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Event Report: @ServiceNow Transforms From #ITSM To Experience Orchestration #know18

Event Report: @ServiceNow Transforms From #ITSM To Experience Orchestration #know18

By R "Ray" Wang on May 11, 2018

It’s The Experience, Stupid! Over 18,000 customers, partners, prospects, and influencers gathered at the Sands Convention Center and Expo in Las Vegas for the annual ServiceNow Knowledge Event (see Figure 1).  The vendor best known for its success in IT Service Management has been on a growth tear.  In March 2017, CEO Frank Slootman handed […]

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Event Report: Microsoft Biz Apps Analyst Day Highlights Strategic Transformation #MSBizApps

Event Report: Microsoft Biz Apps Analyst Day Highlights Strategic Transformation #MSBizApps

By R "Ray" Wang on February 16, 2018

  Microsoft Dynamics 365 Seeks End To End Coverage Of Business Apps On February 10th to 12th, 2018, industry analysts converged onto Building 92 at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA, for an update on the Microsoft Business Applications.  The Business Applications Analyst Forum was hosted by key executives including: Source: © 2018 R Wang […]

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Research Summary: How Ensono Used Workday Finance And HR Cloud To Innovate And Save Money

Research Summary: How Ensono Used Workday Finance And HR Cloud To Innovate And Save Money

By R "Ray" Wang on April 13, 2017

  One Integrated, Global System For Finance And HR Delivers Business Success This case study examines Ensono’s experience implementing Workday’s HR and Finance enterprise applications in the cloud. Ensono provides infrastructure management services for global companies. Ensono delivers next-generation IT solutions and helps organizations plan for optimized, future infrastructures. By implementing Workday, Ensono was able […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, Case study, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief People Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud suites, Cloud Wars, Constellation Academy, Constellation Research, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, digitaltransformation, Ensono, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, erp, finance, financial apps, HCM, HR, HR Tech, R "Ray" Wang;, Research Summary, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy, workday

News Analysis: Plex Adds Supply Chain Planning With DemandCaster Acquisition

News Analysis: Plex Adds Supply Chain Planning With DemandCaster Acquisition

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 […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Apps Strategy, CEO, Chief executive officer, Chief information officer, Chief Technology Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud suites, Cloud Wars, Constellation Research, CTO, DemandCaster, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, erp, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Cloud, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics AX, MPS, News Analysis, Plex, Plex Systems, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, s&op, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, supply chain, supply chain orchestration, supply chain planning, suppy chain management, vendor strategy

News Analysis: Oracle’s $9.3B Acquisition Of Netsuite Is About Cloud Consolidation

News Analysis: Oracle’s $9.3B Acquisition Of Netsuite Is About Cloud Consolidation

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

Event Report: Zuora’s #Subscribed15 Shows How Organizations Can Power Their Digital Transformation Initiatives

Event Report: Zuora’s #Subscribed15 Shows How Organizations Can Power Their Digital Transformation Initiatives

By R "Ray" Wang on May 31, 2015

  Subscribed15 Brings Together The Market Leaders and Fast Followers Of Digital Transformation Over 2,000 attendees convened May 20th – 21st, 2015 at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco for the 5th annual Subscribed Conference.   The early adopters in the subscription economy and those seeking to build for a post-sale, on-demand, attention economy were […]

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Event Report: Insights Into The New NetSuite At SuiteWorld 2015

Event Report: Insights Into The New NetSuite At SuiteWorld 2015

By R "Ray" Wang on May 9, 2015

  SuiteWorld Comes Of Disruptive Age Over 7,500 attendees convened at the San Jose McEnery Convention center for the 5th annual NetSuite SuiteWorld.   The four day event brought together customers, partners, and influencers among the ecosystem.  As one of the original cloud pioneers, the appropriate event theme focused on the impact of disruption.   Taking its […]

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News Analysis: SalesLogix Given New Life With Infor Acquisition

News Analysis: SalesLogix Given New Life With Infor Acquisition

By R "Ray" Wang on August 14, 2014

  Infor Acquires SalesLogix To Expand Vertical CRM Footprint On August 14th, New York City headquartered, enterprise software giant, Infor, announced the intent to acquire the assets of Scottsdale AZ, Saleslogix for an undisclosed sum.  For those keeping track of CRM history, Saleslogix was last owned by Sage Group and sold off to Swiftpage, an […]

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Event Report: Epicor Recaptures Mojo With Insights 14

Event Report: Epicor Recaptures Mojo With Insights 14

By R "Ray" Wang on May 5, 2014

Management Team Changes Provide A Breath Of Fresh Air To Culture, Customer, and Products Over 4000 customers, prospects, and partners gathered April 27th to 30th for the flagship Epicor customer conference, Insights 14, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The event provided the $968M revenue, 20,000 customer, Austin based software company […]

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Event Report: Microsoft Convergence 2014 Day 1 Demonstrates Solid Momentum and Mindshare ( #CONV14 )

Event Report: Microsoft Convergence 2014 Day 1 Demonstrates Solid Momentum and Mindshare ( #CONV14 )

By R "Ray" Wang on March 5, 2014

Microsoft Convergence Kicks Off In Atlanta The annual Microsoft Convergence customer event kicked off on March 4th, 2014.  Far from the days of the Stampede in Fargo, North Dakota, the event shows how far the Microsoft Dynamics customers, partners, and products have progressed.  Over 12,000 attendees including customers, partners, staff, and prospects gathered in Atlanta, […]

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