
Microsoft Buys Yammer- A Two Minute Analysis
So Microsoft has confirmed the rumored acquisition of Yammer for $1.2B. Here’s my thoughts; Potentially this is a great opportunity for MSFT to create a fabric that spans their different enterprise products (Dynamics, Office, SharePoint) that’s a big big opportunity but I believe technology and platform hurdles will push that possibility well into the future […]

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Available Globally
After dilly dallying for a long time, Microsoft is going global with their cloud push. Today, Microsoft CEO announced that Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online will be available globally. This is the cloud version of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 which itself will be available globally on Feb 28, 2011. It is now available at 40 […]

The Master of Guerilla Marketing Turns Microsoft’s Prank Around
CloudAve readers know I am a fan of edgy marketing. Now it’s time to update my recently compiled inventory of software marketing pranks. A major show like Salesforce.com’s DreamForce would not even be real without some guerilla marketing activity – except the players seemed to have traded places this year. Guerilla Marketing is normally David’s […]
Edgy Marketing: Great Plains and SAP Guy vs. NetSuite Guy (Mac vs PC)
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.)
Edgy Marketing: Great Plains Guy vs NetSuite Guy (Mac vs PC)
Since I’ve shared with you a video making fun of the Suites it’s only fair to show how a “suite”, NetSuite makes fun of competitors. Oh, I love edgy marketing:-) But this is nothing.. wait till they publish the SAP vs NetSuite video we’ve just seen at the SuiteCloud conference 🙂 (And I can’t wait […]

Click… Click … #FAIL. The Microsoft Dynamics Obstacle Course
I guess I should start theme days. Yesterday it was passwords, today it’s a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, this time it’s actually 4 images, but they tell the full story.. no comment required. New Blog Post: Check Out the NEW NetSuite Compete Site!: check out the new NetSuite compete site for competitive… […]