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How warehouse automation can be tightened up with RFID

RFID can be a powerful tool for improving inventory control and tightening up warehouse automation. Continue Reading
How to avoid underestimating ERP costs

Industry expert Steve Phillips offers his advice for accurately predicating ERP costs and savings before an implementation. Continue Reading
IT Challenge: Achieving sustainability through 3PLs

In this IT Challenge, learn how supply chain sustainability and 3PLs can go hand in hand. Continue Reading
Avoiding common pitfalls of mobile ERP platforms

Deploying a mobile ERP system can be complicated, especially when errors pop up. In these expert tips, learn how to handle -- and avoid -- common mobile ERP mistakes. Continue Reading
Tips for creating a manufacturing collaboration social media strategy

A strong social media strategy can help an organization excel at collaboration and customer satisfaction. Continue Reading

How to examine and deploy new WMS technology

Warehouse management systems have evolved over the years. An industry expert offers tips for getting the most out of WMS technology. Continue Reading
User site visits aid with ERP implementation prep

Learn how user site visits and proper executive education are critical to ERP implementation success in this tip. Continue Reading
IT Challenge: Choosing sensor technology for order management

In this IT Challenge, explore the best options for using sensor technology with an order management system. Continue Reading
Manufacturing PLM tools beginner’s tutorial

In this guide, learn the basics of PLM tools, including software selection, implementation, and cloud computing options. Continue Reading
Spend management software guide

Spend management is an essential tool for tracking expenses and reducing financial waste. In this guide, learn the basics of spend management and discover some of the ways it can help companies rein in spending. Continue Reading
Building a better ERP implementation strategy

The first step to a successful ERP implementation is planning. ERP expert Steve Phillips offers his insight into developing a winning ERP implementation strategy and creating your implementation timetable. Continue Reading

How to create a strategy for a lean manufacturing implementation

For a manufacturing lean implementation to go smoothly, IT managers need to truly understand lean philosophy. This understanding will help build a strong lean strategy and ensure that projects stay on course. Continue Reading

Oracle cloud adoption and hybrid cloud adoption pros and cons

More businesses are adopting cloud systems or thinking about it. But cloud and hybrid cloud setups have pluses and minuses that ...

Oracle Digital Assistant unifies use of enterprise chatbots

With Oracle Digital Assistant, users are able to create digital assistants with multiple chatbots that handle different tasks to ...

Oracle Database 19c new features and what users need to know

Oracle Database 19c is the last update to the 12c Release 2 line of Oracle's database software. This handbook examines its new ...

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Google takes a run at enterprise cloud data management

New Google Cloud boss Thomas Kurian is putting databases and data management at the forefront at Google. The vendor has forged ...

4 factors to consider in a Hadoop distributions comparison

Examine the key characteristics necessary to evaluate in a Hadoop distribution comparison, focusing on enterprise features, ...

Kafka at center of new event processing infrastructure

Events are as important as data in emerging applications underlying many e-commerce efforts. Streams of events tell a company ...

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Business software strategies strengthen the inbound marketing process

It's not enough to just purchase new marketing software. Your overall business strategy will determine your company's needs and ...

Sensible contact center infrastructure updates for 2017

Contact center infrastructure evolves quickly and updates are inevitably necessary. Here's how to identify and make the changes ...

Guide to call center operations

Call center operations have been affected in numerous ways by the growth of social media and mobile, particularly with new ...

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SAP partner program promises to focus on customer happiness

SAP's partner program shifts from sales emphasis to customer happiness; to lead the efforts, SAP named Karl Fahrbach as the ...

Overview of SAP HANA features and how it's being used today

There has been a lot of hype around SAP HANA since it became available nearly a decade ago, but what is it exactly and what role ...

SAP executive board shuffle raises questions about its strategic direction

Some analysts believe SAP's recent executive changes mean the new leaders must prove their development credibility as the company...

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How to integrate Power BI and SharePoint via embedded reports

Expert Brien Posey explains two methods for including Power BI reports on pages in SharePoint Online's cloud service: publishing ...

Data-rich organizations turn focus to ethical data mining

As data analytics have increasingly become a core component of organizations' strategies, concerns have arisen around how data is...

Cloud AutoML, BigQuery ML upgrades expand Google stake in ML

Google introduced a raft of updates to its cloud-based machine learning and AI products, including expanded capabilities for its ...

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Pros and cons of using SQL Server audit triggers for DBAs

Using triggers to capture audit information in SQL Server can be instrumental in keeping track of database use and changes. But ...

How to resolve and avoid deadlocks in SQL Server databases

Deadlocks are a real hindrance to SQL Server users, but database administrators can avoid them by taking steps to limit them and ...

SQL Server auditing best practices: 3 key questions for DBAs

Acing a SQL Server database audit starts with careful monitoring of how sensitive data is accessed and used so you can answer the...

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Business objects are the future of content services platforms

The focus of enterprise content management must shift from a CSP-based approach to a business object services model in order to ...

5 unusual ways to use AI in content management

AI offers great opportunity for enhancing enterprise content management. Here are some more unusual use cases for AI that ...

Use data to create personalized content customers actually want

As customers demand authentic, personalized content, CX teams have turned to personalization engines. But without the right data,...

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Diversity in hiring a key to eradicating AI bias

HR is turning to AI systems to help rank and sort job candidates. But the systems like these are mostly designed by men, who may ...

Technology can aid diversity and inclusion in HCM, with caveats

Vendors are increasingly building AI applications to be bias-free to address concerns around diversity and inclusion. The ...

As baby boomers exit, AR and VR tools help to capture their expertise

Demand for virtual and augmented reality tools is soaring, and the need to capture expertise from retiring baby boomers may be ...