Looking over the more interesting things re: HR software for the second half of this year, from macro trends through vendor strategies to a book review to consider.
A Top Ten of the enterprise software stories to catch the eye in October.
It's time for the annual trip to the HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. Here are the highlights of this years confab - the good, the bad and utterly indifferent.
In the final part of this post-OpenWorld Oracle assessment, a to-do list for Larry Ellison and team to win more ground in the ERP wars.
A blow-by-blow competitive assessment of Oracle v the rest of the ERP world in the wake of last week's OpenWorld conference.
If you send Brian to a monster show like Oracle OpenWorld, he’ll cover it and in detail. This 3-part series of articles outlines the considerable effort Oracle has put into building a deeply competitive ERP suite that marks a signal change in the ERP competitive landscape and promises trouble for some of Oracle’s competitors.
Battling from behind his flu, Brian Sommer outlines the highlights of August in the enterprise tech world.
Alight is to acquire long-time HCM and global payroll services provider NGA HR. It’s a deal that helps Alight continue with its impressive growth in the HCM space. The deal also impacts a number of HCM vendors, notably notable Workday and SAP.
The promise of SaaS roped us in. But is your software modern, if your lock-in is old school? Here's 13 ways SaaS vendors can tie us to a bad customer experience - and what to do about it.
Visier is a pioneer in HR analytics and remains its senior statesman provider. Here’s an update on the company, its newest additions to the product line and its competitive standing.
Lots of different things to pay attention to these days: Lease accounting, frothy tech stock prices, CX troubles and much, much more. July was definitely a month where tech firms weren’t on vacation.
A recent analyst day at HCM leader Kronos was highly informative. Analysts had access to numerous Kronos executives and customers in a detailed update session. If your only exposure to Kronos has been via its time clock technology, you’re well overdue for an update.
Whither Xactly? The direction of travel is becoming clear.