On-Premise ERP vendors: Your Partners are Abandoning You
Ann Landers frequently told readers to seek true love elsewhere. It looks like a number of big-name integrators, outsourcers, etc. have signed up with NetSuite, a SaaS application solution. It would appear that big service’s love for on-premise ERP is waning.
Three Kinds of IT – Which is right post-recession?
With every IT shop vying for a low-cost leader prize during this recession, a change in IT strategy may be needed soon. But what will your new strategy be? Customer intimate? Product innovator? Process excellent?
oDesk and the inadvertent freelancer
oDesk’s Brian Goler called to discuss the Inadvertent Freelancer concept. The discussion covered much more than oDesk’s abilities to help the modern freelancer.
PSA/PPM Goes Vertical – Better Time to Value for ChangePoint Solutions
Compuware Changepoint has created a faster time to value solution for technology firms. PSA and PPM solutions are getting deeper vertical chops.
The State of Professional Services 2010
If you’ve got a service organization, do you know how it stacks up to others? Dave Hofferberth at SPI Research did a quick interview with Brian and shared a few nuggets from their latest (and quite detailed) report.
Where next for Shared Services and Operational Excellence?
Are the big gains from ERP, quality programs, shared services and other techniques and technologies losing their ability to deliver big benefits? What else can companies do to further their operational excellence goals?
Panaya – A different kind of ERP third party maintenance provider
ERP update costs got your firm stuck on old releases? Panaya may have cloud-based way to help your firm stay current in a less costly and less risky manner.
H-1B Visas, the AFL-CIO and the Need for Change
The H-1B visa is not working well for visa holders, certain U.S. workers or the U.S. government. A report published by the AFL-CIO is a fascinating read on the subject.
Customer Intimacy wins in SAP SI’s and Channel Partners
Yesterday, several bloggers at the SAP TechEd conference in Phoenix had an opportunity to speak with Zia Yusuf, EVP, Global Ecosystem & Partner Group of SAP.
I asked Zia what characteristics typify the best SAP partners. He rattled off five qualities that the best systems integrators and channel partners possess. These qualities and my comments on [...]
The troubling thoughts re: outsourcing
Watch this space for future problems!
There’s a lot going on in the outsourcing world lately. Things like:
- Perot Data Systems being acquired by Dell
- ACS getting bought by Xerox
Add to these deals, consider that:
- Accenture is providing guidance suggesting zero growth
- Accenture cutting back its executive ranks
- A colleague telling me that outsourcing, traditional & [...]
