ERP remains the backbone of any medium or large business. This is set to remain true looking ahead. But additional functionality, integration ability, and openness to interface with the plethora of new and exciting technologies already here and on the horizon remains critical. The following are some key trends in the industry for the year ahead.
Year: 2017
Mobile Apps are so 2016!
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Steve Jobs’ original vision was not for static apps, but rather services that could be accessed as needed. This vision is now starting to take shape with PWAs (for all you non-techies…Progressive Web Apps).
Ransomware and Beyond – Part 2
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No networked computer system is immune to malware attacks, but some organisations actively prepare to defend themselves. Here, for example, is an illustrative news report that warms the cockles of my Technical-Support-Desk heart.
Keeping your ERP Resolutions
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We all start the year with good intentions of what we will and won’t do, but by mid-January most of us have already broken our resolutions. As a long distance runner I spend many hours running long distances, and many more training. I train when it’s cold, dark, wet and windy. I train when I am on holiday. I train when I probably should be asleep. I also need to think about what I need to do to support my training: strength work in the gym, my diet, getting enough sleep, not drinking too much. The reward comes though when I enter an event and reach my goal. Not only do I measure success in terms of achieving a specific goal – e.g. running from Edinburgh to Glasgow (which is the challenge for March 2017), it’s also about the positive benefits running has on all aspects of my life.
