By R "Ray" Wang on September 15, 2010
Customers Expect Their Software Solutions To Be Turnkey The recent Q2 2010 update to the Software Insider Vendor Selection Survey highlights some changing expectations of 401 respondents in the vendor selection process. Business technologists were asked to rate their top 5 selection criteria. Key findings demonstrate how functionality, ownership experience, and ecosystem feedback categories dominate […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on August 30, 2010
Upcoming Data Deluge Threatens The Effectiveness Of Activity Streams Activity streams, best popularized by consumer apps such as Facebook and Twitter, have emerged as the Web 2.0 visualization paradigm that addresses the massive flows of information users face (see Figure 1). As a key element of the dynamic user experiences discussed in the 10 elements […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on January 6, 2010
High Cost Of Ownership And Changing Requirements Drive SAP Users To Seek Optimization Solutions As users await SAP to regain its mojo (see Dennis Howlett’s post) and implement it’s “Voice of the Customer” strategy in 2010, users must continue to reduce their cost of ownership and complexity (see Figure 1). In addition, rapidly changing business […]
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