The Software Advice Blog

Among social networks, Facebook is generally regarded as the “personal” network, while LinkedIn is the preferred choice for “professional” networking. But as Facebook adds more business-friendly features and LinkedIn adds a personal touch, the value proposition for maintaining two networks becomes unclear.

At this year’s Microsoft Convergence, I got the opportunity to sit down with Christian Pedersen — Microsoft’s General Manager of Enterprise Application’s and Services. I took the chance to ask Pedersen about the consumerization of IT is impacting ERP software and the Microsoft Dynamics ERP product line.

Cities across the globe, some long known for their sustainability efforts and others far lesser known, are coming up with some innovative strategies to become global leaders in sustainability and high-performance facilities. Here are four cities with unique sustainability efforts.

Evaluating talent management software is no cakewalk. It’s difficult to differentiate one talent management product from another to find the one that’s right for you. There are four things we think it’s particularly important for organizations to ask talent management vendors when evaluating their solutions.

While the BYOD trend diminishes costs for traditional service desk tasks such as asset management, businesses should increase spending for security. Here are four strategies help desk administrators should implement to protect your company against BYOD-related risks and common IT headaches.

Industry insiders say things are changing a lot for tenants of high-end apartment communities, but many of us will still be filling out paper applications. But we may get to pay our rent and submit maintenance requests online. While searching for that great new place, expect to be courted with apps and mobile-friendly websites.

When it comes to tablet deployment, it’s no longer a question of if, but when for many retailers. In the past week, I spoke with three retailers that have recently deployed POS solutions on Apple’s iPad to learn what they would tell those considering a similar move. Here are their five tips for retailers ready to move to the iPad.

While the U.S. unemployment rate is hovering around 8 percent, hiring managers are struggling to find the right people and are turning to recruiters to uncover the most qualified candidates. I spoke to some experienced recruiters to learn about the insights they would offer to new recruiters just starting out.

Applicant tracking systems (ATS), in particular, streamline and automate many recruiting tasks. But there are things even the most sophisticated applicant tracking systems can’t do. Here are three key components of a successful recruiting strategy that your applicant tracking system won’t do for you.

With so many colleges working towards sustainability, we’re seeing highly creative solutions come about. We’d appreciate your nominations for colleges that are leading the change. Once we compile responses from students, faculty and industry professionals, we’ll publish a report profiling these schools’ innovative achievements.