Two Questions and Some Answers
There are two questions that emerging companies in the CRM space field when they face the analysts — when are you going public and why don’t you build out a full CRM capability? The first question is easily and deftly handled by most executives and it must be. An IPO has its own cadence and [...]
Intacct’s CEO Robert Reid On Growing A Successful Cloud Business
Selling software to accountants, auditors and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) takes accuracy, precision and software quality to an entirely new dimension. Having worked at a start-up selling hosted accounting and finance applications to small and medium businesses, I’ve seen first-hand how demanding these professionals can be. And rightly so, the system of record they manage [...]
ERP, RIP? Cloud financials and revenue management in 2013
What’s the future for ERP in the cloud, if it has one at all? I heard a disarming admission last summer from the CEO of a company that aggressively markets itself as “the #1 cloud ERP software suite.” NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson told a gathering of industry analysts at the company’s SuiteWorld 2012 conference that [...]
“Chasm Crossing” case study: Igloo Software
I’ve done a couple of briefing calls with the folks at Igloo Software this year. They have a number of intranet, collaboration and other tools that compete with the likes of Jive, Saleforce’s Chatter and Lithium. What has impressed me about Igloo is how they seem to be following the market adoption principles that Geoffrey [...]
Research Summary: Best Practices – The Case For Two-Tier ERP
Forward And Commentary Legacy optimization remains a key component for funding future innovation. Two-tier ERP emerges as one strategy to optimize existing systems while adding innovation. The report capitalizes on the recent Software Insider survey of 235 companies looking at future strategies. A. Introduction Organizations continue to face an onslaught of business requirements that their [...]
Cloud Q&A: Putting Financial Data in the Cloud?
Should anyone put their financial applications in the cloud? This is another cloud-based question I get with some frequency. Lots of financial applications exist in the on-premise world and the numbers of solutions for the SaaS, multi-tenant, cloud world are growing quickly. Four vendors Iâve spent a lot of time with include: FinancialForce, Workday, NetSuite [...]
Research Report: How The Five Pillars Of Consumer Tech Influence Enterprise Innovation
Most Enterprise Software Vendors Fail To Deliver Innovation Despite hundreds of billions wasted on failed research and development projects, most market influencers would agree that enterprise software vendors have produced a dearth of innovation over the past decade. Vendors often cite UI re-skins, major functionality additions, integration of acquisitions, technology re-platforms, and weak attempts at [...]
SaaS ERP evolves / Intacct extends its reach
SaaS applications are evolving quickly and in interesting directions. Intacct’s newest product expansion and alliance points a new direction for that firm.
Thursday’s Tech Showcase: SnapLogic Tackles Cloud/SaaS Integration Challenges
SnapLogic Solves Complex Cloud/SaaS Based Integration
Organizations face a deluge of data from more and more new sources, especially in the Cloud. Existing integration solutions often require expensive custom coding that’s purpose built; but rigid and disposable. A change in business objects or swap out of new solutions often require brand new investments in integration. SnapLogic [...]
