Finding Your Way Around E-commerce
This document provides a good high-level E-Commerce Roadmap. The article uses an interesting three concentric circles graphic and walks through all of the key pieces from hardware to software to strategy. Very useful to the unitiated.
Content: Article | Author: D. Geller | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
The Necessity of Data Warehousing
An explanation of the origins of data warehousing and why it is a crucial technology that allows businesses to gain competitive advantage. Issues regarding technology selection and access to historical ‘legacy’ data are also discussed.
Content: Article | Author: M. Reed | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
The Yin and Yang of Electronic Commerce
This note identifies the major corporate functions that engage in E-Commerce activities and the kinds of information flows that result from E-Commerce activities.
Content: Article | Author: D. Geller | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
Network Total Cost of Ownership
Evaluating the Total Cost of Network Ownership (TCO)
This article explains the types of costs (budgeted and unbudgeted respectively) that comprise network management TCO and offers 10 Ways to Control them. Also offers a short list of useful products and some questions to ask.
Content: Article | Authors: Brian Killian, Lynn Koller | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
Essential ERP – Current Market Trends – Part I
ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization’s underlying business processes – primarily accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll. This note identifies 3 current trends in the ERP market: ERP Functional Scope Expansion; Sharper Vertical Focus; and Flexibility Enabled by Adaptable Architecture. These trends are the direct consequence of vendors’ attempts to resolve current ERP functional and/or technological deficiencies, and/or expand software sales both within … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: P.J. Jakovljevic | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: Operations, Trends / Analysis
Essential ERP – Current Market Trends – Part II
Part 2 of 2-part note. This part identifies 3 more current trends in the ERP market: Web- and E-commerce Enablement of ERP Systems; Intensified Market Merger & Acquisition Activity; and Advent of Application Hosting Services.
Content: Article | Author: P.J. Jakovljevic | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: Operations, Trends / Analysis
Defogging the ‘Mission/Vision Thing’
Excellent article discussing the top 5 pieces of the Organizational Context Pyramid: Purpose, Mission, Vision, Core Values, & Strategy
Content: Article | Authors: J. Diezemann, J. Dowling | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
The Essential ERP – It’s Genesis and Future
Incredibly informative article on the history of ERP and an anlysis of the future; includes a glossary
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Content: Article | Author: P.J. Jakovljevic | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations
Technology Notes – Executive View
Series of useful articles such as: getting strategic & financial planning in same bailiwick; vendor negotiation strategies; deriving value from vendor references; etc.
Content: Article | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
Technology Evaluation Center
bills itself as a one stop source for detailed IT research and product reviews; has some good stuff, not sure truly a one stop source though
Content: Online Resource | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business