SAP's partner paradox - race to the cloud This article is sponsored by:

The SAP Americas Partner Leadership Summit in Miami brought SAP's confrontation with the cloud to a head. For an event not intended for hard news junkies, there were big stories for those willing to read the writing in the sand.

Prepare now for a 7-year famine in IT services This article is sponsored by:

The IT services industry is sticking its collective head in the sand over the impact that the shift to the cloud will have on its future revenues and staffing levels.

The underrated need for independent consultants This article is sponsored by:

No single services firm, no matter how talented or customer centric, can compensate for the need for independent views that are not tied to the main services provider. Here's why.

HfS SAP services rankings shows some surprises This article is sponsored by:

Skills gap saps SaaS success rate This article is sponsored by:

Cloud application vendors argue that their apps are so easy-to-use and rapid to deploy that there's very little call on professional services to implement them. But that attitude may be leading enterprises to under-invest in the skills and effort needed to realize the business results they hope to achieve.