Cash trumps Viability today
Cash is the most relevant buyer value in tech deals today. Some vendors and sales people get it – some don’t. Is it time you refreshed your solution’s economic value to clients? Can your solution even accomplish this?
VMForce – What CIOs and others really need to think about
Salesforce.com and VMWare made an announcement today that could auger big changes for Integrators, Outsourcers, Universities, IT professionals and CIOs. What was the fuss about VMForce?
SaaS-querade: When On-Premise Vendors Try to Pass as SaaS Vendors
On-Premise software masquerading as SaaS? Who would do such a thing? Well, just about every on-premise apps vendor is SaaS-querading these days and customers could be the ones who get burned.
On-Premise ERP vendors: Your Partners are Abandoning You
Ann Landers frequently told readers to seek true love elsewhere. It looks like a number of big-name integrators, outsourcers, etc. have signed up with NetSuite, a SaaS application solution. It would appear that big service’s love for on-premise ERP is waning.
SaaS best-of-breed vs. SaaS suites: Who’s likely to win?
Bigger software suites are emerging in the SaaS world, much like they did in the on-premise (and office automation) world. Best of breed SaaS applications may soon be operating at a cost disadvantage. Will suites prevail again?
The Expanding Gap Between On-Premise and SaaS Solutions
SaaS and On-Premise solutions are growing further apart, not closer. The innovation within SaaS vendors is fast, furious and focused. It’s also embarassing to on-premise vendors.
The Future of HR May Get Written By Northgate Arinso
HR technologies, especially HR outsourcing solutions, appear to be changing a lot lately. Northgate Arinso is growing organically and inorganically to become a major player domestically and abroad.
The Cost Difference Between On-Premise and SaaS
The SaaS vs. On-Premise cost differential turns out to be quite significant. Large enterprises are starting to embrace SaaS applications for more than cost reasons.
NetSuite’s Revenue in light of the bigger ERP revenue question
Earnings reports and channel checks suggest SaaS vendors are making in-roads in the ERP space. On-premise vendors may be at risk although the effect of acquisitions makes it hard to ascertain within their financial statements.
The Changing Software Partner Ecosystem
Resellers of SMB ERP products and other application software partners are experiencing a changing solutions world. Presenters at the Progress Software Global Partner Conference gave some great insights into these changes.
