Financial and HR Applications News

• Week of 20 May 2013 With HANA, SAP is disrupting business models -- including its own (22 May 2013)

  At Sapphire Now 2013, in-memory analytics and mobile app demos showed how companies can turn big data into profitable service lines.

• PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 strengthens healthcare user's confidence (23 May 2013)

  The latest version of PeopleSoft's HCM product is alleviating one healthcare company's concerns about the future of the healthcare product line.

• The organization of the future: Not just hybrid IT, but hybrid people (SearchContentManagement.com | 21 May 2013)

  The adoption of hybrid IT approaches creates a need for executives who can both formulate business objectives and assess IT requirements.

• In-memory technology pushes analytics boundaries, boosts BI speeds (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com | 21 May 2013)

  In-memory appliances amp up business intelligence performance by moving processing off of disks. But cost and other issues need to be considered.

• Cloud BI and Performance Management (BeyeNetwork | 21 May 2013)

  According to Gartner and Forrester, the percentage of business intelligence (BI) applications deployed in the cloud is lower than 3%. Why is adoption so low and will the trend last?

• Why Upgrade Your HR Systems? (CFO Magazine | 21 May 2013)

  CFOs may not be experts in either HR or technology, but they should know enough to sign off confidently on a buying decision.

• The Benefits of Accurate Demand and Inventory Forecasting (CFO Insight | 21 May 2013)

  Financial pressure to perform in increasingly uncertain markets has made many CFOs active participants in important supply chain decisions.

• Are Applicant Tracking Systems Now a Commodity? (The Business of Talent blog | 21 May 2013)

  While most HR organizations need these systems, Bersin by Deloitte research now shows that this market is no longer the "strategic" market it once was.

• Social Recruiting Is Dead (HRExaminer.com | 21 May 2013)

  This week, there are several simultaneous industry conferences in San Francisco. Each offered precious little on the subject of social recruiting.

• Tutorial: Sales analysis in Excel 2010/13 (AccountingWEB | 21 May 2013)

  In the first part of this working with accounting data tutorial series we looked at ways to apply some of the new features in Excel 2010 and 2013 to management reporting situations.

• BYOD: You’re Doing it Wrong (CFO Magazine | 21 May 2013)

  Companies can't reap the full benefits of a bring-your-own-device policy for employees if they reimburse monthly voice and data charges. But the benefits may not be all that great anyway.

• NetSuite to increase focus on ERP for manufacturers (Computerworld | 21 May 2013)

  The announcement comes during the vendor's SuiteWorld conference.

• Week of 13 May 2013 Ariba Network announces QuickBooks integration (SearchSAP.com | 15 May 2013)

  At its annual conference, Ariba announced a new tool by partner Dell Boomi that lets small businesses integrate their QuickBooks accounting with the Ariba Network.

• John Webb: Why the new PeopleSoft applications are big news (SearchOracle.com | 15 May 2013)

  Lena Weiner-Bishop catches up with Oracle's vice president of PeopleSoft strategy, who explains the excitement around new PeopleSoft applications.

• Learn Excel – "Wrap Every Formula in a New Formula" (learnmrexcel.wordpress.com | 14 May 2013)

  Bill was conducting a seminar yesterday and was asked to wrap a Formula around existing Formulas. Today, Bill addresses this question and shows us what can be done to accomplish the task.

• How HR can manage the risk of cloud computing (HR | 14 May 2013)

  It is important for HR teams to ensure that they update company IT policies to adequately protect business interests.

• Cloud accounting pitches for the mid-market (AccountingWEB | 14 May 2013)

  Organisations with big investments in existing programs are more reluctant to rip out and replace their accounting systems.

• What Kind of HR Automation Do You Need? (CFO Magazine | 14 May 2013)

  Questions abound: A big system or a collection of stand-alone modules? How much integration is enough? How many bells and whistles are too many?

• IaaS business scales faster with Zuora billing software (14 May 2013)

  While a user testified to the benefits of Zuora specialty billing software, an expert said the niche tool is not necessary for all.

• Week of 06 May 2013 Preparing IT for the coming revolution in advanced manufacturing (08 May 2013)

  The next stage in manufacturing's renaissance looks to be mainly computer-based. But it won't happen without widespread retraining in IT skills.

