By Phil Fersht on August 9, 2015
When we coined the term “The As-a-Service Economy” a year ago (remember our famous Ten Tenets post), we never quite anticipated we were helping define the future model the services industry would adopt for business, technology and operational service delivery. As-a-Service replaces Outsourcing We’ve perennially debated the (toxic) term “outsourcing”, long vilified as the substitution of […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 2015 As-a-Service Study, ADP, Analytics and Big Data, as a service, as-a-service economy, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Design thinking, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, HfS, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, mobility, PaaS, Phil Fersht, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, Security and Risk, Sourcing Change Management, Sourcing Locations, Talent in Sourcing, The As-a-Service Economy, The Internet of Things, Ultimate Software, workday
By R "Ray" Wang on April 2, 2013
Partnership Announcements Enhance Ultimate Software’s Offerings Amidst a crowd of 1500 customers, partners, and attendees, Ultimate Software held their annual gathering from March 12th to March 15th, 2013 in Las Vegas. Geared towards the medium sized to enterprise markets, Ultimate Software has steadily taken market share from ADP for payroll and expanded out into operational […]
Posted in Business | Tagged #ulticonnect, Apps Strategy, Celergo, Chief HR Officer, Chief People Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud Wars, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, data integration, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, event report, future of work, HCM, HR, HR Tech, Human Capital Management, Human resources, Informatica, partnerships, payroll, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Ultimate Software, user event, user group event, user group events, user groups, vendor strategy
By Brian Sommer on December 14, 2012
Major Themes 2012 was an interesting one for Human Resources software. From Talent Management, Payroll, Analytics, HRMS and other niche HR solutions, there were a number of cool innovations, emerging trends and a lot of M&A with a side order of an IPO. Let’s review the big themes: You couldn’t swing a dead cat at […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #wday, enterprise software, erp, HireVue, HR, HRTech, ibm, Kenexa, linkedin, Northgate-Arinso, oracle, sap, Silkroad, SuccessFactors, talent management, Taleo, Ultimate Software, Work.com, workday |
By Brian Sommer on April 10, 2012
Ultimate Software recently showcased a new predictive analytics tool they have produced. The results they produced were worth noting and can deliver value to other firms as well.
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Human resources, predictive analysis, talent management, Ultimate, Ultimate Software
By R "Ray" Wang on September 20, 2011
First Inaugural Awards Designed to Celebrate the Explorers, Pioneers, and Unsung Heroes Who Successfully Put Technology to Work SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 20, 2011—Constellation Research, Inc., announces 29 Protostar winners, representing the 2011 SuperNova award semifinalists. Chosen from a pool of more than 70 applicants, these individuals are recognized as among the few that have […]
Posted in Business | Tagged Activision, AICPA, AMP Pty Ltd., API Healthcare, Aristocrat, best practices, Bordine's, BPO, brand monitoring, Business Analytics, business intelligence, business technology, business value, CEO, CFO, Chirch Global Manufacturing, Christiana Care Health System, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, CMO, collaboration, Constellation Research, Constellation SuperNova Awards, Consumer Tech, Consumerization of IT, Core4 Research, CRM Magazine, Dell Computer, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, Emerging Technologies, Enterasys, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Fetch Technologies, Flextronics Inc., giftgaff, Gilt, Huntington Bank, innovation, innovation insights, Inteva Products, ITS, Jefferson County Colorado, Kelly Services, mobile, mobile enterprise, Preferred Unlimited, Psion, R “Ray” Wang;, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Shape Corporation, social analytics, social business, Social Business Software, social commerce, Social CRM, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, Social Media, social media monitoring, social sales insights, social technologies, socialytics, Sony Electronics, Texas Instruments, Ultimate Software, XSP
