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The world's most trusted IT negotiation advisors for innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation strategies

Episode Date
Salesforce Q1 FY27 Earnings Analysis: Agentforce Growth, Headless 360 & AI Pricing Risks
Jun 01, 2026
Microsoft Q3 Earnings Breakdown: The Hidden Shift to AI Consumption Pricing
May 01, 2026
ServiceNow Q1 FY26 Earnings Breakdown: AI Packaging & Pricing, Now Assist & What Customers Must Know
Apr 28, 2026
ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: What IT Leaders Need to Know Before You Go
Apr 28, 2026
ServiceNow's New Product Packaging: AI Included, Pricing Tiers, and What Customers Must Know
Apr 16, 2026
ServiceNow’s Consumption Trap: What Every Customer Needs to Know
Apr 09, 2026
Oracle’s Big Shift: AI Infrastructure, Layoffs, and What It Means for Customers
Apr 08, 2026
How Generative AI Accelerated a Complex SAP Transformation
Mar 23, 2026
Microsoft 365 E7: The Next Big Enterprise Lock-In?
Mar 06, 2026
Workday Q4 Earnings Breakdown: What Customers Need to Know
Feb 27, 2026
Salesforce Q4 FY26 Earnings Breakdown: Agentforce and the Flex Credits Flywheel
Feb 27, 2026
Is Consumption-Based AI Pricing Setting Enterprises Up for Long-Term Cost Overruns?
Feb 27, 2026
SaaS Vendor Complaints and Contract Risks in 2026
Feb 26, 2026
Is SaaS Dead? The Truth About Enterprise Renewals
Feb 19, 2026
Don’t Forget LinkedIn When Preparing for Your Microsoft EA Negotiation
Feb 13, 2026
After the Microsoft Deal is Signed: What Customers Must Do Next
Feb 11, 2026
Microsoft FY26 Q2 Earnings: What Copilot, Azure & AI Spending Mean for Your Negotiation Leverage
Feb 04, 2026
ServiceNow Q4 Earnings: What Customers Must Know
Jan 30, 2026
Beating the Odds: Governance, SAP RISE, and AI in a Major IT Transformation
Jan 29, 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic & Google Are Coming for Enterprise Spend — Make Them Earn It
Jan 27, 2026
What Microsoft Customers Really Want From Microsoft in 2026
Jan 21, 2026
How Salesforce Can Accelerate Growth in 2026: Listen to Customers, Lead With Value
Jan 19, 2026
How Strong SLA Frameworks Drive Better MSP Performance
Dec 22, 2025
Microsoft 365 Price Increases + Volume Discounts Removed: What to Do Before Your Next Renewal
Dec 18, 2025
Salesforce Q3 FY26: Agentforce, Data 360 and The Consumption Trap
Dec 05, 2025
Salesforce Foundations: The “Free” Offer That Can Be Very Costly
Nov 18, 2025
ServiceNow Impact: How to Push Back, Cut Costs, and Protect Your Renewal
Nov 12, 2025
From Risk to Reward: How SaskPower Achieved a Smooth S/4HANA Go-Live with Jesse Webb
Nov 06, 2025
Microsoft FY26 Q1 Earnings: Clear Objectives Customers Need to Be Aware Of
Nov 03, 2025
ServiceNow Q3 FY25 Earnings: AI Growth, CRM Jabs and Reliance on Consumption Based Pricing
Oct 31, 2025
Dreamforce 2025: Salesforce’s AI Push, AELA Explained, and What It Means for Your Renewals
Oct 31, 2025
Salesforce’s New Agentic Enterprise Licensing Agreement (AELA) – What Customers Need to Know
Oct 20, 2025
Navigating Salesforce Renewals and the Reality Behind “Agentforce”
Oct 07, 2025
SaaS Vendors’ New Trick: Multiplying Pricing Caps by Term Length
Oct 02, 2025
How Much Does M365 Copilot Really Cost (or Should Cost)?
Sep 24, 2025
Oracle’s AI Playbook: Co-CEOs & Explosive OCI Growth
Sep 23, 2025
Salesforce Q2 FY26 Earnings: Agentforce Hype vs. Reality
Sep 08, 2025
Renewal Pricing Tied to Real Usage?
