By R "Ray" Wang on January 3, 2013
The Inside Story On Oracle Fusion Apps At The End of 2012 Constellation sat down with Steve Miranda, Oracle’sExecutive Vice President of Oracle Applications Product Development to discuss the state of Oracle Fusion Apps in a no-holds barred honest conversation about what’s working, what’s not, and what to look forward to in 2013. R “Ray” [...]
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By R "Ray" Wang on March 28, 2011
Many Services Firms Seek Unfair Advantages With Market Makers Service providers continue to battle it out in the über competitive market for large annual multi-million dollar contracts. Market makers who serve as sourcing advisors, (i.e. management consultants, analysts, or vendor specialists) often influence the outcome of large sourcing contracts and system integration projects. Consequently, more [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, BPO, Business process, business process outsourcing, Conflict of Interest, contract negotiations, contract strategy, corruption, it Services, IT services firms, IT Strategy, Monday's Musings, Monday’s Musings, procurement, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, rwang0, Sourcing, sourcing advisor, worst practices |
By R "Ray" Wang on January 4, 2011
Organizations Seek Measurable Results In Disruptive Tech, Next Gen Business, And Legacy Optimization Projects For 2011 Credits: Hugh MacLeod Enterprise leaders seek pragmatic, creative, and disruptive solutions that achieve both profitability and market differentiation. Cutting through the hype and buzz of the latest consumer tech innovations and disruptive technologies, Constellation Research expects business value to [...]
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By R "Ray" Wang on December 28, 2010
This blog was jointly posted by @Chirag_Mehta (Independent Blogger On Cloud Computing) and @rwang0 (Principal Analyst and CEO, Constellation Research, Inc.) Part 1 was featured on Forbes: 2011 Cloud Computing Predictions For CIO’s And Business Technology Leaders As Cloud Leaders Widen The Gap, Legacy Vendors Attempt A Fast Follow Cloud computing leaders have innovated with [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 2011 Predictions, BPO, Business Analytics, business technology, business value, CFO, Chirag Mehta, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, cloud security, Cloud Wars, CTO, DaaS, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise collaboration, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, iaas, information broker, integration, IT Strategy, next gen apps, next gen cio, next gen CIO's, next gen CIO’s, next gen enterprise, next gen IT leaders, next generation, Next generation apps, PaaS, Platform as a service, Private Cloud, Private Clouds, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, Research Report, rwang0, SaaS, SaaS Integration, SaaS offensive, SaaS strategies, social business, Social Business Software, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, software as a service, trends, vendor strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on August 9, 2010
Welcome to a part 2 of a multi-part series on The Software Insider Tech Ecosystem Model. Subsequent posts will apply the model to these leading vendors:
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By R "Ray" Wang on July 27, 2010
Is your technology provider a hardware vendor or a software vendor? Does your System Integrator now provide solutions in the cloud? These questions will continue as models converge. Hardware, software, and system integration vendors must reinvent new models of revenue. The economic recession has forced business model shifts at the major technology companies.
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Alliances, analytics, Apps Strategy, business int, business process outsourcing, Cisco, Cisco Systems, Cloud, Cloud Computing, collaboration software, custom apps, Database, Dell, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, escrows, financing options, Hardware, hp, ibm, implementation partners, information management, IT budgets, IT Strategy, last mile solutions, managed service provider, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, microsoft, middleware, middleware platforms, Monday's Musings, Monday’s Musings, next gen apps, next gen enterprise, next generation, Next generation apps, On Demand, on-premise, operating systems, oracle, packaged apps, partner ecosystems, partners, partnerships, procurement, Research Report, resellers, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, software escrow, Storage, System Integrators, technology budgets, third party financing, trusted advisors, vars, vendor strategy, vertical apps |
By R "Ray" Wang on April 13, 2010
Four Common Customer Scenarios Will Trigger Vendors To Raise The Back Maintenance Fee Discussion Back maintenance fees describe the amount an organization would have paid for maintenance if they would have continued to pay the usual stream required to access support, bug fixes, patches, and upgrade rights. As economic conditions have worsened, many organizations have [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 3PM, 3rd party maintenance, Apps Strategy, back maintenance fees, best practices, bill of rights, bug fix, contract negotiations, contract strategy, cost reduction, CRM, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, erp, IT Strategy, license policy, license returns, revenue recognition, SaaS, SCM, self support, software as a service, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software maintenance, software ownership, software ownership lifecycle, software pricing, software revenue recognition rules, software trends, Software Vendors, upgrade, vendor management, vendor strategy, vendor threats |
By R "Ray" Wang on December 8, 2009
Begin Apps Strategy Projects With Bite-Sized Entry Points
Complexity often plagues today’s apps strategies. With tight budgets, limited resources, and little time, organizations need to find bite-sized entry points. The need to meet ever changing complex business requirements requires a four-step, basic (A,B,C,D) approach:
Align your business requirements with the hierarchy of business needs. Every project [...]
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By R "Ray" Wang on November 9, 2009
Rapid SaaS Adoption Will Lead To A Repeat Of 1990’s Best Of Breed Integration Challenges
The proliferation and rapid adoption of SaaS solutions stems from 7 key benefits: richer user experience, rapid implementation, frequent cycles of innovation, minimal upgrade hassles, always on deployment, subscription pricing, and scalability (see Figure 1). Despite these benefits, organizations head full [...]
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