• Strategic finance expands CFO's role beyond leader of 'bean counters' (07 May 2013)

  Speakers at the CFO Forum said transactional and strategic finance duties are diverging, and the CFO's role is shifting to that of a business partner.

• Big Data and HR: Everything you might want to know (maybe?) (Around the HR world in 40 days | 06 May 2013)

  Data mining is old school -- it's now about predictive analytics.

• 12 Ways To Make Your Gamification Project Fail (HRExaminer.com | 06 May 2013)

  Here are the top 10 pitfalls to be aware of (and a couple of bonus items), and avoid, in your quest for successful gamification.

• The Shifting Dynamics Of Supplier Adoption (CFO Insight | 06 May 2013)

  eInvoicing solutions are becoming popular as companies strive to cut payment processing costs. But these solutions become cost-effective only when suppliers switch to the same technology.

• Why CFOs Should Oversee Company Cloud Initiatives (CFO Magazine | 06 May 2013)

  Finance chiefs that take a hands-on approach to managing their organizations’ use of cloud computing can more effectively mitigate the legal, regulatory and privacy risks that lurk in the Cloud.

• Sizing Up the Data (CFO Magazine | 06 May 2013)

  How data analytics helps CFO Dennis Hernreich keep inventory levels balanced and boost operating margin at retail clothier Destination XL.

• Salesforce Communities: Portal Killers? (InformationWeek.com | 06 May 2013)

  Salesforce.com aims to replace legacy portal tools as it uses social and mobile connections to bring sales, service and marketing processes to business partners and consumers.

• Half of companies will require BYOD by 2017, Gartner says (Computerworld | 06 May 2013)

  But most IT executives surveyed believe they haven't yet made a strong business case for BYOD.

• Week of 29 Apr 2013 ACCO automates hiring process with iCIMS talent acquisition software (SearchManufacturingERP.com | 03 May 2013)

  Global manufacturer ACCO Brands has leveraged iCIMS' talent acquisition software to improve its hiring process.

• 'Glocalization' spurs HR to rethink hiring, operating model (03 May 2013)

  As organizations expand globally, HR expert Josh Bersin cautions that HR leaders need to 'glocalize,' or tailor their practices to fit local markets.

• CFOs Seek To Close Skills Gap In Finance Teams (CFO Insight | 29 Apr 2013)

  New research has revealed that most CFOs are concerned with the level of talent on their finance teams. However, finding an employee with the perfect mix of skills is tremendously difficult.

• The New York Times Catches Up on Recruiting Innovations (Human Resource Executive Online | 29 Apr 2013)

  "The newspaper of record" has published two long articles on successive Sundays catching the world up on the new technologies being applied to that wildly inefficient process.

• Social Media Tools to help your Recruiting Team (SmashFly blog | 29 Apr 2013)

  I think when you begin your social strategy I would focus on the free social media tools that exist in the marketplace already as they can help you manage and execute your social campaigns.

• Big Data and Marty McFly (HRExaminer.com | 29 Apr 2013)

  The issues of what Big Data is, how to make sense of it, what function owns it and whose job it is to oversee it are starting to emerge. Those make me think about the who and how to recruit them.

• Long-Range Planning: The Good, the Bad (Some Ugly) and the Way Forward (businessfinancemag.com | 29 Apr 2013)

  Improving the management of projects and major initiatives requires a well-designed, consistent process that emphasizes measurement and responsibilities.

• Infor Bets $500 Million On Enterprise App Refresh (InformationWeek.com | 29 Apr 2013)

  Infor cranks out new user interfaces and social and cloud options for its enterprise apps to take on SAP, Oracle and Microsoft.

• IBM Tops Social Business Software Market Four Years in a Row (eWeek.com | 29 Apr 2013)

  IBM announced that IDC has ranked it number one in social business software.

• Seven Questions for Workday CEO and Greylock Partner Aneel Bhusri (All Things D | 29 Apr 2013)

  AllThingsD caught up with Bhusri recently to learn of the latest doings at Workday, and to chat about his view of the fundamental shifts that are rocking the enterprise from so many directions.

• From HR Metrics to HR Intelligence (HRExaminer.com | 29 Apr 2013)

  The goal is to move from HR metrics to HR analytics. Let's clear up a couple of definitions.

• Week of 22 Apr 2013 In-memory technology pushes analytics boundaries, boosts BI speeds (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com | 22 Apr 2013)

  In-memory appliances amp up business intelligence performance by moving processing off of disks. But cost and other issues need to be considered.