Aug 29, 2025
Microsoft Eliminates EA Volume Discounts: What It Means for Enterprise Customers
Aug 28, 2025
Salesforce’s New Agentforce Pricing Plans: All About Getting You to Start Using
Aug 22, 2025
Microsoft Ends EA Volume Discounts – What It Means for You
Aug 13, 2025
Microsoft FY25 Q4 Earnings: Beat Expectations driven by Azure Growth and Copilot Adoption
Aug 04, 2025
How Generative AI is Reshaping SAP Brownfield Implementations with Ryan McGhee
Jul 28, 2025
Salesforce Pricing Shifts, AgentForce, and Slack: What Customers Need to Know Before Dreamforce
Jul 10, 2025
Salesforce Announces August Price Hike & New AgentForce and Slack Plans: Here’s What You Must Do Now
Jun 23, 2025
AI-Fueled Cloud Lock-In: Why Escaping Your Vendor Just Got Harder
Jun 19, 2025
Oracle’s FY25 Boom: AI, Cloud, and What It Means for Customers
Jun 17, 2025
Is This Company Really Going to Make a 1 Million-Seat Microsoft 365 Copilot Commitment?
Jun 12, 2025
Is Microsoft 365 E7 Coming and Will it Include Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Jun 06, 2025
How One Oracle Deal Delivered $11M in Savings: A Strategic Sourcing Case Study
Jun 04, 2025
Workday Q1 FY26 Earnings: AI Expansion, Fast Deployments & What Customers Should Do Now
Jun 03, 2025
Salesforce Q1 FY26 Earnings: What AI (AgentForce), Data Cloud & Informatica Mean for Customers
May 30, 2025
ServiceNow’s $1B AI Plan: What It Means for Customers
May 16, 2025
Why the Right TPA Is Your Competitive Edge in the Age of AI
May 15, 2025
Knowledge 2025 Recap: ServiceNow’s AI and CRM Push—What Customers Really Want
May 08, 2025
Microsoft Earnings Reveal Strategy Shift: What Customers Must Know Before Renewals
May 06, 2025
SaaS Vendor Frustrations: Price Hikes, AI Pushes & Finding Leverage
May 01, 2025
ServiceNow’s Q1 FY25 Earnings: What Customers Must Prepare For
Apr 25, 2025
SaaS Flexibility: A Promise That Was Never Fulfilled
Apr 23, 2025
ServiceNow Knowledge 2025: How IT Leaders Can Turn the Conference into a Strategic Advantage
Apr 22, 2025
The Hidden Traps in SaaS Renewals: What Vendors Don’t Want You to Know
Apr 11, 2025
Navigating Salesforce’s Success and Security Offerings’ Licensing Metrics
Apr 10, 2025
ServiceNow Acquires Logik.ai: A Bold Move into the CRM Battlefield
Apr 08, 2025
Bridging Talent Deserts & IT Project Success with GenAI – A Conversation with Marc Kermisch
Apr 03, 2025
Microsoft Copilot Studio: Negotiation Tips Customers Need to Know
Mar 31, 2025
One of the Hidden Traps in Enterprise SaaS Contracts – What You Need to Know!
Mar 25, 2025
Microsoft’s Price Hikes: What It Means for Your Business and How to Respond
Mar 24, 2025
Mastering SaaS Negotiations: Key Strategies for IT Leaders
Mar 20, 2025
Salesforce vs. ServiceNow: The Battle for CRM & ITSM Dominance
Mar 19, 2025
Master Your Microsoft Renewal: Timing and Strategy Insights
Mar 13, 2025
ServiceNow’s Biggest Acquisition Yet: $2.85B Move to Expand Agentic AI, CRM & Search
Mar 11, 2025
Mastering Microsoft Renewals: Strategies for Smarter Negotiations
Mar 06, 2025
Salesforce Customers Are Pushing Back – Here's Why
Mar 04, 2025
Salesforce Q4 FY25 Earnings: Growth, Misses, and the Future of AI & Data
Feb 27, 2025
Navigating SaaS Pricing: Key Strategies for Actually Locking in Pricing
Feb 25, 2025
How to Master Your Oracle Negotiations: Actionable Tips As We Approach Oracle's Year End
Feb 20, 2025
Navigating AI Ethics and Legislation in Your IT Contracts with Sarah Alt
Feb 13, 2025
SaaS Vendors' Shift to Consumption-Based Licensing
Feb 12, 2025
Salesforce Shakeup - New Leadership, AI Strategy and Market Reactions
Feb 07, 2025
Salesforce Needs Customers to Use Agentforce - This Could be a Good Thing for Customers
Feb 06, 2025
