In Depth
In Depth
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
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LLMs explained: A developer’s guide to getting started
A guide to help enterprise developers use large language models securely, efficiently and cost-effectively in their applications Continue Reading
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Data: the golden thread of military defence
Information has been the lifeblood of warfare for centuries and modern data strategies are no different. From frontline fighters to logistics, manufacturing, R&D, and recruitment, data is crucial Continue Reading
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How generative AI is put to work in business applications
Generative AI has kicked up a storm in 2023. We look the opportunities and challenges for businesses, highlighting a range of live applications Continue Reading
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The future of business software
The enterprise application software market has changed radically. We look at what is driving IT investments Continue Reading
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Industry 5.0: What is it and what does its future hold?
As Industry 5.0 becomes a more popular topic of conversation in the business tech world, critics have come out to question its legitimacy as a revolution instead of a progression Continue Reading
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Gartner: Modernising legacy applications for cloud-native success
Tips for moving existing enterprise applications to a cloud-native architecture Continue Reading
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The challenges of integrating SaaS applications
SaaS has grown from a handful of applications to a vast market covering almost every type of business task. We look at the integration challenges Continue Reading
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How to assess and stem digital transformation failures
Digital transformation projects have bred a litany of failure. How can this tendency be reversed? Continue Reading
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Why low code/no code opens doors but no panacea for skills shortages
Citizen development is not without risk but it has a bright future in the enterprise, especially as a way to handle skills gaps Continue Reading
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How artificial intelligence and automation can streamline procurement
We speak to chief procurement officers about the role of artificial intelligence in helping their organisations reduce costs and tackle the economic slowdown Continue Reading
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Culture eats technology in digital transformation
Digital transformation without culture change is an empty phrase, but get the balance right and you can reap rewards Continue Reading
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How to make the most of a composable enterprise architecture
Enterprise software is shifting away from highly integrated stacks to cloud-native architectures that use best-of-breed and in-house components Continue Reading
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Siemens aims to pioneer industrial metaverse usage
German engineering giant is exploring industrial metaverse use cases, and the Biosphere Foundation in Devon is proving out Siemens technology Continue Reading
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Cellebrite sees silver lining in the NetSuite cloud
It’s only natural that companies invest in business software solutions to bring about growth in their organisation. But in times of uncertainty, the narrative is around doing more with less, how to increase productivity and efficiency through ... Continue Reading
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High data quality key to reducing supply chain disruption
What could be the role of data quality enhancement in reducing the supply chain disruption that has beset the UK economy because of Brexit, Covid, and war in Europe? Continue Reading
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What do the US’s new software security rules mean for UK organisations?
The White House announced recently that all software supplied to the US government and its agencies needs to be secure, so what does this mean for the UK and EU security sectors? Continue Reading
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How to track greenhouse gas emissions
Companies from a range of sectors, as well as public authorities, are using software and data analytics to track greenhouse gas emissions, partly to meet new regulatory demands Continue Reading
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Enterprises shore up supply chain resilience with data
Using data to gain better visibility over their supply chains and forge closer connections between disparate links is helping organisations respond to disruptions faster Continue Reading
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Industry clouds are all the rage, but are they driven by marketing or customer need?
Industry clouds – cloud applications designed for specific sectors – are fashionable staples of supplier marketing, but are they what corporate IT is demanding? Continue Reading
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Cloud ERP: Rise of the industry cloud
There is a new variable in the build or buy debate, and it’s all about the way cloud-based services connect internal and external business processes Continue Reading
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How data analytics drives wind turbine power generation
Data analytics and related software lies behind the burgeoning wind turbine industry, with predictive maintenance to the fore. We find out how Continue Reading
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Best-of-breed cloud ERP applications proffer a modern strategy
How organisations are using best-of-breed SaaS products to fill gaps in their enterprise application strategy and deliver a modern approach to ERP Continue Reading
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Finland brings cryostats and other cool things to quantum computing
Not only is Finland the clear leader in refrigeration technology for quantum computers, but it also leads in fundamental research into the underlying quantum information theory Continue Reading
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SMEs step up e-commerce ventures under shadow of Covid
A raft of smaller retailers have stepped up their e-commerce businesses during the pandemic, ranging from books to candles, rugs to togs Continue Reading
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Mining for intelligence: Why business process intelligence makes for agility
Business process improvement is a never-ending quest for betterment that can be lit up by a new generation of process mining software. We take a deep dive Continue Reading
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How software can help clean up emission-intensive industries
The potential to reduce emissions by making heavy industries and commercial buildings more efficient using software is immense. We explore the field Continue Reading
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Use ERP modernisation to drive efficiency and sustainability
Evidence of global warming is everywhere, and as organisations update legacy ERP, there is a golden opportunity to build in sustainability KPIs Continue Reading
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How digital operations drive ERP modernisation
When it comes to modernising enterprise resource planning, IT decision-makers have a multitude of options. We look at what to consider when planning a modernisation project Continue Reading
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Five ways to ensure remote working security and compliance
A mix of on-site and remote working has become a fact of life for many organisations. We look at five key things you should consider to ensure compliance and security Continue Reading
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Oracle Fusion cloud applications pathways tend towards pragmatic
Oracle’s full suite of cloud applications can be a pragmatic step-by-step journey for customers – we look at some examples Continue Reading
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How AI and automation drive better customer service
Forrester analysts explore the benefits of combining artificial intelligence with automation Continue Reading
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APAC buyer’s guide to HRM software
In this buyer’s guide, we look at the key considerations when choosing human resource management software to enable workforce resilience, flexibility and agility in the post-pandemic world Continue Reading
