ARC Forum Highlights RPM as an Enabler to Optimized Business Performance
Executives from all over the world gathered to discuss Real Time Performance
Management (RPM) at last week’s ARC forum in Boston,
Massachusetts. RPM drives enterprises toward an environment that supports
innovation and creates new value, not just reduced costs, as dynamic
performance targets reflect current corporate objectives
to ensure actions taken by employees
optimize plant performance. Implementing RPM
requires management commitment along with a
culture change as this philosophy requires tearing
down the silo mentality in order for all stakeholders
to benefit. Above all, this new culture
needs accurate information to instill confidence
and promote proper application as everyone is
now a decision maker.
Economic necessity is driving the adoption
of RPM as an integral part of today’s
corporate philosophy. Real time costing
underlies many of the concepts that seek
optimal performance while adapting to
changing market conditions. An effective
RPM implementation makes every worker
a business manager by aligning
everyone’s actions to the overall business
strategy.
In the face of the steady run up in manufacturing and logistics costs, the old strategies for cost containment no longer have the same punch. Companies in the process industries now widely realize that they must restructure their supply chains to take out costs and maintain their customer service edge.
160118 pex wpc operating model imperative for oeDavid Toth
If you can't "out-structure" poor execution, can you "out-execute" bad structure? By structure, we mean operating model; the foundation for achieving strategic objectives and the framework in which you execute.
Strategize your company’s cost reduction plan using Cost Reduction Plans PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Reduce cost of the production of the product and increase the profit by using cost reduction plans PPT templates. Apply various techniques and tools to reduce the costs such as budgetary control, standard costing, cost benefit analysis, value analysis, contribution analysis, and more. Go step by step to reduce expenditure and continuously analyse costs, functions, etc. This deck covers various topics to help you strategize your cost reduction plan such as key levers to cost management, levers to achieve successful cost optimization, levels of strategic cost optimization, detailed levels within strategic cost optimization framework, prioritizing IT cost optimization, IT cost optimization, cost optimization techniques, cost optimization planning, stages in cost reduction, cost design, comparison of stages, etc. You can use price optimization PowerPoint presentation templates for better cost reduction plan. Create more demand for the product, increase sales and revenue, increase competitive strength and more using cost reduction plan PPT presentation slideshow. Assess the fallout of emerging circumstances with our Cost Reduction Plans Powerpoint Presentation Slides. It helps decipher the implications. https://bit.ly/3hos7YG
Gaining benefit at the Enterprise level is all about betting on the risk of success. We breakdown the needs for a winning architecture technique with a template example based approach. Feel free to reach out to and if more details are required or you have an opportunity to explore
In the face of the steady run up in manufacturing and logistics costs, the old strategies for cost containment no longer have the same punch. Companies in the process industries now widely realize that they must restructure their supply chains to take out costs and maintain their customer service edge.
160118 pex wpc operating model imperative for oeDavid Toth
If you can't "out-structure" poor execution, can you "out-execute" bad structure? By structure, we mean operating model; the foundation for achieving strategic objectives and the framework in which you execute.
Strategize your company’s cost reduction plan using Cost Reduction Plans PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Reduce cost of the production of the product and increase the profit by using cost reduction plans PPT templates. Apply various techniques and tools to reduce the costs such as budgetary control, standard costing, cost benefit analysis, value analysis, contribution analysis, and more. Go step by step to reduce expenditure and continuously analyse costs, functions, etc. This deck covers various topics to help you strategize your cost reduction plan such as key levers to cost management, levers to achieve successful cost optimization, levels of strategic cost optimization, detailed levels within strategic cost optimization framework, prioritizing IT cost optimization, IT cost optimization, cost optimization techniques, cost optimization planning, stages in cost reduction, cost design, comparison of stages, etc. You can use price optimization PowerPoint presentation templates for better cost reduction plan. Create more demand for the product, increase sales and revenue, increase competitive strength and more using cost reduction plan PPT presentation slideshow. Assess the fallout of emerging circumstances with our Cost Reduction Plans Powerpoint Presentation Slides. It helps decipher the implications. https://bit.ly/3hos7YG
Gaining benefit at the Enterprise level is all about betting on the risk of success. We breakdown the needs for a winning architecture technique with a template example based approach. Feel free to reach out to and if more details are required or you have an opportunity to explore
Achieving Sales Performance Optimization Through Automated Incentive Compensa...Callidus Software
presented at TrueConnection: Sales Performance Management Conference 2007 by Jeff Staley, CRM Center of Excellence at SAP, and Jim Thomas, Senior Sales Engineer at Callidus Software
Benchmark Your Costs and Transform Your Source-to-Pay ProcessSAP Ariba
Reducing supply chain costs and meeting customer requirements continue to be the key supply chain priorities for many organizations. Indirect spend is a key cost driver, and managing strategic sourcing and tactical sourcing through a well-managed process lowers costs and improves execution capability. In this session, IGATE will instruct you how to benchmark yourself against your industry peers and set a goal to improve your success rate in transforming your source-to-pay process. You will also hear how other companies are experiencing success on their source-to-pay transformation journey.
