By R "Ray" Wang on March 5, 2014
Microsoft Convergence Kicks Off In Atlanta The annual Microsoft Convergence customer event kicked off on March 4th, 2014. Far from the days of the Stampede in Fargo, North Dakota, the event shows how far the Microsoft Dynamics customers, partners, and products have progressed. Over 12,000 attendees including customers, partners, staff, and prospects gathered in Atlanta, […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on May 15, 2011
Forward And Commentary This market overview provides a starting point to SAP customers seeking optimization solutions. The document delivers actionable advice and insights into a proven collection of software solutions. As part of the full series, best practices documents will follow with in- depth case studies and a critical product evaluation of this growing market […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on February 7, 2011
Disruptive Technologies Remain Top Of Mind Among Business Technology Leaders It’s always a privilege and a pleasure to reach out to clients and prospects around the world. For those tracking my location, I’ve been in London, San Francisco, and Mumbai over the past 9 days. The conversations have ranged from social business and enterprise 2.0 […]
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By Paul Greenberg on January 14, 2011
To Recap The URLs and the names of the winners of Parts I-V: Finally, the CRM 2011 Watchlist: Part I – SAP, Oracle, salesforce.com, Microsoft The CRM Watchlist Part II: The Usual Suspects – NetSuite, RightNow, Sage, SAS, CDC Software/Pivotal, SugarCRM The CRM Watchlist 2011 Part III: Representing the Pillars – Marketo, Eloqua, Infusionsoft, Jitterjam, […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on August 9, 2010
Welcome to a part 2 of a multi-part series on The Software Insider Tech Ecosystem Model. Subsequent posts will apply the model to these leading vendors:
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By R "Ray" Wang on July 27, 2010
Is your technology provider a hardware vendor or a software vendor? Does your System Integrator now provide solutions in the cloud? These questions will continue as models converge. Hardware, software, and system integration vendors must reinvent new models of revenue. The economic recession has forced business model shifts at the major technology companies.
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