FORWARD AND COMMENTARY The five steps to building a recession proof packaged apps strategy represent the sixth report in an on-going series to provide clients with insight on how to better align their packaged apps strategies.  Aligned with operational efficiency and regulatory compliance business drivers, these best practices provide a road map for more efficient […]

Thursday, February 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern time (18:00-19:00 UK time) Presented By: R “Ray” Wang Vice President, Principal Analyst Forrester Research, Inc. Cost:  Please check the registration page Who should attend: Business Process & Applications professionals, CIO’s, Application Delivery and Program Management Professionals. Description: Declining sales, shrinking operating margins, and labor force reductions, […]

With a few days left in the year, it’s hard to believe that 2008 is almost over.  Just like our paltry .401K’s and lowered gas prices, it’s like we reverted to the Dot Com bust.  Extreme contrasts in positions and tremendous change made 2008 both exciting, suspenseful, and frankly sobering like 2002.  In fact, it […]

Exclusive Webinar Invitation Guest Speaker : R “Ray” Wang, Forrester Research, Vice President & Principal Analyst Project-based solutions (PBS) adoption continues to be driven by specific microverticals in professional services, construction, real estate, and the public sector. A worsening economic climate ups the ante on features that enforce compliance and efficiency. The preference for comprehensive […]

Sponsored by Fujitsu Consulting December 9, 2008 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET / 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT Featuring: R “Ray” Wang, VP and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research Joel Hoffman, SVP of CRM and Online Delivery, Citigroup MyFi Join us to learn: How SaaS and cloud computing is impacting the enterprise How to successfully […]

So it’s that time of year for holiday cheer and pundits to tempt fate and pontificate.  Here are some very very draft predictions for 2009 in order of most likely to least likely to pan out: End user predictions Heavy discounting continues for new license. Discounts include non-monetary concessions such as training, implementation, integration, and […]

Conversations and polling at recent user group meetings confirm a common sentiment that user groups should play a role as client advocates with the vendors.  Information dissemination, benchmarking, product issues, training, and maintenance fee reductions rise to the top of the list in this 235 person on-going survey.  While not explicit in all charters, here’s […]

Seven Recession-Proof Packaged Apps Strategies Monday, November 17, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern time (19:00-20:00 UK time) Presented By: Paul D. Hamerman Vice President, Principal Analyst Forrester Research, Inc. R “Ray” Wang Vice President, Principal Analyst Forrester Research, Inc. Register Who should attend: Application Development & Program Management professionals Description: As the global economy enters […]

View from the Moscone North to South Above Ground Crosswalk Looking into Moscone West (Copyrighted 2008. Photo by R Wang. All rights reserved) In the world of enterprise software, Oracle’s Open World is one of the grand slam must attend events of the year. Day 1 starts with the Oracle Users Forum, a collection of […]

Margin Pressures Drive Maintenance Fee Increases Announced at the 2008 Field Kick Off Meeting (FKOM), the elimination of the Standard and Premium support offerings was originally developed just for new customers. However, today’s announcement that existing customers will be “transitioned” to Enterprise Support as of January 1, 2009 will come as an unpleasant surprise to […]

(Copyrighted 2008. Photo by R Wang. All rights reserved) New Management Shows Long Term Commitment to Business Solutions Group Recent Microsoft Business Solutions departures have brought into question whether the Redmond , WA giant is serious about the business applications market. Estimates of year over year growth from 2006 to 2007 have fallen from double […]

You are reading a post originally published on March 1, 2004 from an older blog on the old www.raywang.org site.

You are reading a post originally published on March 1, 2004 from an older blog on the old www.raywang.org site.

You are reading a post originally published on March 1, 2004 from an older blog on the old www.raywang.org site.