Transform Your Participations, Residuals & Royalties Processes to Drive Busin...Capgemini
Participations, Residuals and Royalties have been causing Media & Entertainment companies headaches for years; how do you remedy the issues of increased risk and cost resulting from archaic processes and platforms, while maintaining industry competitiveness? Capgemini helps you tackle these challenges by leveraging its Participations, Residuals and Royalties (PRR) services to provide you with a solution that manages the complete PRR cycle, in turn delivering word-class business outcomes that can reduce your costs by up to 30%. We do so by channelling the power of our Global Enterprise Model to transform and automate your PRR processes and optimize your enterprise's Total Cost of Service.
Achieving Sales Performance Optimization Through Automated Incentive Compensa...Callidus Software
presented at TrueConnection: Sales Performance Management Conference 2007 by Jeff Staley, CRM Center of Excellence at SAP, and Jim Thomas, Senior Sales Engineer at Callidus Software
Benchmark Your Costs and Transform Your Source-to-Pay ProcessSAP Ariba
Reducing supply chain costs and meeting customer requirements continue to be the key supply chain priorities for many organizations. Indirect spend is a key cost driver, and managing strategic sourcing and tactical sourcing through a well-managed process lowers costs and improves execution capability. In this session, IGATE will instruct you how to benchmark yourself against your industry peers and set a goal to improve your success rate in transforming your source-to-pay process. You will also hear how other companies are experiencing success on their source-to-pay transformation journey.
Transform Your Participations, Residuals & Royalties Processes to Drive Busin...Capgemini
Participations, Residuals and Royalties have been causing Media & Entertainment companies headaches for years; how do you remedy the issues of increased risk and cost resulting from archaic processes and platforms, while maintaining industry competitiveness? Capgemini helps you tackle these challenges by leveraging its Participations, Residuals and Royalties (PRR) services to provide you with a solution that manages the complete PRR cycle, in turn delivering word-class business outcomes that can reduce your costs by up to 30%. We do so by channelling the power of our Global Enterprise Model to transform and automate your PRR processes and optimize your enterprise's Total Cost of Service.
Asset Utilization Metrics Propel a Revival in Safety SolutionsARC Advisory Group
Asset Utilization Metrics Propel a Revival in Safety Solutions
Health and safety in the workplace has not always been a primary consideration
in manufacturing environments. However, there is a renewed
interest in safety emanating from Europe, highlighted by the European
Norm standard EN 954-1, which is garnering interest
in Japan and North America. Safety
technology has progressed considerably since the
first emergency stop relay appeared on the market,
and the future will bring new developments
to this technology. Improvement in the implementation
of current safety standards is mutually
beneficial for the protection of both man and machine
with the reduction of workplace accidents, lost output, damage to
machinery, and insurance premiums while resulting in an increase in Overall
Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Manufacturers are currently reevaluating
the safety aspects of their machines and devices so as to provide
the safest possible workplace environment.
A new generation of safety solutions have
emerged that are more effective in
preventing accidents, less costly to
implement, more easily to adapt, more
reliable than existing hard wired systems,
and results in an increase in Overall
Equipment Effectiveness.
Who we are and what we can do for your company.
We believe that prosperity must include company and workers.
We face every challenge with the right thinking and tool: Lean Six Sigma, simulation, design of experiments, change management, training.
IAOP OWS 17 Leveraging Outsourcing to Modernize While Maintaining ApplicationsWGroup
Anthem’s New AMS Approach Proves You Don’t Need to Pick One or the Other:
Learn how a new approach to AMS sourcing can enable the modernization of core IT systems and maintenance of applications in parallel. See Anthem’s playbook and methodology for this innovative sourcing delivery model.
Learn how to stratify which suppliers can truly help you transform core systems, and which ones that may only be able to handle tasks. See the evaluation criteria that Anthem leveraged in assessing its suppliers for transformational work.
