mrc's On-Demand Webinars and Podcasts
mrc's On-Demand Webinars offer free education into a variety of topics. Filter by topic below.
Podcast: Build Business Applications YOUR Way WITHOUT Learning A Programming Language!
Andy Vigrass (Managing Director of mrc UK) joins the Excel Elites Podcast to discuss no-code and low-code development platforms. Listen to the podcast to learn more about low-code, and how it's helping modern businesses create custom applications quickly (without coding)!
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On-Demand Webinar: How to convert a spreadsheet into a portal
In this 15-minute webinar, you'll learn how easily you can convert your spreadsheet data into secure web portals with m-Power. Create portals that include:
- role-based security
- dashboards and reporting
- real-time data access from any device
On-Demand Webinar: Workflow for Home & Office Working
In this 15-minute webinar, we show you how to create workflow systems that fits both home and office workers. Watch this webinar replay to:
- Learn the 10 key features of a workflow system
- Walk through a demo workflow application
- Learn how to create workflow systems with m-Power, all without coding!
On-Demand Webinar: Create dashboards, workflow, and portals -- all with one platform
The m-Power Development Platform is the only low-code software that combines BI, reporting, dashboards, workflow, portals, and general web application development into a single tool. Watch this webinar replay to:
- Watch m-Power create a web application in minutes without coding
- Learn how to create workflows using a drag-and-drop interface
- See a demo dashboard, workflow process, and portal that were created with m-Power
Dashboards 101: How to create effective dashboards
Many dashboards fail in key areas. Some are confusing. Others display too much data. Still others display useless data. How can you build effective dashboards that your users love? If you'd like to create great dashboards, this webinar is for you. In this webinar, attendees will:
- Learn 5 key features of good dashboards
- Walk through a demo user-defined dashboard, and learn how this approach solves a common dashboard problem
- Watch a sample dashboard build process
Present system data on maps without programming
This webinar will help explain how easy it is to deliver data via maps, working in real-time from your core systems. We will show how in just a few minutes you can turn your data into rich map-based web applications, all without programming. In this webinar, attendees will:
- Learn how maps improve web application effectiveness
- Walk through a few different types of mapping applications
- Watch a sample mapping application build process
Bring your pivot tables to the web
Commonly found in spreadsheet programs (like Excel), pivot tables are a staple of modern business reporting. But, are spreadsheets really the best choice for pivot tables? No. In this webinar, attendees will:
- Learn 3 reasons why web-based pivot tables are better than Excel-based pivot tables
- Walk through a demo of a web-based pivot table
- Watch a sample pivot table build process
Create custom budgeting systems in days
Does your enterprise software let you manage budgets the way your company operates? Or, do you resort to cumbersome, time-consuming workarounds to meet your needs? In this webinar, attendees will learn how they can create a tailored budgeting solution in days that:
- Integrates with their ERP system
- Includes role-based security
- Pulls data from multiple sources
Practical uses of Hadoop
Many businesses generate more data than they realize, and much of this data goes unused. How much untapped potential lies in this data? Would you like to learn how Hadoop can help you capitalize on this data? In this webinar, attendees will:
- Learn about the basics of Hadoop
- Learn what types of data they could be storing in Hadoop
- Walk through a demo application created from previously unused data (now stored in Hadoop)
Practical uses of jQuery
jQuery is the most popular, open-source Javascript library available today. With its simple syntax, large community, and widely available plugins, jQuery is the simplest way to add powerful Javascript features to your web site or apps. In this webinar, attendees will:
- Learn why jQuery is so useful
- Learn what types of features jQuery can bring to your applications
- Walk through some demo applications that highlight practical uses of jQuery
Real-time analytics and self-service reporting across multiple devices
Many businesses still struggle to give their employees access to the data and reports they need. In this webinar, Showplace Wood Products will demonstrate how they fixed this very problem. Watch the webinar replay to learn how they:
- Delivered real-time reporting over multiple platforms (Friedman ERP and Optimum HR)
- Created self-service reports and web pivot tables for their users
- Delivered real-time data to employees via tablets—eliminating daily planning meetings
How to simplify self-service reporting
With traditional reporting, end user reporting requests go through a single individual or department--a process that wastes time for all involved. Learn how to eliminate this bottleneck and simplify self-service reporting. In this webinar, attendees will:
- Learn the problems associated with traditional reporting
