Qualtrics: Not just a shiny new object for SAP
I want to be respectful of the NDAs SAP requested during the recent analyst summit but wanted to share early thoughts that crossed my mind as we were introduced to SAP’s new acquisition. We saw keynotes at the Qualtrics X4 conference, had a walk through of the show floor, a q&a with the management team […]
The coming Enterprise Software Hurricane
In interviewing SAP customers for the upcoming book, I ended up classifying them broadly into four groups. I termed the first three: a) Risk-takers who are trying out new Leonardo ML or IoT projects, developing new functionality with its Cloud Platform, moving to S/4HANA in the cloud; b) Modernizers who are moving to S/4 on […]
Polishing brand ERP
Kudos to Cindy Jutras for her study “Real Facts About ERP Implementation”. Her survey showed that two-thirds of respondents graded their ERP implementation as “successful” or “very successful.” The survey found 31% thought their ERP project was at least a partial success, while 2% thought they were “not very successful.” Only one out of 315 thought their […]
Time for more vertical integration in enterprise software
As SaaS vendors took off in the early 2000s, I was encouraged by their business model. They had collapsed software, hosting, application management and upgrades into one contract. But in recent years I have seen a reversal and a lot of fragmentation. So, vendors are leveraging AWS or Azure for their infrastructure. Is that showing […]
Software Maintenance "Empty Calories"
At a conference in 2006, I presented a Top 10 list of technology expenses which to me represented “empty calories”. Top of that list was Software Maintenance with the likes of Oracle, IBM and SAP Unbelievably, in the dozen years since, a vast majority of on-prem customers have not moved to the cloud and the value […]
Signs of Spring in Enterprise Software
The country is seeing a welcome break from the polar vortex. Temperatures remind us of Spring. Well, may not quite – winter is not done, but there is clear hope. It’s easy when you look at Wall Street’s reaction to Workday or ServiceNow results to forget reality. The reality is that there are over a […]
Oracle’s stretch goal for its applications?
Mark Hurd tells Bloomberg “In fact, the highest application percentage of any company in any segment is sort of mid-20s. This generation will see a leader that’s much more material than that, and I volunteer us to do it.” I would love to see that. Listening to Mark Hurd at Oracle OpenWorld I wrote “After two decades of […]
A brief history of the 21st century: The Enterprise Tech chapter
People in our industry like to call themselves futurists. My glasses don’t allow me to look that far out. My books have, however, forced me to become a pretty fair historian. In The New Polymath I looked at Renaissance Men and Women like Leonardo da Vinci over the centuries. In Silicon Collar, I looked at automation and impact on jobs […]
Trends: Constellation 2018 Enterprise Awards
Awards Recognize Mostly The Pinnacle and A Tinge Of Nadir For Enterprise Tech In 2018, enterprise tech remained fast-paced, innovative, and action-packed. The Constellation Research team attended over 250 enterprise tech events, handled 1000’s of inquiries and briefings, dealt with 1000’s of media inquiries, and reached 100’s of millions in the social sphere. With that […]
Influence, Intelligence and SAP
By Vinnie Mirchandani on March 11, 2019
Last week, in the Enterprise Irregulars chat room I said in a thread “Analyst Relations at vendors generally want to influence v. seek intelligence. So they want analysts to say nice things about what they can offer today. As important should be influence of their own R&D. This is how our market and competition are […]
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