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New Feed - Please Update

by Zoli Erdos on 10/30/2009 19:31 1 comment , 383 views
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Dear Reader,

The Enterprise Irregulars blog and along with that our feed is getting a face-lift soon (we actually think it's more then a face-lift, bringing improved features...).  In preparation for the change, we have created a new feed.  

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Year Two in the Reign of SAP’s Léo Apotheker: Predictions and Proscriptions

by Josh Greenbaum on 10/29/2009 17:52 0 comments , 553 views
In the aftermath of a relatively decent Q3, all things considered, that nonetheless earned SAP the wrath of the stock market, it’s important to take a look at what SAP, its customers, and its competitors have to look forward to as CEO Léo Apotheker rounds the end of his first full year at the helm. And [...]
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Integration as a Service and the SaaS Network Effect

by Thomas Foydel on 10/29/2009 14:48 1 comment , 485 views
Categories: Software Lifecycle, Trends & Concepts, Software Ecosystems, Process & Industry, Software 500, Global Vendors, Featured Archive, SmartThink
Brian Sommer at Software and Services Safari has an excellent article today which I have summed up in the title. My takeaway is simply that as cloud based software services open integrations to other clouds and manage those integrations, they multiply the power of their individual clouds and create a computing environment that the on-premise [...]
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SAP's View -- The Making of a Good Implementation and Technology Partner (Part 1)

by Jason Busch on 10/29/2009 08:38 0 comments , 381 views
Earlier in the week, I found some useful commentary over on Brian Sommer's blog, Software and Services Safari, about what SAP values in its SI, channel and software partners. Brian based his analysis on a conversation he had at TechEd with SAP's Zia ...
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RightNow Right Now is Right On

by pgreenbe on 10/29/2009 06:46 0 comments , 324 views
The RightNow User Conference was a significant transformation point for the company - for the better for the most part. I'm looking at the products which indicate smart short term value and the culture change, which indicates serious long term value.
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Panjiva's March to Provide Global Supply Insight Continues (Part 2)

by Jason Busch on 10/29/2009 05:37 0 comments , 327 views
In the first part of this two-part series on Panjiva, I explored some the information provider's latest global content partnerships as well as providing some details from founder and CEO Josh Green on the company's strategy. In this second part, I'll...
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Cloud-to-Cloud Integration - Another Big ERP Challenge!

by Brian Sommer on 10/28/2009 14:31 0 comments , 395 views
NetSuite's new Open Connect integration should make ERP buyers and vendors re-think interfaces and integration across application suites. Everyone needs to re-think what cloud-to-cloud integration, in multi-tenant apps, really means.
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Live From Endeca's Manufacturing Summit

by Jason Busch on 10/28/2009 14:30 0 comments , 343 views
I'm in Boston today, sitting in on Endeca's Manufacturing Summit. Michael Porter -- yes, that Michael Porter -- led off the day with a great overview of the basic foundations of how companies can create competitive advantage and how this maps to IT i...
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It's Time to Reconsider "OUR SHORE"

by Jason Busch on 10/28/2009 12:29 0 comments , 326 views
Having led a successful offshore project of GlaxoSmithKline's transactional procurement activity a few years back, I know a fair bit about what's involved from a technology, process/knowledge transfer, employee training and necessary new management s...
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A Quick Look at Ariba's Competitive Environment, Their Quarter and Fiscal Year

by Jason Busch on 10/28/2009 08:27 0 comments , 357 views
I've recently spent quite a bit of time digging into the customer side of Ariba's business, and plan to share what I've learned early next week on Spend Matters. I also plan to dig into some of the news from their analyst call that is taking place as...
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