by Debbie Wilson | July 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
I’m on the road today, on the New York Thruway and on the way to my family’s farm in Ohio for some much needed downtime. It’s a fifteen hour drive so there’s plenty of time to sit back and reflect. Jerry Garcia’s sketchy voice provides the perfect accompaniment to my journey . .. “Truckin. . [...]
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by Debbie Wilson | July 22, 2009 | 8 Comments
I’m working on some research on the topic of SaaS business continuity risk mitigation. It’s a fascinating subject because without a doubt – some day – a major SaaS vendor will suddenly close its doors and leave its customers high and dry. When a vendor for an on-premises solution stops supporting a solution, for whatever [...]
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by Debbie Wilson | July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments
One of my favorite things to do is to bury myself in a spreadsheet for some good, old-fashioned data analysis. This long-term interest in numbers is evidenced by my undergraduate degree in economics, with a special interest in statistics. So yesterday was a very happy day as I spent much of it digging through my [...]
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by Debbie Wilson | July 15, 2009 | Comments Off
It’s beginning to feel like a reunion around lately with all the new-old names resurfacing in the industry. Here are but a few of the resurfacings: · Click Commerce, or at least the part of the company left after Emptoris acquired the services e-procurement business, has brought back the name Requisite for its business. Ahh [...]
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by Debbie Wilson | July 14, 2009 | 1 Comment
I’ve had a string of inquiries over the past few weeks from smaller organizations that are keen to invest in procurement technologies – to improve their sourcing processes, to support requisitioning, and to connect online with suppliers. For me, these calls are often a source of deep frustration. (Remember I am and forever will be [...]
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