10 roadblocks to implementing Big Data analytics

Big Data and business analytics are two of the most exciting areas in business and IT these days — but for most enterprises, they are still developmental. Although the opportunities are boundless, the road to an effective Big Data operation is fraught with challenges. Here are some of the obstacles companies are encountering — and some ways to get around them.

1: Budget
2: IT know-how
3: Business know-how
4: Data cleanup
5: The storage bulge
6: New data center workloads
7: Data retention
8: Vendor role clarification
9: Business and IT alignment
10: Developing new talent

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13 Common ERP Mistakes and How to Avoid Making Them

While a successful ERP implementation can help your organization streamline workflow and cut costs, a poorly planned and implemented ERP rollout can severely cost organizations, in terms of lost productivity and delays. Here are the 13 most commonly cited ERP mistakes and their fixes.

Costing anywhere from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars, and requiring hundreds of man hours to implement, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are huge investments of money, resources and time. And while a successful ERP implementation can help your organization streamline workflow and cut costs, a poorly planned and implemented ERP rollout can severely cost organizations, in terms of lost productivity and delays.

To help ensure your ERP implementation is a success, or at least to minimize potential problems, CIO.com surveyed dozens of ERP experts (IT executives, consultants and ERP vendors), asking them to describe the most common ERP-related mistakes organizations make and how to avoid or solve them. The 13 most commonly cited ERP mistakes and their fixes appear in this post.

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TechWiseTV: The IPv6 Implementation Action Plan

If you're considering a migration to IPv6, you won't want to miss this episode. Join Cisco experts as they walk through the keys to successful implementation, including the security implications of IPv6 integration, real-world experiences with IPv6 and a detailed assessment of the realities of NAT64 translation. Watch this 1 hr 7 min video