A much better Day 2 at Dreamforce. A fantastic one, actually
Day 2 was much, much better than Day 1. It was a day for apps – not causes. Especially vertical apps. Readers know I have been screaming for those. I watched three sessions on Manufacturing, Auto and Energy; Financial Services…
Microsoft brings back coopetition: Salesforce partnership part of bigger plan
Microsoft’s alliance with Salesforce announced mid-November surprised a lot of industry watchers – and customers – but if you follow Microsoft, you can see that this is a continuing step in the evolution Microsoft’s mission.
Salesforce’s vertical journey
As part of my series of posts on vertical solutions, I had an excellent briefing this week from Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh, EVP of Industries at Salesforce. I am also impressed at the wide range of sessions by industry that are being offered at Dreamforce next week. Here, for example, is the “trail map” of sessions for […]
5 Proven Ways Manufacturers Can Get Started With Analytics
46% of manufacturers agree that implementing and using data analytics is necessary to stay competitive and grow their businesses. 69% of manufacturing decision-makers believe analytics will be crucial for business success in 2020, with 15% considering it crucial today. 32% of manufacturers see the potential for analytics to improve supply chain performance and increase revenue. […]
A perspective on the SAP Capital Markets Day
I am a customer and market analyst and tend to not attend too many earnings calls or Wall Street presentations. But I made time to listen to the SAP presentation yesterday. It was a coming out event for the 2 new co-CEOs, Jen Morgan and Christian Klein and there has been much speculation (with a […]
A vertical that is growing…well, like a weed
I have been imploring software vendors to globalize and verticalize their applications for a while now – after two decades of cloud apps, less than 20% of the grid of applications across countries and operational processes is filled. I have been increasingly writing about fintech, shop floor, healthcare and other industry functionality. But I wasn’t […]
Financial Services Rely On BYOD – How Do They Stay Secure?
Bottom Line: 2020 is going to be the year companies launch more digital business initiatives that depend on BYOD than ever before, making Zero Trust Security a key contributor to their success. Financial Services firms are at an inflection point going into 2020. Mobile-first products and services now dominate their product roadmaps for next year, with […]
Securing Multi-Cloud Manufacturing Systems In A Zero Trust World
Bottom Line: Private equity firms are snapping up manufacturing companies at a quick pace, setting off a merger and acquisition gold rush, while leaving multi-cloud manufacturing systems unprotected in a Zero Trust world. Securing the Manufacturing Gold Rush of 2019 The intensity private equity (PE) firms have for acquiring and aggregating manufacturing businesses is creating […]
Most automation strategies are failing because they aren’t impacting customer experiences. We must broaden beyond the back office…
After the recent RPA circus acts, the process automation industry has reached its lowest ebb. Simply put, dollars were being put behind a value proposition that simply wasn’t realistic – but that doesn’t mean the market doesn’t have amazing potential. We just need to refocus (and fast) on a direction that is real and sustainable for […]
A disappointing start to Dreamforce
By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 20, 2019
I wrote last week I am excited about Salesforce’s verticals and that I planned to watch many of the industry sessions scheduled at Dreamforce today. However, last year’s CEO Marc Benioff’s keynote did a really nice job showcasing customer case…
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