Can Trade Associations Be Good Channels To Market?
Ever since my early days as an industry analyst at IDC in the 1980s, I’ve been convinced that one of the most potent, yet under-utilized resources in the IT market are the major trade associations....
View ArticleSalesforce.com Targets SaaS Financial Apps
Salesforce.com has teamed with Unit 4 Agresso to create a new company, called FinancialForce.com, that will build upon the Coda 2go on-demand financial application. This move is another indication that...
View ArticleA SaaS/Cloud Computing Scorecard for 2009
Since 2009 is coming to a close, I thought it would be a good time to review how I did with my predictions for the year regarding the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud computing market. 1....
View ArticleBack-Office Cloud Solutions Soar
A series of announcements over the past week clearly indicates that Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) financial management and enterprise resource management (ERP) solutions are taking hold among...
View ArticleGod Loves the Cloud and It’s Time to Get Religion – A Commentary in...
I’m not a religious guy, but I’ve been preaching about the virtues of moving to the cloud for a long time. Well before the idea became popular, I saw the potential cost savings offered by the cloud, as...
View ArticleCFOs Calculate Benefits of Cloud ERP – A Guest Commentary in E-Commerce Times
One of the clear indications that the cloud movement is becoming mainstream is the growing number of CFOs and finance departments that are adopting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to support...
View ArticleWhat’s Driving CFOs to the Cloud? A Guest Commentary in Datamation
Although a growing number of organizations have been adopting a ‘cloud first’ approach to their business application and computing needs for a while, it has taken a long time for CFOs to feel...
View ArticleIs Salesforce Getting Serious About the Back Office? – Guest Commentary in...
Even as Salesforce.com aggressively seeks to consolidate its position as the leader of cloud-based front-office applications via a series of acquisitions, it is possible that 2017 could be the year the...
View ArticleRecreating ERP in the Cloud – A Guest Commentary in Datamation
Now that moving to the Cloud has become mainstream, it’s time for organizations to confront their biggest enterprise application challenge in the era of digital disruption – revamping their enterprise...
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