Organic Social Networks, the Yankees and….Wha’? (UPDATE: WE WON OUR 27TH WORLD SERIES!)
Needless to say, being a Yankees fan of the entirely driven and committed sort, I’m biting every nail on my hands off and frankly, if I could reach my feet, would go at those nails too (Ugh.). I do that every time that the Yankees are in the playoffs or World Series particularly, though, I [...]
BRMS at a Crossroads #brf
Steve Hendrick of IDC gave the morning keynote with predictions for the next five years of business rules management systems. He sees BRMS as being at a crossroads, currently being used as passive decisioning systems with limited scope, but with changes coming in visibility, open source, decision management platforms and cloud services.
He took a look [...]
Who Wins in the Near-Shoring Game?
I had a call with an industry colleague a few days ago who is headed over to China to give a presentation on trade and sourcing issues to a group of Chinese nationals and government officials (as opposed to US multinationals or Chinese/US JVs operati…
Business Rules Management: The Misunderstood Partner to Process #brf
The title of Jim Sinur’s breakfast session this morning is based on the “lack of respect” that rules have as a key component in business processes: as he pointed out, it’s very difficult to explain to a business executive what business rules do and their value (something to which I can personally attest). I’ve been [...]
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E20/SF: Bigger and Better than ever
Bigger, busier and more “social” than ever, the Enterprise 2.0 Conference San Francisco is abuzz with conversation on how to participate in the market’s riches.
Lots of new products/services have been announced here, and the sessions have been packed– some standing room only or attendees taking seats on the floor.
Andrew McAfee, the father of e20, launched [...]
Melting Flashlights, Burning Hands – Target’s Spooky China Recall
Every month, it seems there’s another large-scale China consumer products recall. Earlier in the fall, it was Wal-Mart. Now it’s my favorite big-box non-warehouse format, Target. The LA Times blog recently reported that “Target has recalled 610,000 H…
If this is fake, give us plenty more
Ron Markezich, corporate VP of Microsoft Online says “we’re not seeing any inclination that Zoho or Google or Zimbra or any other of those offering fake Office capabilities can replace [Microsoft Office],” And guess what – he said it as…
Ariba’s Legacy Base — In Want of Kinder, Gentler Contractual Hands
Over on the Gartner blog site, Debbie Wilson has dangled out a few of the details from a $95 research brief that suggests she’s been busy fielding inquiries from irked Ariba customers. What’s their cause for such spend consternation? Debbie sums up w…
