deal architect

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

I have been imploring software vendors to globalize and verticalize their applications for a while now - after two decades of cloud apps, less than 20% of the grid of applications across countries and operational processes is filled.

Vertical 207

Vertical Cloud Global Software 207

deal architect

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Infor’s continued focus on micro-verticals and deploying them in the Amazon cloud is starting to pay off. In its quarterly earnings announcement it said “it has more than 25 million users of its cloud applications, and industry-specific certifications in healthcare, Industry Commentary'

Vertical 304

Vertical Cloud 304

deal architect

JULY 16, 2021

While there is a lot of noise about "Industry Clouds", I have been encouraged to see specifics in the form of new product launches and M&A/ownership changes in the last few weeks. They promise to bring a lot more industry.

Vertical 150

Vertical Cloud Product Marketing 150

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

#14- Brands will prioritize vertical video marketing Photo Credit: Austin Armstrong The number 1 trend for 2023 digital marketing will be brands making vertical video marketing a top priority. Vertical videos let potential customers Know, Like, and Trust brands faster, which can increase their reach.

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Media 124

deal architect

APRIL 8, 2018

Readers know I have lamented for a while that enterprise software has paid lip service to verticals. Two decades of cloud and in-memory computing and still most of the available functionality is around horizontal areas - accounting, HCM and CRM.

Vertical 186

Vertical Cloud Software 186

deal architect

JULY 9, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

Cloud 356

Cloud Vertical Conversion Video 356

VC Cafe

JUNE 26, 2023

Challenges galore Like any tech advancement at scale, to succeed in this endeavour requires deep pockets: cloud resources and costly GPUs, expensive AI engineers and a working business model, all of which Google already has. We’re moving away from the 10 blue links (and sometimes 10 blue ads) and moving into something different.

Generative AI 174

Generative AI Search ChatGPT Technical Review 174

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Buying cloud applications has become the norm. Vertical SaaS. We have been long-term investors in vertical SaaS companies like Jobber (home services), Clio (legal) and Zenput (C-stores and restaurants). The other opportunity in vertical SaaS might be around the Shopify ecosystem.

Technical Review 196

Technical Review Vertical Software Review Portfolio 196

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 19, 2021

BLE, which is also known as Bluetooth Smart, is a significant protocol that turns ordinary IT equipment into smart equipment that can connect to cloud servers via the internet to share real-time data. The world’s most sensitive industry vertical is for upheaval with IoT. IoT’s impact on healthcare. Source: Embeddedcomputing.

Technical Review 215

Technical Review Software Review Cloud Vertical 215

deal architect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

This time it is Ari Alexander, GM Net Zero Cloud at Salesforce Fresh off announcements at. As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series.

.Net 221

.Net Cloud Video Green 221

deal architect

MARCH 10, 2021

IFS is hosting its Cloud Launch event today and tomorrow. As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. You can register.

Cloud 324

Cloud Hosting Video Vertical 324

deal architect

APRIL 8, 2018

Readers know I have lamented for a while that enterprise software has paid lip service to verticals. Two decades of cloud and in-memory computing and still most of the available functionality is around horizontal areas - accounting, HCM and CRM.

Vertical 150

Vertical Cloud Software 150

deal architect

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Readers know I have been hounding software vendors on why they are not investing in vertical functionality. After two decades of cloud computing we have very few choices in books of record for industry after industry – utility billing, retail.

Vertical 170

Vertical Software Cloud Marketing 170

deal architect

JANUARY 30, 2022

This time it is Lori Mitchell-Keller, VP Industry Solutions at Google Cloud. As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission ) as part of my Analyst Cam series. Lori covers wide.

Cloud 221

Cloud Video Vertical Software 221

VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2023

Many suspected this was the peak for Nvidia, but the company yesterday announced a partnership with Google Cloud, which took the company’s market cap to $1.2 But it’s not just large tech companies fighting for their share of cloud revenue – startups are entering the space quickly. trillion, fast approaching Apple ($1.4

Generative AI 78

Generative AI ChatGPT Software Review API 78

deal architect

APRIL 28, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

Vertical 300

Vertical Cloud Conversion Video 300

deal architect

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

SAP hosted for analysts a Industry Cloud briefing last week. As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. I have excerpted.

Cloud 221

Cloud Hosting Video Vertical 221

deal architect

JANUARY 29, 2024

As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. This time it is Achyut Jajhoo, SVP and GM, Manufacturing and Automotive (a repeat guest) and.

Cloud 170

Cloud Video Vertical Marketing 170

VC Cafe

MARCH 6, 2024

We’re fast and lean in our decision making and support companies beyond the money with our strong network in the media, entertainment and gaming space.

Artificial Inteligence 141

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Startup Vertical 141

deal architect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Five years ago, I wrote a note titled Infor: a grown-up sleath startup. I wrote about investments Charles Phillips and his team were making including those in ION middleware and in beautification its captive design agency Hook and Loop was.

