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Event Report: The Storify  #CCE2014 TweetStream On #DigitalTransformation #DigitalBiz

Event Report: The Storify #CCE2014 TweetStream On #DigitalTransformation #DigitalBiz

By R "Ray" Wang on November 4, 2014

Constellation’s Connected Enterprise Brings The World Of Digital Transformation To Life At the 4th annual executive innovation summit, Constellation hosted over 200 early adopters, pioneers, and innovators in digital transformation at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay.  Digital transformation and business topics include: Consumerizaiton of IT Data to Decisions Digital Marketing Transformation Future of Work […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, Big Data Business Models, bring-your-own-device, business strategy, business technology, Business Transformation, BYOD, CDO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Creative Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, CMO, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Constellation Research, Data to Decisions, digital, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, Digital Marketing Transformation, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, Emerging Technologies, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, event report, future of work, innovation, Matrix Commerce, Next Gen Customer, Next Gen Customer Experience, Next Gen CXP, Next Generation Customer Experience, NextGen, NextGenCXP, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Technology Optimization, vendor strategy

Coming soon! Disrupting Digital Business – The Book

Coming soon! Disrupting Digital Business – The Book

By R "Ray" Wang on October 12, 2014

The Wait Is Over! I am excited to announce Disrupting Digital Business will be published by Harvard Business Review Press for world wide availability in Q2 2015.  As many of you know, I started this journey to write a book almost 4 years ago.  It was around the time I had decided to leave Altimeter […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged @harvardbiz, Apps Strategy, Big Data, Big Data Business Models, business technology, Business Transformation, CDO, CEO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CIO, Consumerization of IT, CTO, CXO, Design thinking, digital, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, Digital Divide, Digital DNA, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, Disrupting Digital Business, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, Emerging Technologies, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, Fast Followers, Harvard Business Review Press, Leadership, management strategy, Market Leaders, Organizational Design, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

Monday’s Musings: Who Gets To Be A Chief Digital Officer?

Monday’s Musings: Who Gets To Be A Chief Digital Officer?

By R "Ray" Wang on August 4, 2014

 The Chief Digital Officer Navigates Digital Disruption… Chief Digital Officers serve as a leader who is wholly responsible and ultimately accountable for driving digital business transformation.  As identified by Constellation in its’ recent report on the “Case For the Chief Digital Officer”, Constellation expects this executive to report directly to the CEO and bridge the gap […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Apps Strategy, Big Data, Big Data Business Models, business technology, Business Transformation, CDO, CEO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CIO, Consumerization of IT, CTO, CXO, Design thinking, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, Digital Divide, Digital DNA, Digital Transformation, digitaltransformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, Emerging Technologies, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, Fast Followers, Leadership, management strategy, Market Leaders, Organizational Design, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

News Analysis: New #IBMWatson Business Group Heralds The Commercialization Of Cognitive Computing. Ready For Augmented Mentality?

News Analysis: New #IBMWatson Business Group Heralds The Commercialization Of Cognitive Computing. Ready For Augmented Mentality?

By R "Ray" Wang on January 13, 2014

IBM Launches New Business Group In New York’s Silicon Alley On January 9th, 2014, on top of 51 Astor Place (i.e. World Trade Center Building 4), IBM CEO Ginny Rommety and long time veteran, but newly minted, IBM Watson Group Senior Vice President Michael Rhodin, announced IBM’s commitment to putting an entire business unit around […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, Augmented Mentality, Business Analytics, business intelligence, business technology, CDO, CEO, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cognitive Computing, CoIT, Constellation Research, Data to Decisions, data visualization, Data2Decisions, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, Digital Strategy, DigitalBiz, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, early adopters, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise class, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Ginny Rommety, Healthcare, ibm, IBM Watson, mike rhodin, News Analysis, R "Ray" Wang Apps Strategy, R "Ray" Wang;, Retail, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

Monday’s Musings: It’s Time To Identify, Recognize, and Reward The Rebels – The Constellation SuperNova Awards!

Monday’s Musings: It’s Time To Identify, Recognize, and Reward The Rebels – The Constellation SuperNova Awards!

