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Avnet’s outside-in approach to cloud ERP migration pays dividends

CIO Business Intelligence

To better serve its industrial customers, it began building its first automated warehouses in the mid-1980s, run on homegrown logistics software, and then about 30 years ago put SAP’s ERP system at the heart of its business. Peter Robinson, VP of IT for the Americas and global applications, Avnet. Max Chan, CIO, Avnet.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

CIO Business Intelligence

Business analysts need a “strong understanding of regulatory and reporting requirements as well as plenty of experience in forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis combined with understanding of key performance indicators,” according to Robert Half Technology.

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Germany’s ITZBund is moving federal IT into the cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

In order to avoid falling into the trap of legacy applications, Germany’s federal center for Information Technology, the ITZBund, recognized early to execute a future-oriented cloud landscape, says Christine Serrette, the federal administration’s CIO and deputy technical director. However, the hurdles for this are considerable.

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Is an integrated ERP suite or a composable ERP strategy right for you?

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s a seemingly impossible dilemma: How to use innovation to drive business outcomes while being restrained by a reduced budget? Such a move requires a foundational mindset shift — from forcing processes to fit within a rigid, tightly integrated application to a portfolio approach that builds out around the core ERP suite.

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IT leaders tackle the high price of talent

CIO Business Intelligence

While the rise in salaries for technology roles has bode well for IT professionals, it has posed challenges for CIOs in effectively managing their budgets with the increased demand on their IT departments. “In Although we have hired 50%-60% more resources, our overall budget hasn’t exceeded.

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12 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments

CIO Business Intelligence

With enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) applications at the heart of many a company’s operations, the consequences of a failed software rollout can be serious, including shareholder lawsuits and financial meltdown. However, it said that the $22.2

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How to Achieve Effective Software Delivery with Test Automation

Flexagon

As a result, applications fail to live up to quality standards. It’s important to provide an appropriate budget for test automation and the tech stack. And of course, your test cases should represent the requirements so you’re meeting customer demands. Many software releases lack adequate testing.