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Roundup Of Cloud Computing And Enterprise Software Predictions For 2014

Roundup Of Cloud Computing And Enterprise Software Predictions For 2014

By Louis Columbus on January 5, 2014

Alan Kay’s saying that the best way to predict the future is to create it resonates through the best cloud computing and enterprise software predictions for 2014. Constraints that held start-ups back from delivering sophisticated new apps and services are disappearing fast.  The dynamics of one of my favorite books, The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, are in full force across the […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 2014 Predictions, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing enterprise adoption, Cloud Computing Forecasts 2011, cloud computing landscape, Cloud Computing Predictions, Enterprise resource planning, Forrester Research, IaaS Forecast, IDC SaaS Forecasts, Louis Columbus' blog, predictions, Public Cloud Computing, SaaS, SaaS Early Adopter Research, software as a service | 4 Responses

Troubling, Challenging 2014 ERP Predictions

Troubling, Challenging 2014 ERP Predictions

By Brian Sommer on December 17, 2013

The ERP segment is undergoing a lot of change. Change, though, can create some uncomfortable moments for some folks and ERP vendors, customers and integrators will definitely feel something next year. What are some of these challenges and who will need to adapt?

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #predict14, 2014 Predictions, Enterprise resource planning, erp, ERP Prediction, Naomi Bloom, Vinnie Mirchandani, workday | 2 Responses

News Analysis: Acumatica Raises $10M In Series C Funding, Aims For 1B In Revenue By 2023

News Analysis: Acumatica Raises $10M In Series C Funding, Aims For 1B In Revenue By 2023

By R "Ray" Wang on December 9, 2013

New Funding Round Fuels Road Map And Geographic Expansion On November 18th, privately held Acumatica announced Series C funding from Runa Capital and Almaz Capital.  The  Kirkland, WA based Acumatica, has been quietly providing its partners a customizable, cloud-based ERP and CRM development platform for the SMB market.  Acumatica’s previous rounds were funded by Visma […]

Posted in Business | Tagged acumatica, Alma Capital, Apps Strategy, CFO, Chief Financial Officer, Chief information officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, Constellation Research, CRM, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise class, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, erp, event report, News Analysis, partner ecosystems, partners, partnerships, R "Ray" Wang;, Runa Capital, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

Top 12 Sites For Free Cloud Computing & Enterprise Software Research

Top 12 Sites For Free Cloud Computing & Enterprise Software Research

By Louis Columbus on August 26, 2013

One of the most common questions I get from students is where they can find free cloud computing and enterprise software research. Few if any of my students work for companies who have subscriptions with the top analyst firms however.  A small group of students are working on a start-up on the side and want […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Big Data, BMC Software, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, customer relationship management, Data Driven, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, gartner, Infonetics Research, Louis Columbus' blog, Magic Quadrant, microsoft, software as a service, Symantec, Tech, VMware, Yankee Group | 3 Responses

Sage Data Cloud, new UI and other re-tooling progress

Sage Data Cloud, new UI and other re-tooling progress

By Brian Sommer on August 15, 2013

Imagine you run R&D for a major software firm.  Your employer has grown the company massively over the last couple of decades with acquisitions of competing and complementary product lines. You now have to support and enhance dozens of product lines, product architectures, etc. Unfortunately, pure-play competitors are now introducing all-new applications at a dizzying […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Enterprise resource planning, erp, Infor Global Solutions, Reference Data, Sage, Sage Data Cloud, Sage Group, software as a service | 1 Response

Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks In The First Half Of 2013

Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks In The First Half Of 2013

By Louis Columbus on July 10, 2013

Cloud computing stocks continue to show wide variation in performance throughout the first half of this year. Ten of the twenty companies in the Cloud Computing Stock Index delivered returns to shareholders with NetSuite leading with a 37.30% share gain, delivering $13,730 on $10,000 invested on January 2, 2013. To more fully define the stock […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, Cloud Computing, Data Driven, Earnings Per Share, Enterprise resource planning, Louis Columbus' blog, netsuite, Plex Systems, SaaS, software as a service, Tech, Total Gain | 4 Responses

Gartner Predicts CRM Will Be A $36B Market By 2017

Gartner Predicts CRM Will Be A $36B Market By 2017

By Louis Columbus on June 18, 2013

The latest enterprise software forecast from Gartner shows Customer Relationship Management (CRM) increasing to a $36.5B worldwide market by 2017, a significant increase from the $20.6B forecasted in Q1 of this year.  CRM also leads all enterprise software categories in projected growth, showing a 15.1% CAGR from 2012 to 2017, also revised up from 9.7% […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, BI, business intelligence, byline=Louis Columbus, customer relationship management, Data Driven, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, erp, gartner, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, SCM, Social Media, supply chain management, Tech, Web conferencing

A Question of Granularity

A Question of Granularity

By Denis Pombriant on June 12, 2013

There is a long simmering issue coming back to the front burner these days.  It’s the question of best of breed software vs. a single system.  I’ve been giving it a lot of thought and realized something. The old discussion says that best of breed opens up application areas to greater competition from more vendors.  […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged best of breed, Business process, CRM, Enterprise resource planning, erp, netsuite, oracle, salesforce, salesforce.com, SQL, Suite, Zuora

Putting the Kibosh On ERP Vendor Sales Reps Who Troll For Indirect Access

Putting the Kibosh On ERP Vendor Sales Reps Who Troll For Indirect Access

By R "Ray" Wang on May 28, 2013

Constellation Sees An Alarming Increase In Inquiries Constellation has received an alarming increase in inquiries about an unethical vendor sales practice coined as “trolling for indirect access”. Indirect access is when a vendor claims that a client is accessing their perpetually licensed software in an unintentional manner or inappropriately licensed manner. One vendor uses a […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 3rd party maintenance, analyst relations, Apps Strategy, back maintenance fees, CFO, Chief information officer, Chief procurement officer, CIO, contract negotiations, contract strategy, cost reduction, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise class, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, erp, OOW, oracle, Oracle EBS, Oracle ERP, Oracle Open World, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sap, SAP Business Suite 7, SAP Enterprise Support, SAP ERP, SAPPHIRE, sapphirenow, software bill of rights, software contract reviews, Software Insider, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software mainteance, software maintenance, software ownership, software ownership lifecycle, software pricing, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, Tuesday's Tip, user groups, user strategy

Why Cloud Computing Is Slowly Winning The Trust War

Why Cloud Computing Is Slowly Winning The Trust War

By Louis Columbus on March 13, 2013

Seeing skeptical CIOs agree to cloud-based pilots of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other applications is evidence of how cloud computing is slowly winning the trust war. Further evidence can be seen from how skeptical many of these CIOs initially were, and how successful pilots led to their gradual trust. This […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged analytics, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, CRM, customer relationship management, Data Driven, Enterprise resource planning, erp, Louis Columbus' blog, Public Cloud Computing, SaaS, software as a service, Strategies & Solutions, Tech | 2 Responses

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