Microsoft’s Q2 FY2025 Earnings: Cloud Growth, AI Focus, and Enterprise Negotiation Opportunities
Jan 31, 2025
ServiceNow Q4 FY2024 Earnings: AI Growth, Bold Revenue Goals, and Negotiation Insights
Jan 31, 2025
3 Market Forces Driving the IT Landscape in 2025
Jan 30, 2025
Innovative AI with EY’s Michael Casey and Gaurav Rastogi
Dec 05, 2024
Salesforce Q3 FY25 Earnings: Focused on Pushing Agentforce and Data Cloud On Customers
Dec 04, 2024
Gen AI’s Impact on Field Services and MSPs: Actionable Insights for Customers
Nov 07, 2024
Microsoft FY25 Q1 Earnings: Microsoft Customers – Beware of Heavy AI Adoption Push
Oct 31, 2024
ServiceNow FY24 Q3 Earnings: Reliance on AI Adoption Creates Leverage for Customers
Oct 24, 2024
The Key to Getting Your Workday Negotiation Right
Oct 17, 2024
Salesforce Agentforce: How This New AI Feature Will Impact Customers
Oct 03, 2024
Generative AI Platform Frameworks
Sep 12, 2024
Salesforce FY25 Q2 Earnings: How Salesforce’s Revenue Should Inform Your Dreamforce Strategy
Aug 30, 2024
Understanding How Generative AI Impacts Your Implementation Methods
Aug 22, 2024
Microsoft FY24 Q4 Earnings: Microsoft Will Push E5 and Copilot Adoption on Customers
Aug 05, 2024
Predictions for Generative AI's Impact on ERP Implementations - A Mid-Year Update
Aug 01, 2024
Strategies for Effectively Negotiating Oracle's OCI and UCC Models
Jul 18, 2024
SAP Sapphire 2024 Recap: How SAP Customers Can Leverage Key Insights
Jun 27, 2024
Oracle Q4 FY24 Earnings: How Customers Can Navigate OCI Growth Opportunities
Jun 12, 2024
Workday Q1 FY25 Earnings: Robust Negotiation Strategies Can Win Customers Competitive Deals
Jun 04, 2024
Salesforce Q1 FY25 Earnings: Lowered Revenue Guidance Creates Leverage for Customers
May 31, 2024
Microsoft FY24 Q3 Earnings: Q4 Guidance Provides Negotiation Leverage for Customers
Apr 26, 2024
ServiceNow Q1 FY24 Earnings: Customers Need to Expect Aggressive “Pro Plus” AI Push
Apr 25, 2024
Oracle Q3 FY24 Earnings: Continued Focus on the Cloud
Mar 14, 2024
Leveraging Workday’s Success: Insights for Customers from FY2024 Earnings
Mar 01, 2024
Salesforce Q4 FY24 Earnings: Pay Attention to Einstein Copilot and Data Cloud
Feb 28, 2024
Microsoft FY24 Q2 Earnings: Microsoft’s Push for AI Product Adoption
Jan 30, 2024
ServiceNow Q4 FY23 & Full Year Earnings: How Customers Can Navigate AI Product Pushes
Jan 25, 2024
Copilot for Microsoft 365 is Now More Widely Available – What Customers Need to Know
Jan 14, 2024
Salesforce Q3 FY24: Key Focus Areas Salesforce Customers Should Be Aware Of
Dec 01, 2023
Salesforce Q2 FY24 Earnings: How Customer’s Can Navigate “AI + Data + CRM + Trust”
Sep 05, 2023
Tips for Salesforce Customers Ahead of Announced Price Increases
Jul 11, 2023
Oracle FY23 Q4 Earnings: Customer Success Service Puts Oracle Customers First
Jun 28, 2023
Workday FY24 Q1 Earnings: Target Industries Have Significant Negotiation Leverage
Jun 27, 2023
Salesforce Q1 FY24: Slowed Growth Should Alert Customers
Jun 01, 2023
ServiceNow FY23 Q1: What Existing Customers Can Expect This Year
Apr 26, 2023
Microsoft FY23 Q3 Earnings: Leverage Points for Customers Being Pushed to Use More Cloud
Apr 25, 2023
Oracle FY23 Q3 Earnings: How Your Product Purchases Can Act as Leverage
Mar 14, 2023
Workday FY23 Q4 Earnings: How Customers can Leverage Workday’s Goals
Mar 13, 2023
Salesforce Q4 FY23 Earnings: How Salesforce’s Focus on Profitability Will Impact Customers
Mar 02, 2023
Workday Layoffs in 2023
Feb 01, 2023
ServiceNow FY22 Q4 and Full Year Earnings: Beat Guidance and Expectations
Jan 25, 2023
Microsoft FY23 Q2 Earnings: Microsoft Cloud Growth Slows
Jan 24, 2023
Salesforce Executives are Leaving – How Does this Affect Customer’s Moving Forward?
