The Big Strategic Opportunity Ability to draw intelligence from their data: This is the most pressing factor that concerns 67% of the 226 IT executives that Oracle surveyed in 2014. Surprisingly, 29% of the executives rate their organizational preparedness as poor to handle the data deluge. The 5 key inhibitors, for executives and organizations alike, are: […]
This is the second article in my series on IoT for Software developers. Read Part 1 https://alliedc.com/iot-for-software-developers-part-1-re-kindelling-old-flames/ I trace my journey from embedded developer to Enterprise Integration Architect to IoT Consultant. IoT is many things to many people. If you look at the diagram in my last post, that gives you a pretty good idea of […]
According to Gartner’s research published in April 2014, the worldwide ITO (Information technology Outsourcing) will consistently expand resulting in 5.9% compound annual growth rate from 2013 through 2018. Naturally, CIOs and ITPMs become the most important stakeholder in the decision to outsource their firm’s IT function. During the process of ITO, ITPMs prioritize their buying […]
The purchasing cycle for IT consulting can be divided into two segments. The first is with reference to the targeted persona within the IT consulting firm, and the second is with reference to the thinking process that goes before the purchasing decision is made by the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or IT Project Manager (ITPM). […]
There is something happening in the CIO world. The changes in roles & responsibilities that took supply chain managers, operations managers, and marketing managers by storm, have come to the shores of IT managers and CIOs. The old criteria of CIO performance used to be SLA enforcement & server up-time. The same is not true anymore. Here on, […]
A document Management system (similar to FileCenter’s document management software) allows organizations to store, search, track and process documents in a centralized and controlled manner. The system allows B2B companies to effectively manage their in-bound and out-bound documents that are previously unstructured. Document management that includes eDiscovery software, like Digital WarRoom, helps in the processing […]
B2B supply chains will keep expanding, given the enormous scale of niche suppliers entering into existing B2B supply chains. As the number of suppliers and customers of large B2B firms keep growing, so does the fragmentation of data that resides across the whole supply chain. This is where the integration of EDI will help you […]
The wholesale industry is divided into two main sectors, the durable and non-durable wholesale goods industry. SAP, a global company dealing in enterprise software, frames the main challenges of a wholesale supplier into three categories. Maintaining adequate inventory to meet demand Minimizing the cash dedicated in stock Maintaining a high service level To address the […]
A recent study by Queensland University of Technology researcher found that maintaining client-consultant relationship and time management are the most critical challenges faced by S&M consultancy firms. Consequently, marketing slips down the priority list of all partners. Six integrated marketing activities can bring your firm qualified leads, referrals & unsolicited inquires. Develop Marketing Goals & […]