By R "Ray" Wang on July 15, 2013

Seeking The Rebels – Pioneers, Early Adopters, and Thought Leaders Since I started Constellation Research in 2010, we have had a single mission – serve the market leaders and fast followers.  Yet, finding these market leaders and fast followers was no easy task. These folks shrugged off the legacy analyst firms as they failed to […]

Posted in Business | Tagged analyst event, analyst relations, analyst strategy, Awards, business technology, Constellation Research, Constellation SuperNova Awards, Customer Experience, customer experience management, Data to Decisions, Data2Decisions, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, early adoptions, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Fast Followers, management strategy, Monday's Musings, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider

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

Event Report: IFS World Conference 2012 – Innovations Abound Beyond ERP (#IFSWoCo2012)

Event Report: IFS World Conference 2012 – Innovations Abound Beyond ERP (#IFSWoCo2012)

By R "Ray" Wang on October 16, 2012

Key Themes Include Mobility, User Experience, and Innovation Over 1100 IFS customers convened October 15th to 17th, 2012 in Gothenburg Sweden for the IFS World Conference.  The conference brought together the world of projects, service and asset, manufacturing, and supply chain.  The conference highlighted the: Massive move to mobile. IFS continued their push into their […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged #ifswoco2012, aerospace & defense, Apps Strategy, business technology, BYOD, Chief information officer, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, CMO, Constellation Research, engagement, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise class, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, event report, IFS, IFS North America, IFS World, mobile, mobile enterprise, News Analysis, projects, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Technology Optimization, user conference, user event, User Experience, user strategy, vendor strategy | 1 Response

Monday’s Musing: Avoiding Social Media Fatigue Through Engagement

Monday’s Musing: Avoiding Social Media Fatigue Through Engagement

By R "Ray" Wang on May 21, 2012

Social Media Moves From Ubiquitous Usage To Relevant Rationalization Have we hit a social media plateau?  In recent client conversations on usage of social media, the trendsetters appear to be “socialed out”.   Most early adopters seem to be overwhelmed with their personal (Facebook, Google+), corporate (Yammer, Jive, Chatter, SharePoint), and professional (LinkedIn) social networks.  In […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged adoption, Apps Strategy, business drivers, business impact, business strategy, business technology, business value, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, CHRO, CIO, CMO, customer engagement, Customer Experience, customer experience management, customer relationship management, disruptive, Disruptive Tech Life Cycle, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, engagement, Engagement Apps, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise class, Facebook, google, GooglePlus, Linked In, linkedin, Monday's Musings, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, socbiz, social analytics, social business, Social Business Software, social business strategist, Social CRM, social customer insights, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, social marketing insights, Social Media, social media monitoring, social sales insights, social service, social support, social support insights, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider

Event Report: Questions Every #SAPPHIRENOW Attendee Should Be Asking SAP

Event Report: Questions Every #SAPPHIRENOW Attendee Should Be Asking SAP

By R "Ray" Wang on May 13, 2012

SAP’s In The Midst Of Massive Transformation   Just four years ago, nervous attendees dealt with a tumultuous global market entering financial crisis.  SAP’s management team decided to raise maintenance fees to shore up its margins amidst a drought of innovation.  Customers revolted en masse.  Policies changed due to user group and global influencer pressure.  […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, ASUG, ASUG365, Business Analytics, Business by Design, business intelligence, Business Objects, Business suite 7, business technology, business value framework, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Constellation Research, Consumer Tech, Consumerization of IT, Design thinking, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise class, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, event report, orlando, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sapphirenow, social business, Social Business Software, software as a service, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, user conference, user event, user group event, user group events, user groups, user strategy, vendor events, vendor strategy | 4 Responses

Why Are Innovative CIO’s Betting Less On Cloud And Virtualization?

Why Are Innovative CIO’s Betting Less On Cloud And Virtualization?

By R "Ray" Wang on May 8, 2012

Innovative CIO’s Betting On Disruptive Technologies That Impact Enterprise Business Value In the Four Personas of the Next Gen CIO published March 3, 2012, four personas of the CIO were identified: Chief Infrastructure Officer, Chief Integration Officer, Chief Intelligence Officer, and Chief Innovation Officer (see Figure 1).  This research of 79 progressive CIO’s identified the […]

Posted in Business | Tagged 2012, analytics, Apps Strategy, Big Data, BigData, Business Analytics, business intelligence, business technology, business value, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, collaboration, collaboration software, Constellation Research, Corporate Digital Divide, Data deluge, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, innovation, innovation insights, Monday's Musings, next gen cio, next gen CIO's, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, social analytics, social business, Social Business Software, Social Enterprise, social technologies, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, trends | 1 Response

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