Lower Your Hyperscaler Costs with Credits and Incentives
An Overview of GCP, AWS, and Azure’s Credit and Incentive Offerings Hyperscalers today are offering increased levels of credits and incentives to drive potential customers...
Read MoreGetting to No: 3 Things your Cloud Vendor Won't Give You (And What to Ask for Instead)
Knowing what vendors will say “no” to can be a powerful tool in your negotiation arsenal When a company properly prepares for successful cloud negotiations,...
Read MoreAWS, GCP, and Azure Hyperscaler Comparison: Be Aware of Key Commercial Terms
How the hyperscalers differ with their rights to modify agreements and more If you’re evaluating which hyperscaler is best for hosting your ERP environment, you’ll...
Read MorePrivate Cloud vs. Public Cloud – Which is Best for You?
Through a combination of market research and experience supporting our clients through similar transformational choices, I’ve identified some questions to help you decide whether a...
Read MoreGoogle Cloud’s 2020 Plan for Winning the Enterprise
Google Cloud kicked off its 9-week digital event, “Google Cloud Next ’20: On Air”, on July 14th with a keynote that heavily focused on providing...
Read MoreWhy 2020 Will Be an Even Better Year for Microsoft than 2019
Microsoft had a strong 2019 and based on recent conversations I have had with enterprise customers, there is no reason to think things are going...
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 MoreMicrosoft’s New Fees Aim to Shut Out the Competition
Microsoft recently announced Azure Dedicated Host which, in a nutshell, is another means to move your on-premise servers into Microsoft’s cloud, Azure. The differentiator is...
Read MoreMicrosoft’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 MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Google’s Cloud Outage and Google’s Effort to Land Enterprises
This week, I take a closer look at the recent Google Cloud outage that was felt by many and just how concerned current and potential...
Read MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: G Suite Customers Still Need Microsoft and Facebook Workplace is Enterprise-ready
It is hard to stay on top of the latest news, events and rumblings tied to cloud computing and the cloud vendors responsible for it....
Read MoreGoogle Cloud Next 2019: Google is Enterprise-Ready
Google made their intentions to win over the enterprise clear when they appointed ex-Oracle executive, Thomas Kurian, as their new Google Cloud CEO. Their enterprise...
Read MoreHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Google Revenue Growth and Microsoft May Buy Slack
It is hard to stay on top of the latest news, events and rumblings tied to cloud computing and the cloud vendors responsible for it....
Read MoreRetailers Pick Microsoft over Amazon but Here Comes Google
With big wins and expanded partnerships at Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons under their belt, it is no secret that Microsoft is having a moment in...
Read MoreCustomers Will Feel SAP’s Sales Organization Shakeup
Part of SAP’s 2019 Capital Markets Day presentation centered on “The SAP Top Ten” which includes SAP’s ambition to be #1 in Cloud ERP by...
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