WIRED
...But here’s why you should care about the latest enterprise software or services outfit knocking on your company’s door. Every 10 to 15 years the enterprise market goes through an upheaval where the next generation of technology replaces the old. We’re in the early stages of one of those big displacements right now, where huge companies are brought to their knees, and new giants are born.
The technology trends driving it are things we read about daily, the cloud and big data. But the reason it happens with such ferocity in the corporate world, is that unlike the consumer world, the enterprise market is a zero-sum game. There is only so much budget to go around. That means for every sale that some new hotshot company makes, some other company loses a sale.
The last time it happened was from 1990 to 2000, when companies like PeopleSoft, Business Objects, SAP, Oracle, Sybase even Microsoft grabbed share and saw their sales and market value balloon. Today it’s happening again with companies like Appirio, Box, GoodData, Jive, Netsuite, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, Service Now, Splunk and others gunning for companies like EMC, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and IBM...
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Why Mobile MUST be Part of Your HR Software Strategy
i-Sight
If you're not incorporating mobile into your business strategy, you might as well pack up your shingle now. The workforce of the future will incorporate mobile into everyday functions, and it won't be up to companies to decide whether or not to ride the wave. Those that don't will simply die off.
That's the message that Jason Averbook, Chief Business Innovation Officer at Appirio wants to send loud and clear. Averbook warns that HR departments need to become more outward focused and embrace mobile technology as part of HR software solutions now to be ready for the day when five generations of workers will be in the workforce, with the younger generations expecting to use the technology that they have grown up with.
Averbook talks about his eight-year old and five-year old children who are already making videos and getting their homework off websites. When they enter the workforce in 10 or 15 years, that's the way they are going to expect work, says Averbook. "They are not going to want to use desktops and laptops, they are going to want to use a tablet," he says.
"In 10 years that's where the world's going to be. There's no question. So, that being said, what do I do, as an HR function, to prepare? If my technology is such that people have to be in the office to use it, that's not going to work."
HR departments need to plan now to avoid being left behind. Hear what Jason Averbook has to say about the importance of mobile and collaborative technology for the future of business and why human resources departments need to prepare for the next Y2K...
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If you're not incorporating mobile into your business strategy, you might as well pack up your shingle now. The workforce of the future will incorporate mobile into everyday functions, and it won't be up to companies to decide whether or not to ride the wave. Those that don't will simply die off.
That's the message that Jason Averbook, Chief Business Innovation Officer at Appirio wants to send loud and clear. Averbook warns that HR departments need to become more outward focused and embrace mobile technology as part of HR software solutions now to be ready for the day when five generations of workers will be in the workforce, with the younger generations expecting to use the technology that they have grown up with.
Averbook talks about his eight-year old and five-year old children who are already making videos and getting their homework off websites. When they enter the workforce in 10 or 15 years, that's the way they are going to expect work, says Averbook. "They are not going to want to use desktops and laptops, they are going to want to use a tablet," he says.
"In 10 years that's where the world's going to be. There's no question. So, that being said, what do I do, as an HR function, to prepare? If my technology is such that people have to be in the office to use it, that's not going to work."
HR departments need to plan now to avoid being left behind. Hear what Jason Averbook has to say about the importance of mobile and collaborative technology for the future of business and why human resources departments need to prepare for the next Y2K...
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The 10 Must-Have Sales and Marketing Business Tools
Huffington Post
...In 2012, InformationWeek named one of the top 500 innovators and rule breakers of business technology. My company's CIO Dan Petlon was ranked 80th on the list for his game changing use of enterprise applications to drive business growth. In addition, Boston Business Journal named Petlon one of the top 10 CIOs in Boston.
Here are the 10 indispensable marketing and sales tools for you to consider, per Dan Petlon:
CloudFactor. CloudFactor is a very cool integration tool for Salesforce to Google integration. It provides context sensitive data from Salesforce right in your Gmail client. Without leaving Gmail you can see Salesforce contact, account, case, and opportunity info. There is also a contact syncing component to keep your Google and Salesforce contacts in sync. CloudFactor saves our sales force time as they are corresponding with our customers, they can quickly see current information as well as log the current conversation to the customer record in Salesforce.com....
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...In 2012, InformationWeek named one of the top 500 innovators and rule breakers of business technology. My company's CIO Dan Petlon was ranked 80th on the list for his game changing use of enterprise applications to drive business growth. In addition, Boston Business Journal named Petlon one of the top 10 CIOs in Boston.
Here are the 10 indispensable marketing and sales tools for you to consider, per Dan Petlon:
CloudFactor. CloudFactor is a very cool integration tool for Salesforce to Google integration. It provides context sensitive data from Salesforce right in your Gmail client. Without leaving Gmail you can see Salesforce contact, account, case, and opportunity info. There is also a contact syncing component to keep your Google and Salesforce contacts in sync. CloudFactor saves our sales force time as they are corresponding with our customers, they can quickly see current information as well as log the current conversation to the customer record in Salesforce.com....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
A Silver Lining In Every Cloud: Applying Time, Talent & Tech for Business & Social Good
Business4Better
Making homemade blankets for those in need and delivering high-impact business technology solutions are worlds apart at first blush. At Appirio, a global midsize Cloud Technology solutions company, they are one in the same, shaping how Appirio does business and serves the communities in which their employees and customers live and work.