Dec 04, 2022
Salesforce Q3 FY23 Earnings: Leadership Leaving and Soft Guidance
Dec 01, 2022
ServiceNow FY22 Q3 Earnings: Revenue Comes Up Short but Strong Pipeline in Place
Oct 26, 2022
Microsoft FY23 Q1 Earnings: Low Revenue Growth Rate Provides Opportunity for Customers
Oct 25, 2022
How Salesforce Customers Can Get the Most Out of Dreamforce
Sep 12, 2022
Salesforce FY23 Q2 Earnings: Lowered Revenue Guidance tied to More Measured Customers
Aug 25, 2022
Oracle’s Layoffs in 2022
Aug 01, 2022
ServiceNow FY22 Q2 Earnings: Longer Sales Cycles Put Pressure on Q4
Jul 28, 2022
Microsoft FY22 Q4 Earnings: Top and Bottom Line Misses Provide Opportunity for Customers
Jul 27, 2022
Will Oracle Support Fees Increase? What We know So Far
Jul 22, 2022
ServiceNow Impact – What Customers Need to Know
Jul 13, 2022
Workday FY23 Q1 Earnings: The Pressure’s On as Organizations Push Out Deals
Jun 16, 2022
Salesforce Q1 FY23 Earnings: Continued Growth, Lowered Revenue Guidance and Focus on Customer 360
May 31, 2022
ServiceNow Financial Analyst Day 2022 – Key Takeaways
May 26, 2022
3 Key Observations on the SAP McKinsey Partnership Announcement
May 10, 2022
Microsoft FY22 Q3 Earnings: Reliance on Microsoft Cloud Remains High
Apr 27, 2022
ServiceNow FY22 Q1 Earnings: Customer “Stickiness” Has Served Them Well
Apr 27, 2022
Salesforce FY22 Q4 Earnings: Its Best Quarter Yet
Mar 02, 2022
ServiceNow FY21 Q4 Earnings: On the Path to $15B
Jan 27, 2022
Microsoft FY22 Q2 Earnings: Impressive Cloud Revenue Growth
Jan 26, 2022
4 Success Factors for Selecting an SAP SI Provider
Dec 04, 2021
Salesforce FY22 Q3 Earnings: Strong Growth, Raised Guidance and a Big Announcement
Dec 02, 2021
Case Study: A DIY Migration to S/4HANA with Hyperscaler Optimization
Nov 03, 2021
Case Study: “Do It for Me” Support Model for SAP ECC to S/4 Transformation
Nov 02, 2021
ServiceNow FY21 Q3 Earnings – Land and Expand is Working
Oct 28, 2021
Case Study: Client Focused on ERP Consolidation Selects SAP RISE
Oct 27, 2021
Microsoft Cloud Revenue is the Key to FY22 Q1 Success
Oct 26, 2021
Contacted By Java Sales? 3 Things You Must Know
Sep 26, 2021
An Enterprise Guide to Oracle Cloud Learning Services
Sep 15, 2021
Workday’s Growth Creates Opportunities for Customer Negotiations
Sep 10, 2021
Microsoft Pricing is Going Up – What Enterprises Need to Know
Aug 31, 2021
Salesforce’s Strong FY22 Q2 and the Importance of Slack Success
Aug 24, 2021
Workday Gains Entry Into the US Federal Market
Aug 19, 2021
How Workday and Google’s Partnership Will Benefit Customers
Aug 18, 2021
ServiceNow’s Strong FY21 Q2 and How They Will Get Customers to Buy More
Jul 25, 2021
Customers’ Reliance on Microsoft’s Cloud Drives FY21 Q4 Success
Jul 24, 2021
Customer Considerations for Oracle’s Support Rewards Program
Jul 07, 2021
Oracle’s JMS is a Trojan Horse
Jun 13, 2021
Workday’s Growth Goals
Jun 01, 2021
Salesforce’s Path to $50B in Revenue
May 30, 2021
ServiceNow’s Path to $15B in Revenue
May 15, 2021
What Workday’s Recent Growth Investments Mean for Customers
May 13, 2021
ServiceNow FY21 Q1 Earnings: Key Takeaways for Enterprise Customers
Apr 28, 2021
Microsoft's Commercial Cloud Drives FY21 Q3 Results
