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By R "Ray" Wang on April 10, 2011
Refresh Cycle Reflects Bullish Outlook By Partners and Customers Microsoft Convergence kicked off over the weekend in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia World Congress Center. With an anticipated increase in attendance, many new product announcements, and a technology refresh cycle in play, attendees seemed upbeat. The event kicked off in true tradition including the must [...]
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By R "Ray" Wang on March 1, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged agresso, Apps Strategy, best practices, business value, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, deployment options, Ensw, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Epicor, erp, Exact Software, Glovia, IFS, Infor, Infor Global Solutions GmbH, Intacct, Intit, JD Edwards, Lawson, Lawson Software, MIcrosoft Dynamics ERP, netsuite, next gen IT leaders, Next generation apps, oracle, plexsystems, QAD, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, Research Summary, rwang0, Sage Group, sap, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, SYSPRO, Unit4, user strategy, workday |
By R "Ray" Wang on January 2, 2011
Themes In 2010 Reflected The Buy Side Demand For Both Optimization and Innovation Technology buyers in 2010 focused most of their priorities on finding cost savings through legacy optimization, navigating a flurry of disruptive technologies, and designing/experimenting with new business model innovations. Consequently, the top 25 posts for 2010 reflected these 3 major themes: Legacy [...]
Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged activity streams, analytics, Apps Strategy, Business Analytics, business intelligence, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, Consumer Tech, contract negotiations, contract strategy, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, Epicor, Epicor 9, Legacy Optimization, license credits to new products, license fees, license management, license parking, license policy, master data management, mdm, Mergers And Acquisitions, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Services Platform, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Dynamics, MIcrosoft Dynamics ERP, Microsoft Dynamics GP, next gen, next gen apps, next gen cio, next gen enterprise, procurement, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, Research Summary, rwang0, SaaS, salesforce.com, Scout Labs, SCRM, social business, Social Business Software, Social CRM, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, Social Media, social technologies, software as a service, software bill of rights, software contract reviews, Software Ecosystems, software escrow, Software Insider, Software Insider Index, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software maintenance, software pricing, SoftwareInsider, thanks, Third Party Maintenance, two-tier ERP, upgrades, user strategy, Vendor Selection, vendor strategy, VMware, Web 2.0, workday |
By R "Ray" Wang on June 28, 2010
BI Solutions Must Address The Information Management Matrix A confluence of changing business requirements and on-going vendor consolidation leads many organizations to rethink their business intelligence (BI) strategies. Many buyers face decisions to move beyond departmental solutions or to stay with an integrated apps based BI solution. Meanwhile, some buyers must decide whether or not [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Actuate, analytics, approaches and styles, apps strate, Apps Strategy, Aster Data, BI, BIRST, business intelligence, Capscan, data integration, data quality, Data warehouse, DataFlux, DataFlux (A SaaS Company), Datanomic, deployment options, DI, DW, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Epicor, Experian QAS, Greenplum, HP Neoview, ibm, IBM (including Initiate), Informatica, Informatica (previously Siperian), Information Builders, information management, information management matrix, initiate systems, Inquera, Kalido, Lawson, master data management, mdm, Melissa Data, Microsoft (DATAllegr0), MIcrosoft Dynamics ERP, MIcroStrategy, myDials, Netezza, next gen apps, next gen cio, next gen enterprise, Next generation apps, NextGen, Omikron, oracle, ParAccel, Pitney Bowes, pivotlink, Proferi, QlikTech, reporting, reporting paradigms, Research Report, SAP BusinessObjects (FirstLogic), SAP Sybase IQ, Satori, semi-structured data, Siperian, social enterprise apps, structured data, Talend, Terradata, Trillium, Uniserv, unstructured data, Vertica, visualization |
By R "Ray" Wang on March 8, 2010
Who Says Support Has To Be Bundled With Maintenance?
About a decade back, vendors would offer support and maintenance as two separate line items on their contracts. Support would run about 5 to 10% the license fee and so would maintenance. Keep in mind, average support and maintenance fees were under 15% back then. Here’s a [...]
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