The Engine Driving Your Digital Transformation
Mapping data directly or canonically (indirectly) between various EDI formats and the necessary internal ERP formats poses an interesting conundrum. Here we discuss the reasons for considering the canonical approach over the direct approach to EDI mapping. […]
Digital transformation requires comprehensive solutions in order to automate entire business processes. The evolution of file transfer leads to ready-made enterprise Managed File Transfer (MFT) platforms. […]
Are you using email or FTP for transferring files containing sensitive data or Personally Identifiable Information (PII)? If you are, we encourage you to STOP what you are doing and take stock of your situation, as you could be contravening GDPR and other regulations. […]
Throughout the entire supply chain, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is commonly used to exchange business documents in a timely fashion. Despite there being EDI standards to help with this, executing EDI in the most efficient way is often challenging. […]
Provoking as the headline may be, if you’re still operating on an EDI VAN service, you will no doubt be familiar with the frustrations that a forty-year-old solution presents in modern IT times. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and API/IoT/Industry 4.0 technologies are converging to take communication between business partners to the next level. The frustrations […]
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is often mandated as part of a trading partner relationship between suppliers and buyers. This type of digital connectivity is crucial for the level of productivity and agility businesses need to thrive in today’s competitive markets. But how to best go-about utilizing that digital connectivity with EDI?… There are two fundamental […]
Deloitte recently published a very interesting article entitled ‘The adoption of disruptive technologies in the consumer products industry‘. Only as recently as last year (2018) the Consumer Products industry fared less than favourably in terms of its ‘digital maturity’ compared with other industries, thus indicating ample room for improvement by way of digital transformation. Spearheading […]
Before signing-up to a file sync-and-share service for business purposes, consider that it’s not just about the security of your files. There are other aspects to file sharing that should be considered, namely: 1. privacy of your usage patterns 2. the geo-location of your data 3. the overarching ownership of the service In July 2018, the […]
WARNING – It’s not just Mom-and-Pop shops, or the mid-size corporates that struggle to comply with Personally Identifiable Information (PII) directives / legislation, e.g. GDPR, PCI etc. Some of the ‘most trusted’ companies and government agencies across the world are failing us by not protecting our PII. Gross negligence with Personally Identifiable Information Both of […]
Turn to any respected body for guidance on how to protect what’s rightfully yours, and the chances are the advice will all be about post-development, e.g. trademarks, copyrights and patents. These are all essential for protecting your finalised intellectual property (IP), but very little advice is offered for the protection of the data that’s exchanged […]