Oracle Fusion Applications is a new ERP solution that has been introduced by Oracle. Oracle’s stated intent is to provide functionality that is best-of-breed. However, the fundamental difference from existing ERP solutions is the multi-deployment...
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Is Big Data old wine in an new bottle?
Today I did a Google search on “Big Data”. I got an overwhelming results of 1.640.000.000 item in less than one fifth of a second. This reminded me of The “Droste effect”. The effect of a picture appearing within itself, in a place where a...
Read moreThe Big Data Challenge - Harnessing the technology cocktail or a la carte Data Alignment?
In an excellent article on Mashable by Brian Gentile of Jaspersoft and the subsequent and equally insightful follow-up by James Kobielus at IBM, they conclude that: Big Data is NOT.... Only about massive volume but more importantly...
Read moreCollecting more tax for less
How much would you spend collecting what you are owed?When it comes to paying our taxes, most of us think only about making sure we contribute the right amount. But a tax agency aims to collect as much as possible of what it is owed, for as little as...
Read moreYammer and Microsoft, Next steps after the acquisition
Ok news finally broke: Yammer is bought by Microsoft for $1.2bn. After the close of the deal, Microsoft will continue to invest in Yammer's freemium, stand-alone service, and the team will remain under David Sacks' direction within the Microsoft...
Read more18 Reasons why your organisation needs a Chief Data Officer (CDO)
My fellow Global Business Information Management colleagues Marc Zimmerman and Jojy Mathew have co-authored a thought provoking article on the critical need for a Chief Data Officer (CDO) in the modern day corporation. The emergence of the...
Read moreI'm told the future is Social BI (BI 3.0). What about Big Data and the Data Warehouse?
Well, here I am once more trying to take my mind off the English football, penalties and the fact I now need a Big Data solution to determine when we last won a tournament; I knew I shouldn't have eaten Italian food yesterday afternoon, it was...
Read moreWhat could the Dutch football learn from agile?
After a series of very disappointing games the Dutch national football team was eliminated during the preliminary rounds of the European Championships. Comments weren’t mild. The most heard comments largely focused on the lack of team spirit and...
Read moreCopyright And Technology 2012 Conference
Yesterday saw the first UK edition of this annual conference, which took place in London’s Kings Fund venue. The full day conference featured panels and expert speakers on that most interesting, challenging and potentially lucrative topic at the...
Read more“Ka-ching ka-ching!” – Can you hear that?
Oooh I can! It’s the familiar sound of the cash register! Admittedly, there will always be some challenges, whether internal or external, however, here are a few reasons explaining why I can hear ka-ching ka-ching more frequently now than ever...
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