It's important to plan for the future. And you should be ready to invest more as you grow. But do you really need to make that investment now? Or can you wait until you really need it? Software companies are in business to make money. And the more licenses they sell you, the more money [...]
It seems like I can't go online without seeing an anti-Oracle rant against their cloud solutions. Apparently Wall Street is disappointed that Oracle hasn't migrated a big portion of their customer base to the cloud. Not everything belongs on the cloud! We seem to be living on cloud nine as far as moving to the [...]
When it comes to custom software development projects—or really any business initiative—there is a certain amount of risk involved. So when a vendor or new team member is brought on board to manage or assist with the project, who owns that risk? We've found that we work best with organizations where there is a culture [...]
Routine I.T. fixes are usually quick, whether it be at the software, middleware or database level. Experienced I.T. professional service providers have a track record and method for resolving some of the most common problems. However, sometimes despite everyone’s best efforts, the perceived simple solution becomes a time-consuming fix. This is nerve-wracking for the I.T. [...]
Recently, a company in Oklahoma told us about their experience being audited by Oracle. They were long-time Oracle users, and had never previously been audited. Over the course of many years, their company's IT personnel installed and ran various Oracle programs, but never performed a self-audit to check for appropriate licensing. For this client, years of [...]