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Business Model Disruption and Dealing with Change

Business Model Disruption and Dealing with Change

By Michael Fauscette on January 29, 2012

A couple of recent events and some commentary around them got me thinking about the current state of business, the pressure to change and how companies respond to the need to change. Change impacts people and organizations in many different…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Big Data, Business Models, change, Cloud, disruption, internet, mobile, RIM, socbiz, Social | Leave a response

News Analysis: Tidemark Gains $24M in Series C Funding, Redpoint Ventures Leads Round

News Analysis: Tidemark Gains $24M in Series C Funding, Redpoint Ventures Leads Round

By R "Ray" Wang on January 18, 2012

Big Data, Cloud Based Performance Apps, Drive Interest In Additional Investment Redwood City, California based Tidemark announced that it raised $24 M in Series C funding from Redpoint Ventures, Greylock Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, and Dave Duffield.  Key points include: Redpoint Ventures leads the round and Geoff Yang joins the board. To date Tidemark has raised [...]

Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Andreesen Horowitz, Big Data, Business Analytics, business intelligence, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Constellation Research, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise performance management, enterprise software, funding, News Analysis, next gen enterprise, next generation, Next generation apps, performance management, R "Ray" Wang;, Redpoint Ventures, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider | Leave a response

What if IBM Software Got Simple?

What if IBM Software Got Simple?

By James Governor on January 10, 2012

Last month I attended IBM’s 10th Annual [Steve] Mills event, when industry analysts converge to hear what Software Group has been up to, and where its going. There is always a ton of content, which makes it hard to summarize, so I won’t even try. But there are a couple of key narratives I want [...]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud, dev/ops, DHH, ibm, lesscode, Rails, Twitter, VMware | Leave a response

Five Cloud/SaaS Contract Negotiation Tips For 2012

Five Cloud/SaaS Contract Negotiation Tips For 2012

By R "Ray" Wang on January 10, 2012

Business Leaders Often Poorly Prepared For Cloud/SaaS Contract Negotiations Business leaders often take great care in building their Cloud and SaaS strategy, only to have many of the benefits of flexibility and agility hampered by overlooking details in their cloud contracts.   In conversations with over 200 cloud customers in 2011, key reasons include: A [...]

Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, best practices, bill of rights, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, CMO, Constellation Research, Consumer Tech, Consumerization of IT, contract negotiations, contract strategy, CTO, deployment options, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Irregular, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, R "Ray" Wang;, software as a service, software bill of rights, software contract reviews, Software Insider, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software maintenance, software ownership, software pricing, software revenue recognition rules, software trends, SoftwareInsider, Tuesday's Tip | 2 Responses

Is Cloud Computing Green?

Is Cloud Computing Green?

By Tom Raftery on January 10, 2012

I gave the keynote address at the Digital Trends 2011 event organised by HePIS and CEPIS in Athens recently. My talk was on Cloud Computing’s Green Potential and in my presentation, I claimed that Cloud Computing is NOT Green. I started the talk by explaining what Cloud Computing is and the many advantages it can [...]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged cepis, Cloud, Cloud Computing, green, hepis, iaas, PaaS, SaaS | 2 Responses

One More Post for 2011

One More Post for 2011

By Michael Fauscette on December 31, 2011

2011 is almost history, but before we start to focus on what will happen in enterprise tech in 2012, let’s take a short look back at some of the events that make it a very big / important year in…

Posted in Business | Tagged 2011, 2012, Big Data, Cloud, mobile, SCRM, socbiz, Social, trends | Leave a response

Don’t forget – where your cloud apps are hosted helps determine their carbon footprint

Don’t forget – where your cloud apps are hosted helps determine their carbon footprint

By Tom Raftery on December 21, 2011

Back in July of this year (2011), the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), in conjunction with Verdantix, released a report titled Cloud Computing – The IT Solution for the 21st Century [PDF warning] which erroneously claims Cloud Computing is Green. Shortly after it was released, I wrote a long post outlining exactly where the report was [...]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged AT&T, Carbon Disclosure Project, carbon intensity, cdp, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions division, co2 emissions, Electricity generation, environmental benefits, green cloud, IT estate, verdantix | Leave a response

The Cloud Wars – 2012

The Cloud Wars – 2012

By Michael Fauscette on December 15, 2011

It seems, based on the last few acquisitions in enterprise software by three of the largest software vendors, that cloud computing has moved past its tipping point. The acquisitions, RightNow by Oracle, SuccessFactors by SAP and DemandTec by IBM, also…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged acquisition, Cloud, ibm, microsoft, oracle, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, Technology / Software, workday | Leave a response

Research Summary: Demystifying Enterprise Gamification For Business

Research Summary: Demystifying Enterprise Gamification For Business

By R "Ray" Wang on December 7, 2011

Purpose and Intent Much hype surrounds the topic of gamification. Often seen as a technique to add engagement to existing tasks, projects, marketing campaigns, and initiatives, the term gamification unfortunately lacks the seriousness it deserves. This report seeks to change the point of view and demonstrate where gamification plays a role in the enterprise. More [...]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Badgeville, Big Door, BunchBall, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Constellation Research, Constellation Research Inc., ConstellationRG, Consumerization of IT, crm, CrowdTwist, customer engagement, Customer Experience, customer experience management, Customer Relationship Management, customer relationship management (CRM), Design thinking, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, early adopters, Engage, engagement, Engagement Apps, Enterprise Gamification, gamification, iActionable, NextGenCXP, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, Research Report, Research Summary, rwang0, SaaS, social business, Social Business Software, social commerce, Social CRM, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, Social Media, social technologies, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider | 1 Response

News Analysis: SAP Buys SuccessFactors for $3.4B Signals SAP’s Commitment To Cloud, HCM, and Social

News Analysis: SAP Buys SuccessFactors for $3.4B Signals SAP’s Commitment To Cloud, HCM, and Social

By R "Ray" Wang on December 3, 2011

SuccessFactors Acquisition Puts SAP In Direct Competition With Workday And Taleo SAP (NYSE:SAP) announced its $3.4B acquisition of SuccessFactors (NYSE: SFSF) as it seeks to bolster its position in the Cloud and more importantly in the rapidly growing strategic HCM market.   Based in San Mateo, CA, USA, SuccessFactors brings over 15 million subscription users [...]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, bill mcdermott, business performance management, Business suite 7, business technology, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, CubeTree, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise class, enterprise software, future of work, HCM, HR, HR Tech, Human Capital Management, Human resources, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, News Analysis, NYSE: SFSF, NYSE:SAP, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, rwang0, SaaS, SaaS offensive, SaaS strategies, sap, SAP Business By Design, SAP OnDemand Large Enterprise, SAPSFSF, social business, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Success Factors, SuccessFactors, vendor strategy | 1 Response

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