Vertical 191

Vertical Design Startup Cloud 191

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2024

For example: Technologies: AI, IOT, Cloud, Blockchain Areas: Vertical SaaS, Crypto, Security, Consumer, Deep Tech There is nothing wrong with this approach, but it has never been native for us. Different innovation waves overlap and compound one another (cloud + mobile for example). Replacement is a great strategy.

Vertical 194

Vertical Cloud Software Technology 194

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The SaaS model, with its inherent low customer acquisition costs (CAC) and ease of deployment, makes it possible for companies to be successful when focusing on the SMB market, as well as niche verticals. News Cloud computing saas Sales Small Business Software as a service Version One' Final thoughts.

Fractional CTO 154

Fractional CTO Software Review Viral Sales Cycle 154

ReadWriteStart

JULY 4, 2023

The vehicle produced by Alef Automotive and rightly given the name “Model A” combines the capabilities of vertical takeoff and landing with the ability to drive on highways and park in the same manner as a conventional car.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Mobile Vertical California 150

deal architect

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. This time it is Jujhar Singh, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Salesforce Industries, a repeat.

Cloud 195

Cloud Video Management Vertical 195

The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

If you are considering developing a vertical SaaS, it is your responsibility to communicate the technology’s robust benefits in a way that’s accessible to your potential customers. 2U is a cloud-based shop. Create accessible technology. In other words, keep it simple. Validation, iteration, and innovation.

Agile 131

Agile Vertical Open Source Framework 131

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 18, 2020

We can also notice the increasing demand for branded healthcare apps, medical online platforms, cloud-based patient data management systems, ERPs, and innovative online tools for more automated healthcare services. The post-Coronavirus world is now experiencing a complex change affecting all the industries and verticals.

Global 179

Global Technical Review Analytics Mobile 179

deal architect

JUNE 3, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

Conversion 386

Conversion Vertical Video Software 386

deal architect

MARCH 14, 2018

I spent a few hours at Anaplan’s annual Hub conference in Vegas. It is my first time at an Anaplan event and I sensed the buzz of a vendor going through a phase of rapid growth and having to manage.

Vertical 186

Vertical Analytics Management Cloud 186

Eric Friedman

JANUARY 1, 2023

9/ Self hosted cloud storage booms. Articles like this one from the NYTimes articulate why and how our data hoarding on someone else’s cloud service might not be so great. This one will be hard to measure in 12 months, but I really believe this is a unique moment in time to build something world changing.

Balance Sheet 60

Balance Sheet ChatGPT Technical Review Software Review 60

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 25, 2020

Specify the number of horizontal cells in the main area row and the number of vertical cells in the column. To communicate effectively, businesses, teachers and students will most likely need an opportunity to view, edit, and share PDFs in the cloud. Use the text tool to place the entry point where you want to create the table.

Cloud 90

Cloud Non-disclosure Agreement Database Vertical 90

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2011

This rapid contraction will leave the space run by just a couple of “big guys,” some finely positioned vertical players and a long tail of “local guys,” finding ways to thrive by serving a few small regions or cities. Small businesses move to the cloud. 2012, the year of Creativity.

Cloud 213

Cloud Small Business Mobile Social Media 213

Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

9/ Self hosted cloud storage booms. Articles like this one from the NYTimes articulate why and how our data hoarding on someone else’s cloud service might not be so great. This one will be hard to measure in 12 months, but I really believe this is a unique moment in time to build something world changing.

Balance Sheet 60

Balance Sheet ChatGPT Technical Review Software Review 60

deal architect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

I have written in past about Infor’s micro-vertical strategy and its quest with its internal design agency Hook +Loop to make enterprise software “beautiful”. Cloud Computing, SaaS Enterprise Software (other vendors)' I saw more of that at Inforum in New Orleans this week, but I also signs.

Design 322

Design Vertical Cloud Software 322

deal architect

MARCH 14, 2018

I spent a few hours at Anaplan’s annual Hub conference in Vegas. It is my first time at an Anaplan event and I sensed the buzz of a vendor going through a phase of rapid growth and having to manage.

Vertical 150

Vertical Analytics Management Cloud 150

deal architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Nearly three decades later, I am impatient and always asking vendors about vertical extensions, localization for a long list of countries, automation in implementations. I was part of the Gartner team which popularized the ERP concept in the late 90s.

Vertical 150

Vertical Cloud Software 150

VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2024

Both startups and large tech companies leaned in hard, incorporating automation tools and generative AI applications across verticals. The large tech players are well positioned to lead in this space given their access to deep learning talent, unlimited cloud resources and deep pockets. Visual generative AI made strides as well.

Generative AI 139

Generative AI Video Intellectual Property Artificial Inteligence 139

deal architect

MAY 20, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

Conversion 269

Conversion Vertical Video Software 269