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Why Cloud ERP?  Cutesy Video

Why Cloud ERP? Cutesy Video

By Zoli Erdos on August 10, 2012

The cutesy video above was created by SAP, the first part talking about the benefits of Cloud ERP, the integrated approach in general, and while the last minute turns into a SAP Business ByDesign pitch, it could very well be viewed as overall industry promotion, applicable to archrival NetSuite, and to some extent Workday, and […]

Posted in Application Software | Tagged Business ByDesign, Cloud ERP, netsuite, saas erp, sap, sap byd, video, workday | 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

NetSuite History, Wayne's World style

NetSuite Welcomes SAP as Customer, even while SAP Swaps it for ByD

By Zoli Erdos on May 15, 2012

NetSuite is no stranger to aggressive marketing,  and SAP has clearly been their #1 target for a while starting from pranks like the SAP for the Rest of Us Party during SAPPHIRE 2006 to staging a shootout at the anti-SAP Conference or releasing edgy videos a’la Mac vs Windows and even launching a Business ByNetsuite […]

Posted in Application Software, Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business ByDesign, netsuite, nsw12, sap, sap byd, sapphirenow, software as a service, successfactors, suiteworld, two-tier erp, zach nelson | 1 Response

SAP and SuccessFactors Acquisition Q&A

SAP and SuccessFactors Acquisition Q&A

By Jarret Pazahanick on December 6, 2011

This Saturday SAP announced its $3.4B acquisition of SuccessFactors and even though in the recent months they had dropped some hints they were looking to make an acquisition very few had SuccessFactors being the likely candidate.  I would expect a lot more information and clarity to come out in the coming months but thought I […]

Posted in Application Software, Business, Enterprise, Featured Posts | Tagged Business ByDesign, ByD, Cornerstone, enterprise software, OnDemand, peoplesoft, saas, sap, sap byd, successfactors, taleo, workday | 2 Responses

The (ERP) Shootout That Isn't.

The (ERP) Shootout That Isn’t.

By Zoli Erdos on August 18, 2011

<rant> We’ve often discussed SaaS Suites, ERP, specific vendors like SAP and Netsuite, so seeing this tweet by SAP a good month ago of course piqued my curiosity: @SAPByDesign RT @VendorShootout: Business #ByDesign: The Most Complete,Adaptable OnDemand Business Solution http://spr.ly/6019RH4S #erp <-reg 2 download Wow. It looks like SAP’s SaaS offering, Business ByDesign won some […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Marketing | Tagged Business ByDesign, erp, erpshootout, Fort Knox, marketing, netsuite, saas erp, SAP Business ByDesign, sap byd, software selection, White Paper

Why Workday is a Major Threat to SAP

Why Workday is a Major Threat to SAP

By Jarret Pazahanick on July 8, 2011

If you asked a majority of people who will be SAP’s biggest competitor in the coming years my guess is the names Oracle and Salesforce would be the two most commonly mentioned. If I had to place a bet I would say the right answer is Workday for a number of reasons which I will outline below.

Posted in Application Software, Business, Enterprise, Featured Posts | Tagged Business ByDesign, ByD, enterprise software, peoplesoft, saas, sap, sap byd, workday | 1 Response

Dreamforce Musings: Why the Real Cloud Has Gained Momentum

Dreamforce Musings: Why the Real Cloud Has Gained Momentum

By Aneel Bhusri on December 16, 2010

I had the rare and great opportunity to attend the opening two days of Dreamforce last week. Rare, because I can’t remember the last user conference I went to as an attendee rather than a speaker (turns out it’s a lot less stressful to be in the audience ☺). And great, because it truly was […]

Posted in Application Software, Business, Enterprise, Featured Posts, Sponsor, Your POV | Tagged Business ByDesign, cloud computing, df10, dreamforce, marc benioff, salesforce.com, sap, sapsummit, workday

Key success factor for SaaS suites: functional parity

Key success factor for SaaS suites: functional parity

By Frank Scavo on October 18, 2010

As we all know, software-as-a-service (SaaS) has been one of the bright spots in the enterprise systems marketplace these days. The advantages are becoming more widely recognized: lower total cost, faster time-to-benefit, little to no capital expenditure, and less pain in system upgrades.
In fact, in some segments of the enterprise market, SaaS is already where most of the action is…

Posted in Application Software, Enterprise, Featured Posts, Your POV | Tagged Business ByDesign, erp, functional parity, netsuite, Plex Systems, saas, SaaS suite, salesforce.com, sap, software selection | 1 Response

Vindicated by SaaS

Vindicated by SaaS

By Zoli Erdos on August 10, 2010

<Shameless chest-thumping below. You’ve been warned.> In 2008 I said: I am a strong believer that in 4-5 years most software developed will be SaaS, and that in 10 years it will be the predominant method of “consuming” software by large enterprises. Today IDC says (as cited by Joe McKendrick @ ZDNet): By 2012, IDC […]

Posted in Application Software, Enterprise | Tagged Business ByDesign, ByD, saas, sap, software as a service

SAP Business ByDesign Video – Plain and Simple, Making Fun of …Wow, ERP!

