Author Archives: Dale Vile
The Business of Interoperability
By Dale Vile and Jon Collins ‘Interoperability’ is a widely used word in IT industry[...]
iPad: First impressions of a sceptic
Anyone who has followed my jottings over the years will know that I am an[...]
Putting ’I’ back in ’CIO’
Nice sound bite, but does the spirit make sense? On a few occasions recently I[...]
Resurrecting old jargon. BI versus decision support?
No one disputes the fact that there’s a lot of data kicking around in most[...]
The pre-integration balancing act
For as long as I have been in IT, the ‘right’ way to drive things[...]
Understanding the market for elastic cloud services
By Dale Vile The idea of utility computing has been around for a long time,[...]
Evolution of Hosted Server Computing
by Dale Vile There has been much talk and activity in the industry recently around[...]
BI versus Decision Support
As an old timer in the industry, I remember the days when the term ‘decision[...]
Enhancing performance with supply chain management
Organisations in sectors such as manufacturing, distribution and retail have got better over the years[...]
But is that really cloud? Check out this survey
Some have accused me of being a cloud computing sceptic, and it’s true that I[...]
But is that really cloud computing?
By Dale Vile The term ‘cloud computing’ is in routine use within the IT industry.[...]
Does your IT universe revolve around ERP?
There are a couple of major pivot points for activity within the IT landscape. The[...]
Business Communications in Context
by Josie Sephton and Dale Vile The proliferation of communications channels has set expectations around[...]
ERP sans frontières. Access for all
There was a time when the terms ‘ERP’ and ‘back office systems’ were almost synonymous,[...]
Reg reader tips for ERP success
When we asked Reg readers to tell us about the factors that impacted the success[...]
How not to screw up an ERP implementation
OK, so perhaps we were a bit ambitious with the title of this article. With[...]
Choosing an ERP implementation partner. Avoiding getting shafted.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has been around for a long time, yet there is no[...]
ERP deniers their own worst enemy
As new ideas and technologies emerge and develop in IT, we typically go through a[...]
High Performance for All
by Jon Collins, Tony Lock and Dale Vile Most medium and large organisations need to[...]
Selecting an ERP supplier – the pitfalls and practicalities
The selection of an ERP system is a pretty strategic decision for most companies. Software[...]
Challenging accepted ERP wisdom
So you’ve been through an ERP implementation before and you know how it’s all done?[...]
Just how does IT spend its time looking after ERP?
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) packages providing functionality to support core business processes in an integrated[...]
ROI in context
By Dale Vile The consideration of Return on Investment (ROI) understandably increased during the downturn.[...]
IT trends: Don’t get distracted by the spaniel
For better or for worse, we are the owners of a mad Welsh Springer spaniel[...]