• Oracle Cloud authors on buzzwords, misconceptions and more (SearchOracle.com | 26 Apr 2013)

  Authors Madhup Gulati, Adeesh Fulay and Sudip Datta answered some questions we had about the Oracle cloud. See what they shared with us.

• Mobile in Recruiting: What does that mean? (SmashFly blog | 22 Apr 2013)

  Mobile is one of the biggest buzzwords in business today. This is no more present than in recruiting. And for good reason.

• Bersin finds users willing to switch vendors to unify HRIS systems (26 Apr 2013)

  At Impact 2013, Katherine Jones presented data on HCM technology trends, and gave tips on what 'good, better and best' HR IT systems look like.

• Has Infor found the trick to ERP integration? (24 Apr 2013)

  Users and analysts at Inforum 2013 were impressed with its XML-based ION middleware, but wondered if Infor is pushing out apps fast enough.

• Five steps to get started with HR analytics (24 Apr 2013)

  At Impact 2013, HR leaders offered simple steps for beginners to wrangle data and start effective human resources analytics campaigns.

• Oracle Taleo integration progressing well despite some customer pain (22 Apr 2013)

  Although some Taleo customers report support and renewal changes since Oracle took over, one expert says the integration is on track.

• Social performance management under review at many companies (23 Apr 2013)

  To attract and retain millennial employees, many organizations are now going social with their performance review programs.

• Finance IT case study: Web consolidation at Kempinski Hotels (AccountingWEB | 22 Apr 2013)

  During its 116-year history, the Kempinski Group has grown from a single establishment in Berlin into a worldwide group operating from its headquarters in Geneva.

• Ongoing Analytics: The HR/CFO Partnership (businessfinancemag.com | 22 Apr 2013)

  CFOs can work with HR and compensation professionals to improve the presentation of this information.

• 10 Ways To Get Users On The Social Business Bus (Information Week | 22 Apr 2013)

  Without proof points and support, end users can easily stall your social business plans.

• Week of 15 Apr 2013 AWS Summit: Hybrid IT a 'proving ground' for cloud-curious enterprises (SearchCloudApplications.com | 19 Apr 2013)

  Many enterprises are embracing cloud by way of hybrid IT architectures. Cloud solutions architect Brian Adler explained at the 2013 AWS Summit.

• What to expect from the upcoming Microsoft Dynamics cloud services (SearchManufacturingERP.com | 15 Apr 2013)

  Microsoft is set to launch a cloud version of its Dynamics ERP this summer. Industry analysts weigh in on how Dynamics cloud services could shape up.

• Oracle competition is worth a look, Collaborate attendees say (SearchOracle.com | 17 Apr 2013)

  There were plenty of messages to take away from Collaborate, but one of the main ones was that Oracle third-party options should not be ignored.

• Coverage of Impact 2013 (19 Apr 2013)

  Starting Sunday: News and analysis from the Impact 2013 conference in Ft. Lauderdale.

• Microsoft-Hubwoo deal reflects rising interest in business networks (16 Apr 2013)

  Business networks can increase efficiency and reduce errors in organizations' P2P processes, and ERP vendors are starting to take note.

• How Papa John's implemented career succession planning with PeopleSoft (SearchOracle.com | 15 Apr 2013)

  Papa John's may be better known for their pizza than their new career succession planning implementation, but maybe that should change. Find out why.

• Week of 08 Apr 2013 How HR can use CRM as a model for workforce analytics (12 Apr 2013)

  Read why one expert thinks CRM practices like sentiment analysis and marketing automation can help HR steer a course for workforce analytics.

• Suppliers still the focus when it comes to SAP procurement, sourcing (SearchSAP.com | 10 Apr 2013)

  Despite change alliances within the field of buyer and seller networks, companies should focus on where their suppliers are, analysts say.

• Week of 18 Mar 2013 Workday Financials works for global customer TripAdvisor (19 Mar 2013)

  Even though Workday could not provide TripAdvisor with a reference customer exactly alike in size and global capacity, the company signed on anyway.

• Week of 11 Feb 2013 HR analytics early adopters say meaningful metrics, narratives are key (12 Feb 2013)

  Identifying meaningful metrics and constructing data narratives are keys to success in HR analytics initiatives, speakers at an HCI conference say.

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