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Summary: Many companies around the globe still run on legacy enterprise applications and systems. They may understand the value of modernization, but view it as a costly/risky project. In this article, we explore a few best practices to follow that will reduce the risk and expense of application modernization.
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Updated October 2026 with an eighth rule on AI features, a section on sharing dashboards securely, and a new FAQ. The expert quotes are from the original 2019 article.
Summary: Executive dashboards give business leaders a clear view of the organization at a glance. But not all dashboards are created equal. How can you create dashboards your executives actually use? In this article, we cover 8 best practices. The eighth is new for 2026 and covers the AI features now showing up in dashboard tools.
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Executive Dashboard Best Practices: 8 Rules to FollowRead More »
Executive Dashboard Best Practices: 8 Rules to Follow Read More »
Summary: A growing trend, low-code development claims to address many of the common challenges facing businesses today. But, how accurate are these claims? In this article, we take a realistic look at low-code platforms–exploring the pros and cons.
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Summary: Enterprise software is evolving faster than ever, and plays a critical role in all aspects of a business. It’s an area that CIOs and IT leaders must constantly monitor. So, where is enterprise software headed in the near future. In this article, we explore 6 trends to watch.
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Enterprise Software Trends that CIOs Can’t Ignore in 2019Read More »
Enterprise Software Trends that CIOs Can’t Ignore in 2019 Read More »
Summary: The demand for enterprise mobile apps is growing. New trends are emerging that offer significant opportunities to businesses who jump on board. What are these trends and what areas should you watch in 2019? In this article, we explore 5 enterprise mobile app trends you can’t ignore this year.
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Summary: Technology is evolving faster than ever, and plays an increasingly important role in the business world. Is your company keeping up? In this article, we explore a few signs that your technology is falling behind.
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5 signs that your business technology is falling behindRead More »
5 signs that your business technology is falling behind Read More »
Summary: Driven by new technologies and data growth, the BI landscape is shifting dramatically from traditional BI solutions of the past. These changes create amazing opportunities for those who jump on board. In this article, you’ll learn more about why BI is changing and where it’s heading.
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5 Business Intelligence Trends to Watch in 2019 Read More »
Summary: As we start a new year, it helps to reflect on (and learn from) the past year. In this article, we take a look at the past year from an IT leader perspective. What are the most important lessons that IT leaders and CIOs learned (or should have learned) in 2018? What important takeaways from the last 12 months will help you succeed in the coming year? We answer those questions (and more) in this article.
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Summary: Do your development projects drag on for months? Are business users bypassing the IT department for third-party, cloud solutions? Or, is your aging software holding you back from modern technology? Learn how a low-code development platform will help solve these problems.
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5 signs that you need a low-code development platformRead More »
5 signs that you need a low-code development platform Read More »
Summary: As technology evolves at an ever-increasing pace, it brings major challenges to the IT department. Modern CIOs and IT leaders must recognize and prepare for these challenges if they hope to remain competitive in the coming years. What challenges can we expect in 2019? In this article, we examine 5 more challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders next year.
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5 (more) challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2019 (Part 2)Read More »
5 (more) challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2019 (Part 2) Read More »
Summary: The m-Power Development Platform is a low-code development platform that lets you create enterprise-class web applications without coding. This video takes you on a deep dive into m-Power’s build process, walking you through a start-to-finish business intelligence and reporting project in under 2 hours.
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How to create a custom BI/Reporting suite (with write-back and data warehousing)Read More »
How to create a custom BI/Reporting suite (with write-back and data warehousing) Read More »
Summary: Would you like to simplify self-service analytics? Would you like to remove the reporting burden from your IT department? Check out this webinar replay to learn how m-Power DX–a new data exploration tool–can help your business.
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Webinar Replay: Deliver self-service data exploration with m-Power DXRead More »
Webinar Replay: Deliver self-service data exploration with m-Power DX Read More »
Summary: Fueled by recent trends, the role of the IT department is changing. What trends are driving these changes, and how will they impact IT? In the second part of our two-part series, we explore 5 more ways that IT departments will evolve in the next 5 years.
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5 (more) ways that IT will change in the next 5 years (Part 2)Read More »
5 (more) ways that IT will change in the next 5 years (Part 2) Read More »
Summary: Fueled by recent trends, the role of the IT department is changing. What trends are driving these changes, and how will they impact IT? In this article, we explore 5 ways that IT departments will evolve in the next 5 years.
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5 ways IT will change in the next 5 years (Part 1)Read More »
5 ways IT will change in the next 5 years (Part 1) Read More »
Summary: While a business dashboard will help you make sense of your data, not all dashboards are created equal. Typical dashboards are inflexible–displaying a pre-determined set of metrics in a pre-set layout. Learn how to create flexible dashboards that your users love, while avoiding the common problems found in many modern dashboards.
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Webinar Replay: Dashboards 101–How to create effective dashboardsRead More »
Webinar Replay: Dashboards 101–How to create effective dashboards Read More »
Summary: As businesses rush to deliver solutions quickly, low-code development is growing. But, it’s a relatively new term and is still surrounded by confusion. In this article, we dispel some common myths of low-code development platforms and share some important facts.
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7 myths and facts you should understand about low-code developmentRead More »
7 myths and facts you should understand about low-code development Read More »
Summary: These days, the challenges faced by the IT department are at an all time-high. Modern CIOs and IT leaders must handle more challenges than ever before. In this webinar replay, you’ll learn how you can handle many of the challenges facing IT leaders with a single platform.
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Webinar Replay: 5 IT challenges you can conquer with m-PowerRead More »
Webinar Replay: 5 IT challenges you can conquer with m-Power Read More »
Summary: Every day, businesses suffer from the effects of bad or outdated Business Intelligence. These outdated BI tools/practices waste precious time, harm decision-making, and keep these companies from truly taking advantage of their data. Fortunately, bad BI tools/processes display many warning signs. These warning signs will help alert you to a problem, and keep that problem from spiraling out of control. Do you notice any of these warning signs in your business?
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7 warning signs your Business Intelligence needs an overhaulRead More »
7 warning signs your Business Intelligence needs an overhaul Read More »
Summary: Every day, employees at businesses across the globe waste precious time completing tasks that could (and should) be automated. The problem is, automating these business processes requires custom business rule logic–a task that requires manual coding. Business users often wait weeks or months for IT to produce the custom business logic they require to automate their manual processes. If you face this problem, check out this webinar replay to learn how you can create these business rules in hours or days–without coding!
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Webinar Replay: Automate business processes without codingRead More »
Webinar Replay: Automate business processes without coding Read More »
Summary: As technology continues to evolve and play a larger role in business, more pressure gets placed on IT. They have an amazing opportunity to drive business and play a larger role than ever before. However, while some IT departments have embraced this role, others are still stuck in maintenance mode. They’re so caught up in putting out fires and keeping the lights on, they don’t have time for innovation. How can these IT departments become more effective? We explore a few methods in this article.
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7 secrets of effective IT departments Read More »
