Julia King in Computerworld Article, Beyond CRM: SaaS slips into the mainstream, presents macro statistics as well as individual stories about the burgeoning SaaS industry. Statistics we pulled from the article: IDC projected a 36% worldwide growth in 2009. The number was revised upward to 40.5% as a result of the recession. Gartner expects...
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Archive for February, 2010
Hosted Applications versus SaaS Applications
Don’t get stuck in the past, don’t look too far forward
A recent article by Rick Whiting on CRN ChannelWeb covered a warning that NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson issued to traditional ERP channel partners. Nelson said “If traditional midmarket VARs don’t change to meet the demand for cloud computing solutions, they will go out of business.” This comment prompted a response by a traditional vendor...
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SaaS rated less likely to deliver business benefits
Panorama Consulting recently published a study called the 2010 ERP Report which provides 5 key conclusions gathered from a survey of approximately 1,600 respondents who implemented various mid-range ERP solutions. We encourage you to read the paper to see statistics on ERP implementation expeditures, timeframes, and expectations. In this post we would like to...
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Cloud channels in the ERP SaaS world
Dennis Howell in his ZDnet post NetSuite to crack the cloud channel? described some positive things that both NetSuite and Intacct were doing to build a sales channel. In the process, he made the point that: Most are going it alone rather than investing in traditional channel activities. However, it seems to...
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It’s time to re-write ERP
Kim Nash, in CIO Magazine article, ERP: How and Why You Need to Manage It Differently, thinks that it might be time to re-write ERP. Today ERP is the Jack Nicholson of software: Its repertoire hackneyed, the old and expensive dog finds it hard to learn new tricks. It’s become a legacy technology, and...
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