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Lego, enterprise architecture and the job advert.

Lego, enterprise architecture and the job advert.

By Thomas Otter on December 14, 2020

Who’s your pick for 2021? pic.twitter.com/j8iHnzPjyR — Ethics in Bricks (@EthicsInBricks) December 12, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The brilliance of @EthicsInBricks and @econinbricks reminds me that the software industry should give the Lego metaphor a rest, we can’t compete. I won’t be talking here about how APIs are like the dimples on the lego bricks. I have […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Architecture, dev/ops, HR, HRTech, leanix, lego, marketing, Product Management, SaaS, Start Up

Research Preview: Digital Transformation Services Take Center Stage For 2015

Research Preview: Digital Transformation Services Take Center Stage For 2015

By R "Ray" Wang on February 9, 2015

Constellation State Of The State Report: Digital Transformation Services Take Center Stage For 2015 The latest Constellation Research state of the state report explores the impact of digital transformation on the services front. As so many different pieces of the digital transformation space come together, Constellation believes that the Digital Transformation Services category is set […]

Posted in Business | Tagged #Nasscom_ILF, #nilf2015, #techoptimization, 2015, application development, Apps Strategy, Architecture, best practices, board room, Business Transformation, BYOD, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Constellation Research, Customer Experience, CXO, CXP, Digital Marketing Transformation, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise mobile, Enterprise Mobile Management, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, five generations of mobile, future of work, mass personalization, Mass Personalization At Scale, mobile, Mobile Biz, mobile device management, mobile enterprise, Mobile Management, Mobile OS, Mobile strategy, mobility, Monday's Musings, NASSCOM, R "Ray" Wang;, research, Research Report, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, strategy, Technology Optimization, user strategy, vendor strategy

How To Plan For SAP’s S/4 HANA Upgrade And Contract Negotiations Strategy #SAPHANA

How To Plan For SAP’s S/4 HANA Upgrade And Contract Negotiations Strategy #SAPHANA

By R "Ray" Wang on February 4, 2015

 Launch Of SAP S/4 Provides Catalyst For Organizations To Update Their Next Gen Apps Strategy The February 3rd, 2015 New York City SAP S/4 launch event brought a positive closure for customers seeking the next generation apps strategy from SAP.  At a high level, the SAP S/4 HANA offering offers: a new suite of applications […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #techoptimization, Apps Strategy, Architecture, best practices, Business suite 7, ByD, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CIO, Cloud, Constellation Research, deployment options, Digital Transformation, digitaltransformation, Ensw, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, event report, Legacy Optimization, next gen apps, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, S/4, sap, SAP AG, SAP Business Suite 7, SAP Enterprise Support, SAP ERP, SAP Hana, SAP Hybris, saphana, SAUGSummit, SOA, Software Insider, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software maintenance, software ownership, SoftwareInsider, Technology Optimization, user strategy, vendor strategy

Research Report: Inside The 2015 Boardroom Priorities (Parts 1 & 2)

Research Report: Inside The 2015 Boardroom Priorities (Parts 1 & 2)

By R "Ray" Wang on December 17, 2014

Boardrooms In Market Leader And Fast Follower Organizations Rapidly Take Action To Address the Digital Chasm Ahead Constellation Research surveyed over 200 CXO’s and identified 10 board room priorities for 2015. As anticipated, digital transformation has emerged as a significant board room topic and market leaders and fast followers seek guidance on what elements are […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #techoptimization, 2014, application development, Apps Strategy, Architecture, best practices, board room, Business Transformation, BYOD, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Constellation Research, Customer Experience, CXO, CXP, Digital Marketing Transformation, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise mobile, Enterprise Mobile Management, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, five generations of mobile, future of work, mass personalization, Mass Personalization At Scale, mobile, Mobile Biz, mobile device management, mobile enterprise, Mobile Management, Mobile OS, Mobile strategy, mobility, Monday's Musings, R "Ray" Wang;, research, Research Report, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, strategy, Technology Optimization, user strategy, vendor strategy | 1 Response

News Analysis: Inside the First Industry-Specific Mobile Apps by the IBM MobileFirst for Apple iOS Partnership

News Analysis: Inside the First Industry-Specific Mobile Apps by the IBM MobileFirst for Apple iOS Partnership

By R "Ray" Wang on December 10, 2014

The IBM-Apple Partnership Achieves First Milestones On December 10th, IBM and Apple announced the first wave of industry-specific enterprise solutions as part of the IBM MobileFirst for iOS applications.   In a meeting with Fred Balboni, IBM’s general manager of the Apple partnership; and Jeremy Butcher, Apple Marketing and Strategy, Constellation received an update on the […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #techoptimization, 2014, application development, Apps Strategy, Architecture, best practices, Business Transformation, BYOD, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Constellation Research, Customer Experience, CXO, CXP, Digital Marketing Transformation, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise mobile, Enterprise Mobile Management, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, five generations of mobile, future of work, mass personalization, Mass Personalization At Scale, mobile, Mobile Biz, mobile device management, mobile enterprise, Mobile Management, Mobile OS, Mobile strategy, mobility, Monday's Musings, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Technology Optimization, user strategy, vendor strategy | 1 Response