Understand the potential for running modernization and maintenance in an integrated effort, as opposed to separate initiatives.
ARC Operational Excellence Forum in Orlando HighlightsARC Advisory Group
ARC Operational Excellence Forum in Orlando Highlights
ARC’s seventh annual Driving Operational Excellence in Manufacturing
Forum was held in Orlando on February 11 and 12. This is a first in a series
of Insights to cover the considerable amount of information from the Forum.
The forum highlighted the real world experiences of end users in
their goal to achieve operational excellence. ARC also
invited many key industry executives from the leading
supplier companies to share their visions for the
future of collaborative manufacturing management
(CMM). As manufacturers move into a global business
climate that demands the integration of
manufacturing operations and business systems, collaboration
must become commonplace reality.
Collaboration must be a cultural transition that moves beyond the organizational
and functional “silos” that currently exist within most
manufacturing enterprises. Two issues that have a direct impact on how
well manufacturing operations will become integrated with the enterprise
are interoperability and complexity.
ARC’s Driving Operational Excellence
Forum in Orlando focused on the
vision for a collaborative
manufacturing infrastructure
purported by suppliers as well as the
real world experiences of users trying
to achieve operational excellence.
Analytics and AIM Improve Operational and Asset PerformanceRolta
Operational excellence (OpX) is the key to success in all asset-intensive industries. This includes excellence in operations management, asset performance, capital effectiveness, and environmental health and safety (EHS) compliance. To meet these goals, it’s essential for organizations to manage both engineering information and operational data effectively.
Oracle Process Manufacturing for Specialty Chemicals - Value PropositionDavid White
Aligns measured business value delivered by the solution with key business issues in target vertical market. A team effort by Oracle solutions marketing.
Operational Analytics and AIM The Foundation for Operational Excellence in Pr...Rolta
Success in the process industries requires a solid operational excellence program. Research shows that information is fundamental to every successful OpX program and organizations need to en-sure that their people have convenient access to trustworthy information.
Return on Digital Technologies: Insights for OFES Companiesaccenture
Getting a return on digital technology investments: Insights for oil field and equipment and services (OFES) companies
Digital technologies can have a disruptive impact on the landscape of how work is done in the oil field, with the potential to redraw the value chain, deliver a step change in productivity and create new channels to market, but services and machine and equipment manufacturing companies need robust strategies to succeed.
Companies can become enamored with technological advancements, failing to consider how best to apply them toward business goals—at times spending on ventures and business models that do not deliver.
Leaders understand where and how disruptions will impact them—accurately assessing maturity and gaps in the existing digital culture—and determine which solutions are appropriate to further the overall digital vision while delivering the highest return on investment.
ARC’s 19th Annual Industry Forum in Orlando drew more than 700 participants from approximately 300 different companies and 25 countries. The theme for this year's Forum, "Industry in Transition: The Information-driven Enterprise for the Connected World," resonated well with attendees, many who are currently trying to get a handle on the latest Internet-enabled automation and information technologies and determine if and how they can enable competitive advantage.
ARC Advisory Group's 2014 European Industry Forum in the Netherlands included this interesting presentation from Willem Hazenberg of Stork on control system migration.
Asset Information Management (AIM) Presentation @ ARC's 2011 Industry ForumARC Advisory Group
Asset Information Management (AIM) Presentation @ ARC's 2011 Industry Forum by Sid Snitkin.
AIM is Important => Every Organizations Should Assess the Potential Benefits of Better AIM (See ARC AIM Cost Models)
AIM is More Than Technology => Build an AIM Strategy Considering Goals, People, Processes and Technology (See ARC AIM Strategy Development Process)
AIM Solutions Vary Significantly => Understand Your Needs First and Identify the Portfolio of Solutions That Really Satisfy Them (See ARC AIM Technology Models)
Mobile Technologies and Supply Chain @ ARC's 2011 Industry Forum ARC Advisory Group
Mobile Technologies and Supply Chain @ ARC's 2011 Industry Forum by Adrian Gonzalez.
Mobile Internet usage is and will be bigger than most people think.
Use of mobile technologies by consumers is growing quickly, especially in Asia and emerging economies. This will impact supply chains.
Mobile + Social Media = Process Innovation
Supply chain software vendors are investing heavily in mobile solutions.
Early adopters, including CPG companies and 3PLs, are already achieving benefits.
Energy Management Strategies for Operational Excellence @ ARC's 2011 Industry...ARC Advisory Group
Energy Management Strategies for Operational Excellence @ ARC's 2011 Industry Forum by Dick Hill.
