As we trudge through the final two weeks of the year, busy with holidays, family, and friends; I thought I would take a look at what the most interesting topics of 2014 have been for our readers. Just in case you've missed one of our "popular" topics, take a look at what everyone else is following!
Yes we are really still talking about this...
While this topic has been the subject and focus of many Blog articles, a recent survey shows there is still so much progress that can be made. For those that have made the investment in EDI / integration infrastructure and who have trading partners that have done the same, what are the obstacles that prevent paperless invoicing and payments???
Let's take a look at the situation...
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As a follow up to my blog in October, I wanted to share some updates with you regarding the IBM InterConnect 2015 conference. I have received some emails and some of our team has fielded some questions regarding the changes in the conferences, so I thought I'd give you a brief update.
For 2015, IBM has announced that the "the B2B Integration and File Transfer solutions, formerly featured at Smarter Commerce Summit, will now be part of InterConnect 2015". If you have attended conferences in the past and you're looking for B2B Integration and/or MFT updates, solutions, and information you will want to look at sessions in the Application Infrastructure & Integration Track. As a Silver Plus sponsor, we look forward to welcoming you to this new event. InterConnect will host 20,000 participants, 100's of vendors, software solution providers, and business partners.
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We have posted in past blogs the different challenges that exist when seeking full-time or contract talent in a competitive, or less than competitive, environment. In our experience, the market for data integration professionals has become decidedly more competitive. From our position, client demand has risen sometimes delaying data and business integration projects that could simply be delayed no longer. Also, the financial positions of many organizations have gotten better and many are seeking resources for 2015 projects.
Since many of us are winding down the work week in preparation for the holiday and to entertain family, travel, or just watch football I thought I'd share a few fun facts about the Thanksgiving. While these aren't necessarily related to B2B, MFT, or EDI sometimes we need to rest our brain on the day before a holiday! So staying in the spirit of Tracy's fun blog yesterday...
