Brian Sommer

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Brian Sommer is one of the titans of the technology services arena with more than 25 years experience in the field, 10 of which were served as the most senior director of Andersen Consulting's (now Accenture's) global Software Intelligence unit.

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isolved raises the (right) issues This article is sponsored by:

HR solutions vendor isolved had a recent event that really put the company’s differentiators on display. It was like a scavenger hunt with customers, partners and analysts accumulating all of the cool things that set them apart. In a Fall season full of unoriginal, derivative vendor events, this one stood out to me.

SuccessConnect - Dynamic teams, skills ontology and lots of HR feet on the ground This article is sponsored by:

Taking in the highlights of SuccessFactors' SuccessConnect event in Las Vegas.

The state of HR tech part two - how far are HR vendors really advancing? This article is sponsored by:

Brian recently attended the annual HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas and came away with a number of observations about HR technology, buyers and vendors. Part two of his in-depth report brings even more surprises.

HR Tech 2022 in review - the state of HR and HR technology This article is sponsored by:

Brian recently attended the annual HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas - and came away with a payload of observations about HR technology, buyers and vendors. Hint: there were some surprises. Here is part one of his in-depth analysis.

The state of HR transformations today...and what's to come This article is sponsored by:

I will be attending the annual HR Technology show in Las Vegas in a few days. If I were speaking at this event, here’s the topic I'd be covering.

If HR talked to employees…. This article is sponsored by:

Here’s a summary of what happens when employers and HR get ‘surprised’ and why this happens so frequently these days. It turns out there’s an underwhelming amount of listening to employees/jobseekers and too few executives with the time or skill to do it well. Here are some key points and to-dos.

Change is in the air for cloud ERP vendor Rootstock - here's why This article is sponsored by:

What's next for Rootstock? CEO David Stephans points the way.

Oracle SuiteWorld incoming - what to expect from NetSuite's big event This article is sponsored by:

A couple of new capabilities in the NetSuite product line should make mid-market buyers happy. These capabilities take advantage of advanced technology from Oracle – capabilities that other vendors might reserve for their larger customers. Will these new capabilities presage other capabilities on display at the upcoming Oracle SuiteWorld event?

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The IFS acquisition of Ultimo - why it's an EAM deal of note This article is sponsored by:

IFS has acquired ULTIMO in an EAM move of note. Here's why it matters.

The ‘middle market’ and Zoho/ZohoOne This article is sponsored by:

I covered ERP vendor, Zoho, their platform and the ZohoOne suite in detail late last year (links below). The company continues to grow (significantly) and their customers seem to be loving them, too. One part of the narrative in recent years involves their move into the mid-market. Here are some thoughts on that.

BigTime and Projector PSA merger - a new force in the mid-market PSA space? This article is sponsored by:

There are a number of solutions for the Professional Services Automation space (PSA). Two of these vendors announced merger plans this week. Here’s a peek into this market and what the mid-market customers want and need.