My Brother-in-law in IT
I had to laugh out loud today as I caught up with an old business acquaintance, now CEO of a good sized firm, and heard the story of how the founder’s son is running the IT department. I have heard this story so many times that I asked, without really thinking about, “Why do so many [...]
News Analysis: Hasso Brings More Changes to SAP’s Management Team
New Changes Hint At Hasso’s Priorities In a not surprising update, SAP makes changes to Executive Board and management. Here are the changes: Gerhard Oswald becomes COO. Gerhard has experiences in support, consulting, education, custom development, and quality.Gerhard’s contract has been extended till December 31, 2011.Point of View (POV): Gerhard’s been a long-timer at SAP [...]
SAP keeps it interesting!
Even more changes under way at SAP. First, SAP announced a major shake-up in mid-January. Next, this past Sunday, SAP’s CEO abruptly left the company and was replaced by co-CEO’s.Today, the other shoe dropped. Several pieces of news were announced, …
Slacktivism – and that’s Before Buzz :-)
Slacktivism: The act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending effort to fix a problem.
Supplier Management: Is the “Toyota Way” on the Way Out?
I’m pleased to report that after a weekend driving around in a Toyota Avalon, a model impacted by the recent acceleration recall, I’m alive and well. The same can’t necessarily be said about Toyota’s supply chain. According to a recent article in Sup…
Smart Grid Heavy Hitter series – Oracle’s Guerry Waters
I decided to run a series of interviews with people deeply involved in the Smart Grid space. I’m calling it the Smart Grid Heavy Hitters series. I will publish a new interview every Thursday until I run out of interviewees (or out of energy – poor pun intended, sorry!). In this, the first of my [...]
Google Buzz in Google Buzz – Quick Analysis
Google Buzz looks cool for sure, but it’s not going to crush anything just yet.
A Captive Call Option: Walmart Makes a One-Sided Sourcing Deal with Li & Fung
You’ve got to admire Walmart for its procurement chutzpah. Or, (staying with the Yiddish theme for a minute), perhaps Walmart’s been more of a chazar in its approach. A colleague introduced me to this phrase, which is loosely translated as “a pig ? a…
Leo’s Sustainable Legacy: thoughts on SAP’s CEO changes.
Sunday night about 7pm I checked my phone and the chatter was already in full effect – SAP CEO Leo Apotheker had agreed to leave the company. The hardest working man in the analyst business, Ray Wang, already had first take post online a couple of hours later. Ray is awesome, but I am sure [...]
Ariba’s Earnings ? What Stands Out (Part 2)
If Ariba remains independent ten years from now (which I do not anticipate, mind you), I suspect the biggest surprise in its revenue model by 2020 will be that suppliers will account for close to 50% of its business. Granted, Ariba’s supplier revenue…
