
HP to Ditch Oracle Siebel in favor of Salesforce.com?
Today’s big news is that HP may be dropping Siebel CRM now owned by Oracle in favor of Salesforce.com. It’s a bit unfortunate that this is presented in the context of personal ego wars – unfortunate, but understandable, considering that Oracle has been on a warpath with HP ever since former CEO Hurd got ousted, […]

Defrag: Cloud economics, cultural change, and other exciting stories
The cloud is pushing profound shifts in computing, the enterprise, and even our culture. Economics has an important to play in these changes.

How to Make Money in the Cloud: Microsoft, SAP, the Partner Dilemma and The Tools Solution
It’s cloud’s illusions I recall, I really don’t know clouds at all….. One of the primary devils in the details with cloud computing will always be found in the chase for margins, and this is becoming abundantly clear for Microsoft’s market-leading partner ecosystem, gathered this week in Washington, DC. for their Worldwide Partner Conference.