Enterprise Applications

Bringing the Apple iPad into the Enterprise

When it comes to the integration of the Apple iPad within the enterprise, there is much left to be desired. Continue Reading »

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The User Case for Google Docs

Those who know me know I’m not the biggest fan of Microsoft products and that I favor Macs over PCs (although I haven’t become a full-fledged member of the Cult of Apple). Plus, I do my very best to make sure the programs I use don’t require a two-hour tutorial to learn. It’s my way of controlling that corner of my world I call work. Continue Reading »

Moving Social Networking and Relevancy from the Consumer to the Enterprise

For business intelligence (BI) solutions, taking the top attributes from social networking, including the sharing of insightful data and ability to “follow” others, is moving to the world of enterprise BI. Continue Reading »

The Hidden Value of Unified Communications

There is a common misconception among business owners and decision makers that unified messaging (UM) and unified communications (UC) are essentially the same thing. This leads many companies to believe they have a solid communication platform and strategy and discourages them from looking for solutions that can actually enhance their business and save them money in the long run. Continue Reading »

Decoupling Microsoft SQL Server

As the march toward virtualization starts to extend past server and storage infrastructure, a lot of IT organizations are starting to look at the number of databases they have to manage as the next great opportunity to reduce costs. Continue Reading »

Leveraging Google to Provide a Quality Mobile Experience

One of the more challenging aspects of mobile computing applications is keeping track of how your site is performing when it comes to the class of platform that people are using to access the Web. Continue Reading »

Five Top Challenges of Integrating Social Media Data with Business Applications

Social media has become a valuable source of feedback for businesses that are wise enough to leverage the data it produces. For example, sales teams can keep an eye on their happy customers and their competitors’ unhappy customers. Continue Reading »

The Importance of User Experience in Identity Governance

The success of any identity management effort is dependent on how intrusive it becomes. Continue Reading »

Testing Your Test Code

In the world of software testing and quality assurance, we all know the value test automation brings by improving test coverage, overall product quality and the tester’s productivity. But all of this value flows in and the return on investment occurs only when the automation code is robust and reliable enough to produce consistent results to catch product bugs. Continue Reading »