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By R "Ray" Wang on September 15, 2010
Customers Expect Their Software Solutions To Be Turnkey The recent Q2 2010 update to the Software Insider Vendor Selection Survey highlights some changing expectations of 401 respondents in the vendor selection process. Business technologists were asked to rate their top 5 selection criteria. Key findings demonstrate how functionality, ownership experience, and ecosystem feedback categories dominate [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, business intelligence, business technology, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Corporate Vision, Corporate Vision And Strategy, Customer References, Ecosystem Feedback, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Market Execution, middleware, middleware platforms, Ownership Experience, partner ecosystems, partners, partnerships, Regulatory Requirements, SaaS, SaaS Integration, SaaS offensive, SaaS strategies, social business, Social Business Software, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, Software Insider, Software Insider Insights™, software ownership lifecycle, software trends, Solution Offering, usability, User Experience, user interaction, user strategy, Vendor Selection, 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:
Posted in Business | 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, 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, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Storage, System Integrators, technology budgets, third party financing, trusted advisors, vars, vendor strategy, vertical apps |
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, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Storage, System Integrators, technology budgets, third party financing, trusted advisors, vars, vendor strategy, vertical apps |
By Michael Coté on January 13, 2010
While there wasn’t much meat on the bone, HP and Microsoft’s partnership pushes the industry towards clearer vendor silos for next generation IT management and helps out Azure.
Posted in Business | Tagged Cisco, Cloud, Cloud Computing, enterprise software, Hewlett-Packard, hp, M&A, microsoft, partnerships, Quick Analysis, Systems Management |
By R "Ray" Wang on December 11, 2009
(Photos by R Wang & Insider Associates, LLC. Copyright © 2009 All rights reserved.)
Re-innovation Now At The Heart Of SAP’s Focus And Strategy
SAP has faced a rough two years. From the continuing market pressure on new license revenue, false-start launch of Business By Design (ByD), management restructuring, and issues with [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, Boston, Boston Park Plaza, Business Objects, Business process management, Business suite 7, channel programs, channels, compliance software, cost reduction, CTO, custom development, customer data integration, data governance, data integration, Delivered Innovation, deployment options, economic recession, ecosystems, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, erp, event report, Industry Event, innovation, Jim Hagemann Snabe, John Wookey, license policy, maintenance fees, Maintenance Hike, microsoft, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Silverlight, middleware platforms, oracle, partner ecosystems, partnerships, Peter Graf, product road maps, SaaS, sap, SAP Business By Design, SAP Business Suite 7, SAP Influencer Summit, SAP OnDemand Large Enterprise, software as a service, vendor events, vendor strategy |