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Gaurav Dhillon: Silicon Valley is poised to grow up to seize a more spiritual future
Gaurav Dhillon, co-founder of Informatica and founder CEO at SnapLogic, comes from a generation of Silicon Valley Indian immigrants who followed a scholarship route and have helped to shape the area’s tech companies. Here he reflects on his career ... Continue Reading
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Baking adaptability into the supply chain
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the importance of data and automation in supporting an agile supply chain. Continue Reading
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Between a cloud and a hard place: companies change applications tack
The Covid-19 pandemic crisis has intensified and sped up the migration of business applications to the cloud Continue Reading
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Constructing the future for engineering – finding the right model where one size does not fit all
Design and engineering has rapidly evolved to be all about interconnected devices. We see how one of the leading manufacturing software suppliers is meeting the challenge Continue Reading
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APAC buyer’s guide to human capital management software
More Asia-Pacific organisations are turning to HCM software to recruit, engage and retain a new breed of employees who increasingly expect personalised services from HR teams Continue Reading
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First Bus blends Infor asset management with SAP core ERP
When First Bus decided to upgrade its asset management and maintenance systems, it avoided senior management’s first choice, SAP, which provides its main business systems, and plumped for Infor Continue Reading
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Retail technology, sports sponsorship and a global marketing opportunity
Sports sponsorship remains a focus area for B2B software companies and retail technology businesses looking to impress the C-suite Continue Reading
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Automation key to unravelling mysteries of the universe at CERN
How CERN is using enterprise asset management from Infor and ramping up the automation of its IT services to plumb the depths of the universe Continue Reading
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Digital transformation makes team players of suppliers – caveat emptor
C-level executives organising digital transformation programmes prefer their suppliers to work as a single team. But it is not all plain sailing Continue Reading
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Trust and openness vital to get benefits from supply chain automation
Supply chain automation is benefiting from new technological developments, such as blockchain, 5G and machine learning – as companies such as Maersk, Opel and Nestlé are proving Continue Reading
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Servitisation: What it is and how it can transform companies
The idea that every product-based company needs to put service first is a radical shift in how businesses organise themselves. Is it more than rhetoric? Continue Reading
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WD-40 oils sales and finance processes in Europe with Epicor
WD-40 has automated its business processes with Epicor ERP, finding the system’s service-oriented architecture good for providing flexibility in the company’s business growth Continue Reading
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How SAP’s digital access licence influences your ERP strategy
Following the high-profile legal cases against brewers Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev, SAP has brought some clarity over indirect access to its core ERP system Continue Reading
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How to find the right mobility strategy for your SME
Small businesses still need a strategy to make the most of mobility, so what should business owners look out for? Continue Reading
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Shell downstream CIO Craig Walker: Invest time in your team
Craig Walker, CIO for Shell’s global downstream business, says IT leaders need to invest time in their teams and take them and the business on any change journey Continue Reading
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How Cyient streamlined its HR functions with the cloud
The India-based supplier of engineering services is counting on a cloud-based human resource management system to improve efficiency and support its growing business Continue Reading
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Making public cloud ERP work for your business
If you work with specialists, migrating ERP to the public cloud can bring big business benefits – but it’s not for everyone Continue Reading
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Is cloud ERP software ready for prime time?
While cloud-based enterprise resource planning applications are more widely adopted in the Asia-Pacific region, some companies are still hanging on to on-premise systems that remain core to their business Continue Reading
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SAP Hana storage 101
If you're starting down the road towards SAP Hana in-memory analytics you'll need to understand its storage requirements. Here are some basics to get you started Continue Reading
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CW@50: Spreadsheets and ERP – 50 years of software coding business
Business software has been a rich field for IT professionals over the past five decades, and we are on the cusp of a new era of customers rolling their own for competitive advantage Continue Reading
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Graph database technology starts to come of age beyond social media
Graph databases, based on mathematics known for three centuries, are starting to yield value for businesses beyond Facebook and Twitter Continue Reading
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CW@50: Data management – Five decades of prospecting for business value
Data management and business intelligence have been at the heart of business value creation for decades. Read about how Computer Weekly has tracked their promise and tribulations Continue Reading
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Singapore’s Jurong Health Services: Transforming healthcare through data technologies
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) is being recognised for its high standards of data use Continue Reading
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Ford reduces injuries with virtual assembly programme
Ford is using computer-aided design to help reduce cases of productivity-sapping musculoskeletal disorders caused by the labour process Continue Reading
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Why Pegasystems' CEO, Alan Trefler, has learned to think smaller
Pegasystems has made its name supplying CRM, analytics and case management software to the world's largest companies. Now CEO Alan Trefler plans to use cloud computing to broaden Pega's appeal Continue Reading
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Digital transformation needs business leaders to develop new skills
A panel of experts discuss the capabilities business leaders and corporate IT need to develop for digital Continue Reading
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Business cases emerge from growing pains of Hadoop 1.0
The hype around the early generation of Hadoop is giving way to the reality of business programmes based on Hadoop 2 and Apache Spark Continue Reading
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What are the options for electronic patient records in the NHS after NPfIT?
Many hospitals lack comprehensive electronic patient record (EPR) systems. What are the options now, in the wake of the NPfIT disaster? Continue Reading
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Unilever puts SAP at the captain’s table
Consumer goods company Unilever works hand in glove with SAP in “speeding up its growth”, according to senior executives at the two firms Continue Reading
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Minerals firm Imerys upgrades IFS ERP as economy lifts
Imerys has 30 different ERP systems around the globe. A plan to move to a single instance of ERP, thrown off course by recession, was achieved in 2012; other business benefits have accrued Continue Reading
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Tools for talent management
An increasing number of human resources management systems are coming to market.. What are the benefits? Continue Reading