Google Launches Apps Marketplace
I’m at the Google Campfire One event where they’ve just announced the Google Apps Marketplace. The site is live now, feel free to browse. The speculation is now over, this is Google’s answer on whether they will enter the Business Applications market – they just did, with an entire ecosystem of Partners. The new Marketplace [...]
More Fun with Co-CEOs: The Economist Responds (And Still Doesn’t Dissuade Me)
The author of the column in the Economist that I cited in my last post has written a kind response, defending his position against my slings and arrows. On one account he is firmly correct: the article he cited is findable, especially after the correct name of the business journal was published on the Economist’s [...]
Redux: Will Google Enter the Business Applications Market?
If you think I am here to spill the beans, you’re wrong. On a purely speculative level, if there is some news to come, and if there is an embargo related to it, then I respect that. And it’s all a big IF. So no, I am simply dusting off an old post I wrote [...]
Four pillars of the transition to SaaS
One of the most interesting phenomena to arise when you bring as-a-service providers together is the instant sense of camaraderie and a shared outlook. Barriers come down and people start to discuss their challenges and experiences, relieved to discover that others are encountering similar questions. It’s especially noticeable at gatherings in Europe, where opportunities to [...]
Even Lawyers Agree: Put Procurement “Firmly at the Core” of Outsourcing Strategy
I read the summary of a new report from down under earlier today that was not remarkable for its findings, but for its authors — a group of lawyers (at Norton Rose) who came to the same conclusion as any reasonable group of procurement or operations…
Coupa and Ariba — Analyzing Competitive Claims (Part 3)
In this third post in the series analyzing Coupa’s competitive claims against Ariba (click here for Part 1 and Part 2), I’ll turn my attention to the remaining claims Coupa makes against its Sunnyvale P2P neighbor (in case you’re curious, Coupa’s off…
The IT Industry’s Shame
By Vinnie Mirchandani on March 9, 2010
The last few months have been joyful. I have had a chance to mingle with a number of innovators as I wrote my book. Many are focused on the Grand Challenges the word faces – environmental, engineering etc. It is…
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