By R "Ray" Wang on May 29, 2011
Executive Profile Series Delivers The Inside View On Disruptive Technologies Starting this week, we’ll be kicking off an on-going series of interviews with the people behind the technologies in Cloud Computing and Social Business. The interviews should provide insightful points of view from a customer, industry, and vendor perspective. The transcript of the 30 minute […]
Posted in Business | Tagged aaron levie, Adam Rogers, adobe, Adobe Systems, Alan F. Nugent, Alcatel-Lucent, Alistair Rennie, Aneel Bhusri, Attensity Group, Bill Jacarsuo, Bob Kelly, Box.net, Brad Smith, BunchBall, Charlie Isaacs, Clarabridge, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Danile Debow, David Bankston, David Sacks, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, Ed Van Siclen, Eugene Lee, Executive Profiles, Gaurav Dhillon, Get Satisfaction, Greg Gianforte, hootsuite, Ian Hersey, ibm, INgage Networks, Intuit, Jive Software, Lithium Technologies, loic le meur, Lyle Fong, Marcel LeBrun, Michael Ni, microsoft, Moxie Software, Mzinga, netsuite, Parker Harris, Pervasive Software, Peter Lorenz, R “Ray” Wang;, R "Ray" Wang;, Radian6, Rajat Paharia, Ram Menon, Randy Guard, RightNow, RightNow Technologies, Rob Howard, Rob Tarkoff, rwang0, Ryan Holmes, Rypple, salesforce.com, sap, SAP AG, SAS Institute, seesmic, Sid Banerjee, SnapLogic, social business, Social Business Software, socialtext, Telligent, TIBCO Software, Tien Tzuo, Tom Kelly, Tony Zingale, Ultimate Software, vendor strategy, Verafirma, Wendy Lea, workday, yammer, Zach Nelson, Zuora |
By Naomi Bloom on April 4, 2011
Ultimate HQ In Weston Florida I rarely attend vendor user conferences unless I’m an invited speaker or otherwise participating at the request of that vendor, so I’m the last person to offer a learned comparison of conference venues, programs, parties, swag, logistics, etc. But one thing I have observed is how much of a vendor’s […]
Posted in Business | Tagged conferences, Organizational culture, SaaS, Ultimate, Ultimate Software, Vendor/Product Updates
By R "Ray" Wang on November 19, 2010
The super majority (26 of 27) of publicly traded software vendors in the Software Insider Index® delivered turnaround stories for Q3 Cy 2010 year-over-year (YoY) performance. SaaS vendors and middleware vendors led the charge with solid double digit gains against tough comps. Performance of on-premises apps vendors reflected the easy comps from a dismal 2009 […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 2010, Amdocs, Ariba, Blackboard, CA, CA Technologies, Computer Associates, Concur, Deltek, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Epicor, IFS, IFS North America, Informatica, JDA Software, Kenexa, Lawson, Manhattan Associates, netsuite, Pervasive Software, Progress Software, QAD, Quarterly Financial Tracker, RightNow, RightNow Technologies, Saba, salesforce.com, sap, SII, SII®, SoftwareAG, subscription revenues, SuccessFactors, Taleo, two-tier ERP, Ultimate Software, VMware
By R "Ray" Wang on August 20, 2010
The majority of 22 publicly traded software vendors demonstrated solid year-over-year (YoY) quarterly growth from Q2 2009 (see Figure 1). Every SaaS vendor in the Software Insider Index® drove 14% to 26% growth (see Figure 2) despite the pick up in on-premises license sales. Highlights for the 2010 CY Q2 2010 results: On-Premises Trends JDA […]
Posted in Business | Tagged 2010, Amdocs, Ariba, Blackboard, CA Technologies, CDC Software, Computer Associates, Concur, Deltek, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Exact Software, IFS, JDA Software, Lawson, Manhattan Associates, netsuite, on-premise, on-premises, oracle, Q2, QAD, Quarterly Financial Tracker, RightNow, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, SII, SII®, software as a service, SuccessFactors, Taleo, Ultimate Software
By R "Ray" Wang on May 27, 2010
The majority of 21 publicly traded software vendors managed to show year-over-year (YoY) gains over the dismal beating from calendar year (CY) Q1 2009. SaaS vendor maintained their double digit gains while on-premise vendors mostly showed positive traction (see Figure 1) and (see Figures 2). Highlights for the 2010 CY Q1 2010 results: Big gains […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 2010, Amdocs, Ariba, Blackboard, CA Technologies, Computer Associates, Concur, Deltek, IFS, JDA Software, Lawson, Maconomy, Manhattan Associates, netsuite, on-premise, oracle, Q1, QAD, Quarterly Financial Tracker, RightNow, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, SII, SII®, software as a service, SuccessFactors, Taleo, Ultimate Software
