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Author name: Joe Stangarone

Joe Stangarone is a 40+ year veteran of the IT industry and president of mrc—the software company behind the award winning development platform, m-Power. Joe shares his leadership and technology insights through the Cup of Joe Blog, focusing primarily on ways businesses can save time, money, and increase productivity using technology.

Webinar Replay: Automate business processes without coding

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EducationSummary: Every day, employees at businesses across the globe waste precious time completing tasks that could (and should) be automated. The problem is, automating these business processes requires custom business rule logic–a task that requires manual coding. Business users often wait weeks or months for IT to produce the custom business logic they require to automate their manual processes. If you face this problem, check out this webinar replay to learn how you can create these business rules in hours or days–without coding!
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7 secrets of effective IT departments

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EducationSummary: As technology continues to evolve and play a larger role in business, more pressure gets placed on IT. They have an amazing opportunity to drive business and play a larger role than ever before. However, while some IT departments have embraced this role, others are still stuck in maintenance mode. They’re so caught up in putting out fires and keeping the lights on, they don’t have time for innovation. How can these IT departments become more effective? We explore a few methods in this article.
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Essential features of a good Business Intelligence solution

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EducationSummary: Over the past few years, we’ve seen an explosion in BI tools. But, with all of these available BI solutions to choose from, how do you know which options are best for your business? How do you separate the good from the bad? Here’s a paper that outlines the essential features you need in any good BI solution.
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Low-Code Development 101: Understanding the Basics

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EducationSummary: Application development has long been a problem facing both the IT department and the business units. The IT department gets overwhelmed with new application requests. They can’t possibly complete every project when the business wants it done. Meanwhile, the business users get tired of waiting, and start bypassing the IT department altogether. Today, we explore the concept of “low-code development”, and explain how it helps address this problem.
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Webinar Replay: How to mobilize your business applications

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EducationSummary: As mobile usage continues to explode, businesses face a growing problem: They’re tied to systems that pre-date smartphones. To make matters worse, they lack the time and skills needed to mobilize their business applications. If you’re struggling with these problems, check out our on-demand webinar and learn how to mobilize your business applications.
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5 major IT/Business alignment stumbling blocks

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EducationSummary: For over a decade now, the “IT/business alignment” concept has been a top priority for business leaders…and with good reason. Technology impacts your business more today than ever in the past. You absolutely need your IT department aligned with business objectives. Unfortunately, many businesses still struggle in this area. Why? In this article, we explore a few common problems and ways to get around them.
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