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December 2021 Product Updates
Kinetic Data December 2021 Product Updates: Discover how to make the most of the Kinetic Platform for building human-centric business applications!
10 Business Service Catalog Benefits, Part 2
A service catalog is only as good as the work behind it. Here are ten benefits of an enterprise service catalog, and why orchestration across your existing systems is what makes them real.
4 Ways to Optimize the New Employee Provisioning Process
New-hire provisioning spans IT, HR, facilities, and security. Four ways to orchestrate it across the systems you already run — without rip-and-replace.
The New CIO Role: 8 Ways to Be a Chief Integration Officer
The modern CIO wins by connecting fragmented systems, not replacing them. Eight practical ways to act as a chief integration officer and orchestrate work across what you already own.
Why You Need a Single Pane of Glass Over Systems of Record
A single pane of glass sits above your ERP, CRM, ITSM, and HR systems, orchestrating cross-system work and giving users one place to get things done — without rip-and-replace.
How to Defeat the Unstructured Data Villain
Most enterprise requests start as email, chat, and phone calls — and disappear into the gaps between systems. Here's how to turn that chaos into orchestrated, auditable work.
The 20 Building Blocks Behind Every Business Application
Most enterprise applications are assembled from the same 20 components. Here's the full list, and why orchestrating them across existing systems beats rebuilding them.
17 Things to Demand From a Low-Code Platform Before You Trust It in Production
Most low-code tools demo well and break at scale. Use these 17 system fundamentals to judge whether a platform can orchestrate real cross-system work in production.
Never Buy a Business Application Again
Packaged apps force your processes to fit their software, then break your customizations every upgrade. Orchestrate work across the systems you already own instead.
Times Are Changing (for Enterprise Software)
The old build-versus-buy choice for enterprise software is dead. Here's what replaced it — and why orchestrating across the systems you already own beats both.
Kinetic Data Building Leadership Team for Growth
Kinetic Data today announced the hiring of Alex Danzberger, Jr. as President.
All Business Applications Are the Same
Every enterprise app is assembled from the same building blocks. The advantage isn't the blocks — it's orchestrating work across the systems you already run.
Your Custom-App Backlog Is Killing Your Margins
Every bespoke app and integration you ship is a snowflake — slow to build, then a permanent maintenance tax. Here's how to build once and reuse across your whole book.
6 Challenges That Stall Every S/4HANA Migration—and the Clean Core Fix
Custom code and ballooning scope stall S/4HANA migrations. Learn the six challenges and how a clean-core strategy keeps custom workflows off SAP and on a modernization layer.
From Project to Practice: The MSP Margin Math
Project work pays ~13%. Recurring managed services pay ~46%. Here's the three-year math on converting your book — and why it re-rates the whole business.
Secure Workflow Orchestration for Defense and Government
Government and defense buyers need secure, auditable automation. See how a modernization layer with a government-grade security posture delivers built-for-purpose workflows.
Your AI Strategy Has an Execution Problem
Every MSP has an AI strategy deck. Almost none can ship it. The missing layer isn't more models or advice. It's execution.
Process-Driven Security and Efficiency: Closing the Gaps Manual Work Leaves Behind
Most security gaps come from manual, fragmented processes—not sophisticated attacks. Learn how orchestrated, auditable workflows improve security and efficiency at once.
The MSP Race to the Bottom Is Over. Here's What Comes Next.
Project margins are collapsing and AI is accelerating the commoditization. The way out isn't cheaper labor. It's owning a solutions practice your clients can't rip out.
Customizing and Integrating the Kinetic Platform: Connectors, Handlers, and Cloud Provisioning
Orchestration depends on clean integration. Learn how to extend Kinetic workflows with task handlers, connectors, payments, and automated cloud provisioning—without backend customization.
The Future of ITSM: Breaking the Expensive Replacement Cycle
The ITSM replacement cycle costs millions and solves the wrong problem. Learn why separating engagement from record breaks the cycle and reduces vendor lock-in.
Workflow Orchestration Fundamentals: Why It Matters More Than Any Single Tool
You don't need another tool—you need to connect the ones you have. Learn what workflow orchestration is, how it differs from integration, and why it beats point solutions.
Legacy Modernization Without Rip-and-Replace: The Embrace-and-Extend Approach
Ripping out legacy systems is slow, risky, and expensive. Learn the embrace-and-extend approach: modernize the experience layer while your systems of record keep running.
Managed Service Provider Economics: Turning Service Delivery Into Margin
For MSPs, margin lives in repeatable service delivery. See how reusable, configurable workflows accelerate client transitions and surface hidden benefits.