Den Howlett

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Following 20+ years in finance and IT related roles, Den Howlett became a freelance writer/analyst/commenter specialising in enterprise IT. He has been calling the vendors to account ever since.

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Xero blows out H1 FY2020 - tips over 2 million active subscribers

Xero keeps hitting important milestone numbers and H1 FY2020 was no exception.

Questions for next week's SAP 's special Capital Markets Day

SAP's Capital Markets Day is next week. All eyes will be on this. We will be among them. Here's our thoughts on what customers need to hear - and what they don't.

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RPA - parsing the BS in a fast changing world

It's always interesting to compare one person's take on a topic and another. RPA 'inventor' Blue Prism is a case in point. But there are others.

US Defense Department awards Microsoft lucrative JEDI contract ahead of Amazon - a done deal?

The award of the US JEDI deal to Microsoft has taken many people by surprise. I am not among those. Here's why.

SAP TechEd 2019 Barcelona - thoughts on a changing style and transition

TechEd 2019 had a very different feel from previous years. In my mind it represented a prequel to a reboot.

Döhler - a year on in their SAP journey

Revisiting a maturing SAP customer that tripled the size of its in-house development team to keep up with functional demands.

Brief thoughts on Bill McDermott as CEO SAP

I've had the privilege of meeting Bill McDermott pretty much every year since 2010. Here's my assessment of his time and the legacy he leaves behind.

SAP - Klein and Morgan come in as co-CEOs as McDermott steps down

To no-one in particular's surprise, Bill McDermott is stepping down as CEO at SAP as the company returns to the tried and tested co-CEO model.

SAP TechEd 2019 Barcelona - first impressions

At my 13th SAP TechEd I detected some important changes ahead or in progress. They go well beyond the technology.

The Utmost approach to the extended workforce

Utmost wants to change the way in which the extended or contingent workforce is managed. Here's how they plan on attacking a problem that's seen little innovation in 30 years.