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  • How Accurate Is AWS Advice on Migrating From Mainframes to AWS Services?

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … know?
    Allow me to explain.
    It has been “surprising” because Gartner and client-server vendors provided so much false information that made people think that mainframes were irrelevant. That is why their staying power has been “surprising.” This is just like with Y2K. As I covered in the article How ERP Vendors Deliberately exaggerated the Y2K Issue, vendors put out so much exaggerated information about the negative consequences of Y2K to create a “burning platform” to purchase their products and services that when Y2K came, it was a “surprise” how little disruption it caused.
    Air Force and The New York …

  • The Problem With the Term UX or User Experience

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … the term user experience. However, what follows is a deliberate and deceptive use of the term.
    SAP and Qualtrics Confusing People with the Term User experience
    SAP acquired a survey company called Qualtrics. SAP has one product that they use to open accounts and sell other applications. This is their ERP system (currently ECC, the new version being S/4HANA).
    Every acquisition SAP makes needs to be interpreted by how its sales can be enhanced through association with SAP ERP. Both Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith and Billy McDermott stated that:
    “Qualtrics has completely transformed the experience management category.”
    That seems …

  • How We Use Remote UX Testing Software

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … Conclusions
    So far we have discussed the accumulation of the raw data. However, that is not the end of the process. In step 4, which is explained in our article The Brightwork Remote UX Research Approach we write up the analysis in a long form document and then produce a synopsis in a presentation form.

    The long-form document is more for us and allows us to think through the test observations.
    The presentation is for the developers and executives.

    Conclusion
    Comprehensive solutions for remote UX testing recording are a bit like the claims made by ERP vendors. ERP …

  • An Example of a EEOC Submission on Indian Discrimination

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … demand. They are being denied job opportunity as explained below which is in a blatant breach of the prevailing laws pertaining to HR and Equal Opportunity Employment as well as an open abuse and circumvention of immigration processes.
    The Experience of the Complaint Filer
    An example is of an IT ERP systems expert who may have been working in this industry for more than 25 years. Based on the advertisements that I can see, there are more than 100 jobs relevant to this trade that may be vacant in North America at any time. However despite having good qualification and …

  • The Top Supplier Relationship Management Software Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … just that simple.
    Complication #2: Not Evaluating the Claims of Vendors in This Area
    Supplier relationship management software was developed to extend the functionality of procurement software. Procurement software combines a database of vendors and a database of products with the ability to create purchasing documents and associated transactions. Furthermore, ERP systems have always been a liability in purchasing because procurement systems are inherently collaborative, and ERP systems tend to be more about sharing data within the company versus collaborating with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, etc.
    Supplier relationship management software can be partially covered by the major procurement applications, but …

  • The Top Supplier Management System Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … really just that simple.
    Complication #2: Not Questioning The Assertions of Vendors and Consulting Firms
    Vendor management software was developed to extend the functionality of procurement software. Procurement software combines a database of vendors and a database of products with the ability to create purchasing documents and associated transactions. Furthermore, ERP systems have always been a liability in purchasing because procurement systems are inherently collaborative, and ERP systems tend to be more about sharing data within the company versus collaborating with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, etc.
    Vendor management software can be partially covered by the major procurement applications, but it …

  • The Top Supplier Management Software Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … really just that simple.
    Complication #2: Not Questioning The Assertions of Vendors and Consulting Firms
    Supplier management systems was developed to extend the functionality of procurement software. Procurement software combines a database of vendors and a database of products with the ability to create purchasing documents and associated transactions. Furthermore, ERP systems have always been a liability in purchasing because procurement systems are inherently collaborative, and ERP systems tend to be more about sharing data within the company versus collaborating with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, etc.
    Supplier management system can be partially covered by the major procurement applications, but it …

  • The Top Vendor Management Software Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … really just that simple.
    Complication #2: Not Questioning The Assertions of Vendors and Consulting Firms
    Vendor management system was developed to extend the functionality of procurement software. Procurement software combines a database of vendors and a database of products with the ability to create purchasing documents and associated transactions. Furthermore, ERP systems have always been a liability in purchasing because procurement systems are inherently collaborative, and ERP systems tend to be more about sharing data within the company versus collaborating with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, etc.
    Vendor management system can be partially covered by the major procurement applications, but it …

  • The Top Vendor Management System Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … really just that simple.
    Complication #2: Not Questioning The Assertions of Vendors and Consulting Firms
    Vendor management software was developed to extend the functionality of procurement software. Procurement software combines a database of vendors and a database of products with the ability to create purchasing documents and associated transactions. Furthermore, ERP systems have always been a liability in purchasing because procurement systems are inherently collaborative, and ERP systems tend to be more about sharing data within the company versus collaborating with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, etc.
    Vendor management software can be partially covered by the major procurement applications, but it …

  • The Top Coupa Procurement Analysis Complications

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … about Coupa. They all have consulting groups that as soon as a procurement software analysis is commissioned, begin pushing for the customer to buy and implement Coupa. Some of these companies are Indian consulting firms, which means that Coupa has no standards for who it partners with and does not put its customer’s interests very high. Companies that have these types of partners only care about sales. 
    Complication #2: Not Questioning The Assertions of Vendors and Consulting Firms
    Procurement software came about because of the shortcomings of ERP systems and to provide for enhancements to ERP purchasing functionalities, more