By Louis Columbus on July 15, 2013
Comparing the latest Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) List Of Top 100 Global Software Leaders published in May of this year with current Glassdoor ratings based on employee feedback provides valuable insights into the best software companies to work for in 2013. The Glassdoor ratings of the percentage of employees who would recommend their employer to […]
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By Louis Columbus on February 24, 2013
Hiring great people and creating a culture of achievement that is fun, focused and able to get challenging tasks done is not an easy task. Keeping that culture strong and focused on the customer takes a unique leader that consistently earns trust and respect. Those are the qualities I think of whenever I’m asked to […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged aaron levie, AppDynamics, bill mcdermott, byline=Louis Columbus, Citrix Systems, Cloud Computing, customer relationship management, Data Driven, enterprise software, Glassdoor, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Jim Whitehurst, Louis Columbus' blog, NetApp, Red Hat, SaaS, Tech, VMware |
By Tom Raftery on November 25, 2012
We have been talking on GreenMonk about the lack of transparency from Cloud vendors for some time now, but our persistence is starting to pay off, it appears! Some recent conversations we’ve had with people in this space are starting to prove very positive. We’ve had talks with GreenQloud. GreenQloud are based in Iceland, so […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Cloud, cloudsigma, cloudstack, greenqloud, Jim Hagemann Snabe, sap, sapphirenow, sapteched |
By Vinnie Mirchandani on May 18, 2011
Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEO of SAP framed his summary of the Sapphire Now event ahead in a session with the Enterprise Irregulars on Sunday when he said they would emphasize mobile, in-memory and on-demand trends. Sure enough, there was plenty of all three. In a session with Bill McDermott, the other co-CEO, yesterday most […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged bill mcdermott, Enterprise Irregulars, Jim Hagemann Snabe, sap, sapphirenow
By R "Ray" Wang on May 19, 2010
Co CEO’s Stabilize The Company Both SAP Co-CEO’s Bill McDermott (Orlando) and Jim Hagemann Snabe (Frankfurt) took stage on May 18, 2010, in a simulcasted keynote. While Bill highlighted SAP’s future vision and commitment to customers, Jim focused on communicating the SAP product strategy to match the corporate vision. Customers, partners, and influencers sought an […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged bbd, bill mcdermott, Business by Design, Business Objects, ByD, Cisco, Clear Standars, Cloud, ecosystems, EhP, EMC, event report, intel, iPad, Jim Hagemann Snabe, On Demand, On Device, on-premise, oracle, real-time, RIM, SaaS, sap, SAPPHIRE, sapphirenow, sustainable, Sybase, Syclo, unwired, Vishal Sikka, VM Ware
By R "Ray" Wang on February 11, 2010
New Changes Hint At Hasso’s Priorities In a not surprising update, SAP makes changes to Executive Board and management. Here are the changes: Gerhard Oswald becomes COO. Gerhard has experiences in support, consulting, education, custom development, and quality.Gerhard’s contract has been extended till December 31, 2011.Point of View (POV): Gerhard’s been a long-timer at SAP […]
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By Josh Greenbaum on February 10, 2010
In one of life’s little ironies, I was in the airport last Sunday on my way to Europe– and a series of meetings in Walldorf – when I got a call from SAP. The rest you probably know: the SAP board decided not to renew the contract of Léo Apotheker – who succeeded Henning Kagermann […]
Posted in Business | Tagged bill mcdermott, CEO succession, Co-CEO, ecosystem, Hasso Plattner, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Léo Apotheker, sap
By Michael Krigsman on February 7, 2010
Bloggers and Twitters alike are buzzing today with news that enterprise giant, SAP, announced a leadership change. IT’s time for customer-friendly SAP legislation and product innovation.
Posted in Business | Tagged bill mcdermott, Hasso Plattner, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Léo Apotheker, sap
By Vinnie Mirchandani on February 7, 2010
I was in a session last year with Dave Girouard of Google, when I asked him if he still believed in the statement he made 3 years prior about enterprise software. Without batting an eyelid, he asked me “Are you…
Posted in Business | Tagged bill mcdermott, enterprise software, erp, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Léo Apotheker, sap
By R "Ray" Wang on February 7, 2010
Rumors began circulating early this weekend that Léo Apotehker’s contract would not be renewed. The highest level sources had confirmed this early in the morning and the afternoon press release provided confirmation of the details. A few key facts: SAP moves back to Co-CEO management structure. Bill McDermott, head of field organization and Jim Hagemann […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged bill mcdermott, CEO, Co-CEO, enterprise software, erp, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Léo Apotheker, resignation, sap, Technology / Software, visha, vishal sika |