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How Birmingham’s $48M Oracle ERP project turned into an epic failure

CIO Business Intelligence

Birmingham City Councils (BCC) troubled enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, built on Oracle software, has become a case study of how large-scale IT projects can go awry. The project involved replacing the city councils long-standing SAP system with Oracle Cloud.

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How AerCap’s CIO has been a catalyst for a robust M&A strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

Moving data from legacy systems was also a mammoth project, along with migrating document management processes to Azure. A GECAS Oracle ERP system was upgraded and now runs in Azure, managed by a third-party Oracle partner. Skills are one of the most important elements of running an IT organization, he says.

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Learn Oracle’s premier project management software online

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Save time and accelerate the learning curve for Oracle’s Primavera P6 software with this online training bundle. The post Learn Oracle’s premier project management software online appeared first on TechRepublic.

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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s a valuable certification for anyone interested in becoming a Scrum master, but it’s also useful for anyone on the path to becoming a software engineer, business analyst, or project manager. You don’t have to be a project manager to get your CAPM — plenty of IT jobs require project management skills to oversee technical projects.

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What is ERP? Enterprise resource planning systems explained

CIO Business Intelligence

Tier I vendors include Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and Infor. Oracle, SAP, and CompuServe PRISM are considered Tier I with Infor and CGI Momentum close behind. The top ERP vendors today include: Oracle SAP Microsoft Workday Sage Infor Epicor ServiceNow QAD Salesforce Selecting an ERP solution. Why ERP projects fail.

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Óscar García, gerente de SPOUG: “El futuro no es monomarca, el futuro es muy híbrido”

CIO Business Intelligence

Cuando en 1989 se creó SPOUG, el grupo de usuarios de Oracle en España , utilizar tecnología era una decisión activa que había que tomar. Los orígenes del grupo se remontan a la compañía que compró la primera base de datos Oracle en nuestro país. Básicamente se centran en la complejidad de sus arquitecturas. Están empezando.

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12 fastest growing US cities for IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Companies such as Apple, Oracle, Veritas, Lockheed Martin, AMD, MITRE, and Electronic Arts have offices in the Orlando area, and the average tech salary in Orlando is $88,598 per year, according to the Orlando Business Journal. Tech salaries have grown alongside job postings — the average tech salary rose 11.4%

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