Post-Dreamforce Checklist: How to Turn Your Experience into Value
With Dreamforce 2019 just days away, you hopefully already have a plan in place for maximizing your time in San Francisco. But even if you...
Read MoreInside Microsoft and Google Cloud’s Battle for the Enterprise (Whitepaper Excerpt)
While Microsoft has had a comfortable position in large enterprises for years as the only truly viable productivity suite option, Google Cloud’s G Suite has...
Read MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Facebook’s Portal & Workplace and Zendesk’s New Products to Grab More Enterprises
This week, I take a look at Facebook’s use of Portal to try to get more enterprises to adopt Workplace and Zendesk’s recent product announcements...
Read MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Zendesk Wants More Enterprise Customers and Google Cloud Restructures Sales Organization
This week, I take a look at what Zendesk is doing to grab more enterprises and Google Cloud’s recent sales restructuring, putting channel partners under...
Read MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Slack and Zoom Report Q2 FY20 Earnings
This week, I provide my thoughts on Slack and Zoom’s recent Q2 FY20 earnings and what current and future enterprise customers need to understand and...
Read MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Why Salesforce Had a Strong Q2 and How Google Cloud Plans to Make G Suite Sticky
This week, I provide my perspective on Salesforce’s recent Q2 FY20 earnings report and what enterprise customers need to pay attention to. I also provide...
Read MoreWhat Cloud Vendors Really Want From Their Customers
Not all cloud vendors are created equal or even alike, but when it comes to the topic of what they want from their customer base,...
Read MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Salesforce Snags ClickSoftware and Microsoft Pushes O365
This week, I take a look at and provide my perspective on Salesforce’s recent acquisition of field service management software vendor ClickSoftware. I also provide...
Read MoreMicrosoft Retiring Skype for Business Online to Force Teams Use
On July 30th, Microsoft announced that Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021 and all new Office 365 customers will be...
Read MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Salesforce Weakens Price Protections and Google Cloud Ramps Hiring
This week, I take a look at Salesforce’s removal of their standard renewal price protection from their Master Subscription Agreement and what it means for...
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