I have started a new blog hosted on Oracle Blog network, it is called The SaaS Plugin Report and will focus exclusively on Software-as-a-Service. I recently switched roles at Oracle from Identity Management to work on a new initiative focused on Software as a Service primarily working with on-demand ISVs and hosting companies. Here is […]
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Salesforce’s big win, bigger hype
Businessweek and ZDNet’s Larry Dignan report that Merrill Lynch is the latest mystery customer that is signing up for 25,000 subscriptions. The price for subscription is $500 per user per month. Now, if Merrill Lynch actually were to pay this price, they would be down $150 Million a year. That would be more than 25% […]
The wrong web services: Customers want SaaS not SOA
SOA: Buy a better, more modular coffee machine that is easier to clean, but still requires a well-trained barista to run, operate, and clean. SaaS: Starbucks coffee. $4 per cup. Consistently delivered. Coffee Machine Coffee(by musicmuse_ca) What do you think?
The comeback story of Sun
Many in the tech world including myself had written Sun off as a real player. They were a dieing company selling ever decreasing number of expensive boxes to people that still had to because they were locked in. Java, a distribution success, never contributed financially to Sun’s bottom line in any meaningful way. Over the […]
Organic growth story is now just a story
Organic growth works for human beings and cows. Not so well for large enterprise software companies. After beating up on its competitor for pursuing an acquisition-led growth strategy, SAP failed to meet its numbers this quarter. Message to Waldorf, Germany- let’s leave organic to California’s Yoga-loving Hybrid-driving meditation-praciticing vegans. For growth, you need to eat […]
Dear Workday, Citibank called!
Dear Workday, Citibank called. They want their logo back. Dave Duffield’s team launches Workday on Monday. Dave walked away with billions of dollars when Oracle acquired PeopleSoft. Since then, he and his team have been busy creating the ‘next generation’ of applications starting with HR (or HCM) using the On-demand model (Software-as-a-Service). Much will be […]