- Learn about user-defined views, and how they simplify the reporting process
- Walk through a sample user-defined report build process
Create A Shopping Basket App in 10 Minutes
Learn how you can build a shopping basket app, from scratch, in just ten minutes. See how easily you can build an integrated solution for your own ERP system, tailored for your users. In this webinar, attendees will learn how easily they can create shopping cart applications that:
- Operate in real-time
- Work with any ERP system
- Work across all mobile devices
Create a Customer Portal in 10 Minutes
A customer portal provides a secure, customer-only area on your site where customers can purchase products, submit support requests, update account information, and more. In this webinar, attendees learn how easily they can create customer portals that:
- Operate in real-time
- Work with any ERP system
- Work across all mobile devices
Deliver custom, self-service reporting over your ERP system
Would you like to improve reporting over your ERP system? Would you like to provide your users with self-service reporting options? In this joint webinar, Melitta USA's IS Manager explains how they:
- Delivered self-service reporting over their Friedman Frontier ERP system
- Eliminated their reporting backlog
- Provided external access to reports via a secure portal
How to mobilize your business applications
How can you extend your existing business applications to mobile devices? How can you build applications that adapt to any device--even if you don’t have mobile development experience? In this webinar, attendees will learn:
- The pros/cons of the available mobile development approaches
- The difference between responsive and adaptive design
- How to build business applications that adapt to any device
Build Business Apps With No Manual Coding
Is your current application development process time-consuming? Would you like to greatly reduce your development process and give your employees the tools they need to develop web apps in-house? In this webinar, you will learn how to:
- Reduce development costs
- Eliminate the development backlog
- Deliver new business applications in minutes
Automate your business processes without coding
m-Power's new feature, The Business Rules Designer, lets you create new business rules in minutes, without programming. In this webinar, attendees will learn how m-Power’s new Business Rules Designer helps them:
- Save time: Create and change business rules in hours or minutes—not days or weeks.
- Improve business agility: m-Power’s business rule designer eliminates lengthy development cycles—helping you quickly automate business processes and keep pace with change.
- Enable self-service: Develop and deploy business rules without the need for traditional programming.
Can you mind your own business?
As you bring in more employees, gain more customers, deploy more software, and acquire more resources, your business becomes harder to manage. If you'd like to get better control over your business, check out this webinar replay. In this webinar, you will learn:
- How this added complexity hurts decision-making (and how this harms the business)
- What types of solutions an efficient IT department should deliver
- How to improve agility with minimal effort
How to deliver real-time data across your business
Does it feel like your data is locked in your database or system? Or, is your data stuck in different systems across your business? If your business faces this problem, check out this webinar replay. In this webinar, you will learn:
- Steps you must take before you can deliver real-time data
- 7 important questions to ask about any data analytics tool
- How the m-Power Development Platform will help you deliver real-time data across your business
Build custom web reports over Optimum HRIS
Used by Optimum clients like ERMCO and Showplace Wood Products, m-Power lets anyone create applications without programming. In this webinar replay, you’ll learn how you can:
- Create custom reports in minutes
- Reduce your workload with a reporting portal
- Automate report distribution
Cut your web application development time in half
Would you like to deliver new applications in hours instead of weeks? Would you like to create business applications that automatically adapt to any device (PCs/tablets/smartphones)? Learn how m-Power:
- Reduces application development time by at least 50%
- Lets existing staff create their own web applications (like reports, BI apps, and more) without programming
- Automates mobile web application development
5 IT challenges you can conquer with m-Power
Watch this webinar replay to learn how you can conquer many of the common IT challenges you face today using a single platform. In this webinar, you will learn how the m-Power Development Platform will help you:
- Provide self-service options to your end users
- Improve IT delivery speed
- Capitalize on your data
Replace Old Access Databases
Watch this webinar replay to learn how easily you can bring your MS Access data to the web. In this webinar, you will learn how the m-Power Development Platform will help you:
- Convert an Access database into a SQL database
- Deliver web applications over that data
- Create web applications without coding
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