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The Cure for Enterprise Software Fatigue
Whenever I am contacted by a vendor for a “pre” press release briefing, I always go into the discussion with one part interest, one part cynicism and one part optimism. The interest of course is part of my natural curiosity about almost anything – which is why I guess I enjoy hosting a talk radio […]
Snakes in a playpen and why the current Coupa and recent SAP press releases tell a different story of the same shifting paradigm
June 15, 2010
UPDATE March 4th, 2013: According to CNN Money, they have declared a winner in the David vs. Goliath bout between Coupa and Ariba (SAP). Of course there is no surprise here as I called this fight in the following 2010 Procurement Insights post. “Bolt-on is an artificially intelligent, comprehensive execution system providing very specific functionality […]
SaaS Sprawl, One-Stop Shopping and Free 8-Tracks To Boot: A Sad Day in the World of SAP
May 18, 2010
“Wookey, speaking at the SAP Sapphire conference in Orlando, said he doesn’t blame these customers for going out and getting SaaS, but he does see an opportunity to “bring cohesion to the model.” In some respects, Wookey’s plan could be a cure for SaaS sprawl . . . Customers have come to SAP and “said […]
Privatizing Multi-Transactional Supplier Platforms Within the Public Sector (Part 2)
February 17, 2010
I can recall negotiating a mutli-million dollar contract renewal and being relieved that my organization held an important advantage in that we had developed and owned the growing supply base that was necessary for the third-party provider to meet the delivery and price requirements for a key government client. When I talk about owning the […]
A Revenue Positive Business Model in Public Sector Purchasing (Part 1)
February 16, 2010
The core “philosophy” behind the New Public Management or “NPM” concept (which has been part of the government lexicon since the 1980s), is the belief that a “market orientation in the public sector will lead to greater cost-efficiency for governments, without having negative side effects on other objectives and considerations.” While there may be merit […]
Patrick Quirk Appointed CEO of Emptoris (My Preliminary Reaction)
October 1, 2009
Oracle has acquired GoldenGate, a leading provider of real-time data integration solutions. GoldenGate’s best-in-class solutions enable real-time data integration and management by capturing and delivering updates of critical information as the changes occur and providing continuous synchronized data across heterogeneous environments. Companies are expected to gain improved business intelligence across the enterprise, with more accurate […]
The Emptoris Evolution: A Vision of Planned Continuity
September 26, 2009
As the business mainstream begins to look for new avenues of driving both efficiencies and savings in their supply chain practice, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendors are coming into their own as the only real alternative to the traditional, and largely ineffective ERP-based solution providers. This has prompted a migration of sorts for Tier One giants such […]
Beyond But Not Above Technology: Business Intelligence the Viador Way
August 31, 2009
No doubt you have noted that I have recently been spending a fair amount of my time discussing the importance of Business Intelligence (BI) to an organization in terms of driving best practice or value decision-making on a real-time, real-world basis. While it is easy to fall into the trap of dismissing BI as semantically-based […]
Syndicated PI Ping: Is Oracle Twitter’s Hidden Competitor?
July 2, 2009
Are traditional ERP vendors like Oracle Twitter’s hidden competitors? Tune in July 7th to find out @ http://ping.fm/LV1up I thought that I would let you know about the upcoming special “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Welcome to Twitterville and the New Business Paradigm.” Featuring best selling author Shel Israel, whose new book “Twitterville: How Businesses […]
Procurement Insights 
July 14, 2010
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