Event Report: SAP Australian User Group Summit Highlights Systematic Concerns About SAP

Event Report: SAP Australian User Group Summit Highlights Systematic Concerns About SAP

By R "Ray" Wang on September 9, 2014

  Australian Users Concerns About SAP Similar To Other Global Users Over 500 Australian SAP users gathered between September 8th and 9th, 2014 at the Sydney Hilton for the annual user conference.  Users came from IT roles, marketing, HR, and finance.  In speaking to over 100 attendees, key concerns include: Lack of clarity in future […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #techoptimization, Apps Strategy, Architecture, best practices, Business suite 7, ByD, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CIO, Cloud, Constellation Research, deployment options, Digital Transformation, digitaltransformation, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, event report, Legacy Optimization, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sap, SAP AG, SAP Australian User Group, SAP Business Suite 7, SAP Enterprise Support, SAP ERP, SAP Hana, SAP Hybris, SAUGSummit, SOA, Software Insider, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software maintenance, software ownership, SoftwareInsider, Technology Optimization, user conference, user event, user group event, user group events, user groups, user strategy, vendor strategy

Musings: What Organizations Want From Mobile

Musings: What Organizations Want From Mobile

By R "Ray" Wang on April 29, 2014

Mobile Is The Entry Point To Digital Business Mobile is a key entry point into digital transformation and digital business initiatives.  Along with cloud, social, big data/analytics, and video, mobile is one of the five pillars of digital.  Mobile is more than the first screen of interaction for many users.  Mobile describes how users expect […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged #techoptimization, 2014, application development, Apps Strategy, Architecture, best practices, Business Transformation, BYOD, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Constellation Research, Customer Experience, CXO, CXP, Digital Marketing Transformation, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, future of work, mass personalization, Mass Personalization At Scale, mobile, Mobile Biz, mobile device management, mobile enterprise, Mobile Management, Mobile OS, Mobile strategy, mobility, Monday's Musings, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Technology Optimization, user strategy, vendor strategy | 1 Response

News Analysis: SAP Business Suite on HANA

News Analysis: SAP Business Suite on HANA

By R "Ray" Wang on January 14, 2013

In a global announcement in Palo Alto, New York and Frankfurt, SAP’s top executives Dr. Vishal Sikka, Rob Enselin, Jim Haggeman Snabe, and legendary founder and chairman Dr. Hasso Plattner announced availability of SAP’s Business Suite powered by SAP HANA.  SAP has rewritten the Business Suite to work on SAP’s HANA platform and believes that […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, Architecture, Business Analytics, Business Outcomes, Business suite 7, business value, columnar database, Constellation Research, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise class, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, News Analysis, next gen apps, next generation, Next generation apps, NextGen, oracle, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sap, SAP Business Suite 7, SAP Hana, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, upgrade, upgrades, user strategy, vendor events

Market Maker 1:1: Steve Miranda, Oracle Fusion Applications Update – The Inside Story

Market Maker 1:1: Steve Miranda, Oracle Fusion Applications Update – The Inside Story

By R "Ray" Wang on January 3, 2013

The Inside Story On Oracle Fusion Apps At The End of 2012 Constellation sat down with Steve Miranda, Oracle’sExecutive Vice President of Oracle Applications Product Development to discuss the state of Oracle Fusion Apps in a no-holds barred honest conversation about what’s working, what’s not, and what to look forward to in 2013. R “Ray” […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, Architecture, Business Outcomes, business platforms, business solutions, business technology, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Service Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, CMO, collaboration, collaboration software, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, COO, Corporate Vision, Corporate Vision And Strategy, CTO, Customer Experience, customer relationship management, customer relationship management (CRM), customer service, Data to Decisions, Data2Decisions, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, IT Strategy, Market Maker 1:1, Next generation apps, Oracle Apps Unlimited, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion Apps, Oracle Public Cloud, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, SaaS, saas bigots, SaaS strategies, salesforce.com, sap, Software Insider, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, Steve Miranda, vendor strategy | 1 Response

Connecting Digital Strategy with Social Business and Next-Gen Mobility

Connecting Digital Strategy with Social Business and Next-Gen Mobility

By Dion Hinchcliffe on July 26, 2011

How do the overarching digital strategies of today’s 21st century enterprise relate to social business and smart mobility? It’s a question I’ve been asked more and more frequently as these two major new trends become primary areas of focus in organizations around the world. The reality is today that large organizations continue to struggle with […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged android, applications, Architecture, Blog Post, Business Models, CEO, CIO, CMO, collaboration, communication, Community, CRM, Crowdsourcing, digital, Digital Strategy, Enablement, Facebook, internet, iOS, marketing, mobility, planning, sales, social business, Social CRM, strategy, Supply Chains, technology, Web | 9 Responses

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