enterprise software
The role of IT in 2020 will be about business, not technology
An illuminating finding from recent research published by IRBS in its State of Enterprise Software Report 2019 is the revelation that line of business leaders are increasingly taking more responsibility for purchasing decisions around business applications — ahead of the IT department. And that, in turn, also changes both the nature of their relationship
How IT and business leaders need to shift their thinking in the era of SaaS
Decisions around foundational technology like ERP are critical to the long-term success of any organisation. With decision-making moving beyond the IT department into the realm of business line managers, it is important that both sets of stakeholders understand each other’s concerns. These issues are covered in a report by IRBS,
How do you choose the best application environment for your business?
According to a new IBRS study, spend on enterprise solutions is set to increase in 2019-2020. Both IT and line of business buyers need to consider how they manage procurement of these new solutions – and how they can make integration easy for their business. According to the report, there are
What do Australian executives want from their enterprise software?
The key trigger driving upgrades or investment in technology is an organisation’s growth and transformation agenda. Business leaders tell us that investment in technology drives efficiencies which enable re-allocation of resources to deliver on growth initiatives. And 2019-2020 represents a tidal wave of change, with a shift in both buying power
How the as-a-service movement is improving user satisfaction and adoption of enterprise software
A study of senior ANZ executives’ attitudes, expectations and plans for enterprise software has found that satisfaction levels with enterprise solutions remains low, but that adoption of ‘as-a-service’ software is changing this. The IBRS report paints a picture of the complex struggle between management and their staff when it comes to
Enterprise systems are being replaced – what’s driving it and what to expect
Demand for organisations to refresh their enterprise systems has built to bursting point. And it’s going to create a wave of new enterprise software investment in the next one-to-two years, according to the recently released IBRS State of Enterprise Software Report 2019. “Organisations have withheld investment in ageing enterprise solutions because they’ve
‘A miraculous turnaround’: Blackberry says its pivot to enterprise software & security is complete
BlackBerry wants the world to know that its pivot from a hardware company to an enterprise software and security company is complete. At the BlackBerry Security Media Roundtable this morning, President of Global Sales, Carl Wiese told Which-50 that BlackBerry is a dramatically different company to what it was three
