From CRM to CXM: Walking the Customer Journey
Paul Greenberg recently wrote about the phenomena of companies declaring themselves to be focused on customer experience, and graciously giving them the opportunity to put up or shut up. Get...
View ArticleQuickly finding unused indexes (and estimating their size)
I had a customer recently who needed to reduce their database size on disk quickly without a lot of messy schema redesign and application recoding. They didn’t want to drop any actual data, and their...
View ArticleThe Days of "Social for the Sake of Doing Social" are Over -...
If you haven't seen our new Industry Watch on Social in the Flow, you need to get a copy. Downloads are free. I put a few thoughts on the findings together in the attached video. I think it will give...
View ArticleKwik Goal Scores Big with VAI S2K Software
Nation’s Leading Manufacturer of Soccer Goals and Sporting Field Equipment Automates Business Processes and Inventory Management with VAI VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.), a leading provider of ERP...
View ArticleDresner’s Point: Are We Building for Collapse-Proof Business Intelligence?
BI needs more IT and user partnering, as they are absolutely essential to each other if BI initiatives are to succeed rather than collapse with little ROI. Here’s how to start thinking differently....
View ArticleRolling Out An Idea
Has the emergence of social technology been faster than the roll out of other advanced technologies like CRM and ERP and why? I have recently been reading a dense technical book from 1990 with the...
View ArticleMore New Florence
On the innovation blog Learning innovation from a chef Big Data Drama A dairy farmer’s best new friend Mapping the ancient Afghan irrigation system Union Pacific as an “infotech company” The joys of...
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The perils of double-dash comments [T-SQL]
I was checking my Twitter feed on my way in to work this morning and was alerted to an interesting blog post by Valentino Vranken that highlights a problem regarding the OLE DB Source in SSIS. In...
View ArticleThursday Poll: What is the Best Reason to Implement an ERP System?
While ERP implementations can prove challenging, Panorama’s research indicates that ERP software has many potential business benefits. In addition, a recent study by Sage revealed that more than half...
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Big Data Analytics Startup ClearStory Raises $9M
ClearStory, another startup that puts a user-friendly spin on Big Data analytics, rakes in VC funds.
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Dell Taps Own Social Expertise For New Services
Dell continues to evolve away from its PC roots with a new social media consultation service.
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In MLB.com Challenge, College Students Pitch Tech Ideas
Major League Baseball, Syracuse University partner on hackathon to give students real-world career experience and the league new ideas to engage fans.
View ArticleDecision Management and the idiocy of “video bills”
Copyright © 2012 http://jtonedm.com James TaylorListening to Marketplace yesterday I heard a piece on AT&T’s new “video bills.” Now I am sure this sounds cute to the folks in the AT&T marketing...
View ArticleComedy and Cryptography
Not the sort of pairing I normally think of, but: Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by comedian Dave Gorman, author and Enigma Machine owner Simon Singh and Bletchley Park enthusiast Dr Sue...
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Advance Notification Service for December 2012 Security Bulletin Release
While it may be the most wonderful time of the year, we know it can also be the busiest time of the year. With that in mind, we’re providing advance notification that next Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, we’ll...
View ArticleGoogle+ Adds Communities, SnapSeed
Google claims its social network now has more than 135 million active users.
View ArticleFirst Look – SAP Predictive Analysis
Copyright © 2012 http://jtonedm.com James TaylorSAP has recently announcement some new predictive analytic offerings. At the core are in-database predictive analytics and R integration based on SAP...
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Sage SalesLogix 8 Champions Sales Roles, Mobile Access
Sage's updated CRM platform emphasizes role-based functionality and improves the mobile experience. Sage SalesLogix 8 Champions Sales Roles, Mobile Access
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