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SAP, SuccessFactors, Ariba and the Brave new World of Mobile, Social and Cloud

SAP, SuccessFactors, Ariba and the Brave new World of Mobile, Social and Cloud

By Ben Kepes on June 7, 2012

Recently I spent a day in Sydney attending an Analyst day that was held alongside Successfactor’s SuccessConnect user conference [disclosure – Successfactors covered my travel and accommodation to attend the briefing]. Other than a few email and twitter conversations, it was the first deep conversation I’d had with folks from

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged ariba, Lars Dalgaard, netsuite, salesforce.com, sap, SAP AG, successfactors | 1 Response

SAP Assembles Cloud Powerhouse with Ariba, SuccesFactors Acquisitions

SAP Assembles Cloud Powerhouse with Ariba, SuccesFactors Acquisitions

By Zoli Erdos on May 22, 2012

Emphasis on  “assemble”, as opposed to develop.  For years SAP and Oracle fought a religious war of acquire/assemble vs develop in-house.  SAP’s view was (even under the current Co-CEOs) that you can only get to a coherent, seamlessly integrated suite by development.  Apparently they have changed religion, borrowing a chapter or two from Larry Ellison’s […]

Posted in Application Software, Business, Enterprise, Featured Posts | Tagged ariba, Business ByDesign, erp, larry ellison, Lars Dalgaard, netsuite, procurement, sap, sapphirenow, successfactors, workday

ThinkPassenger Private Full Service Enterprise 2.0 Communities

ThinkPassenger Private Full Service Enterprise 2.0 Communities

By Mark Fidelman on July 9, 2010

ThinkPassenger’s red velvet rope approach is unique in the industry.  It requires corporations to shed the megaphone approach to customer messaging and to connect with their customers  one on one.  They make it exclusive, fun and rewarding to both company and participant.   It’s typically full service, private and very exclusive.  Think “privileged”.  It begins with […]

Posted in Enterprise | Tagged ariba, enterprise 2.0, Infographics, jive, lithium, Review, Strategy, thinkpassenger

Moving From On-Premises to SaaS, Thoughts on Revenue Corrosion

Moving From On-Premises to SaaS, Thoughts on Revenue Corrosion

By Ben Kepes on September 15, 2009

Image via CrunchBase A recurring theme for me in my writing is the pain that traditional on-premises vendors feel when considering, or actually making, a move to SaaS. Recently I posted about the success Callidus has had with this very move. Within days of that post I was contacted by Ariba software, a vendor in […]

Posted in General, Marketing | Tagged ariba, Licensing, on-premise, perpetual licence, pricing, saas, subscription, traditional software | 2 Responses

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