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2026-11-12

ERP & CRM — The Systems of Record That Run Everything

Every enterprise platform runs on a vendor clock. SAP's mainstream maintenance for its Business Suite 7 core applications, including ERP 6.0 and CRM 7.0, ends in 2027. Deadlines like that force decisions, and governance decides whether they are good ones. Post 5.1 looks at ERP and CRM as systems of record, and at the four ownership decisions that determine whether these programmes succeed: process, data, customisation and the business case.

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2026-11-10

Data Center Cooling: Do You Save Energy by Using Water, or Save Water by Using Energy?

Every cooling design moves its cost from one meter to another. Evaporative systems tend to save energy by using water; dry systems save water by using energy. Uptime Institute's 2025 survey shows average PUE has barely moved in six years, while its earlier research found that only about half of operators track the water they use. This post explains the trade-off, why it matters more as rack densities rise, and the questions to ask before you choose or renew a cooling design.

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2026-11-05

Enterprise & Governance — Where IT Stops Being a Technology Problem

Gartner's 2024 CIO survey found that only 48% of digital initiatives meet or exceed their business outcome targets, while a small group of enterprises reaches 71%. What sets that group apart is not better technology. It is who decides, who funds and who answers for the result. Phase 5 of the Enterprise IT Blueprint opens with the shift from managing technology to governing enterprise outcomes, and the four posts that map it.

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