Your Guide to Enterprise Software Selection: Part Two
Enterprise software selection is a risky undertaking for any organization. Find out how you can reduce the risk with a best-practice approach to assessment, evaluation, and selection—and learn how to reduce the time and cost involved in choosing the right solution.
Content: Article | Author: Bill Carson | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Productivity / Work Tips, Products & Services | Industry: Software
Open Source, Part 2
A second generation of open-source tools such as databases and app servers is winning business converts. But do they have the innovation and influence to prosper?
Content: Article | Author: Charles Babcock | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: Industry Specific, IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Software
Process Manufacturing Software: A Primer
Process manufacturing has unique requirements differentiating it from other types of manufacturing. When selecting software for the process industry, special attention and emphasis should be placed on these requirements to ensure that a company can operate at optimal levels, consistent with how it does business and not on how the software lets the company do business. This article defines process manufacturing; discusses its formulation, packaging, … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Joseph J. Strub | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations | Industry: Software
Programmers abroad: A primer on offshore software development
Developing software in foreign lands can save time and money-but only if companies do it right.
Content: Article | Authors: Ajay D. Parkhe, Inigo Amoribieta, Kaushik Bhaumik, Kishore Kanakamedala | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations | Industry: Software
BI: Everything Must Go
Corporate managers often feel boxed in by their own supply chains. Business-intelligence software may open them up to new possibilities.
Content: Article | Author: Russ Banham | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations | Industry: Software
Look Within
Business-intelligence tools have a new mission: evaluating all aspects of a company’s business.
Content: Article | Author: Rick Whiting | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Software
Where Productivity Lives
Today’s business software is more powerful and more complex than ever. Wondering what it can do for you (and what it will cost)? Business 2.0 offers answers in its third annual Business Software Tool Kit.
Content: Article | Authors: Anne Schukat, Brian Caulfield, Matt Maier, Nancy Einhart, Owen Thomas | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Software
IT Managers Become More ‘Open’-Minded
IT departments are gradually opening the door to open-source software. Companies are finding that open-source alternatives can be easier to use and more reliable than proprietary products-and major vendors are starting to get the message.
Content: Article | Author: Alan Radding | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Software