“Doing good to do good” is the way Appirio looks at their business model and approach. As a growing company with 600+ employees, Appirio uses their employee time, talent, and company’s technology know-how to make a difference in the communities they serve. The leadership team sees community engagement, partnerships, and volunteering as the connective tissue that shapes their culture and brings together their employees, customers, and partners to create business success and community impact success. And, while it feels good to contribute, it is an effective tool to help the organization recruit and retain top talent in a competitive market, differentiate their brand and company, and open doors to meet other people who shape business opportunities.
The backbone of this corporate responsibility effort is an initiative called “Silver Lining.” Kicked off just 3 short years ago, Appirio’s Silver Lining Program was created to mobilize its employees to make a measurable impact on the communities in which they work and live. Inspired in part by community benefit programs created by technology partners like Salesforce.com and Google, the Silver Lining program was launched in 2010 through the passion of Appirio employees who have made giving back part of their personal and professional lives. The program’s keeper of the flame is Kim Arden, Appirio’s Community Engagement Manager.
Business alignment is one of the keys to success of any Corporate Responsibility and Employee Engagement program. “Cloud Technology, by its very nature, provides access to people, resources, and information that is both affordable and scalable,”said Narinder Singh, chief strategy officer, Appirio. “While it is not critical that Cloud Technology be at the center of all our community initiatives, it provides a powerful inflection point with the everyday heroes at organizations we work with, including JDRF, Architecture for Humanity, and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. At Appirio, we understand that we have to live up to the responsibility of our good fortune and take small steps that hold ourselves and the organizations we work for accountable to do more to help."...
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Making homemade blankets for those in need and delivering high-impact business technology solutions are worlds apart at first blush. At Appirio, a global midsize Cloud Technology solutions company, they are one in the same, shaping how Appirio does business and serves the communities in which their employees and customers live and work.
“Doing good to do good” is the way Appirio looks at their business model and approach. As a growing company with 600+ employees, Appirio uses their employee time, talent, and company’s technology know-how to make a difference in the communities they serve. The leadership team sees community engagement, partnerships, and volunteering as the connective tissue that shapes their culture and brings together their employees, customers, and partners to create business success and community impact success. And, while it feels good to contribute, it is an effective tool to help the organization recruit and retain top talent in a competitive market, differentiate their brand and company, and open doors to meet other people who shape business opportunities.
The backbone of this corporate responsibility effort is an initiative called “Silver Lining.” Kicked off just 3 short years ago, Appirio’s Silver Lining Program was created to mobilize its employees to make a measurable impact on the communities in which they work and live. Inspired in part by community benefit programs created by technology partners like Salesforce.com and Google, the Silver Lining program was launched in 2010 through the passion of Appirio employees who have made giving back part of their personal and professional lives. The program’s keeper of the flame is Kim Arden, Appirio’s Community Engagement Manager.
Business alignment is one of the keys to success of any Corporate Responsibility and Employee Engagement program. “Cloud Technology, by its very nature, provides access to people, resources, and information that is both affordable and scalable,”said Narinder Singh, chief strategy officer, Appirio. “While it is not critical that Cloud Technology be at the center of all our community initiatives, it provides a powerful inflection point with the everyday heroes at organizations we work with, including JDRF, Architecture for Humanity, and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. At Appirio, we understand that we have to live up to the responsibility of our good fortune and take small steps that hold ourselves and the organizations we work for accountable to do more to help."...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
CRM Watchlist 2013: It all starts...now. The Finalists
ZDNet
...For the novices out there, the CRM Watchlist has been around 5 years as of 2013. It’s an award designed to single out technology companies that will have a significant impact in the coming year in the market with customers, and in the industry they represent. It skews to the larger companies rather than the smaller companies simply because larger more established companies have a better chance to win because they can afford to do those things that have an impact more so than small companies can. However, small companies are definitely in the mix and thus are often among the winners – because they wow me with their stuff and they tend to flow with the trends in the market....
...This is just a list of the finalists, not the winners. That will be soon enough. Be patient, grasshoppers. These lists are in alphabetical order. There are several categories. The two major categories (both of which are weighted differently) are Vendors and Consulting Companies/Systems Integrators....
Consulting/Systems Integrators
Roughly a little less than half of the consulting/systems integrator entries qualified as finalists.
...For the novices out there, the CRM Watchlist has been around 5 years as of 2013. It’s an award designed to single out technology companies that will have a significant impact in the coming year in the market with customers, and in the industry they represent. It skews to the larger companies rather than the smaller companies simply because larger more established companies have a better chance to win because they can afford to do those things that have an impact more so than small companies can. However, small companies are definitely in the mix and thus are often among the winners – because they wow me with their stuff and they tend to flow with the trends in the market....
...This is just a list of the finalists, not the winners. That will be soon enough. Be patient, grasshoppers. These lists are in alphabetical order. There are several categories. The two major categories (both of which are weighted differently) are Vendors and Consulting Companies/Systems Integrators....
Consulting/Systems Integrators
Roughly a little less than half of the consulting/systems integrator entries qualified as finalists.
- Accenture
- Appirio
- CSC
- DRI Consulting
- Ernst & Young Advisory
- Innoveer
- ITC Infotech
- Solvis Consulting
- The Pedowitz Group
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