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Gartner Predicts CRM Will Be A $36B Market By 2017

Gartner Predicts CRM Will Be A $36B Market By 2017

By Louis Columbus on June 18, 2013

The latest enterprise software forecast from Gartner shows Customer Relationship Management (CRM) increasing to a $36.5B worldwide market by 2017, a significant increase from the $20.6B forecasted in Q1 of this year.  CRM also leads all enterprise software categories in projected growth, showing a 15.1% CAGR from 2012 to 2017, also revised up from 9.7% […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, BI, business intelligence, byline=Louis Columbus, customer relationship management, Data Driven, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, erp, gartner, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, SCM, Social Media, supply chain management, Tech, Web conferencing

Cloud Computing and Enterprise Software Forecast Update, 2012

Cloud Computing and Enterprise Software Forecast Update, 2012

By Louis Columbus on November 9, 2012

The latest round of cloud computing and enterprise software forecasts reflect the growing influence of analytics, legacy systems integration, mobility and security on IT buyer’s decisions. Bain & Company and Gartner have moved beyond aggregate forecasts, and are beginning to forecast by cloud and SaaS adoption stage.  SAP is using the Bain adoption model in […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Bain & Company, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, cloud computing forecast, CRM, customer relationship management, enterprise software, HRM, Louis Columbus' blog, PaaS, SaaS, SCM, software as a service, Tech, ticker=NASDAQ:MSFT, ticker=NYSE:CRM, ticker=NYSE:IBM, ticker=NYSE:IT | 1 Response

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

News Analysis: Lawson Puts Its Full ERP Suite In The Cloud

News Analysis: Lawson Puts Its Full ERP Suite In The Cloud

By R "Ray" Wang on April 22, 2010

Lawson External Cloud Services Represents A Big Step In On Demand ERP Options On March 31, 2010, Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) announced the Lawson External Cloud Services offering.  The venerable St. Paul, Minnesota vendor plans to deliver the full ERP Suite including Lawson S3, Lawson M3, and Lawson Talent Management via Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon EC2, Apps Strategy, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, CRM, deployment options, EC2, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise performance management, enterprise software, erp, HCM, HR, iaas, Infrastructure as a service, Intentia, Lawson, Lawson CUE, Lawson Global Users Group, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Lawson Software, Lawson Talent Management, Lawson Test Drive, license policy, Mid market, News Analysis, Oracle Enterprise Manager, SaaS, saas bigots, SCM, social enterprise apps, software trends, Software Vendors, strategy, subscription pricing, supply chain, True SaaS, vendor strategy, virtualization | 1 Response

Tuesday's Tip: Dealing With Vendor Threats To Charge For Back Maintenance Fees

Tuesday’s Tip: Dealing With Vendor Threats To Charge For Back Maintenance Fees

By R "Ray" Wang on April 13, 2010

Four Common Customer Scenarios Will Trigger Vendors To Raise The Back Maintenance Fee Discussion Back maintenance fees describe the amount an organization would have paid for maintenance if they would have continued to pay the usual stream required to access support, bug fixes, patches, and upgrade rights.  As economic conditions have worsened, many organizations have […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 3PM, 3rd party maintenance, Apps Strategy, back maintenance fees, best practices, bill of rights, bug fix, contract negotiations, contract strategy, cost reduction, CRM, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, erp, IT Strategy, license policy, license returns, revenue recognition, SaaS, SCM, self support, software as a service, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software maintenance, software ownership, software ownership lifecycle, software pricing, software revenue recognition rules, software trends, Software Vendors, upgrade, vendor management, vendor strategy, vendor threats

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