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SAP’s Cloud Strategy – are they good on the 5 M s?
Many years ago, I went to B school in India to get my MBA. Everything there was 5 Ps, 3 Cs and so on. I have tried to stay away from talking in those terms – but then yesterday, Jamie Oswald started a...
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Now I believe SAP is serious about collaboration
I had an unusually busy day today, and consequently missed out “officially” congratulating my buddy Sameer Patel and SAP when he broke the news on twitter and on his blog...
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Online Social Media – how much does it actually influence buying decisions ?
As a consumer, I am influenced by online social media. But the bigger the purchase, the less I am influenced by “online” social media, and more by “offline” social media. I won’t try a new restaurant...
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SAP’s announcements on April 10,2012 – and Vijay says…
SAP very kindly let me participate in their analyst day on April 10th, and a dinner the night before in San Francisco Westin. I particularly enjoyed spending some time with Irfan Khan, who is the CTO...
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Will SAP get a second chance to create a good first impression with mobile...
I was part of the judging panel on Thursday for SAP’s HANA innojam at Palo Alto. And I had a chance to think about it some more on my plane ride back home Friday morning. Thanks to turbulence, I did...
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SAP SAPPHIRENOW 2012 – some expectations
The annual pilgrimage to SAPPHIRENOW is only a couple of weeks away from now. SAP CEOs have announced a five pronged strategy that includes mobility, analytics, database, cloud and apps. Right off the...
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And Appleby says , It’s Cloudy out there…
For the first time ever on my blog, I have a guest post by my dear friend, John Appleby – fellow SAP mentor, blogger and an executive at Bluefin, in London, UK. So without further ado – Ladies and...
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On Business, IT And Artificial Distinctions
Whoever started the concept of IT treating Business as a customer did a big disservice to the world. Don’t get me wrong – I grew up thinking that Business is the dog, and IT is its tail, and the tail...
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If Innovation Doesn’t Scale, How Do Vendors Ensure Mass Adoption ?
Few weeks ago, I posted my thoughts on n whether enterprise software companies can scale innovation . I was thrilled to see the quality of debate that this post started – with Thorsten Franz, Michael...
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May The Bridges I Burn Light The Way – I am Joining SAP !
First things first – I am not really burning any bridges “Burning bridges” is usually construed as a negative thing – but I mean this in the most positive way. To move forward, I need to let go of...
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