and how to fix them

The challenges that CIOs currently face would have been impossible 20 years ago, but choosing the right technologies of today will help ease the job.

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Application Development and Integration

Composable ERP solutions: providing distributors with future-proofing, flexibility and agility

With business leaders now at the forefront of digital evolution, composable ERP solutions have taken priority. Thanks to modern cloud-based ERP solutions, it's easier than ever to stay competitive in the ever-evolving world of technology.

Service Management

Some e-Gov projects that actually deliver public value

Here's how e-gov can actually deliver efficient, transparent and accessible public services for citizens, businesses and governments.

Clinical Applications

Has NHS privacy faux pas set transformation and skills alarm bells ringing?

Modernising NHS health systems and data sharing across integrated care systems will prove a trust and data literacy challenge.

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Clinical Applications

United Kingdom of data: how we can get NHS digital transformation right

effectively digitally transforming the NHS includes creating a pool of data from all sources, building the planning models, and mining for insights to inform future operations.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Why the data sovereignty push will require complexity and cost controls

Data sovereignty has gone viral. Businesses recognize the need to address it, with 41 percent of them claiming data compliance and security as a top barrier to achieving expected cloud value. Here's what you need to know.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Cloud software: the key to unlocking a digital-first world for your enterprise

Legacy systems have become tangled webs with decades-old processes, preventing enterprises from achieving efficiency in their digital operations. Cloud software can help your business grow to unparalleled heights by innovating processes for peak efficiency.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Is IFS a good choice for Aerospace & Defence companies?

In the highly regulated and complex industries of aerospace & defence, choosing the right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is paramount. The unique needs, strict compliance requirements, and intricate operations of these sectors demand specialized ERP solutions. One contender in...

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Application Development and Integration

The untapped potential of citizen development

What if there was a way to meet your company’s IT demands without having to hire expensive developers or ask your current team to work after-hours? The solution is already working for you, investigate citizen development.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Retiring spreadsheets: the business case you’ve been waiting for

The spreadsheet… Perhaps the most prolific office tool since the dawn of electronic admin. As the future marches ever on, is it time to upgrade, kick spreadsheets to the wind and look for better tech?

Enterprise Architecture

What is the best ERP for retail?

In the fast-paced world of retail, staying ahead means not only offering sought-after products but also ensuring seamless operations. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have emerged as a cornerstone in achieving this balance, helping retailers manage inventory, sales, customer data,...

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Analytics and AI

The takeaway from NetHope Global Summit: ERPs must evolve to accommodate nonprofits

Large organizations have built up diverse application environments and an ERP system could become a force multiplier to create a more dynamic and responsive IT environment in the nonprofit sector.

Application Development and Integration

Is Infor ERP good for manufacturing?

In today’s fast-paced manufacturing landscape, businesses are continually seeking ways to optimize their operations, streamline processes, and boost productivity. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software plays a critical role in achieving these objectives, providing a comprehensive suite of tools for managing...

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Analytics and AI

Will LLMs stop healthcare worker burnout? Checking up on future Healthcare ERPs

The stressors piled on by administrative tasks are only adding to healthcare worker burnout. Are LLMs for healthcare ERPs a healer?

Cloud Platform and Technology

Oracle or SAP, which is best?

Choosing which is best out of Oracle and SAP is a bit like deciding which is your least favourite child. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations, both big and small, are constantly seeking ways to optimize their operations and...

Cloud Platform and Technology

Testing the 2024 waters: predictions and insights from Pankaj Goel, CEO of Opkey

The ERP world is in constant motion, with waves and eddies of technological breakthroughs causing ripples across the industry’s software landscape. Pankaj Goel, co-founder and CEO of Opkey, shares his insights into what he believes is in store for 2024.

Cloud Platform and Technology

UKISUG 2023: Every cloud has a silver lining

Despite the on-premise conundrum, conversations at UKISUG have shifted from whether to deploy S/4 to how to deploy S/4.

Digital Commerce

Everlane dresses sharper with Algolia AI search

As much as we filter, prepare, provision, powder and preen the web, not every user is able to find what they need at the right point in time across the device they prefer (or are compelled to use) in every...

Supply Chain Management

Women supporting women: Empowering beyond the supply chain

Darcy MacClaren, global head of digital supply chain at SAP interviewed Lindsey Vonn who shared the challenges she has faced in her career.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

ERP solutions: not just for the corporate giants

Whether it's a giant corporation or a small-to-medium-sized business, ERP solutions can enhance processes and boost efficiency across the board. Many smaller businesses don't take into account that there are still many vendors out there willing to partner with them.

Product Lifecycle Management

The open source energy infrastructure stack strengthens

There’s the Linux Foundation, that body that we all know and respect to act as stewards of the Linux kernel and champion the use of open source technologies first and foremost for their efficiency as well as their (cost &...

Analytics and AI

Vendors set out their AI stalls in 2023. Where were all the skills?

Vendor conferences are over for the year, with all their wins news and GenAI hype. Not so much on the checklist? Skills.

Cloud Platform and Technology

EY expert expands on SAP and EY sustainability alliance

Just over a month ago, in October, SAP and EY expanded their alliance to help organizations accelerate value-led sustainability action.

Cloud Platform and Technology

How to be an AWS partner at re:Invent 2023

The biggest re:Invent 2023 takeaway: you have to be tough to be a partner working with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Unleashing the power of digital transformation

Whether it's a complete digital reinvention or a stepwise modernization, the time for action is now. A digital transformation can help boost effectiveness across the board and improve process efficiencies exponentially. What are you waiting for?

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Quality and Testing

AI – beyond chatbots and into testing automation

The latest technological advances are here to help your job, not replace it. Generative AI software can enhance the ERP testing lifecycle at every stage, boosting efficiency in multiple ways.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

UKOUG is all for Oracle’s fresh face

At its 2023 user group conference, UKOUG has praised Oracle’s work to ‘freshen up’ its reputation, as Big Red continues to soften its approach to customer service, reacting to the rise in SaaS delivery requirements.