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SAP Nation Excerpts: Chapter 1 - The Customer Pivot

SAP Nation Excerpts: Chapter 1 – The Customer Pivot

By Vinnie Mirchandani on December 19, 2014

Amazon has  SAP Nation on the Kindle and in softcover. Over the next few weeks the book will be available in other print and eBook formats. As I have done with my other books, I plan to excerpt here about 10% of the book over the next several weeks for my blog readers. Here is […]

Posted in Business | Tagged AstraZeneca, bp, e-book, Flextronics, kenandy, sap, SAP AG, SAP Nation, workday | 1 Response

Workday Rising  Comfort Food in a Complex World

Workday Rising Comfort Food in a Complex World

By Vinnie Mirchandani on September 10, 2013

The keynote this morning by co CEOs Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri was a study in contrasts. There were plenty of reminders of the complex world we live in. Mike McNamara, CEO of Flextronics, talked about his 30 country, $20+ global operation. George Tenet, former CIA director, now a Workday customer discussed the geopolitics of […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #wdayrising, Aneel Bhusri, David Duffield, erp, Flextronics, HCM, workday

A snapshot of enterprise cloud adopters at Workday Rising

A snapshot of enterprise cloud adopters at Workday Rising

By Phil Wainewright on November 12, 2012

Enterprise cloud applications vendor Workday, fresh from its recent IPO, held its annual convention this week. With many of its 350 customers and 200 prospects in Las Vegas for the event, it gave a good feel for the profile of the typ…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged @aneelb, #wday, Aneel Bhusri, Cloud Computing, Dave Duffield, erp, Flextronics, SaaS, TripAdvisor, workday, Workday Rising

Workday: A billion+ in savings and counting

Workday: A billion+ in savings and counting

By Vinnie Mirchandani on September 4, 2012

Workday has filed its S-1 with the SEC as part of its IPO process. For the 37 months ending January 31, 2012, total revenues were $ 227 million, accelerating year on year, so let’s round off to lifetime revenues of $ 350 million. The whole document makes interesting reading especially if you are a lawyer […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Flextronics, ibm, IPO, workday, Workday IPO

Is outsourcing success an oxymoron?

Is outsourcing success an oxymoron?

By Vinnie Mirchandani on March 28, 2012

Phil Fersht and his team wrote a pretty stern column recently : “Let’s cut to the chase here – “outsourcing”, for most buyers, is like purchasing a wedding dress – a one-time transaction followed by seven years of relationship struggles and future legal wrangles.” I have been married 22 years and it’s so easy to […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged apple, data center, Flextronics, Foxconn, iPad, Outsourcing, workday

Workday and Hoover Dam: Valuing Cloud Companies

Workday and Hoover Dam: Valuing Cloud Companies

By David Dobrin on March 29, 2011

Groupon at $6 billion, for what, coupons? Twitter at who knows how much more, for what, stray pulses of thought? CornerStone OnDemand at 10 times revenues? How much of that is for the words “OnDemand” cleverly tacked onto the name? Are we in the middle of a cloud boom? And if so, can we learn […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud Computing, Dave Duffield, Enterprise Application Strategies, Flextronics, Groupon, Hoover Dam, How to Buy Applications, NoSQL Apps, PeopleSoft, SaaS, software as a service, Uncategorized, workday | 2 Responses

Friday’s Feature: Workday Release 10 Moves Users One Step Closer To ERP Replacement

Friday’s Feature: Workday Release 10 Moves Users One Step Closer To ERP Replacement

By R "Ray" Wang on March 26, 2010

Workday Continues To Pioneer SaaS Success In The Enterprise Founded by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri in March 2005, Workday has grown the company to over 135 customers with 80+ companies in production, 17 enterprise payroll companies, and over 400 employees in 50 countries worldwide.  Key industries include services, technology, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Aneel Bhusri, Chiquita, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Dave Duffield, enteprise apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, Flextronics, Friday's Feature, HCM, oracle, payroll, PeopleSoft, sap, social enterprise apps, Spend Management, strategic HCM, succession planning, True SaaS, two-tier ERP, usability, User Experience, ux, workday, Workday Rising | 1 Response

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