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September 24, 2012  11:49 AM

Dreamforce reignites the CMO vs. CIO debate



Posted by: Barney Beal
Benioff, Cloud computing, Dreamforce, evaluating CRM software, Oracle, SaaS, SaaS software, Salesforce, Salesforce.com

Last week, Salesforce.com released its plans for

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May 16, 2012  8:09 AM

SAP’s cloud chief slams Business ByDesign approach, poses cloud alternative



Posted by: Barney Beal
Cloud, SaaS, SAP

SAP outlined its cloud plans Tuesday and there is perhaps no greater indication of the shift in strategy - and culture - than the attitudes of its newest...


September 8, 2011  9:21 AM

Is benchmarking data the next big step for SaaS?



Posted by: Barney Beal
benchmarking data, NetSuite, SaaS, Salesforce.com

Two weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal published a story about an increase in business travel expenses. It cited data showing that corporate employees were spending more on meals, entertainment and hotels,...


July 20, 2011  2:12 PM

Is it time for the legal department to take a greater role in IT?



Posted by: Barney Beal
Cloud, evaluating CRM software, legal, license audits, negotiation, SaaS, software licenses

Reading the various blogs and publications that cover the IT and business applications marketplace lately, one can't help but wonder if the best way to get ahead in IT these days is with a law degree. The latest comes from Gartner's Michael Maoz, who relayed what he'd recently heard from some...


May 26, 2011  4:37 PM

Forrester CEO: ‘The web is a dead technology’



Posted by: Barney Beal
Clouud, Dell, Facebook, Forrester, Google, HP, mobile applications, SaaS, Salesforce.com

Forrester's CEO took the stage at the IT Forum in Las Vegas today and outlined his bold predictions for the future of business technology -- and who will win and who will lose. Citing Moore's Law, which states that processing power will...


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