In early 2012 I wrote a blog entitled, Mainframe, Distributed, Personal, Cloud – Back to Where We Started? My hypothesis was how we have come full circle – mainframe back to “mainframe-like” in order to access the applications we somehow cannot live without. Except now these apps reside in a “cloud” somewhere in a massive server farm
Read More...Fascinating article in Vanity Fair about how Jony Ive and Marc Newson collaborated for Product Red: In 2007, at Larry Gagosian’s town house, following the opening of the Newson show, Bono spoke to Newson about the possibility of doing something for Product (Red). Bono has also known Ive for years. They met through Steve Jobs,
Read More...If your organization has more than one ERP platform, such as one for Human Capital Management (HCM) and others for Financials (FI) and Supply Chain Management (SCM), it is likely a good time for the C-staff to get together and agree on one standard platform. Why? Take it from my experience: because a lack of
Read More...You’ve probably heard this news, and thought, “Oh good, finally.” The reality is that while the FAA has approved expanded use of personal electronics, it’s now up to the airlines to show the FAA its airplanes can handle radio interference. And, naturally, not many airlines have gone through that process yet. From the portable electronics
Read More...MIPRO Consulting Sponsoring & Presenting at the December 12th meeting of the PHRUG, MAOAUG, OHUG, & FSIUG Joint User Group November 2013 MIPRO Consulting is proud to be a Sponsor & Featured Presenter at the December 12, 2013 meeting of the PHRUG (Greater Philadelphia JD Edwards and PeopleSoft User Group), the MAOAUG (Mid Atlantic Oracle E-Business Suite
Read More...MIPRO Consulting talks FASB changes & Solutions in AccountingWEB October 2013 Whether it’s real estate, machinery, or equipment, financial professionals encounter a broad spectrum of long-term lease liabilities. Typically, these leases are accounted for as footnotes in financial statements. However, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) intends to move ahead with plans to alter
Read More...If people are connected by six degrees of separation, then I contend that raw data and true IT wisdom are connected by four degrees of understanding. Let me explain. (And this won’t involve Kevin Bacon at all. Promise.) For the past 25 years I have implemented ERP systems that essentially are a historical picture of
Read More...It’s Monday, and that might mean it’s counterintuitive science day. Up on the block: why does hot water freeze faster than cold water? It does, but it shouldn’t. Right? Wrong. The reason behind it is called the Mpemba effect, and a group of researchers think they’ve cracked the puzzle. Now Xi and co say hydrogen bonds
Read More...After 25 years of implementing ERP solutions, I have had countless discussions about the successes and failures of various projects. Each project has unique characteristics, so no two are ever alike, but there are many common themes for both success and failure. When talking about success, the common themes are planning, communication, realistic expectations, a
Read More...Usually open letters are scathing public admonishments of a policy or some other corporate decision. Not this one. Chris Horst wrote Jim Sinegal and Craig Jelinek (CEO and President, respectively) a different kind of open letter. For his entire life, Matthew has been classified and known by his “special needs”. Since the day he began
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