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Dennis Byron

December 2008

December 31, 2008

Misinformation About Enterprise Software as a Service

In a recent blog post , I asked you to suggest some IT and enterprise software claims you would like me to look into. Send me an e-mail or post a comment to get on the list. To kick off the process,... More >

December 30, 2008

Why I Blog About IT and Enterprise Software

I blog about IT and enterprise software because there is so much misinformation out there about IT that needs to be corrected. I know. Between 1969 and 1989, I was responsible for much of it, spreadi... More >

December 26, 2008

In IT, It's Easy Being Green

No 2008-lookback/2009-lookahead relating to IT can avoid mentioning green. There is even a Web site, Greener Computing . I won’t pretend I spent a lot of time studying the issue, but it sure looks t... More >

December 24, 2008

What If Your Favorite Enterprise Software Gets Acquired in 2009?

The article on software market consolidation that I mentioned in November is up on the IT Business Edge site. Trying to figure out if your favored enterprise software supplier will be subject to ... More >

December 23, 2008

In Enterprise Software, The Value Survey Says...

The enterprise software blogosphere is full of end-of-year surveys and findings every December.  One of the more interesting I’ve seen is the CIO Insight listing of the value of an eclectic mix of ... More >

December 22, 2008

The ERP/SaaS Conflict Is a Myth

A good number of the year-end retrospectives about the comings and goings of enterprise software revolve around some mythical conflict between ERP software and Software as a Service (SaaS).  This blo... More >

December 17, 2008

Outsourcing Is Not Just for Enterprise Software You Don't Think Is Critical

On Dec. 15, Savvis — the supplier of  outsourced managed computing and network infrastructure for information technology (IT) applications — and GTSI, a provider of solutions to the U.S. federal gove... More >

December 15, 2008

Enterprise Software Market Consolidation and the Effect of Open Source Terms and Conditions

In the process of finishing an upcoming IT Business Edge article on software-market consolidation and beginning a similar article on the ERP market at year-end, I hit a two-fer interview affecting bo... More >

December 11, 2008

The Letter I Would Like to See an Enterprise Software CEO Write

Josh Greenbaum’s December 8 prescription for what enterprise software suppliers should do for the IT community during the recession is interesting but a little too Three Musketeerish for me.  ... More >

December 9, 2008

Appcelerator Titanium Previewed As Adobe AIR Alternative

Increasingly in this space in the new year I am going to introduce you to new and renewed enterprise-software technologies and products about which I am previewed on an almost daily basis. For exampl... More >

December 8, 2008

What Enterprise Software Functionality Can You Turn over to an IT-Enabled Business Service?

This article by Eric Lai of Computerworld , Is SaaS and Recession Killing Perpetual Software Licenses, introduces a couple of strains of thought for IT staff and management to follow as you contin... More >

December 5, 2008

Open World Consortia Says You Need an Attitude Adjustment on Enterprise Software

Another European-Union (EU)-based front group is out this week with the latest in a long string of EU-centric Open-World/Open-Standard/Open-Interface/Open-you-pick-it proposals that abuse the open so... More >

December 3, 2008

In Enterprise Software, One Size Does Not Fit All

The Dec. 2 press release by SAP touting its leadership in wholesale distribution ERP illustrates the importance of selecting enterprise software that was designed or later optimized for your indust... More >

December 2, 2008

Does BECTA Enterprise Software Deal in UK Signal Channel Changes?

Back in August I wrote How Come We Buy 21st Century Enterprise Software the Same Way We Did in the 20th Century? The catalyst for the post was the fact that the British government-associated educat... More >

December 1, 2008

In Buying Enterprise Software, You Are Not Alone

Thanks to my fellow ebizQ blogger Ronan Bradley for pointing me at this blog post on Bankervision by James Gardner.  Ronan specializes in financial services IT issues on ebizQ. The intent of Ro... More >

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