By R "Ray" Wang on August 9, 2016
Key Supply Chain Planning Functionality Bolsters Manufacturing Cloud Offering On August 9, 2016, Manufacturing Cloud pioneer Plex, announced the acquisition of DemandCaster, a cloud based sales forecasting and inventory planning software provider based outside of Chicago, Illinois. Founder Ara Surenian built DemandCaster from his operational consulting experiences in demand planning, supply planning, and sales and […]
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By Michael Fauscette on July 28, 2016
Which one of these statements is true? If you play “Stairway to Heaven backwards it’s a prayer to Satan” Oracle buys Netsuite. If you swallow gum it takes 7 years to digest. You guessed it? Well, this morning the wires are a buzz with tales of the next big Oracle acquisition, Netsuite. This is an […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisition, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud consolidation, commerce, erp, industry consolidation, Larry Ellison, netsuite, oracle, Oracle acquires Netsuite, Professional Services, PSA, SaaS, SRP, Technology / Software, Zach Nelson
By R "Ray" Wang on July 28, 2016
Oracle Bring Netsuite Back Into The Fold Oracle’s 9.3B acquisition of Netsuite came as no surprise to valley insiders. The rumors have surfaced for weeks. The surprise came as how badly Oracle sought cloud revenue and to bring a friendly partner back into the family. Constellation sees the following for the buy side: Battle […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Apps Strategy, Chief Customer Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud suites, Cloud Wars, commerce, Commerce Cloud, Constellation Research, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, erp, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, News Analysis, oracle, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy
By Michael Fauscette on July 25, 2016
Okay, it’s that old entrance that no one really uses anymore, but still, it’s news. I guess that’s not fair, apparently a billion people still go through that door every month including 600M on a mobile device. There was a time when…no, you don’t need another nostalgic post on Yahoo, it’s been done, and done, […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisition, Analysis, AOL, Business Models, business networks, cable cutting, Community, content creation and curation, content curation, Current Affairs, digital advertising, google, internet, ISP, microsoft, mobile, networks, Streaming media, technology, Verizon, Verizon acquires Yahoo, Web/Tech, Yahoo
By Michael Fauscette on July 5, 2016
In a recent G2 Crowd survey (May 2016, N = 347), 62.2% of the respondents reported that integrating data across multiple platforms was having an impact / high impact on their current business strategy. That answer was a tie for 2nd in the overall survey for impact on strategy, with only improving customer experience scoring […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged acquisition, Big Data, business modernization, cloud integration, data, data integration, data silos, decision systems, employee experience, G2 Crowd data integration, integrated systems, integration, IT, line of business, networks, Service-oriented architecture, SOA, technology, Technology / Software, top business issues
By Michael Fauscette on June 7, 2016
There’s a lot of good analysis coming out on Salesforce’s announcement last week on the intent to acquire Demandware and move into the commerce platform business. If you’re looking for some good reads, try this post by Paul Greenberg or this post from Ray Wang. I don’t intend to rehash what my colleagues have […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisition, Analysis, commerce, Demandware, digital commerce, ECommerce, oracle, platform, salesforce, salesforce.com, sap, technology, Technology / Software
By R "Ray" Wang on June 6, 2016
Salesforce Announces Intent To Acquire Demandware For $2.8B On June 1st, 2016, Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire Burlington, Massachusetts based Demandware for $75.o0 per share or around $2.8 billion in cash. Constellation predicts a $10.01B market for matrix commerce solutions as new digital platforms and network economies emerge. Constellation’s quick merger analysis […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on August 24, 2015
Oracle Marketing Cloud Customers Will Gain Channel Agnostic Customer Experience A/B Testing Solution Oracle announced the August 20th, 2015, agreement to acquire Maxymiser, a multivariate and A/B testing solution used to improve customer experience. Here’s the quick video analysis of the deal (see Figure 1). (A blog post may follow given time constraints) Figure […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on May 12, 2015
The Content, Network, And, Arms Dealer Come Together With Merger The planned acquisition of AOL by Verizon for $4.4B is more than just the acquisition of the programmatic ad platform. Verizon is making the big shift to disrupting digital businesses for a few reasons: Shift from selling products and services to delivering brand promises. In […]
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