SAP Business ByDesign Video – Plain and Simple, Making Fun of …Wow, ERP!

By Zoli Erdos on July 18, 2010

We’re just having an intense internal debate in the Enterprise Irregulars group whether SAP’s Business ByDesign (ByD) is late to the market and what it all means, when hot off the press here’s a promotional video, that’s not so much ByD advertising but a SMB / SME SaaS 101, and a very good one at […]

Posted in Enterprise, Small business | Tagged Business ByDesign, ByD, enterprise software, erp, humor, marketing, saas, sap, smb, sme, video | 2 Responses

NetSuite, Manufacturing, Ecosystems and a Better Way to Compete

NetSuite, Manufacturing, Ecosystems and a Better Way to Compete

By Zoli Erdos on June 3, 2010

We’ve covered NetSuite substentially @ CloudAve – to the point that I’ve run into trouble with my title:  I already used NetSuite vs SAP … Round #n. A Game Changer? so what should I call this one?  NetSuitevs SAP Round #n+1? 🙂 All right, let’s get serious:  NetSuite launched a Manufacturing Edition today.  Dennis Howlett […]

Posted in Application Software, Small business | Tagged all-in-one, application suites, Business ByDesign, ByD, erp, manufacturing, marketing, mrp, netsuite, rootstock, saas, SaaS suite, sap, smb, sme, software ecosystem, software suites

Business ByDesign meet NetSuite, NetSuite meet Business ByDesign

Business ByDesign meet NetSuite, NetSuite meet Business ByDesign

By Ben Kepes on June 1, 2010

I wanted to refrain a little while from commenting on SAP’s announcement of the long-awaited (and oft-maligned) Business ByDesign on-demand product (as an aside, is it just me who feels a little finny calling a SAP product SaaS?). Zoli has covered the launch previously, but I wanted to return and reflect on what it all means […]

Posted in Enterprise | Tagged Business ByDesign, netsuite, sap | 4 Responses

NetSuite vs SAP ... Round #n. A Game Changer?

NetSuite vs SAP … Round #n. A Game Changer?

By Zoli Erdos on May 18, 2010

In my recent Suites post I said there were exactly 1.5 (one and a half) integrated full business solutions (SaaS Suite, SaaS All-In-One, SaaS ERP, SaaS SMB ERP – take your pick or  create a new one) offered as a service.   The one in that equation was NetSuite, and the half is SAP’s Business ByDesign. […]

Posted in Enterprise, Small business | Tagged all-in-one, application suites, Business ByDesign, ByD, enterprise software, erp, integrated suites, marketing, netsuite, on-demand, saas, SaaS suite, sap, saphirenow, software as a service | 3 Responses

FUD in the House of SaaS – More on Suites

FUD in the House of SaaS – More on Suites

By Zoli Erdos on April 26, 2010

Recently I wrote about the evergreen Best-of-breed vs. Integrated All-in-One Suite debate again, arguing: Call me “old school”, but I also believe in the value of having one tightly integrated system for most business needs, and I believe it’s true not only for large corporations but much smaller businesses.  I don’t have CIO’s to back […]

Posted in Enterprise | Tagged all-in-one, application suites, Business ByDesign, business suite, ByD, collaboration, CRM, ecosystem, enterprise software, erp, fud, innovation, integration, mrp, netsuite, peoplesoft, pr, rootstock, saas, saas sales, SaaS suite, salesforce.com, sap, suitecloud, suitecloud10, suiteflow, unstructured data, wikis, workday

Edgy Marketing: Great Plains and SAP Guy vs. NetSuite Guy (Mac vs PC)

By Zoli Erdos on April 15, 2010

You’ve seen Great Plains and SAP, now in the Grand Finale they come together to match up against Mac .. I mean the NetSuite Guy: (Disclosure – Ben and I are attending NetSuite’s SuiteCloud conference and the company covers our expenses.)

Posted in Just for fun | Tagged Business ByDesign, ByD, edgy marketing, Great Plains, humor, mac spoof, marketing, microsoft, microsoft dynamics, ms dynamics, netsuite, sap, suitecloud, suitecloud10, video | 2 Responses

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