Deacom, Inc. Wins Bronze for Enterprise Product of the Year in Best in Biz...
Deacom, Inc., producer of DEACOM ERP system, has been named a bronze winner in Enterprise Product of the Year category in Best in Biz Awards, an independent business awards program judged by members of...
View ArticleQuantification in consumer world, disarray in enterprise world
I was reading this weekend the editorial by Corey Powell in the latest issue of Discover magazine We live in an increasingly- quantified world. People know about movie grosses and YouTube views. They...
View ArticleAnswers to “What source control system do you use?” (and some winners)
About a month ago I posed a question here on my blog SQL Server devs–what source control system do you use, if any? (answer and maybe win free stuff) in which I asked SQL Server developers to answer...
View ArticleBI Beginner: Why to Use Excel 2013 Now
Most corporations and many individuals are slow to adopt new versions of Microsoft Office, particularly if the upgrade to the previous version was very recent. Excel 2013 is a special case and offers...
View ArticleNetwork Security Podcast, Episode 297
It’s Rich that’s out this holiday week, so Martin and Zach talk turkey (no pun intended) about Skype SNAFUs, LTE going all a-splode-y, and a Linux rootkit that will make you go “That’s…neat…?” Happy...
View ArticleThanks a long list and life
John and Julie, in their 80s, die in a fiery crash. St. Peter apologizes for their last few minutes on earth, and promises eternal bliss – endless golf for John, and no more domestic chores for Julie....
View ArticleSocial Media before the Web
I recently came across an interesting article, Social Media Before the Internet: Tales of Victorians, Comic Book Fans, Phone Phreaks and CBers. It notes that “long before the rise of Facebook, Twitter...
View ArticleSpeaking at Percona Live London 2012: Percona XtraDB Cluster in a nutshell
If you are interested by a great and revolutionary HA solution for MySQL or even if you already have some experience with PXC and/or Galera, I invite you to attend the tutorial I will deliver in...
View ArticleSkype support and dead parrot sketches
We as an industry have a lot to answer for. One thing is the level of support provided for users. Here's the conversation I'm having with Skype right now. It feels like being in a Monty Python skit. I...
View ArticleThe Dilemma Of The 50+ Crowd
A dilemma is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is practically acceptable. For the 50+ crowd the biggest dilemma is finding employment. Older workers (age 50 and older) represented...
View ArticleDecrypting a Secret Society's Documents from the 1740s
Great story, both the cryptanalysis process and the Oculists.
View ArticleSmart Devices, Social Media To Drive New Culture Of Online: Ovum
Filed under: News : Social New analytics solutions, multichannel metrics and better collaboration tools will be crucial in 2013, as enterprises have to pre-empt the needs from the always-connected...
View ArticleVisaka Industries Deploys Microsoft Office 365
Filed under: News : Collaboration The cement sheet manufacturer anticipates 25 to 30 percent cost savings after choosing Office 365 over Google Apps. Read more
View ArticleRedPrairie and JDA Software Merger, Part One: What’s (Not) to Like?
My blog series in 2009 entitled “A Tale of a Few Good SCM Players” talked at great length about RedPrairie Corporation, JDA Software, and Manhattan Associates, including their corporate history and...
View ArticleIntegrating Business Intelligence Into an ERP Implementation
After a barrage of political ads, speeches and opinion pieces over the last several months, the U.S. presidential election is finally over. During the course of our election, the accuracy of...
View Article12 Reasons To Be Thankful For Social Business
Why should we be grateful for social business? Let us count a dozen ways.
View ArticleVideocons SAP Implementation: The Complete Scoop
Filed under: Videos : Business Intelligence Rakesh Sharma, DGM - Supply Chain, Videocon Industries Ltdalks about SAP IS-Retail ECC6deployment at Videocon and their plans for business intelligence and...
View ArticleHP Claims Autonomy Misrepresented Itself
Woe is HP. The company recently made headlines with news that its Autonomy division, which sells a number of products for enterprise content management (ECM), search and discovery, customer experience...
View ArticleReliance Business Services Launches Connect Prime
Filed under: News : Telecom The connectivity service offers secure connectivity with seven-day deployment and assured bandwidth for large and medium enterprises. Read more
View ArticleCustom Streams
Enterprise Social Networks like Socialcast, provide a wealth of knowledge and information accessible to any employee in the community. To help organize this information we recommend using Custom...
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