The Future Of Technology in Manufacturing: HSO Event
This week we were invited to attend HSO’s event about the future of technology in manufacturing. HSO are a European Microsoft Dynamics partner and they had gathered a selection…
Insights from The Manufacturer’s ConnectERP Event
A couple of the Optimum PPS team attended ConnectERP in Cheshire this week – it’s important for us to keep up to date with what’s happening in the ERP space…
Optimum PPS joins the Scottish Food Trade Association
I’m delighted to have been invited to join the executive committee of the Scottish Food Trade Association. With it’s long, proud history in the Food and Drink sector in Scotland…
UK Industrial Strategy: The time to invest in technology is now
Last month the UK government laid out its 10 pillars for industrial strategy with its aims to drive industrial growth and stability providing a basis for immediate impact and in…
Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant & UK Power BI Summit
I had the pleasure of attending, and hosting a data architecture roundtable at the UK Power BI Summit last week. The event was hosted by Jen Stirrup with Will Thompson and Siva Harinath from…
BI Implementation: Why Enterprise Architecture Matters
I’m sure you’ve seen the following types of claims from BI vendors: “Get one solution for all your analytics needs” “Get more from your data” “Our tools put actionable information…
Looking ahead to the UK Power BI Summit
I will be facilitating a roundtable discussion at the UK Power BI Summit this week. Ahead of the event, we thought we would take a moment to highlight a few…
Future Fit: The Road Ahead for Manufacturing
RBS have recently compiled a comprehensive report looking at the challenges and opportunities facing the UK manufacturing industry and what manufacturers need to focus on to grow and prosper. Given…
Business Intelligence for Manufacturing
Business Intelligence software (BI) is becoming an essential tool for most businesses. Being able to analyse what’s happening in your business and base decisions on accurate, trustworthy data is key…
Gartner Tech Trends in 2017: What we learned.
Yesterday evening we were invited along to a Gartner Tech Trends event in association with ScotlandIS. Richard Marshall, Managing VP and Research Director with Gartner, was the headline speaker and…