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News Analysis: Infor’s Cloud Strategy Goes Azure With Infor24

News Analysis: Infor’s Cloud Strategy Goes Azure With Infor24

By R "Ray" Wang on July 17, 2010

On July 12th, 2010, Infor announced its Infor24 initiative at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC).  Infor24 represents the Alpharetta, GA software titan’s foray to deliver its solution offerings in the cloud and a continued bet on Microsoft for key technologies.  Here’s the first take on the news and from exclusive conversations with Soma Somasundaram, […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, Infor, Infor EAM, Infor Flex, Infor Global Solutions GmbH, Infor ION, Infor Syteline, Infor XM, Infor24, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft AzurePlatform: AppFabric, Microsoft SQLAzure, News Analysis, Next generation apps, SaaS, SaaS offensive, software as a service, vendor strategy

Monday's Musings: Why Users Must Preserve Their Third Party Maintenance Rights

Monday’s Musings: Why Users Must Preserve Their Third Party Maintenance Rights

By R "Ray" Wang on February 22, 2010

Apps Users Seek Third Party Maintenance For Cost, Value, and Service Updated surveys from inquiries, client conversations, and user group meetings show a 113.8% increase in interest in third party maintenance (3PM) services from Q3 2009 to Q1 2010 (see Figure 1).  Key factors stem from (see Figure 2.): Continuing cost pressures. Budgets continue to […]

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