Denis Pombriant - author at diginomica

Denis Pombriant is a well-known front office analyst and thought leader. He is the founder and managing principal of Beagle Research Group, LLC. Pombriant is the author of several books most recently, “The Age of Sustainability.” He lives in the Boston, MA area.

Articles by Denis Pombriant

Dreamforce 2018 - data, data, data, but what about the process? This article is sponsored by:

Over at the Ignite conference, a Microsoft/Adobe/SAP axis has pitched its Open Data Initiative. Denis Pombriant has some issues that may be addressed at Dreamforce.

Dreamforce 2018 - testing your liberal credentials This article is sponsored by:

Dreamforce is threatened with protests related to a controversial contract with the US Government, but is it a flawed gambit? Denis Pombriant offers a personal view.

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Ellison offers on-prem ERP customers "the last upgrade you'll ever do" This article is sponsored by:

Oracle wants to get nervous on premise ERP customers onto its Fusion cloud apps with its new Soar initiative.

Information utility update This article is sponsored by:

Cloud leaders in infrastructure have emerged as defined by CapEx. But is that the last word in which company will lead the information utility market? I don't think so.

Why we need an information utility This article is sponsored by:

Operating standards among high tech vendors are rare. The DOD kerfuffle puts a bright light on the need for standards so that the winner-takes-all issue is resolved.

Is Oracle in an endless transition or on a road to nirvana? This article is sponsored by:

If you were to believe the financial analysts, Oracle is on a road to nowhere. That's typical of the short-term thinking that dominates their assessments of vendors whose products take many years to get right and live long lives.

Oracle announces more autonomous services - our take This article is sponsored by:

Oracle makes further announcements around its infrastructure play. Here's our take through the lens of disruptive innovation.

A 'next generation' platform to drive corporate values? This article is sponsored by:

A company’s support for social causes is an important factor in accepting a job offer for today's workforce.

SuiteWorld 2018 - NetSuite accelerates self This article is sponsored by:

Denis Pombriant's assessment of NetSuite's progress update from SuiteWorld in Las Vegas.

FinancialForce CEO bets on services This article is sponsored by:

FinancialForce CEO Tod Neilsen on the pivot underway at the cloud ERP provider.

Zuora IPO and how subscriptions changed how we do business This article is sponsored by:

Placing invention on top of invention leads to dramatic change in business. Zuora's IPO is an enlightening validation of the thesis.

Event musings - Oracle Modern Customer Experience Chicago This article is sponsored by:

Oracle's tsunami of product announcements come at a time when CRM needs a reboot. Oracle is well positioned for when customers are ready to move - which should be sooner rather than later.

Salesforce reminds TrailheadDX of equality battles through the eyes of Betty Reid-Soskin This article is sponsored by:

Equality matters at Salesforce and the company reminded its developers of that with a conversation between Tony Prophet and Betty Reid-Soskin