The Best-Run Businesses Run SAP

SAP HANA just became available on the cloud, supported by seven data centers worldwide, SAP announced Tuesday. Foregoing lengthy installations, the price of admission for rapid in-memory data retrieval and analytics is now the cost of a license. (more…)

The popularity of cloud computing is rising to stratospheric levels. Dell announced Monday that it acquired “early cloud pioneer” Enstratius, and Google’s foray into hardware with its Chromebook Pixel “cloud laptop” is well underway. (more…)

“Barnes & Noble is in trouble,” a headline in The Washington Post stated last week, “but bookstores aren’t doomed just yet.” (more…)

SAP broke its record for growth in 2011. And it broke that record again in 2012, which is a wonderful way to celebrate a 40th anniversary. (more…)

So much has been written about “the risks” of cloud computing, but that risk leads to bigger rewards, especially for small business. And as the engine of job creation, small business will accelerate the economic recovery. (more…)

When purchasing cloud computing services, here are nine practical considerations to manage your business and legal risks to ensure successful adoption of this emerging compute model. (more…)

Six years ago, the term Enterprise 2.0 emerged, laying the groundwork for new approaches to connect workers and information across enterprises. (more…)

I don’t know what they’re watering the state of Colorado with these days, but the entrepreneurial ideas for public sector are “growing like weeds!” (more…)

SAPPHIRE NOW was both exhilarating and inspiring. Our cloud strategy around a loosely-coupled solutions suite focused on key assets that our large enterprise customers care most about – people, money, customers and suppliers – resonated well with our customers, prospects, partners and influencers. (more…)

“The biggest cloud security problems are not with the data center – they’re with the cloud in our pocket.” (more…)