Apr 26, 2021
How Oracle Uses Audits to Drive Sales
Apr 06, 2021
What Drives Cloud Customers Crazy
Mar 25, 2021
Larry Ellison Speaks Up About Oracle’s New Customers from SAP
Mar 24, 2021
Salesforce’s Full Year Fiscal 2021 Results: Insights for Enterprise Customers
Feb 23, 2021
Workday Acquires Peakon for $700M
Feb 12, 2021
Key Subscription Provisions for an Oracle Fusion HCM Negotiation
Jan 31, 2021
ServiceNow Q4 FY20 Earnings – Key Takeaways for Enterprise Customers
Jan 26, 2021
Microsoft's Q2 FY21 Earnings Reveal Continued Reliance on Commercial Cloud Offerings
Jan 25, 2021
How to Crush Your Microsoft 365 Renewal Negotiation
Jan 17, 2021
IT Cost Optimization: Framework for Success
Jan 04, 2021
3 Dimensions of IT Cost Optimization
Jan 04, 2021
Considerations for Your SAP Hosting RFP Process
Dec 21, 2020
Oracle Q2 FY21 Earnings: Growth in 2020
Dec 20, 2020
Internal Alignment & IT Cost Optimization
Dec 20, 2020
3 Market Forces Influencing SAP Hosting Decisions
Dec 08, 2020
4 Strategies for Year-End SAP Deals in 2020
Dec 06, 2020
Salesforce Buys Slack to Beat Microsoft
Dec 04, 2020
Advisor Chat: How Accenture’s Strategy Evolved in 2020
Dec 01, 2020
Salesforce’s Q3 FY21 Earnings – Revenue Growth and Raised Guidance
Dec 01, 2020
Comparing Private Cloud vs. Public Cloud
Nov 17, 2020
Alphabet’s Q3 FY20 Earnings – Google Cloud Takeaways for Enterprises
Oct 30, 2020
Microsoft's Q1 FY21 Earnings – Takeaways for Enterprises
Oct 27, 2020
ServiceNow’s Q3 FY20 Earnings – Takeaways for Enterprises
Oct 27, 2020
Workday’s Annual True Ups (Audits)
Oct 26, 2020
Workday Payment Deferrals and Ramp Payment Structures
Oct 21, 2020
Benchmarking Your Workday Contracts
Oct 17, 2020
3 Questions Regarding Why SAP Digital Access is Still a Mess
Oct 13, 2020
Continued Strategies for Engaging SAP SIs in this Economic Downturn
Oct 07, 2020
Google G Suite is now Workspace – What Enterprises Need to Know
Oct 06, 2020
Re-Evaluating Your SAP ERP Hosting Options
Sep 29, 2020
The Qualtrics IPO: 3 Questions for SAP and Qualtrics Customers
Sep 21, 2020
VIBE for Workday Adds Diversity and Inclusion Features to its HCM Software
Sep 17, 2020
How Customers Should Prepare for 25,000 Accenture Layoffs
Sep 16, 2020
Salesforce Shield and How Customers Can Reduce Costs
Sep 14, 2020
Oracle Licensing Expert Answers Questions on Java Inquiries
Sep 02, 2020
Salesforce Q2 FY21 Earnings – Beat Expectations and Raised Guidance
Aug 26, 2020
SAP Extends DAAP to End of 2021 But Not Everyone Should Adopt
Aug 24, 2020
Workday Customer Success Packages – Are They Right for You?
Aug 20, 2020
Third Party Support - 6 Considerations for Oracle Customers
Aug 05, 2020
Enterprise Insights from ServiceNow’s Q2 FY20 Earnings
Jul 29, 2020
Insights from Microsoft's Q4 FY20 Earnings That Enterprises Can Put to Use
Jul 23, 2020
Google Cloud Next ’20 Keynote – Takeaways for Enterprises
Jul 15, 2020
Avoid the Pitfalls of Oracle’s NUP Metric for Licensing Entitlements
Jul 07, 2020
Expanding Your Workday Footprint? Avoid these 6 Mistakes
Jun 08, 2020
Salesforce Q1 Earnings: Lowering Guidance by $1B with Optimism
May 28, 2020
Will Gavin Patterson Become Salesforce’s Next Co-CEO?
