Declaration of Independence - SaaS Version
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the Internet, the separate and equal station to which the laws of computing and of computing's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of userkind that they should declare the causes which impel them to the transition.
Why Process Matters
I have a job that most people would find either very interesting or very boring. I’ll let you decide which, but essentially my job is to help people quantify the financial benefits of Optimizing their Investment in their people. Which people? ...
Read more about Why Process Matters...Sharing With SnapPages
Released awhile ago, SnapPages is a flash powered interface that allows you to share your hobbies/interests, organize schedules, and socialize with friends. They have three applications currently, including: Friend’s Manager, Calendar Manager, and...
Read more about Sharing With SnapPages...Google and salesforce.com - Like Peanut Butter and
Today, salesforce.com and Google announced a new toolkit to link Force.com applications to Google Apps. Now, Appirio already has five commercial applications that connect Google Apps and Salesforce.com. That's more than any other vendor, and three...
Read more about Google and salesforce.com - Like Peanut Butter and Jelly...Three Tests for the Cloud's Future
We couldn't help but notice how fast Cloud Computing has gone to the top of the hype cycle over the last month. You could say the Cloud is "the internet" in general and it has been there all along, and in fact it may have been referenced 10 or more...
Read more about Three Tests for the Cloud's Future...CRM - buyer beware
I was talking to a salesman the other day about a sale he’s working on. We discussed his potential client’s requirements, and I asked him what pricing he was putting forward. The figure he came up with was considerably less than I would have...
Read more about CRM - buyer beware...An open letter to CRM software start-ups...
Curiously, I had three companies contact me this week about CRM software they were launching. One part of me wants to applaud anyone who has the gumption to invest their time and money in developing software, the other, my independent CRM consultant...
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