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Is Your Cloud Strategy Accelerating or Hindering Innovation?
Cloud, ERP, Innovation 7 min read
Is Your Cloud Strategy Accelerating or Hindering Innovation?
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
7 min read

The following originally appeared on Diginomica.com CIOs consider the cloud for a variety of reasons, many of which are forcing them to rethink their application strategies. You are not alone if you are feeling pressure to migrate applications and infrastructure to the cloud. But which cloud moves are the right ones? One of the most […]

Feeling the Pressure of Moving ERP to the Cloud? It’s Not as Urgent as Vendors Would Have You Think.
Cloud, Cloud ERP, Hybrid IT 4 min read
Feeling the Pressure of Moving ERP to the Cloud? It’s Not as Urgent as Vendors Would Have You Think.
David Rowe
4 min read

Implement hybrid IT instead and invest the savings in transformation.   An October 2020 Diginomica article, “Don’t be a sheep – challenge the call to re-platform ERP” from author Brian Sommer, contains some pragmatic advice for CIOs feeling the pressure of moving ERP to the cloud.   It’s not necessary to replace or re-platform important […]

ERP Software License versus Cloud ERP SaaS Subscription ─ Pros and Cons
Cloud, ERP, IaaS 5 min read
ERP Software License versus Cloud ERP SaaS Subscription ─ Pros and Cons
Sebastian Grady
Sebastian Grady
President, Strategic Initiatives
5 min read

Your software is an asset. Software vendors such as Oracle and SAP are pressing licensees to replace existing enterprise applications in order to move to the vendor’s new platform. Yet, most companies have invested millions in their current ERP systems on targeted applications – Financials, Supply Chain, Distribution, Manufacturing, Human Capital Management, or Customer Experience […]

Deriving Value through Co-Creation: ITIL and Other Best Practices Frameworks
CIO Strategies, Cloud, ERP 5 min read
Deriving Value through Co-Creation: ITIL and Other Best Practices Frameworks
Steven Salaets
5 min read

This article originally appeared on Forbes.com; it has been modified for this space. CIOs have a new mandate from CEOs: accelerate innovation and growth as a business-driven thought leader rather than simply a caretaker of technology. This paradigm shift requires changes in how CIOs and their teams work, and in how they deliver on the […]

Fast-track Your Cloud Strategy
CIO Strategies, Cloud, ERP 5 min read
Fast-track Your Cloud Strategy
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
5 min read

This article originally appeared on CIOReview.com; it has been modified for this space. Considering a move to the cloud? CIOs cite a variety of reasons to do so, including cost savings, scalability, and the ability to more quickly deliver/enable initiatives for the business. At the same time, the number of cloud vendors and products — […]

Gartner Predicts 2020
Cloud, Cost of Maintenance, ERP 3 min read
Gartner Predicts 2020
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
3 min read

A new year (and a new decade) are ideal times to prognosticate about the future. While it’s one thing for a business to predict great things for its future, it’s quite another for a respected, trusted analyst in the industry to predict great things for your industry … and your business. That’s precisely the case […]

5 Ways to Leverage ERP in the Cloud Without Necessarily Moving to Cloud ERP
Cloud, ERP, Oracle Cloud 5 min read
5 Ways to Leverage ERP in the Cloud Without Necessarily Moving to Cloud ERP
Rimini Street Staff
5 min read

This article originally appeared on Diginomica.com; it has been modified for this space. Everyone is moving to the cloud, no doubt about it. How to take advantage of the cloud is the multi-million dollar question. Get stampeded into making the wrong decision, and you could wind up throwing away millions. Do it right, and the […]

S/4HANA: Exploring Three SAP Customer Roadmaps
Business Driven Roadmap, Cloud, ERP 5 min read
S/4HANA: Exploring Three SAP Customer Roadmaps
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
5 min read

Are you questioning your S/4HANA roadmap options? According to Gartner, “The complexity of the SAP S/4HANA roadmap, lack of clarity in industry-supported functions and the range of deployment options available (both on premises and Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS) mean that customers must spend more time selecting what is best for them, given that SAP has stated […]

Not Ready to Move to Cloud ERP? You’re Not Alone
Cloud, ERP, Hybrid IT 3 min read
Not Ready to Move to Cloud ERP? You’re Not Alone
Eric Helmer
Eric Helmer
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
3 min read

Most organizations today have planned an IT roadmap that takes advantage of cloud resources and deployment models. However, that does not mean buying every cloud product a vendor places on its product roadmap or following the exact route and timing the vendor prescribes. Many companies we work with at Rimini Street have made the choice […]