Business software

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ERP

Terms related to business, including definitions about project management and words and phrases about human resources, finance and vertical industries.

  • What is RFI (request for information)?

    A request for information (RFI) is a formal process for gathering information from potential suppliers of a good or service.

  • What is financial analytics and why is it important?

    Financial analytics is the creation of ad hoc analysis to answer specific business questions and forecast possible future financial scenarios.

  • What is a cloud service provider?

    A cloud service provider, or CSP, is a company that offers components of cloud computing -- typically in an as-a-service model like infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS) or platform as a service (PaaS).

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HR management

  • What is a learning management system (LMS)?

    A learning management system (LMS) is a software application or web-based technology used to plan, implement and assess a specific learning process.

  • What is Salesforce Work.com?

    Salesforce Work.com is a set of solutions from Salesforce that enable organizations to simplify return-to-work processes, maintain safe workplace operations, assess and promote employee health, safety and well-being, and communicate with customers in an open, honest, trustworthy manner.

  • What is ESG (environmental, social and governance)?

    Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a framework used to assess an organization's business practices and performance on various sustainability and ethical issues.

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Marketing and CX

Terms related to business software, including definitions about billing and words and phrases about supply chain, CRM, POS, ERP, accounting, payroll and inventory.

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Microsoft

Definitions for Microsoft Windows, including terms about bugs or patches and words and phrases about Microsoft operating systems.

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Software applications

Definitions related to software applications, including tech terms about software programs for vertical industries and words and phrases about software development, use and management.

  • What is financial analytics and why is it important?

    Financial analytics is the creation of ad hoc analysis to answer specific business questions and forecast possible future financial scenarios.

  • What is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)?

    The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act or GLBA), also known as the Financial Modernization Act of 1999, is a federal law enacted in the United States to control the ways financial institutions deal with the private information of individuals.

  • What is Hitachi Vantara?

    Hitachi Vantara is a data storage systems provider, previously known as Hitachi Data Systems (HDS).

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