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Brad Carpenter and 1 other person answered this question

Feb. 2, 2012

Does the cloud support encrypted file formats for storage?

Agree with Andrew. There are no file formats, encryption is independent of the format.
AES is the more popular encryption algorithm used today.
When thinking about encrypting your company or personal, sensitive data, you want to make sure to understand where they encryption key is ... more

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Laurence Ledford asked a question

Feb. 1, 2012

Why do CEOs and CIOs hate ERP implementations?

Theresa Kramarz and 2 other people answered this question

Jan. 31, 2012

Upcoming Roundtable: "Driving ERP Success": what topics would you like us to cover?

I think the topic about 'marching your ERP implementation across the finish line' is a good topic. My company often helps companies with their ERP implementations and it is very often underestimated what is needed to make it successful. Many times we are called in ... more

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Ranga Madusanka asked a question

Jan. 31, 2012

Can someone suggest research areas for ERP related to new technologies like mobile and cloud?

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JP Morgenthal and 6 other people answered this question

Jan. 31, 2012

I am looking at hosting applications for clients in the cloud. What is the best service to use?

Fred,
The important point to remember about this is that each hosting environment will have it's own advantages and constraints. You need to consider the services that you may need to support this application, such as firewalls, intrusion detections, monitoring, etc. Just turning on a ... more

GBOLAHAN KAYODE-ADEDEJI asked a question

Jan. 29, 2012

How can an organization overcome device compatibility issues when implementing mobile ERP?

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Dana Craig and 4 other people answered this question

Jan. 24, 2012

With regards to ERP, what is a hybrid deployment method?

A hybrid deployment model for ERP refers to mixing cloud or SaaS solutions with on-premise ones. During the analysis phase, businesses should consider how a potential vendor’s deployment method promotes or inhibits the business objectives. When looking at department level information or processes, businesses may ... more

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Don Benson asked a question

Jan. 22, 2012

What is the best software for managing the inventory in a general merchandise store backroom?

Bob Swedroe and 1 other person answered this question at this roundtable

Jan. 20, 2012

Drive ERP Selection Success – Ask Our Experts How to Make Your Project a Winner [1/17 @ 1 pm]

What percentage of companies seek out new ERP solutions versus being approached by vendors?

Today, many companies tend to do some preliminary research on their own by web browsing and asking their business network. In addition, ERP vendors will try to find prospects in their target market, just like any company would do, and then market to that company. ... more

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Bob Swedroe answered this question at this roundtable

Jan. 20, 2012

Drive ERP Selection Success – Ask Our Experts How to Make Your Project a Winner [1/17 @ 1 pm]

What are some helpful resources to learn more about ERP selection?

Hi Lauren,
I just typed "erp selection" into Google and came up with a bunch of helpful looking resources. If you want to contact me directly, I can send you the link of a few that looked reasonable at a quick glance. In addition, I ... more

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Dave Kravitt and 3 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Jan. 18, 2012

Drive ERP Selection Success – Ask Our Experts How to Make Your Project a Winner [1/17 @ 1 pm]

Do ERP vendors require the customer to buy an annual maintenance contract?

There are many organizations that bought the ERP solution that best matched their needs and then over time as business requirements changed customized the software to address those needs. Unless the software vendors themselves performed the enhancements they typically will not provide support for these ... more

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Jan. 17, 2012

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Kyle Bedard answered this question

Jan. 16, 2012

What's the differences between BPM and ERP software?

Simply put, BPM is focused on workflows - it is aimed at optimizing, improving and automating business processes. ERP is focused on integration (of internal and external information across business functions).
BPM compliments ERP by creating a “single view” into processes spanning multiple groups/systems ( ... more

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Caty Kobe asked a question at this roundtable

Jan. 16, 2012

Drive ERP Selection Success – Ask Our Experts How to Make Your Project a Winner [1/17 @ 1 pm]

What does the typical RFP for an ERP system look like?

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Bob Swedroe and 1 other person answered this question at this roundtable

Jan. 15, 2012

Drive ERP Selection Success – Ask Our Experts How to Make Your Project a Winner [1/17 @ 1 pm]

Are ERP selection methods applicable to other enterprise software solutions such as BPM, BI, etc?

I would suggest that they are, but cost, size, complexity, and risk of the software solution needs to be taken into account as performing proper evaluation and due diligence for an ERP system can be very time consuming.
Having said that, there are always some ... more

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