October, 2012

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The IT Reality Check

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InformationWeek tells a depressing, if not surprising, story “But when we asked 382 business pros--a mix of IT and non-IT people--about how IT is perceived in their companies, we were shocked by what we found in both the responses and.

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SAPs rollout malaise

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Reading Dennis Howlett’s update on HANA, you get the sense it is the first time SAP has had rollout issues I can point to several more lethargic product rollouts in the last few years ECC 6.0 available since 2005 is.

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Demonizing Oracle

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First came the SAP outrage about Larry Ellison’s comments in his OOW keynote. Then came my friend Josh Greenbaum’s rant about the vibe at OOW. Now comes an accusation of Oracle is trying to smear competition at a prospect. Surely.

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The Real Deal: Jim Fowler on Competitive Intelligence. Or If they ask you, you didnt hear it from me!

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This continues a series of columns from practitioners I respect. The category "Real Deal" describes them well. This time it is Jim Fowler, director of competitive market intelligence for Software AG, based in Reston, VA. When Vinnie invited me to.

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Hotels and industry events

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I generally prefer industry events at hotels/resorts over those at convention centers. It means less wasted time on shuttle buses, and it usually means a somewhat manageable audience size. But it is also showing up in some hotel negatives I.

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Congratulations, Workday

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Readers of this blog know I am more focused on corporate buyers than investors. But an IPO is a huge milestone, and the intense interest in Workday’s offering (priced at a valuation of about $ 4.5 billion) which started trading.

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The Roger Eberts of Technology

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My wife and I enjoyed The Bourne Legacy. In my case, it was after I saw it the second time. The first time I missed many of the nuances behind the spyware and pharmacology that define the movie (as I.