SAP's Sapphire Now conference was dominated by two words - Cloud and HANA.
ERP
"The final industry to come to the Cloud!" NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson talks about manufacturing, the latest industry sector to be targeted by the ERP champion.
"We are a mission-critical system. We are a heart transplant, not a knee replacement."
Most enterprise software is just beastly, says Phillips, but there's beauty to come with the 10x release of Infor's applications portfolio.
Cloud ERP vendor NetSuite is teaming up with Napa Valley firm eWinery Solutions to develop Cloud-based software specifically for the wine industry.
"You truly cannot see the chasm, the gap between the device and the service that comes from the Cloud." MIcrosoft pitches its Cloud ERP message to customers and partners as it addresses the new CXO decision makers.
Excel may remain the weapon of choice for millions of CFOs, but not for much longer if Rob Hull, CEO of Adaptive Planning has his way.
NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson was one of the keynote speakers at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference in San Francisco last week where he discussed a wide range of topics.
NetSuite has to date been best known for its Cloud ERP offerings, but last saw a push into the e-commerce market with the announcement and controlled release of SuiteCommerce.
"While some may think retail is dead, what is dead is the current approach to retail," says Netsuite CEO as he plots to bring an "Apple-like experience" to Cloud ecommerce.