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Why Microservices Will Become a Core Business Strategy for Most Organizations

Why Microservices Will Become a Core Business Strategy for Most Organizations

By Dion Hinchcliffe on September 14, 2018

As an industry, we have collectively returned to that eternal debate about what constitutes a largely technical evolution versus when an important digital idea becomes a full-blown business trend. This has happened before with Web sites, e-commerce, mobile applications, social media, and other well-known advances. It can be hard to remember that at first these […]

Posted in Featured Posts | Tagged APIs, business strategy, CDO, CIO, ecosystem, Enterprise architecture, microservices, platform

Leading CXO Influencer, Dion Hinchcliffe (@dhinchcliffe) Joins Constellation Research

Leading CXO Influencer, Dion Hinchcliffe (@dhinchcliffe) Joins Constellation Research

By R "Ray" Wang on April 3, 2017

  Constellation Research Beefs Up CXO Research Focused On Executive Buy-Side Clients I’m personally excited to announce the arrival of Dion Hinchcliffe to our team.  I’ve been a big fan and admirer of him for the past decade.  As many of you know, he’s been a key influencer of tech executives for some time on […]

Posted in Business | Tagged @dhinchcliffe, 2017, Apps Strategy, C-Suite, CDO, CEO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CIO, CMO, Constellation Research, CTO, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, Dion Hinchcliffe, e20, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Irregulars, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Press Release, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy | 1 Response

Thoughts from a discussion about architecture

Thoughts from a discussion about architecture

By Charlie Bess on March 31, 2015

Yesterday, I had a long discussion with Stephen Heffner the creator of XTRAN (and president of XTRAN, LLC). XTRAN is a meta transformation tool that excels at automating software work – sorry that is the best description I could come up for a tool that can create solutions to analyze and translate between software languages, data […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged agility, Applications architecture, Architect, Architecture, context, Development, Enterprise architecture, future, Information technology, innovation, standards, Strategic planning, Technology / Software, The Open Group Architecture Framework, trends, vision | 1 Response

Contemplating a more agile architecture

Contemplating a more agile architecture

By Charlie Bess on March 19, 2015

Last year, I did a presentation on the need for a more agile approach to architecture, where the whole approach needs to become more business-centric and less about the underlying technology. Concepts like: Time to action Value vs. expense Transparency Visibility Experimentation and continuous change are at the core of this discussion and the need […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged agility, Architecture, automation, Cross-functional team, Development, Enterprise architecture, services

Going Beyond ‘Bolt-On’ Digital Transformation

Going Beyond ‘Bolt-On’ Digital Transformation

By Dion Hinchcliffe on May 28, 2014

Much has been made recently of the imperative to fully transition our businesses into the modern digital world. It now hardly needs to be said at this point. There is even some encouraging news for traditional enterprises: The latest data from Forrester shows that companies are indeed at long last making digital transformation a top […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Analysis, Crowdsourcing, Enterprise architecture, peer production, strategy, The Enterprise, Trends and Statistics | 1 Response

Defining the Next Generation Enterprise for 2014

Defining the Next Generation Enterprise for 2014

By Dion Hinchcliffe on May 12, 2014

Many of you know that over the last several years I’ve tried to make the case that most organizations are currently falling behind the advancing pace of technological change. That business is so centered around technology today is the reason why addressing this has become a top competitive issue. Becoming better adapted to tech change […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Analysis, Crowdsourcing, Enterprise architecture, Network effects, NGE2014, social business, Social Media, strategy, The Enterprise

Designing the New Enterprise: Issues and Strategies

Designing the New Enterprise: Issues and Strategies

By Dion Hinchcliffe on April 5, 2014

I’m looking forward to traveling to Paris, France the week after next to provide the opening keynote to the Intersection Conference. Intersection is an intriguing new multi-disciplinary event organized by Milan Guenther that’s intended to explore how we should design our organizations for the future. Milan also wrote a terrific book by the same name, […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Analysis, Enterprise architecture, strategy, The Enterprise, Trends and Statistics | 2 Responses

News Analysis: Kana Express 13 Addresses Omni-Channel Customer Service for Mid-Market

News Analysis: Kana Express 13 Addresses Omni-Channel Customer Service for Mid-Market

By R "Ray" Wang on July 1, 2013

Just 14 months after announcing the acquisition of Trinicom, Kana has revealed the latest release of its cloud customer service suite for the mid-market, Kana Express.   Released on June 27, 2013, the new product reflects the company’s mission “To provide leading customer service solutions that empower our customers to create experiences that count, for their […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged #custserv, $KANA, Accel-KKR, Apps Strategy, best of breed, Business Analytics, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Service Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, CMO, Constellation Research, context, CRM, CustExp, Customer Experience, customer experience management, customer relationship management, customer relationship management (CRM), customer service, Customer Support, CXP, Engage, engagement, Engagement Apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Kana Express, Kana Software, News Analysis, Next Gen Customer, Next Gen Customer Experience, Next Gen CXP, Omnichannel, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, software as a service, Software Insider, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

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

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