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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 |
By R "Ray" Wang on January 16, 2012
Public Outrage Grows Over Lax Privacy Polices At Popular Social Networking Sites Recent actions by social networking leaders in the market place have brought new attention to a user’s privacy rights. Despite the fact that these sites provide a freemium service to users, abuse and arrogance of a user’s privacy rights combined with user ignorance [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged B2B, B2B E-commerce, B2C, B2C E-commerce, best practices, Big Data, bill of rights, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Sales Officer, CHRO, CIO, collaboration software, Constellation Research, COO, customer bill of rights, Digital identity, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, early adopters, Electronic Privacy, Emerging Technologies, Engagement Apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, EU, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, future of work, google, GooglePlus, Identity management, linkedin, Matrix Commerce, Monday's Musings, Next Gen Customer, Privacy, Privacy Rights, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, social business, Social Business Software, social business strategist, social campaign tracking, social commerce, Social CRM, social customer insights, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, social event management, social marketing insights, Social Media, social media monitoring, social sales insights, social service, social support, social support insights, social technologies, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy |
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 |
By R "Ray" Wang on December 26, 2011
The Shift From Transaction To Engagement Ushers A New Era For Businesses. As organizations enter the evolution from transactional systems to engagement systems, a shift is happening in business (see Figure 1). Engagement requires a different design point and business model for success. Engagement must account for sense and response, massive social scale, conversation, new [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Big Data, Business Analytics, business strategy, CoIT, Constellation Research, Constellation Research Inc., Consumerization of IT, Corporate Digital Divide, Corporate Strategy, Cross Channel Commerce, data visualization, Digital Divide, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Emerging Technologies, enterprise class, Global customers, innovation, Ownership Experience, Ownership lifecycle, p2p, People to People, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, regulation, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Visualization tools, Worsening regulation |
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 |
By R "Ray" Wang on December 3, 2011
Welcome to an on-going series of interviews with the people behind the technologies in Cloud Computing. The interviews provide insightful points of view from a customer, industry, and vendor perspective. A full list of interviewees can be found here. Rick Nucci – Co-Founder & CTO, Dell Boomi Biography Rick is the founder and CTO of [...]
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged application development, Apps Strategy, B2B Integration, Big Data, boomi, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, CoIT, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, data integration, Dell, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, Emerging Technologies, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise software, Executive Profiles, Forbes, integration, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider |
By Naomi Bloom on October 23, 2011
Mechugas — Fun But Without Organizational Purpose I love the fact that enterprise software is becoming more like consumer software every day — more usable, more accessible, more obvious and discoverable functionality, more mobile/social/global, and with much more of the look and feel of the consumer Web sites I’ve come to know and love. And [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Debunking/Calling Out, disruptive technologies, enterprise software, Vocabulary Shapes Our Thinking |
By Naomi Bloom on October 10, 2011
Ooooogah! Oooooogah! I’m exhausted but energized, if it’s actually possible to be in both states at once. I’ll leave it to others to do both the play by play and color commentary, neither of which is my forte. But I do want to summarize my key learnings in case they’re useful for others. I also [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged disruptive technologies, enterprise software, HR Tech Conference, HRM Software, KSAOCs, Licensed/On-Premise Software, Models/Modeling, Naomi's Speaking Engagements, Preferred Architectural Behaviors, SaaS, Social Technology, Vendor Briefings/Demos |
By R "Ray" Wang on September 20, 2011
First Inaugural Awards Designed to Celebrate the Explorers, Pioneers, and Unsung Heroes Who Successfully Put Technology to Work SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 20, 2011—Constellation Research, Inc., announces 29 Protostar winners, representing the 2011 SuperNova award semifinalists. Chosen from a pool of more than 70 applicants, these individuals are recognized as among the few that have [...]
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By R "Ray" Wang on August 29, 2011
Welcome to an on-going series of interviews with the people behind the technologies in Social Business. The interviews provide insightful points of view from a customer, industry, and vendor perspective. A full list of interviewees can be found here. Parker Harris, Co-Founder and Executive VP of Technology Biography Parker Harris founded salesforce.com along with [...]
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