The Unbearable Lightness of Multitenancy in the Cloud
If y’all are not in the mood to listen to a (well reasoned, researched, educated and well-timed) rant, move along. This is me ranting about vendors trying to confuse users when it comes to cloud topics. If you are interested in why multitenancy should not be an item of discussion, then read on. Consider y’all [...]
I’m joining SAP AG.
A personal note. I’ve accepted the role at SAP for Global Vice President, Enterprise Collaboration and Social Software Solutions. In the fall of 2011 I began to chart the next chapter of my career. I’ve had an amazing run over the last 10 years. Since 2002, well before the dawn of social networking, I’ve had the [...]
Wall Street Cools on Oracle
News out in the virtual world is that some analysts have trimmed their sails regarding Oracle’s financial picture. The company missed its revenue forecast last time and today the financial guys are concerned about competition in the database business and lack of strong market support for the company’s hardware. Competition from companies like SAP with [...]
Cornerstone OnDemand + Sonar6 = Spectacular Like
As you may have noticed, we are setting sail on a new, exciting journey at Cornerstone OnDemand. Last week, we announced the acquisition of Sonar6. Sonar6, based in Auckland, New Zealand, represents the first acquisition for Cornerstone and a huge opportunity that accelerates our strategy to deliver the best talent management solutions to companies of [...]
TradeShift Introduces CloudScan — A Shift in E-Invoicing Philosophy as Much as Technology (Part 2)
From the viewpoint of procurement and A/P, the primary value proposition for CloudScan is that it can drive supplier enablement and the use of e-invoicing much quicker than traditional on-boarding approaches. Yet because of the supplier-centric validation and enrichment components, it provides value far beyond just a basic OCR service
