{"id":4572,"date":"2012-09-07T15:33:28","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T20:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=4572"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:51:41","slug":"weekly-recap-top-cio-challenges-teaching-your-erp-system-new-tricks-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/weekly-recap-top-cio-challenges-teaching-your-erp-system-new-tricks-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly recap: Top CIO challenges, teaching your ERP system new tricks, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" alt=\"Education\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on CIO challenges, CSS tips, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20120907_TopCIOChallenges_ERPTricks']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/cio-insights\/could-a-cloud-pet-teach-your-old-erp-system-some-new-tricks\/39749299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Could a cloud PET teach your old ERP system new tricks?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMany businesses have invested so much money and time in their current ERP system, they\u2019re not going to replace it with a cloud-based solution any time soon.  But, that doesn\u2019t mean that they can\u2019t take advantage of the latest technology.  Analysts predict that traditional ERP systems will be enhanced with bolt-on web applications to lets them address modern business needs.<a name=\"20120905\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Top CIO challenges<\/span><br \/>\nA few prominent CIOs recently got together and shared their top priorities and concerns.  The biggest priority: How can companies extract value from all of their data?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Can IT open new sources of revenue?<\/span><br \/>\nWhile IT departments typically look for ways to save money, the better question is this: How can IT drive revenue?  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