Microsoft’s Q4 FY19 Earnings Reveal a Subtle Shift in Focus
The results of Microsoft’s Q4 FY19 earnings were to be expected. Microsoft performed extremely well and continues to grow; they achieved over $125B in revenue...
Read MoreAccenture Tells Hertz, "You Should Have Read the Fine Print”
In April 2019, Hertz filed a lawsuit against Accenture claiming that Accenture delivered a flawed product, exhibited extortionist-like behavior to fix it, and in general,...
Read MoreAutonomous Database: How Oracle is Seeding its Customer Base
Oracle claimed significant growth with its Autonomous Database on its Q4 earnings call. Since Oracle no longer separately reports its cloud revenue, we will have...
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...
Read MoreInside ServiceNow and Microsoft’s Intensifying Alliance
ServiceNow and Microsoft announced a strengthening of the partnership they established last October with the ultimate goal per their July 9th press release, “to accelerate...
Read MoreOracle Gen 2 CI & Autonomous Database – Saving Your CEO
Cutting through all the marketing jargon, Oracle’s go-to-market approach for their Generation 2 Cloud Infrastructure and Autonomous Database is all about covering your CEO’s back. ...
Read MoreWhat Keeps ServiceNow Awake at Night?
As you prepare for any negotiation, it is important to first assess and understand the goals and objectives of the party sitting across the table...
Read MoreIBM Counters ICL Lawsuit with Strong Defense
What it Means for ICL and What Can be Learned Late in 2018, Israel Chemical Limited (ICL) filed a breach of contract lawsuit against IBM...
Read MoreHertz Piles on Accenture with Updated Lawsuit
On June 20th 2019, Hertz filed an amended lawsuit against Accenture and laid out their case on their claim of deceptive and unfair practices. In...
Read MoreDon't Become an ERP Horror Story – Implement Solid Risk Management
Over the last two decades the road to business process transformation has been cluttered with ERP implementation disasters. In the last few years, these are...
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