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Clash of Titans: Microsoft and SAP weigh in

08.28.18 10:37 AM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

A little recap

As it has been some time since I published Clash of Titans – Platform Play, the first part of this little series, let me start with a little recap. The business applications market, especially the CRM market, is evolving fast. CRM has morphed from concentrating on transactions to beco...

SAP acquires CallidusCloud - Take Two

04.12.18 5:41 PM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

The News

SAP has recently announced the completion of the acquisition of Callidus Software, Inc. Unsurprisingly, CallidusCloud’s assets shall get consolidated under the umbrella of SAP Hybris leveraging the customer relationships that the existing leadership team, which shall continue to lead their ...

Salesforce acquires MuleSoft - A Defensive Move

03.22.18 11:31 AM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

The News

On March 20, 2018 Salesforce announced the signature of a definitive agreement to acquire Mulesoft for a whopping 6.5 billion USD – whopping because the 2017 Mulesoft revenues have been at just $296.5 Million, albeit with a $1 billion target for 2021. The press release states that “together...

Salesforce Sales Cloud Supercharged - Einstein's next Move

03.09.18 12:17 PM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)

The News

A few days ago Salesforce announced an update to its sales cloud that features Einstein powered predictions, insights, and productivity. The press release is linked above or alternatively you can read it below, along with some comments of mine. Salesforce is (again) addressing the three mai...

Sharing Economy - A Rant

02.26.18 4:34 AM - By Thomas Wieberneit - Comment(s)
In the past weeks I have been to some events. Their main topic has been ‘digital transformation’, which is a term that currently gets used all over the place. The good news is that people mostly seem to have understood that digital transformation most of all is a business transformation, with IT bei...

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