Anyone who's ever found himself or herself embroiled in a complicated network of interconnected spreadsheets knows that business data can get confusing in a hurry. Compared to the simplicity of everyday consumer applications, many budgeting and forecasting software offerings can seem unnecessarily obtuse. That's why usability topped the list of considerations for CIOs choosing business intelligence technology.

A team of in-house auditors put it rather plainly in a report suggesting that the U.S. Army doesn't have a sound strategy for managing key ERP software assets, nor does it make full use of the technologies it has in place.

Companies must focus on finding an ERP software provider that can support an ecosystem of accurate and integrated operational intelligence.

Cloud ERP software platforms seem perfectly positioned to offer what manufacturing firms have long been looking for a method of centralizing and accelerating data delivery as operations expand.

Cloud applications are helping companies deconstruct the complexity of standard ERP software and employ better-suited solutions.

Cloud ERP software is ready to support swift course corrections, assuming users are willing.

Cloud ERP software providers may investigate bolder social media integration strategies that give both internal and external customers a stronger voice.

Cloud financial software is disrupting the ERP application market from all angles.

The next wave of business intelligence innovation will likely involve the integration of machine-to-machine (M2M) data with existing CRM and ERP platforms.

With a brief checklist of questions in hand, HR teams can more easily locate the vendors that are most likely to represent the safest, smartest answer to their SaaS dreams.

It won't be long before the legacy IT sidelines are all but empty and all the market leaders are calling plays from the cloud.

ERP software migrations don't need to be scary.

ERP software providers must acknowledge evolving customer demands or risk extinction.

HR departments are slowly coming around to the idea of embracing cloud ERP software.

The SAP company calendar was booked full of press engagements this week as the German software giant revealed the latest amendments to its strategic vision.