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Research Summary: Best Practices – The Case For Two-Tier ERP

Research Summary: Best Practices – The Case For Two-Tier ERP

By R "Ray" Wang on March 1, 2011

Forward And Commentary Legacy optimization remains a key component for funding future innovation.  Two-tier ERP emerges as one strategy to optimize existing systems while adding innovation.  The report capitalizes on the recent Software Insider survey of 235 companies looking at future strategies. A. Introduction Organizations continue to face an onslaught of business requirements that their […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged agresso, Apps Strategy, best practices, business value, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, deployment options, Ensw, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Epicor, erp, Exact Software, Glovia, IFS, Infor, Infor Global Solutions GmbH, Intacct, Intit, JD Edwards, Lawson, Lawson Software, MIcrosoft Dynamics ERP, netsuite, next gen IT leaders, Next generation apps, oracle, plexsystems, QAD, R “Ray” Wang;, R "Ray" Wang;, Research Summary, rwang0, Sage Group, sap, SYSPRO, Unit4, user strategy, workday

Quarterly Financial Tracker: Q2 CY 2010 – SaaS Vendors Still Show Massive YoY Growth

Quarterly Financial Tracker: Q2 CY 2010 – SaaS Vendors Still Show Massive YoY Growth

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 […]

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Friday’s Feature: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

Friday’s Feature: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

By R "Ray" Wang on April 24, 2010


Latest Release Provides Existing Customers Good Reasons To Upgrade
Redmond, WA based Microsoft Corporation announced its Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (a.k.a. GP 11) product on April 20th, 2010.  Available May 1st 2010 in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, the Middle East, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the announcement perfectly coincides […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, Business process, business solutions, CRM, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Epicor, Epicor 9, Epicor Software, erp, Exact Software, Friday’s Feature, Great Plains, microsoft, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Dynamics, MIcrosoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft.NET, product launch, Product Review, Professional Services, project based solutions, Public Sector, Retail, Sage Group, sage software, SCM, Software Vendors, supply chain, Technology / Software, two-tier ERP, user conference, User Experience

Software Insider Index™ (SII): 2009 SII Top 35 Enterprise Business Apps Vendors™

Software Insider Index™ (SII): 2009 SII Top 35 Enterprise Business Apps Vendors™

By R "Ray" Wang on March 18, 2010

2009 Results In Major Revenue Declines For On Premise And Officially The Year Of SaaS
A review of last year’s financial performance should erase any doubts about the viability of SaaS as a deployment option and a business model.   Traditional on-premise business apps vendors took the brunt of the beating earlier in the year but […]

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Best Practices: Lessons Learned In What SMB’s Want From Their ERP Provider

Best Practices: Lessons Learned In What SMB’s Want From Their ERP Provider

By R "Ray" Wang on November 2, 2009

Competition Intensifies For The Small And Medium Organization’s Software Budget

Software vendors such as Oracle and SAP can no longer rely on their large enterprise customers for double digit year-over-year growth.  In fact, their customers have not only reached a saturation point in being able to consume new solutions, but have also faced demands to cut […]

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