By R "Ray" Wang on March 23, 2010
Confusion Continues With Cloud Computing And SaaS Definitions Coincidence or just brilliance must be in the air as three esteemed industry colleagues, Phil Wainewright, Michael Cote, and James Governor, have both decided to clarify definitions on SaaS and Cloud within a few days of each other. In fact, this couldn’t be more timely as SaaS […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Apps Strategy, Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, code modification, configuration, Consumption, creation, customization, DaaS, development as a service, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, hosting, iaas, Infrastructure, Infrastructure as a service, James Governor, maintenance, michael cote, next gen cio, next gen IT leaders, NextGen, orchestration, PaaS, phil wainewright, Platform as a service, product lifecycle, SaaS, server virtualized, software appliances, software as a service, software ownership, software version, tenancy, True SaaS, Tuesday's Tip, upgrades, vendor costs
By R "Ray" Wang on March 2, 2010
Single Instance ERP Harder And Harder To Justify The holy grail of an ERP implementation used to be the single instance deployment. However, market forces, a move to adopt new disruptive technologies, slow pace of innovation from incumbent vendors, and high maintenance fees have changed many organization’s perspectives. Add a slew of rapidly changing business […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged agresso, analytics, Apps Strategy, AspenTech, baan, best practices, BPCs, Business Models, business requirements, business value, Cincom, CIO, Deltek, disruptive, disruptive technologies, enteprise apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise software, Epicor, erp, geographic requirements, IBS, IFS, industry requirements, Infor, innovation, Intentia, IQMS, JD Edwards, Lawson, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Maconomy, maintenance fees, MAPICS, Meridian Systems, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Mincom, modernization, netsuite, next gen cio, next gen IT leaders, OpenAir, oracle, PeopleSoft, Planview, Plex, purpose built, QAD, regulatory compliance, reporting, ROI, SaaS, SAP B1, SAP Business All-In-One, shelfware, single instance erp, SYSPRO, SyteLine, tax requirements, Tenrox, two-tier ERP, Ultimate Software, Unit4, workday |
By R "Ray" Wang on January 18, 2010
The Era Of CIO Dictatorships Ends With 2009
Less than 5 years ago, the mighty CIO controlled his or her organization’s destiny by shepherding multi-million dollar projects and ruling with a fist. Business leaders had to pay homage to the IT team and they hated it. The economic crisis, advent of the cloud and SaaS, and […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 2010, application development, Architecture, business drivers, Business Models, Business process, change, CIO, Cloud Computing, disruptive, disruptive technologies, enteprise architecture, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise software, future of business, information management, Infrastructure, macro conditions, next gen cio, pace of technology adoption, procurement, project management, SaaS, security, skill shifts, software as a service, Sourcing, user strategy, vendor management, workplace dynamics
