IT Sourcing

SAP Prescribes a Good Night’s Sleep: Q3 2017 Earnings Analysis

October 25, 2017
Chip Hanna
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Based on SAP’s Q3 2017 earnings announcement on October 19th, its CEO Bill McDermott purports to be resting easy. But…

Categories: Cloud, Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, SAP

Oracle Baseline Assessment: Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail

September 26, 2017
Erwann Couesbot
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Does your team know exactly how many license entitlements you have purchased from Oracle? Can you provide a log identifying…

Categories: IT Sourcing, Oracle

Top 10 Excuses to Not Implement Best Practices and 5 Things to do About it

August 22, 2017
John Belden
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Over the past 30 years, a great deal of research has been conducted on IT-enabled business transformations. As a result…

Categories: ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, Oracle, SAP

Software Audits Continue to Rise: Understand the Software Vendor’s Audit Playbook

August 15, 2017
Len Riley
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Software vendors have developed an array of strategies and tactics to extract revenue from customers beyond an initial transaction. These…

Categories: Cloud, Deloitte, ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, Oracle, SAP

The Chess Game of Transformational Services

July 5, 2017
UpperEdge
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Typical sourcing processes of IT consulting service providers for digital transformations do not necessarily result in a better deal or…

Categories: Digital Transformation, IT Sourcing, System Integrators

Building the Confidence to Go-live

June 9, 2017
John Belden
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Anyone who has been responsible for a major ERP go-live can attest to the following scenario: when it's time to…

Categories: ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing

Does Sourcing Matter in Digital Ecosystems?

June 6, 2017
UpperEdge
Reading Time: 3 minutes

In my previous article, Digital Ecosystems - Why Large Companies Have an Advantage in the Digital Future, I discussed how…

Categories: Digital Transformation, IT Sourcing

Digital Ecosystems – Why Large Companies Have an Advantage in the Digital Future

May 24, 2017
UpperEdge
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Winners of the digital evolution will be highly dependent on a company’s ability to innovate and identify with their customers,…

Categories: Digital Transformation, IT Sourcing

SAP Seeking $600M from Anheuser-Busch…Why?

May 9, 2017
Len Riley
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Anheuser-Busch Companies confirmed via its F-20 SEC filing that SAP America, Inc., has commenced an arbitration in New York against…

Categories: ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, SAP

What is The Key to Maximizing IT Labor Cost Optimization Efforts?

July 19, 2016
UpperEdge
Reading Time: 4 minutes

More and more companies are taking a second look at their IT supplier landscape in order to optimize their relationships…

Categories: Cost Optimization, IT Sourcing

IT Sourcing

SAP Prescribes a Good Night’s Sleep: Q3 2017 Earnings Analysis

Oracle Baseline Assessment: Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail

Top 10 Excuses to Not Implement Best Practices and 5 Things to do About it

Software Audits Continue to Rise: Understand the Software Vendor’s Audit Playbook

The Chess Game of Transformational Services

Building the Confidence to Go-live

Does Sourcing Matter in Digital Ecosystems?

Digital Ecosystems – Why Large Companies Have an Advantage in the Digital Future

SAP Seeking $600M from Anheuser-Busch…Why?

What is The Key to Maximizing IT Labor Cost Optimization Efforts?

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