by Debbie Wilson | September 25, 2008 | 5 Comments
I’ve had the opportunity to spend the last few days in San Francisco and the South Bay area, my old stomping ground, visiting Gartner clients, attending a few days of Oracle OpenWorld and meeting with several Oracle EBS / PeopleSoft customers. It’s been the perfect place to finish my research for my upcoming Oracle procurement [...]
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by Debbie Wilson | September 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
If I received a dime for every time I have been asked whether I thought Oracle would buy Ariba . . . well . . I wouldn’t be rich, but I sure would have a pretty, shiny pile of coins to show for it. I might even have enough to buy a ticket to the [...]
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by Debbie Wilson | September 18, 2008 | Comments Off
The bad news in the financial markets this week – the rescue of AIG, the tenuous position of Morgan Stanley and Washington Mutual – are enough to ruin anyone’s day. Procurement in particular will face increased pressure and a renewed sense of urgency to push suppliers for new cost reductions as many of our organizations [...]
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by Debbie Wilson | September 16, 2008 | 4 Comments
Please forgive me for quoting a beloved but gnarly Aerosmith lyric – I can’t get this one out of my head: “I’m back! Back in the saddle again!” Why, might you ask, are these words playing just a bit obnoxiously in my background, like too-loud elevator music, distracting me from my routine musings and mulling? [...]
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