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Enterprise Software: Rise of Big Data Increases Interest in NoSQL Databases

By Dick Weisinger

NoSQL databases are structured stores that differ from traditional databases in that they are not based on fixed table schemas and are prized for their high scalability.  The scalability comes at a price — many query features of relational databases,…

Enterprise Software: When Microsoft Excel Beats SAP

By Dick Weisinger

You’d think that a multi-million dollar ERP system would be able to run rings around what you can do with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.  Well it can, but often it doesn’t.  In an interesting survey by IFS North America, it…

Security: Consumer Technologies Invade the Enterprise

By Dick Weisinger

Enterprise IT infrastructure is at risk from the increased exposure to consumer software and hardware.   Empl0yees are increasingly using personal technology devices, like tablet computers and smartPhones to access their company’s email and intranet services, and they also are…

Enterprise Software: Custom App Stores to Host Enterprise Software

By Dick Weisinger

Apple’s iPhone and iPad have created massive shifts in the worlds of communications and computing. In just a few years, people’s expectations and the way that they interact with technology have changed dramatically. Another change brought about by Apple is the App…

Enterprise Technology: Good IT Governance Vital to Success

By Dick Weisinger

Organizations that can execute well in their governance of IT assets are able to deliver 20 percent higher returns.   That’s the conclusion of  Tina Nunno, VP and distinguished analyst at Gartner.  Good governance equates with higher value IT assets.…