Why HfS cancelled its 2013 predictions
For all of you waiting on tenterhooks for our 2013 predictions, I am afraid we have some bad news: today, we took the unprecedented step of canceling them. But why?
Maybe the world isn’t ready for cloud
I heard some utterly compelling arguments for adopting cloud computing at the recent Business Cloud Summit in London. The strides being made by the UK public sector through their use of cloud computing and applications make a seemingly irrefutable case for going cloud. Liam Maxwell, Deputy CIO of the UK Government, cited a torrent of [...]
Oracle to buy Eloqua – the Broader Implications
Oracle announced its intention to purchase Eloqua for approximately $871 million (USD). Oracle, a purveyor of ERP application software, database software and computing hardware would acquire a firm that specializes in Marketing automation software. Eloqua traditionally competes with firms like Marketo, Pardot and others. From the experience of my firm’s clients, products in this space [...]
Oracle Expands Cloud Offering by Acquiring Eloqua
Oracle announced its intent to acquire marketing automation vendor Eloqua for $871M USD, which is about a 30% premium on Eloqua’s closing price Wednesday and quite the multiple on a revenue run rate of just under $100M. Oracle has been…
The City of Orlando and the Workday contract
The Orlando Sentinel ran a story “Vendors complain after Orlando spends $ 8.7m on software without bids” I sent the reporter and the Editor this email “I read your article and would like to share some reactions. I am a former Gartner analyst and there and since with my consulting firm have worked with a [...]
Oracle Buys Eloqua
That’s it? Only $810.8 million? Not even a whole billion? I would have thought Eloqua would command a higher price, especially with a market cap in the $4-500 million range. Lots of people are saying nice things about the deal but I ain’t buying it just yet. They IPO’d in August at $11.50 per share [...]
My next book beckons
I average a book every 2 to 2.5 years and am due one in 2014. I don’t just pick on a buzzword like Gamification or Big Data and start writing. I don’t just listen to Valley VCs on what’s hot. I use a complex set of markers from my blogging, consulting, and speaking to identify [...]
Appian Version 7 – It’s All About Social
Appian’s V7 is available for customer download this week, having been used by some initial customers as early as last month, and internally at Appian since October, but they don’t plan a big marketing push until the new year. However, I was able to listen in on a webinar for their customers yesterday that described [...]
Predicting the Future Not for the Faint of Heart
I was doing some research in the Time Magazine archives (the best ones I have seen, by the way) the other day and came across this nugget from 1962: “Despite the discouraging results so far, many scientists argue that military-space research will ultimately produce an overflowing cornucopia of marketable consumer products, from supersonic planes to [...]
First Steps to Creating a Cloud Computing Strategy for 2013
2013 will be one of the most pivotal years for cloud computing because trust in these technologies is on the line. Expectations are high regarding these technologies’ ability to deliver business value while reducing operating costs. Enterprises’ experiences have at times met these high expectations, yet too often are getting mixed results. Managing cloud expectations [...]
