
Simplifying IT: Potentially Disrupting the SAP SRM Ecosystem with a Simple but Great Idea (Part 1)
It’s rare that I encounter an absolutely novel idea in procurement technology circles. Most truly innovative companies that I’ve recently taken a close look at (e.g., Co-Exprise, Endeca, etc.) have focused on extending existing fe…

2011 CRM Forecast – What’s Up Wit’ Dat – Part II
I’m presuming that you’ve already read Part I of this 2011 CRM Forecast, oui? If not, do that before you read here. This is a continuation of Part I, not a repeat of it. I would HIGHLY suggest that you do this in order. 🙂 6) Knowledge management replaces enterprise content management as a core […]

The Cloud & Its Impact!
Was on a long flight to Asia, when conversation with the co-passenger began to get centered around cloud computing and what could be its impact that an educated executive ought to know. I have seen the various definitions of cloud computing that include elements of the varied description of the term, yet they typically do […]

Software CEOs talking fluent dork: its the developers, stupid. New Kingmakers
A little after I wrote up the news yesterday that salesforce.com was acquiring Heroku I came across a quote from Marc Benioff, tweeted by @timanderson “Ruby is the language of the cloud 2″ Computerweekly has a fuller version: “Ruby is the language of Cloud 2 [applications for real-time mobile and social platforms]. Developers love Ruby. […]