The New Technology Elite

By Dennis Howlett | February 13, 2012, 6:15am PST

Ever read a book that annoys, inspires, frightens and compels you to rethink what you thought you knew? The New Technology Elite does that - it you allow it.

UNIT4, a sleeping giant

By Dennis Howlett | February 10, 2012, 8:10am PST

UNIT4, a company you’ve likely never heard of is changing the way it does business. Customers are delighted and they have a solid third party business analytics solutions strategy. This is one to watch.

In defence of using China

By Dennis Howlett | February 3, 2012, 9:14am PST

Is it just cost advantage that drives tech companies to China? It is a fraction of the whole story.

NetSuite looks to a bright 2012

By Dennis Howlett | February 2, 2012, 3:09pm PST

Q4 2011 was another record year for NetSuite. What does 2012 look like?
if the company delivers on its forecast then NetSuite will be nudging $300 million in revenue

SAP: avoid wearing The Wrong Trousers

By Dennis Howlett | January 30, 2012, 6:30am PST

How may people really understand what SAP is doing with HANA? Probably a lot more than we might give credit. But technology is not the story here. It’s about the business.

Why is SAP bullish about 2012?

By Dennis Howlett | January 25, 2012, 8:00am PST

SAP’s 2012 outlook is extraordinarily bullish when set against a tough economic outlook. What do they know that others seem to be missing? It’s more about what they are doing.

TIBCO tibbr welcomes the problem solving enterprise

By Dennis Howlett | January 25, 2012, 6:01am PST

Social business has been a tough sale. How about problem solving? If that’s of interest then the latest version of tibbr might be interesting.

Wintel: beginning of the end or end of the beginning?

By Dennis Howlett | January 19, 2012, 8:20pm PST

Wintel are on the cusp of seeing their business models disrupted. Can they survive and thrive or are we looking at a fresh chapter in Microsoft and Intel’s history - one that sees their role diminished?

CIO IT budgets flat in 2012 say Gartner but...

By Dennis Howlett | January 18, 2012, 12:57am PST

It will be no surprise Gartner is reporting that CIO’s believe their 2012 IT budgets will be flat. What’s interesting is the way in which top business priorities match topics du jour. What is less clear is how top business priorities match top technology priorities?
Table 1
Top 10 CIO Business and Technology Priorities in 2012

Top 10 Business [...]

How good were SAP's 2011 results?

By Dennis Howlett | January 16, 2012, 11:23am PST

Were SAP’s Q4 2011 results as good as the company said? The devil is in the detail but there are plenty of questions to be asked today.