By R "Ray" Wang on June 12, 2013
Forward And Commentary Constellation Research pioneered the complete set of front office and back office use cases for social business in 2010. This report provides insight into a key mega-area — lead to deal use cases. This best practices research report offers insight into two of Constellation’s primary research themes, the Next-Generation Customer Experience and [...]
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By R "Ray" Wang on June 4, 2013
Informatica Launches Vibe, A Virtual Data Machine For New Business Models At Informatica World 2013 in Las Vegas, Informatica announced the Vibe Virtual Data Machine (VDM). The VDM consists of 4 parts and an SDK (see Figure 1): Transformation library contains pre-built libraries for actions such as combine, transform, cleans, match and mask. Optimizer enables [...]
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, Big Data, BigData, Business Models, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, Constellation Research, data governance, data integration, data movement, data quality, data streaming, Data to Decisions, data transformation, Data2Decisions, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, ETL, hadoop, Hive, Informatica, Informatica World, information management, information quality, Infrastructure, Infrastructure as a service, News Analysis, Pig, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, VDM, vendor strategy, Virtual Data Machine |
By R "Ray" Wang on June 3, 2013
Will There Be A Come Back For NRN and Infosys? Infosys announced on June 1st, 2013, that Mr. N R Narayana Murthy (NRN), the legendary co-founder of Infosys who retired in August 2011 as Chairman Emeritus, has been appointed by the board as Executive Chairman and a director. From the press release: Mr. N R [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged business impact, Business Models, business process optimization, business strategy, cognizant, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India, Infosys, Infosys Technologies Ltd., management strategy, microsoft, N R Narayana Murthy, News Analysis, oracle, Outsourcing, Professional Services, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sap, Service Providers, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Sourcing, sourcing advisor, strategy, TCS, vendor strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on May 28, 2013
Constellation Sees An Alarming Increase In Inquiries Constellation has received an alarming increase in inquiries about an unethical vendor sales practice coined as “trolling for indirect access”. Indirect access is when a vendor claims that a client is accessing their perpetually licensed software in an unintentional manner or inappropriately licensed manner. One vendor uses a [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 3rd party maintenance, analyst relations, Apps Strategy, back maintenance fees, CFO, Chief information officer, Chief procurement officer, CIO, contract negotiations, contract strategy, cost reduction, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise class, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, erp, OOW, oracle, Oracle EBS, Oracle ERP, Oracle Open World, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sap, SAP Business Suite 7, SAP Enterprise Support, SAP ERP, SAPPHIRE, sapphirenow, software bill of rights, software contract reviews, Software Insider, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software mainteance, software maintenance, software ownership, software ownership lifecycle, software pricing, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, Tuesday's Tip, user groups, user strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on May 6, 2013
The Gartner Market Share Analysis:CRM Software Report Raises Questions On Accuracy of Market Sizing Reports The recent Gartner report “Market Share Analysis: Customer Relationship Management Software, Worldwide, 2012” has generated some controversy among the enterprise software set. The report and other reports such as these, are often used for bragging rights by vendors and for [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #archat, #GartnerCRM, analyst relations, Apps Strategy, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Service Officer, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, CMO, Constellation Research, CRM, customer relationship management, customer relationship management (CRM), customer service, CXP, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise class, enterprise software, erp, gartner, ibm, IIAR, Kirill Tartarinov, Legacy Analyst firms, Market Sizing, Monday's Musings, oracle, Oracle Siebel, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, salesforce.com, sap, SAP CRM, siebel, Siebel Systems, Software Insider, Software Insider Index, Software Insider Insights™, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on April 28, 2013
Big Data Vendors Seek To Move From Data To Decisions The move from Data to Decisions examines the enablement of data-driven decisions across the entire organization. Holistic, data-informed decisions require a multi-diciplinary approach that incorporates performance monitoring with traditional business intelligence technologies. Gather key insights from your data, transform insights into actionable information, and then [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, BI, Big Data, BigData, Business Analytics, business intelligence, data governance, data integration, data quality, data stewardship, Data to Decisions, Data2Decisions, Database, Decision Management, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, DW, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise class, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Market Overview, Polls and Surveys, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, surveys |
By R "Ray" Wang on April 17, 2013
Constellation Certifies Vendors On How Well They Perform To The Cloud Bill Of Rights The Enterprise Cloud Buyer’s Bill of Rights provides a tool for clients and vendors to change the tenor of contract negotiations from user subservience to an equal and collaborative long-term partnership. This Constellation CosmosCertification for the Cloud Buyer’s Bill of Rights: [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Actian Corp, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, Consellation Cosmos, Constellation Research, netsuite, Pervasive Software, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, SaaS, SaaS Bill of Rights, SaaS Integration, SaaS offensive, SaaS strategies, software as a service, software bill of rights, software contract reviews, Software Insider, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software ownership, software ownership lifecycle, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider |
By R "Ray" Wang on April 2, 2013
Partnership Announcements Enhance Ultimate Software’s Offerings Amidst a crowd of 1500 customers, partners, and attendees, Ultimate Software held their annual gathering from March 12th to March 15th, 2013 in Las Vegas. Geared towards the medium sized to enterprise markets, Ultimate Software has steadily taken market share from ADP for payroll and expanded out into operational [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged #ulticonnect, Apps Strategy, Celergo, Chief HR Officer, Chief People Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud Wars, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, data integration, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, event report, future of work, HCM, HR, HR Tech, Human Capital Management, Human resources, Informatica, partnerships, payroll, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Ultimate Software, user event, user group event, user group events, user groups, vendor strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on March 20, 2013
Customer Success, Acquisition, And New Features Drive Day 1 Headlines Almost 12,000 Microsoft faithful converged in New Orleans for the flagship Dynamics event. Wayne Morris (@WayneMorrisOz), CVP kicked off the event reiterating the theme of “A World Ahead”. Meanwhile, Kirill Tatarinov (@KirillTatarinov), President of Microsoft Business Solutions Division, led the session with a series of [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Apps Strategy, Chobani, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Constellation Research, CRM, Customer Experience, customer relationship management, customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, event report, Great Plains, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics Convergence, MIcrosoft Dynamics CRM, MIcrosoft Dynamics ERP, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics SL, mobile, mobile enterprise, R "Ray" Wang;, ShockDoctor, social analytics, socialytics, SpaceX, user conference, user event, User Experience, vendor events, vendor strategy, Weight Watchers, WeightWatchers |
By R "Ray" Wang on March 18, 2013
Informatica Sets The Stage For A New Chapter In Its History Informatica held its annual industry analyst day February 26th to 27th, 2013 at the Rosewood Sandhill in Menlo Park. The event showcased Informatica’s go-forward strategy and road map for growth over the next three years. Key highlights include: Capturing a $6.5B market opportunity in [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Active Endpoints, analyst event, Apps Strategy, BI, Big Data, BigData, Business Analytics, business intelligence, cdi, Cloud, cloud integration, CoIT, customer data integration, data governance, data integration, data quality, Data to Decisions, Decision Management, DQ, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise strategy, event report, Heiler, Informatica, information management, integration, master data management, mdm, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy |
