Do ERP Ecosystems Act Like Cartels?
While the ecosystems formed by ERP and database vendors, systems integrators, and other partners can create value, there can be downsides as well. Here are five things you need to know about ERP vendors. Over the decades, large ERP and database vendors, system integrators, and other partners have formed an ecosystem to help customers deploy […]
AI Risks & Rewards: 2023 Global Privacy Summit Key Takeaways
Earlier this year while attending the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit I had a strange feeling of being suspended at an inflection point in history. Perhaps it’s because I’m a new father and my daughter is almost exactly as old as ChatGPT’s open beta, but I really think we have entered […]
With Oracle Sustaining Support, What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Oracle claims their Lifetime Support Policy lets IT organizations “enjoy continued peace of mind,” but that may only hold true if you’re committed to staying current with major product releases. If your software version is five years or older, you’re more likely to feel you’re going out of your mind when you discover the true […]
Managed Services Projections Increase Through 2023
Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) surveyed more than 1,400 IT professionals from North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America to determine how recent economic events and inflation are impacting organizational plans to invest in technology in the upcoming year. The results of that research formed the 2023 State of IT report. In this report, the news […]
Technology Productivity: Applying the Deep Work Model
In the recent Harvard Business Review article, “Beware of a Culture of Busyness,” author Adam Waytz describes how corporate culture has evolved from valuing what is produced to valuing how busy employees are. In this article, we examine how overvaluing time affects businesses and how applying the deep work model can help increase technology productivity. […]
Unleash Your IT Potential with Rimini ONE™ All-in-One Support and Services
In today’s competitive business landscape, organizations rely heavily on their enterprise software systems to drive productivity and enable growth. However, some vendors provide only limited levels of support for existing versions. As a result, many companies find themselves struggling to: keep up with the associated costs and complexities of maintaining their software investments source high-quality […]
What Oracle’s JAVA SE Licensing Change Could Mean to You
Is the JAVA SE licensing change as simple as it sounds? When software vendors claim to be simplifying software licensing terms, experienced enterprise customers know to dig into the details to find how it may impact their costs. So, when Oracle in January revealed “a simple, low-cost monthly subscription” model for licensing its Java SE […]
High Heels, High Tech, and High Expectations
A Blog for Women in Leadership Run the race and finish strong. That is the motto that I have lived by in my professional, personal, and spiritual endeavors for many years. For me it is a key foundation in my pursuit to be a Servant Leader, which represents a management style attuned to today’s often […]
Does Your Global Compliance Program Have Teeth?
Global compliance can be tricky At the end of 2022, the Department of Justice (DoJ) ordered a large U.S based conglomerate to pay over $160 million after they made bribe payments to a high-ranking official at Brazil’s state-owned oil company to secure an advantage when bidding on a major $425 million contract. The DoJ found […]