Tagged: opinion
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Has business technology focused on the wrong thing?
Why do businesses buy new technology? Historically, it’s been an operational investment to reduce costs, simplify administration, speed up processes and measure results. These are admirable objectives…
Why Microservices Are Key to Business Success
An old dictum states that complex issues can be more easily solved by breaking them down into smaller tasks, writes Claus Jepsen, CTO, Unit4 . The same applies for software where we are observing a…
Keeping Pace with the New Normal
We woke up one morning and everything has changed. Although we do our best to understand and adapt to the changing environment, there seems to be no other way to survive this crisis without having the…
This Crisis Will Put A Human Face On Business Technology
COVID-19 has changed the way we work forever. We’re all suddenly working from home, reliant on technology and aware of its limitations. Enterprise software is helping us get through the crisis, but it…
How AI is Shifting Workplace Dynamics and Winning Top Talent
Digital transformation is breaking new grounds and redefining the future role technology will play in the enterprise. More often than not, a majority of business focus is placed on the tangible…
How Big Businesses Can Avoid Being Fired By Their Customers
Almost all sectors are talking about the importance of moving at the speed of the customer and customer-centricity, but hardly anyone achieves either. Often this is because they can only move as fast…
More than a feeling: why sentiment’s the missing link in professional services success
Accountability is critical in business. Professional services companies are held to high standards, and client expectations need to be met. But are the goals being measured for each project telling…
The Melding of Minds: How AI and Humans are Changing the Workforce
The ongoing conversation that artificial intelligence (AI) will replace our jobs has caused much concern and speculation. Workers are wondering which skills are replaceable, which will be automated,…
Do you have what it takes to be a successful self-disruptor?
Entrepreneurs have disrupted nearly every industry, developing start-ups that transform the way business is done. Airbnb for example has changed the world of travel forever. Today, this company enjoys…
In a Service Economy People Matter. How Helpful Are Your Enterprise Systems?
ERP systems transform, integrate and scale businesses better today than they ever have. It’s the only system that tackles all the processes that are essential to running a business and eliminates…
Our Expectations Of Software Have Changed -- It's Time UX Caught Up
Last year, I argued that many enterprise software vendors are missing the point when it comes to user experience. They aim to embrace user expectations by providing a user interface that looks good on…
Hybrid Cloud Can Smooth the Digital Transformation Culture Shock
Digital transformation is a given across all industries in today's economy. If a business wants to succeed, it must focus on meeting customer demand through growing and evolving the customer…