10 Energy Optimization Recommendations
1.Secure Management‟s Full Support
2.Plant-level Energy Teams –Include Automation
3.Build an Energy Strategic Plan
4.Perform Energy Audits –Current Reality
5.Establish Energy Metrics
6.Benchmark: Other Plants & Other Companies
7.Energy KPIs –Not just for Management
8.On-Line Energy Measurements –Fill Gaps
9.Automate to Optimize
10.Empower the Worker
Energy Management and the Evolution of Intelligent Motor Control and Drives @...ARC Advisory Group
Energy Management and the Evolution of Intelligent Motor Control and Drives @ ARC's 2011 Industry Forum by Craig Resnick.
Intelligent motor control & drives once provided a safe, flexible & centralized means to control & protect motors
•Today, these devices have evolved to ‘smart’ energy managers that bring advances ranging from complex drive systems to basic control of fan or pump motors
•In high demand where uptime & equipment reliability are critical, in applications where even a short period of downtime can prove extremely costly & damaging
•These devices perform critical protective & troubleshooting functions & detailed diagnostics to help improve productivity & minimize downtime
Driving Innovation, Sustainability and Performance @ ARC's 2011 Industry Forum ARC Advisory Group
Driving Innovation, Sustainability and Performance @ ARC's 2011 Industry Forum by Andy Chatha.
Today’s Business Drivers
Uncertainty
Security
Scarce Resources
Need to Go Green
Global Competition
Changing Workforce
Increasing Regulations
Emerging Smart Grid
Easy IT Solutions
Today’s business drivers demand agility
Anti-counterfeiting and Brand Protection (ABP) Workshop @ ARC's 2011 Industry...ARC Advisory Group
Anti-counterfeiting and Brand Protection (ABP) Workshop @ ARC's 2011 Industry Forum by Janice Abel and John Blanchard.
Market for ABP technologies is increasing
Important to protect brands and image
Brand protection teams and organizations are important
Secure the supply chain
Range of ABP technologies to consider –depends on many factors
Only a few companies have e-pedigree in place
Current Automation Purchasing Strategies Fall Short
End users today have a paradoxical relationship with their suppliers. Primary
business drivers in today’s environment include maximizing asset
utilization, enhancing plant performance, and reducing capital, maintenance,
and operational expenditures, but many manufacturers employ
purchasing strategies and supplier relationship management strategies developed
during the heyday of the 1980s. Rather than
focusing on achievement of today’s objectives, the
current environment is characterized by an approach
that relies primarily on initial cost, driving discounts
off list price, and failure to employ a lifecycle costing
perspective.
Controls to CPM Connection: Are We There?
The requirements for manufacturing
intelligence and visualization are
becoming requisite components of
the collaborative manufacturing
enterprise.
Conoco on Path to Reliability Centered Loop Management: Enhancing ROA on the WayARC Advisory Group
Conoco on Path to Reliability Centered Loop Management: Enhancing ROA on the Way
Process manufacturers have invested heavily in manufacturing plants and
automation systems. A typical manufacturing plant may have hundreds or
even thousands of regulatory control loops to enable safe and efficient operations.
The most complex units often have advanced process control and
optimization schemes implemented on top of these regulatory control
loops. All of these systems have a need for
tighter process control to enable more effective
use of assets that result in higher ROA and ultimately
better business performance and
profitability.
Unfortunately, automation effectiveness deteriorates
over time. The lack of a structured
methodology for control loop maintenance is a
contributing factor that erodes performance. A
manufacturing plant typically has only two or three control engineers who
each have responsibility for a large of number of loops, yet they often have
no means of identifying where to focus their efforts so that their work has
the largest economic impact on plant performance.
Component Based Solutions Well Aligned with Needs of Service Logistics ProvidersARC Advisory Group
Component Based Solutions Well Aligned with Needs of Service Logistics Providers
Service Logistics supply chains are very dynamic. Achieving customer satisfaction
depends not only delivering the right parts, but also the right
people, the right tools and the right information to the right place at the
right time. Two Service Logistics providers, TNT and IMI Bevcore, concluded
that in order to effectively enable their processes,
they had to implement logistics software
based on component-assembly architectures.
Combined Fluid Power and Mechatronic Technology Optimizes SolutionsARC Advisory Group
Combined Fluid Power and Mechatronic Technology Optimizes Solutions
Current electro-hydraulic actuation products employ technologies that
provide greater functionalities and practically eliminate many drawbacks of
hydraulics. Additionally, some new electro-hydraulic actuators on the
market today come as a highly integrated unit
with advanced electronic control and plug and
play design for modern distributed architecture.