May 12, 2020
Workday’s FSE Categories and Why They Matter
May 10, 2020
ServiceNow says 'Bundle Up' but Consider These Risks First
May 06, 2020
Google Cloud is Now an $11B Company
Apr 28, 2020
Driving Win-win Negotiations with Microsoft After its Stellar Q3
Apr 28, 2020
SAP AMS Hosting Optimization Opportunities
Apr 28, 2020
Why ServiceNow’s Strong Q1 Should Put Enterprises on Alert
Apr 27, 2020
What Enterprises Now Need from Their Cloud Vendors
Apr 26, 2020
How Oracle Can Dominate
Apr 15, 2020
The First Steps of Reducing Costs in a Crisis
Apr 13, 2020
6 Million Businesses Now Pay for Google G Suite
Apr 10, 2020
Oracle Announces Free Training and Certification Courses
Mar 31, 2020
For Microsoft, It is All About Microsoft 365
Mar 30, 2020
SaaS Providers: Do the Right Thing!
Mar 26, 2020
Microsoft 365 F1 Just Changed – Here’s What you Need to Know
Mar 17, 2020
Workday’s Q4 For FY ’20 - Value Propisition Is Driving Growth
Mar 16, 2020
Oracle Shareholder Lawsuits - Cloud Revenue
Feb 28, 2020
A Big Day For Salesforce: Beat Revenue Expectations, Acquired Vlocity and Keith Block is Leaving
Feb 24, 2020
Alphabet Q4 FY19 Earnings: A First Look at Google Cloud Revenue
Feb 04, 2020
5 SOW Essentials in a Real World Case
Feb 02, 2020
3 Customer Considerations for SAP and Accenture’s Integration Partnership
Feb 01, 2020
ServiceNow Q4 FY19 Earning Recap: Stellar growth and High Confidence
Jan 29, 2020
Microsoft Q2 FY20 Earnings: The Quest for All-in Cloud Adoption
Jan 29, 2020
Autonomous Database- Oracle’s Land And Expand Approach
Jan 19, 2020
Oracle Claims Cloud Superiority
Jan 13, 2020
What To Expect From Microsoft In 2020
Jan 05, 2020
What To Expect From ServiceNow In 2020
Jan 05, 2020
What To Expect From Salesforce In 2020
Jan 02, 2020
Why Your Java Compliance Depends On Your Version Of Java
Dec 30, 2019
Choosing Workday to Implement Workday? Ask About These 3 Pricing Models
Dec 24, 2019
Raising The Bar On AMS Provider Expectations
Dec 18, 2019
Maintaining Control Of Fixed Price Outsourcing Agreements
Dec 16, 2019
Why Microsoft is Turning to Linux Community and Consumer Market
Dec 16, 2019
Top 3 Commercial Terms of AWS's Enterprise Discount Program
Dec 15, 2019
Workday’s Q3 Earnings — Another Great Quarter
Dec 08, 2019
Salesforce Q3 FY20 Earnings – It All Comes Down To Customer 360
Dec 04, 2019
How Salesforce Will Become a $35B Company
Nov 26, 2019
6 Recommendations For Evaluating Hyperscalers.
Nov 03, 2019
Alphabet Q3 FY19 Earnings- Profit Down And Google Cloud Expenses Up
Oct 29, 2019
What the JEDI Cloud Contract Award Means for Oracle
Oct 27, 2019
Microsoft Q1 FY20 Earnings: Microsoft is Leaning on Innovation
Oct 24, 2019
What to Expect from former SAP CEO Bill McDermott as the New CEO of ServiceNow
Oct 22, 2019
ServiceNow Q3 FY19 Earnings: What to Expect with McDermott at the Helm
Oct 22, 2019
5 Risks Of Outsourcing Infrastructure Managed Services + How To Mitigate Them
Oct 21, 2019
Interview With Java Licensing Expert Answering Top Compliance Questions
Oct 13, 2019
Head In The Clouds Podcast: How Facebook And Zendesk Are Chasing Enterprise Customers
Oct 09, 2019
The US Department of Interior Moving Back to Office 365 is a Google Cloud Nightmare
Oct 02, 2019
Head In The Clouds Podcast: Zendesk Leans On Partners And Google Cloud Shakes Up Sales Organization
Sep 23, 2019
Head In The Clouds Podcast: Slack Earnings And Google Cloud Makes Another Hire
Sep 02, 2019
Head in the Clouds Podcast: Salesforce Q2 FY20 and Google Making G Suite Sticky
Aug 26, 2019
SFDC Q2 FY20 - Strong Growth and Raised Guidance
Aug 20, 2019
Salesforce Buys ClickSoftware – Another Key Acquisition
Aug 07, 2019
How Google Cloud Doubled Its Annual Run Rate
Jul 29, 2019
ECC To S4HANA Migrations- Do You Have A Holistic Sourcing Strategy?
