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	Podcast:		voiceofthedba's podcast
	Episode:		Customize Software or Process
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:03:18
	Publish Date:		2018-01-15 20:00:00
	Description:		Many of us work with software and often wish that we something was designed differently. I'm sure many of us feel the same way about our database schemas, which is usually even harder to change. In any case, we often want to mold software to fit our thought process. We're often asked to alter software to meet the expectations of our customers as well, trying to alter visuals or workflows to match some method of working that our customer desires. We often try to do this with COTS (Commercial off the shelf) software, notably ERP systems. SAP and Oracle applications, and similar software packages, have made many consultants rich and required millions (maybe billions) of dollars of investment by companies that look to ensure their logos, their workflow, the specific process is implemented in software. Even many of us that purchase some infrastructure software, or even get open source applications, may spend lots of resources on getting the software to fit our organization. Read the rest of Customize Software or Process
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