mrc White Papers

Research and working guides for IT teams considering a platform like m-Power. Learn about low-code platform selection, BI, application security, ERP strategy, modernization, and more.

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Every paper is a focused read on one decision: Picking a platform, replacing a BI tool, modernizing a legacy system. Prefer to watch instead? See the video library or sit in on a webinar.

Low-code

How to Choose the Best Low-Code Platform for Your Business

Hundreds of low-code platforms compete for your budget. Work through 4 steps to find the one that fits your business.

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Low-code

10 Must-Have Features of Enterprise Low-Code Software

Low-code tools vary wildly in what they can do. Know which features to require before you commit to one.

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Low-code

Low-Code Development Platforms: The Modern CIO's Secret Weapon

See how low-code platforms help CIOs deliver more with the team they already have, as demands keep growing.

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BI & reporting

10 Warning Signs That Your Business Intelligence Needs an Overhaul

Spot the signs that your BI tools and processes are due for replacement, before your users route around them.

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SecurityPDF

Solving the Top 10 Application Security Threats

Walk through the top 10 application security risks and how to address each one, even when best practices get skipped.

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IT strategy

Keys to a Highly-Efficient IT Department

Help your IT department make the shift from cost center to business driver, and show the business its value.

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Modernization

How to Modernize Legacy Applications

What actually has to change in a modernization project, your real options with the honest trade-offs of each, and why extend-and-surround usually wins.

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Development

6 Principles for Web Applications That Last

Six principles for building web applications that stay flexible for years, as devices, integrations, and deployment plans change around them.

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BI & reporting

mrc's 15-Point Reporting Checklist

Put any reporting solution you're considering through the 15 features an enterprise-class tool should include.

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Do I need to fill out a form to read these white papers?

No form for most of them. Most of these papers open right in your browser as a web page you can read on any device, and a couple are PDFs you can read or save.

m-Power is a low-code development platform from mrc that builds web applications over your existing database. It's database-agnostic, runs where you choose, and generates applications your team controls. These papers cover the research side: How to evaluate platforms like it, and how to modernize the systems it builds over.

Match the paper to your current project. If you're evaluating platforms, read How to Choose the Best Low-Code Platform for Your Business first. Teams weighing a BI replacement usually get the most from the 10 warning signs, and How to Modernize Legacy Applications is the quickest primer on legacy projects.

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