Jul 28, 2019
Opposing Motivations in SAP ECC to S/4HANA Migrations
Jul 25, 2019
ServiceNow Outperforms Market in Q2 FY19 Earnings
Jul 23, 2019
Salesforce Removed Its Standard Renewal Price Protection
Jul 16, 2019
Microsoft Inspire 2019 – Focus on Teams Makes Sense
Jul 15, 2019
Oracle Q4 FY19 Earnings: Seeding its Customer Base
Jul 08, 2019
Google Cloud – The Promise of Easier Contracting
Jul 07, 2019
Oracle's Gen 2 Cloud Infrastructure: Saving the CEO
Jul 07, 2019
What Keeps ServiceNow Awake at Night?
Jun 30, 2019
Workday Q1 2020 Earnings, Happy Customers And Successful Projects
Jun 16, 2019
Salesforce Q1 FY20 Earnings: It is All About Customer 360
Jun 04, 2019
Workday Battleground - Higher Education
May 16, 2019
SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2019 - Day 1 First Impressions
May 07, 2019
Victim Card - Oracle Whining And Litigating For The JEDI Deal
May 07, 2019
Workday Negotiations And Why First Impressions Matter
May 03, 2019
ServiceNow Knowledge19 – Day 1 Takeaways
May 03, 2019
Alphabet Q1 FY19 Earnings- Google Cloud Success Still Hidden
Apr 30, 2019
ServiceNow Q1’19 Earnings- Revenue Growth And Raised Guidance
Apr 25, 2019
SAP Q1’19 Earnings Announcement - 3 Takeaways from a Customer’s Perspective
Apr 25, 2019
Microsoft Q3'19 Earnings – Another Strong Quarter Driven by Cloud Business
Apr 23, 2019
SAP Shuffles Leadership Roles After Robert Enslin’s Departure
Apr 06, 2019
Pros and Cons of Oracle’s Cloud Incentive Programs
Apr 04, 2019
Oracle Q3 - Following In IBM's Footsteps
Apr 01, 2019
Normalizing Your I&O RFP Proposal: Solid Metrics You Can Operationalize
Mar 29, 2019
Sole Sourcing Negotiations: SI Tactics and CIO Countermeasures
Mar 27, 2019
Workday Q4 Performance & Strategy
Mar 19, 2019
Salesforce Q4 FY19 Earnings – Key Takeaways
Mar 03, 2019
Negotiating with Workday in 2019
Mar 02, 2019
How SAP Leverages Mergers And Acquisitions To Force Adoption Of S4HANA
Feb 19, 2019
Customers Will Feel SAP's Sales Organization Shakeup
Feb 17, 2019
Why Oracle’s Government Legal Battles Matter For Customers
Feb 10, 2019
Investments In Google Cloud- Alphabet Q4 FY18 Earnings Insight
Feb 05, 2019
Changes To Oracle Java Licensing In 2019
Feb 05, 2019
The Motivation Behind ServiceNow’s Licensing Changes
Feb 05, 2019
SAP ECC To S/4HANA–What SAP Isn’t Sharing With Customers
Feb 04, 2019
Microsoft Q2 FY19 Earnings – Strong Office 365 Growth But Flat Azure Growth
Jan 30, 2019
ServiceNow Q4 FY18 Earnings- Expanding Customer Relationships Leads To Strongest Q4 Ever
Jan 30, 2019
Google Increases GSuite Prices for the First Time
Jan 12, 2019
NRF - The Right Questions to ask Salesforce While in Attendance
Dec 31, 2018
What Microsoft Clients Need to Ask at NRF 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Salesforce Beat Expectations with Strong Q3 FY19 Earnings
Nov 27, 2018
Former Oracle Cloud Executive, Thomas Kurian, Joins Google
Nov 19, 2018
Is Your Microsoft Cloud Discount Actually Special?
