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How to avoid ERP lock-in and seize the service imperative
The future is XaaS – Everything-as-a-Service. While XaaS stems from cloud computing, it has quickly evolved to something that embraces anything that can be delivered via the Internet that used to be…
ERP Has Reinvented Itself Again, And This Time It's Going Designer
As early as the '90s, businesses and analysts alike have foretold the death of the ERP system. Over 20 years later, however, ERP is still alive and well. Globalization, digitalization, the internet…
Software will never be beautiful – it’s the experience that counts
For almost a decade, we’ve talked about wanting to modernize enterprise software user interfaces (UI) to match consumer software, but we’ve gone about it the wrong way. The modernization of UI was…
How bots will shape the future of work in the financial industry
When the average person thinks of bots entering the workforce, scenes from X-Men: Days of Future Past leap to mind, but actually, bots are not the future, they are already adopted and deployed among…
How bots at work, no longer sci-fi, will help you do more in the workplace
In the 1980s, the television program Knight Rider gave a glimpse into a world where artificial intelligence could learn, communicate and make independent decisions. The star of the show, a self-aware…
What we know — and need to know — about chatbots
It has been a dream of science fiction authors since the advent of computers: hands-free interfaces that can respond to our every whim — without the need to strike a single key. That future is now…
Can you have a relationship with your digital assistant?
As it gets easier to connect with one another, the lines become increasingly blurred between our physical reality and the digital world.
How Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, and Apple Siri will help automate business
In the last few years, commercial organizations have relied heavily on immersive technology, effectively transforming operations, and even market competition. The internet makes cross-device…
AI in 2017 – learn to love your digital assistant
We are now in an era where people want to achieve more for less. As technology rapidly transforms our daily lives, we’re seeing demand from users wanting to simplify interaction with their enterprise…
Five Minutes with a Chief Architect: Claus Jepsen of Unit4
Claus Jepsen has spent the last few decades developing and architecting software solutions, most recently at Unit4 , where he is the chief architect leading the ERP vendor's focus on enabling the…
5 ways chatbots will change college
The first week on any college campus is hectic, but what if there was a digital assistant available 24/7 to help new students and their families navigate the college process? With chatbots rapidly…
Four megatrends that will reshape what software can do for us
Four major enterprise management trends are maturing simultaneously, and their imminent fusion has only begun to transform the way we conduct business. They are big data, mobile access, user…