RBA Blog
RBA’s experts. A generous helping of topics on Strategy, Design, and Technology. What’s not to like? Check out our latest posts below.
Then and Now – Who Owns and Operates Your Corporate Intranet
Do you remember when an intranet for a company consisted of HTML files that linked to internal documents and websites outside of an organization? In days past, intranets always started within the...
PaaS – The Engine for Agile Innovation
The Internet is an exponential environment. With more technology choices, development strategies, and varied products available than ever before, businesses continue to seek out ways to...
CRM – A Marketer’s Tool for the Evolving Business
If one thing remains true in business, it’s that customers grow and change and your strategy to deliver experiences to them must also evolve. So, to meet tomorrow’s consumer needs, how do you...
SharePoint “No Code” Solutions for Line of Business Teams
Oftentimes, buried deep within an organization and without a significant source of funding, are countless line of business teams that are responsible for processes and content that are critical...
Healthcare Information Technology – the Key to Effective Healthcare Reform
I am often amused, and slightly irritated, when I see a news headline, social media comment, or blog post on the success of Healthcare Reform and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) measured as an...
Moving to the Cloud: Debunking the Illusion of Risk
Even with all of the information available today about the "Cloud," many companies still fear migrating their mission-critical applications to the Cloud, or deploying new ones to the...
Digital Workplace: The Term of the Year
Believe it or not, failed intranets are more common than ever, and one of the biggest mistakes companies make is focusing too much on the technology of a specific platform. Luckily, this is easily...
What’s New in Dynamics CRM
The pace of change in the Dynamics CRM platform and associated products has raced forward over the past year or two. It's likely to continue picking up steam. Knowing what's currently out, what's in...
Five Facts About Digital Workplaces
In a recent conversation with some of my colleagues who work in human resources technology, the question came up about the meaning of a digital workplace. Putting a definition around a digital...
The Role of Wearables in Today’s Digital Workplace
There’s a lot of buzz in the HR Technology industry about “wearables” lately. Are wearables just a passing trend or a staying force in the market? Should wearables be considered as part of an...
Rapid Application Development – Concepts and Practice
I'm looking forward to presenting on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at 3:30pm with RBA Solution Lead, Nate Tyler, on Rapid Application Development concepts at the Government IT Symposium in St. Paul,...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Digital Transformation
This post covers the topic of digital transformation and how to identify and avoid the “sins,” or mistakes that have plagued different organizations that have either attempted digital initiatives or...
Dynamics CRM and SharePoint – Great Alone, Better Together
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a great tool to manage companies, people, marketing, customer service, and many custom solutions based on relationships. It provides a way to store structured information...
SQL Server 2005 End of Support: Now What?
On April 12, 2016 Microsoft will end extended support for SQL Server 2005. This means no more bug fixes, no patches and no support. On April 13, CIO’s everywhere will come to their DBA’s desk,...
Dramatically Change The Way You Approach Sales
Are your sales processes inefficient? Are reps in your organization just winging it? Is your current version of Dynamics CRM providing your employees with the tools to take you to the next level?...