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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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Software vendors offer AI sales boost for retail at NRF show

CIO Business Intelligence

If software vendors have their way, the answer is likely to involve more artificial intelligence. SAP draws on AI for new predictive capabilities SAP is targeting the desire for better demand forecasting with new composable tools being announced at NRF 2024.

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What enterprise software vendors are doing with generative AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Sometimes, though, it sneaks in through the back door as a result of ad-hoc individual or departmental initiatives — or even through the front door, bundled by the vendors of enterprise applications already in widespread use. Artificial Intelligence, CIO, Generative AI, IT Leadership, Vendor Management, Vendors and Providers

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Forrester 2019 Enterprise BI Platform Waves ™ Research Update

Forrester IT

This year we emphasized New market segmentation by Vendor-Managed vs. Client-Managed platforms, which roughly equated to on-premise vs. cloud based platforms, but not quite. Forrester has just published 2019 refresh of out Enterprise Business Intelligence (BI) Platforms Waves ™. Since […].

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How Accenture’s solution erases the blind spots of services spend management

CIO Business Intelligence

Yet, Accenture had a dependable, long-term partner in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software pioneer SAP, first adopting the company’s solutions in 2004. Suppliers noted the ease of transitioning to SAP Fieldglass, and the pace at which entire companies were able to adopt the platform. Digital Transformation

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Navigating the cloud maze: A 5-phase approach to optimizing cloud strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

Cloud cost visibility, cost insights, cost governance, defining a cloud baseline infrastructure and vendor management are essential components of a comprehensive cloud financial management strategy. This article was made possible by our partnership with the IASA Chief Architect Forum.

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Many CIOs are better equipped to combat rising IT costs. Are you?

CIO Business Intelligence

Rising software costs create headaches Another example is Ameritas Life Insurance, which has operations in the US, but the current 3.7% With the move to software and platform as a service offerings, infrastructure has now shrunk to less than 10% of his overall budget. They weren’t communicating enough and it cost them a lot,” he says.