These advancements in electro-hydraulics technology
create opportunities for users to optimize
their investments in automation solutions by selectively
using both electric and electro-hydraulic
actuation.
Collaborative Asset Lifecycle Management Vision and StrategiesARC Advisory Group
Collaborative Asset Lifecycle Management Vision and Strategies
Capital asset management is once again becoming a key managerial concern.
Organizations that have been focusing on developing new products,
expanding services, and making supply chains super-efficient are now facing
challenging markets and expensive overcapacity. Survival demands
that they reduce their cost basis and capital assets, one of their largest expenses,
which are becoming the target for these efforts.
Discussions about postponing asset purchases and eliminating non-critical
assets are dominating many executive agendas. But lack of information
makes any decision a gamble. The importance of an effective capital asset
management strategy that minimizes the need for such discussions and
enables executives to confidently make necessary
decisions is becoming painfully clear.
Manufacturers are used to market swings and frequently
adjust their product inventories to match
reduced demand forecasts. The rapidity of this
“inventory alignment” for the current situation is
clear testament to the effectiveness of new supply
chain management technology. But the persistence
of this slowdown is forcing all organizations
to consider the more complex issue of “structural
Closing the Gap on Digital Manufacturing
The concurrent engineering required for new product designs between design
engineering and manufacturing engineering has always been a critical
focal point for manufacturers to shorten time-to-market, accelerate time-tovolume,
and minimize cost of production. Today, collaboration between
product design (CAD) and manufacturing processes
(CAM) is a robust process due to tight
integration between CAD and CAM and the emergence
of extended PDM and PLM systems.
However, there has not been a corresponding
level of tight integration between CAD/CAM and
production management. But the benefits of exchanging
information between the product
definition domain and production management are becoming clear as
manufacturers move to a collaborative environment. Two leading PLM
suppliers, EDS and IBM/Dassault, have recently launched new programs
to integrate these disparate domains.
Cautious Optimism Pervades Hanover Fair
With the war in Iraq, stumbling European economies and a mysterious flulike
epidemic from Asia, the Hanover Fair opened its gates last week with
three strikes against it. But despite the subdued
atmosphere, exhibitors expressed cautious optimism
about signs of a recovery in automation
markets. This year a number of automation
suppliers showed surprisingly innovative products
centered on real-time Ethernet, which
finally proved that it’s ready to conquer the factory
floor.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
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Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
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Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4
ARC Forum Highlights RPM as an Enabler to Optimized Business Performance
1. THOUGHT LEADERS FOR MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN
ARC INSIGHTS
By Tom Fiske and Sal Spada
INSIGHT# 2003-24M
JULY 2, 2003
Economic necessity is driving the adoption
of RPM as an integral part of today’s
corporate philosophy. Real time costing
underlies many of the concepts that seek
optimal performance while adapting to
changing market conditions. An effective
RPM implementation makes every worker
a business manager by aligning
everyone’s actions to the overall business
strategy.
ARC Forum Highlights RPM as an Enabler to
Optimized Business Performance
Keywords
Real Time Performance Management (RPM), Operational Excellence (OpX),
Collaborative Manufacturing Management (CMM)
Summary
Executives from all over the world gathered to discuss Real Time Perform-
ance Management (RPM) at last week’s ARC forum in Boston,
Massachusetts. RPM drives enterprises toward an environment that sup-
ports innovation and creates new value, not just reduced costs, as dynamic
performance targets reflect current corporate ob-
jectives to ensure actions taken by employees
optimize plant performance. Implementing RPM
requires management commitment along with a
culture change as this philosophy requires tearing
down the silo mentality in order for all stake-
holders to benefit. Above all, this new culture
needs accurate information to instill confidence
and promote proper application as everyone is
now a decision maker.
Analysis
ARC’s Forum brought together leading automation suppliers and manufac-
turing companies to discuss RPM. The increasing need for RPM
throughout the entire enterprise is fueled by the inability of traditional fi-
nancial performance measures to support operational decision-making in a
rapidly changing business climate. Problems associated with traditional
accounting include lack of timeliness in reporting, improper cost allocation,
and the creation of internal rivalries to obtain budgets and meet targets.
The underlying philosophy of RPM involves improving performance by
combining historical data with real-time monitoring and feedback of inter-
nal operations, market requirements, and competitors’ activities. While
OpX drives a company towards “Consistently doing the Right Things