Irregular Enterprise

My time at ZDNet is done. This is a personal choice. See you on the other side...

February 7, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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Accounting on the cloud has the power to transform business. Think that's nuts? Check this story about WOW.

February 6, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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Although long anticipated, it is surprising that SAP is choosing to raise prices for Standard Support at this point in the cycle. What's the impact and on whom?

February 5, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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Marketing and PR often measures useless things. Can you imagine the train wreck if they get control of large pieces of IT budgets?

January 31, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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BlackBerry has largely been written off as too late to the next-gen mobile party. Is it that simple? I don't think so.

January 31, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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When Marc Andreessen speaks, Silicon Valley takes notice. There are good lessons for enterprise generally but will they listen?

January 28, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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John Appleby has been checking out access to resources in database developer environments. He reckons Force.com stands head and shoulders above Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Workday, IBM and SAP. Here are his conclusions.

January 27, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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Part 1 was about describing the problem and suggesting current analysis has been inadequate. This second part explores root cause issues and a possible solution. It won't be easy.

January 25, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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As the hype cycle turns, social is coming under scrutiny. Has the folly of the past finally started to catch up with the vendors or is the issue far deeper?

January 25, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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Morgan Stanley's CIO survey suggests a weakening outlook in 2013. Is this a 2012 hangover or representative of deeper issues?

January 24, 2013 by Dennis Howlett

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