Process Design Slam 2009 – The Final Judgement #SAPTechEd09 #BPXslam09
To wrap up the proceedings from last night, I was asked to critique the efforts of the groups and pick a winner: as it turned out, I was the only judge. Each of the groups did great work, and I want to call out some of the specific efforts: The Business Use Case group had a [...]
SAP vs Oracle – quick thoughts after #OOW09
Well, Larry finally told the world about Fusion Apps with some details. And he did it in Steve-Jobs-like “Oh, and one more thing” fashion at the end of the last big presentation at Oracle Open World 2009.There are plenty of analysts posting plenty of a…
Fusion Applications: My questions remain unanswered
In July, I wrote about Fusion Apps that were being shown to a select few customers and market analysts under NDA “But he does not say what functionality he tested. I mean after 5 years of development, there should be…
Oracle’s Fusion Applications Are Ready. And So Is the Go-to-Market Strategy. Now The Fun Can Begin
The lid is finally off on a 12 month-old NDA for Fusion Applications, and in this case the long delay between when analysts were first shown Fusion Apps in the fall of 2008 and when we were given free hand to describe what we’ve seen now looks like a impressively smart move.
What was smart was [...]
How Social is the Future of SAP?
I have spent the last few days here at SAP TechEd 2009 trying to learn about SAPs vision for the future of social in the enterprise. I have been to both TechED and SAPPHIRE before, and I usually came away with the sense the SAP isn’t thinking about social. All of that has changed now [...]
Oracle Fusion Apps Have Finally Arrived…Kinda
Today was a long anticipated day in the most recent chapter of Oracle applications. Larry Ellison, Oracle’s CEO, announced “code completion” of Oracle Fusion Applications in his keynote speech at Oracle’s annual OpenWorld Conference. While Ellison’s announcement was much anticipated and has begun to answer many questions, many questions still remain.
How To Interpret Today’s [...]
Skype is not Only VOIP: It Reigns in IM But How Long?
Nowadays the only context we hear about Skype is the legal fight (care to bet how long it will take for the previous Net Celebs to become the Hated Greedy Ones who try to sc**w all of us?) – I would much rather read about new features, improvements. After all, Skype is the single most [...]
Marc Benioffs Playbook
By Vinnie Mirchandani on October 15, 2009
I got a review copy of Marc’s new book – Behind the Cloud – out on the 19th. It is full of details about his personal and professional philosophies. Organized into 111 “plays” of a little over 2 pages each,…
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