When you hear the term, “Business Intelligence”, what pops in your head? Flashy charts and graphs? Executive dashboards? Interactive reports? If so, you’re certainly not alone. I’d wager that most people associate BI with one or all of those terms. The fact is, those are some of the most common features of Business Intelligence solutions.… Continue reading »
Apr
01
Build web-based pivot tables (and more) without programming
If your development process is too slow, or if you just want to build web applications without programming, you should really try the m-Power Test Drive. It’s completely free, and guides you through the process of creating enterprise web applications using m-Power. Here’s the best part: We’ve recently updated the m-Power Test Drive with additional… Continue reading »
Mar
26
4 steps to create a more agile IT department
Many IT departments have developed a reputation of being slow and difficult. They make users jump through hoops and then take months to deliver requested solutions. The business users often feel like IT stands in their way, or even holds them back. The problem is, business users now have other options. Many are bypassing IT… Continue reading »
Mar
04
Building an executive dashboard over an aging ERP system
If your company runs on an aging ERP system or has difficulty connecting disparate data sources, here’s a great success story you’ll want to read. A manufacturing company needed a centralized place to access reports on the web. The challenge: It needed to integrate with their aging ERP system and pull data from 9 separate… Continue reading »
Feb
19
How to get the most out of a small IT staff
According to our 2012 survey of IT professionals and IT management, small IT staffs are one of the biggest barriers to success. In the survey, we asked two questions: 1. What are the biggest problems or challenges that your company deals with? 2. What keeps you from addressing those challenges? Can you guess some of… Continue reading »
Jan
29
4 common productivity bottlenecks (and how you can fix them)
How would you like to walk into your boss’s office today and say, “I know a way to improve productivity by 50%.” Of course you would! Who wouldn’t? Of course, that only works if you actually know a way to improve productivity by 50%. Sound impossible? It’s not that hard…you just have to know where… Continue reading »
Jan
08
4 simple ways to improve developer productivity
Let me tell you a quick story about two similar development projects at two very different companies. Both companies were building extranets/portals–applications that let their customers log in, view their data, and place orders online. Both had similar requirements. Both were nearly equally complex. The big differences between the two projects: One required 3 years,… Continue reading »
Dec
31
Want to cut your development time in half?
Here are a few questions for you as we head into 2013: Do you want to cut your development time in half? Do you want to automate mobile development? Do you want a way to quickly build new features into your current software? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, here’s a video… Continue reading »
Nov
12
3-Language, cross-platform mobile apps in 3 days
Mobile apps have dominated the news for the last year, with seemingly every development software vendor adding mobile capabilities. With so many vendors offering mobile apps, how can any company know which option to choose? The organizers of the annual IBM International Power event in the UK decided to help companies with this problem. They… Continue reading »
Oct
29
Getty Images Demands Big Money from Website Owners
** This guest post was written by Ryan Healy. Learn more about Ryan in the author bio at the end of this post. ** Have you ever used a picture on your web applications or website? And if so, have you taken the time to verify that you have the proper copyright to use that… Continue reading »
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Joe Stangarone is a 30+ year veteran of the IT industry and president of mrc—the software company behind the award winning development platform, m-Power. Joe shares his leadership and technology insights through the Cup of Joe Blog, focusing primarily on ways businesses can save time, money, and increase productivity using technology.
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