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Workday Rising: Speak softly and carry big, happy customers

Workday Rising: Speak softly and carry big, happy customers

By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 7, 2014

Howard Street in San Francisco on Tuesday morning looked different. The tarmac was visible and cars were actually using it. Outside Moscone Center, a local folk rock band, Blind Willies was playing. Excellent, but nowhere near the brand recognition of say, Aerosmtih or Will.i.am. Inside Moscone, the rooms had plenty of empty seats. Welcome to […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #wdayrising, conferences, customer relationship management, Moscone Center, salesforce.com, San Francisco, workday, Workday Rising

Does your event inspire Jukebox Heroes?

Does your event inspire Jukebox Heroes?

By Vinnie Mirchandani on December 5, 2012

The Foreigner hit tells the story of a fan who could not get into a show,  but even standing outside in the rain, was so inspired by the music that he bought a used guitar the next morning and went on to become a rock star. Does your event aspire to create similar Jukebox heroes? […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #wday, Cognizant Technology Solutions, df12, Dreamforce, Moscone Center, netsuite, Oracle OpenWorld, sapphirenow, SuiteWorld, Workday Rising | 1 Response

ERP'€™s Franken-soft and how Workday avoids it

ERP’€™s Franken-soft and how Workday avoids it

By Brian Sommer on November 13, 2012

The genesis of many application software products is a great idea. Someone conceives a better, newer way to achieve a business outcome, complete a process, etc. That idea gets codified and becomes an application. In some cases, it bec…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #wday, analytics, Cloud ERP, data model, Dave Duffield, erp, franken-soft, SaaS ERP, software maintenance, workday, Workday Rising

The existential threat to on-premise models

The existential threat to on-premise models

By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 13, 2012

4 years ago when I interviewed Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho for The New Polymath, the prime driver in the marketplace for SaaS adoption was better economics compared to on-premise. But Sridhar also spoke about agility in SaaS delivery Feature parity to Microsoft Office (and other software) will come sooner than you may think. We […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged #wday, Dave Duffield, SaaS, sridhar vembu, workday, Workday Rising, zoho | 1 Response

The end of vaporware

The end of vaporware

By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 12, 2012

It was a striking sight. It was end of day in last week’s Technology Summit after Workday had showed us countless demos of new functionality, when under non-disclosure they announced plans to develop a Recruiting module. It would be next-gen, not just applicant tracking, but would allow for candidate identification through  traditional and social channels, […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #wday, Aneel Bhusri, apple, Hasso Plattner, iPhone, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, SaaS, Tim Cook, waporware, workday, Workday Rising

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 Technology Summit. Photo credit: Zoli Erdos

Workday: The Locker Room at Half-Time

By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 7, 2012

A few weeks ago, I wrote it is “Halftime in Enterprise Technology” Workday invited a group of analysts and bloggers to their annual Technology Summit, this year in conjunction with their user event, Rising. To me, the opportunity to mingle with all the development folks I describe below, the 200+ prospects in attendance, and several […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #wday, erp, workday, Workday Rising

End of the On-Prem Paradigm

End of the On-Prem Paradigm

By Denis Pombriant on October 26, 2011

Uber analyst Dennis Howlett over at ZDNet wrote a piece ruminating on the Gartner Symposium and colleague Larry Dignan’s summary of the meeting, “Enterprise IT: Here comes that deer in the headlights look again” that is well worth reading.  Together the articles wonder aloud how much time there is between now and the paradigm shift that will […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged CRM, Dignan, economics, Gartner Symposium, Howlett, oracle, sap, technology, workday, Workday Rising, ZDNet, Zuora | 1 Response

ERP’s Disruptive Moment

ERP’s Disruptive Moment

By Denis Pombriant on October 26, 2011

At Dreamforce Zuora, like many other emerging companies allied with Salesforce.com, decided to hold a user group meeting.  As long as the customers jointly held by Salesforce and Zuora were in town the logic went, why not have them in for a day of education, listening and a pep talk form the boss. It was […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged CRM, Dave Duffield, erp, oracle, salesforce.com, sap, workday, Workday Rising, Zuora

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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