Nov 16, 2018
Tactics for Overcoming IT Services Contracting Challenges
Nov 06, 2018
Heads in the Cloud: 3 Key Takeaways from SAP’s Q3 ‘18 Earnings Call
Oct 30, 2018
What Microsoft’s Q1 ‘19 Earnings Really Mean (for Customers)
Oct 25, 2018
Digging Deeper into ServiceNow’s Q3 ‘18 Earnings
Oct 24, 2018
Larry Ellison's Amazon Hit Piece at 2018 OpenWorld
Oct 23, 2018
2018 OpenWorld Takeaways - Universal Credits and BYOL
Oct 23, 2018
The #1 Cloud Negotiation Mistake
Oct 20, 2018
Top 3 Questions SAP Hasn’t Answered About its New Digital Access Model
Oct 18, 2018
Not Your Father’s ServiceNow
Oct 03, 2018
Thomas Kurian Leaves Oracle
Sep 30, 2018
Dreamforce Product Keynotes - Customer Success Platform Runs Throughout
Sep 26, 2018
Salesforce Dreamforce - Day 1 - Keynote Breakdown
Sep 25, 2018
Oracle's Q1 FY19 Lackluster Earnings
Sep 17, 2018
Are Your Cloud SLAs Sufficient
Sep 17, 2018
Oracle's Cloud Strategy Struggle: Thomas Kurian Might be at Odds with Larry Ellison
Sep 14, 2018
Oracle's Thomas Kurian Begins Leave of Absence
Sep 11, 2018
Workday Q2 Earnings Release — What it Could Mean for Customers
Sep 11, 2018
Taking Care of Business: Your Business Case Isn’t Shelfware
Sep 10, 2018
The Real Motivation Behind Microsoft’s October 2018 Pricing Changes
Sep 07, 2018
There’s an Elephant in the Room with Your Cloud Service Provider
Sep 07, 2018
Salesforce Q2 FY19 Earnings – Key Takeaways
Aug 30, 2018
Cloud Vendor Behavior That Customers Hate
Aug 24, 2018
Make the Most of Dreamforce 2018
Aug 20, 2018
Is Salesforce Truly Focused on its Customers' Success?
Jul 26, 2018
ServiceNow Q2 Earnings – Strong Growth Tied to New Customers and Upselling
Jul 25, 2018
Microsoft FY18 Q4 Earnings – Inside the Numbers
Jul 23, 2018
Beware of Dante’s (ERP) Inferno
Jul 17, 2018
Avoid These Cloud Renewal Negotiation Mistakes
Jul 12, 2018
Is Your SAP SI Partner Evaluation Missing the Mark?
Jul 03, 2018
Why De-Coupling Your SAP and SI Partner Negotiations is a Bad Idea
Jul 03, 2018
Oracle Gets Cloudy: What's Behind Their Change in Financial Reporting
Jun 27, 2018
Cloud Renewal Price Protections: Are You Really Protected?
Jun 26, 2018
An ERP DIY is Just Alphabet Soup
Jun 21, 2018
Oracle Curiously Blends Cloud Services Earnings for Q4’18
Jun 19, 2018
The Playbook All Cloud Vendors Work From
Jun 10, 2018
Workday Q1 2019 Earnings
Jun 01, 2018
Salesforce Q1 FY19 - Key Takeaways
May 30, 2018
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Podcast: Salesforce Agreements - Flexibility for Large Enterprises
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Oracle Fiscal Year-End Checklist
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6 New Year's Resolutions to Enhnace the "Strategic" in Strategic Procurement
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Agile Projects: What Are The Risks and Benefits?
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Microsoft Q1 FY2018 Earnings & Key Takeaways
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Salesforce.com Requiring Customers to Increase Annual Fees at Renewal
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Assessing Microsoft's Q4 2017 Earnings
Jul 21, 2017
Microsoft Layoffs and Overhauled Sales Organization: What It Means for Your Next Renewal
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6 Questions Answered: SAP Indirect Access
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Microsoft Syncs O365 and Windows 10 upgrade timing for their Secure Productive Enterprise
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