A post by Bob Warfield got me thinking the other day. The crux of the post was that, for all startups, there is a very important role that needs to be filled and that is the role that ensures…
As the world moves to more complexity and businesses use more diverse systems, the need for a modular dashboard that allows users to aggregate different types of data from different applications in one place becomes apparent. It’s for this…
One of the cool little startups I’ve been very positive about over the years is Danish cloud analytics company YouCalc. Today SuccessFactors are announcing an acquisition and integration that’s been in the pipeline for several months. YouCalc is now…
There’s probably not single reader of this blog who isn’t aware of the TED conferences – some of the most inspiring and thought provoking content on YouTube seems to come rom TED presentations. Alongside the TED events, TEDx events…
Some light watching for the weekend – and part of my ongoing love affair with most of what Air New Zealand does. Latest in their subversive marketing campaign is a series of online videos starring “Rico” a creation of…
The changes impinging on the enterprise – an economic crisis, a more mobile workforce and a whole host of new tools and processes – has led to a burgeoning of the “remote workforce”. Increasing smart phone adoption (up 50% in Q1 2010), ubiquitous connectivity, and an understanding of the value of giving employees freedom means […]
The technology industry runs on three letter acronyms (TLAs) – from ERP, to CRM, from HRM to TCO we’re programmed to work in three letter chunks. While this might seem to some as mere techno babble, these acronyms do…
Brightpearl, formerly called Pearl – is the little cloud ERP vendor that should really be way bigger than it is. As I’ve said previously; I’ve always thought of it as the little engine that could, with a team of…
The big news Over the past year I’ve been on something of a crusade to get NetSuite thinking about and acting upon social inside the enterprise. Every time I run into CEO and President Zach Nelson, my standard question…
I’m in Sydney en route to a CloudCamp in Canberra and taking in a day of the inaugural NetSuite APAC SuiteCloud event. Over lunch with NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, APAC MD Chris Schafer and a bunch of customers and…