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- Philip Schiller: Apple's fireman (and perhaps most valuable exec)
- That's part of the planThe plan is to de-emphasize Steve and to put "Apple The Company" and "Apple The Products" front and center. 1. Jobs resigned from having the keynote at MWSF2. Cook was put center stage while Jobs was on leave and AAPL stock rose well in that time3....
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., fireman, Phil
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Phish Summer 2000 Tourdates (JFile required) (Mobile)
- This .pdb file (for JFile 3.x) contains dates for all of the popular rock band Phish's summer 2000 shows including the Japan club dates. You must have JFile 3.0 or later to use this file. Enjoy!
- Tags: Japan, Mobile, pHiL, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Phish Summer 2000 Tourdates (JFile Pro required) (Mobile)
- This .pdb file for JFile Pro contains dates for all of the popular rock band Phish's summer 2000 shows including the Japan club dates. You must have JFile Pro (1.0 or later) to use this file. Enjoy!
- Tags: Japan, Mobile, Pro, pHiL, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Who said outsourcing was a security risk?
- Who said outsourcing was a security risk?Its a quit old picIts a quit old pic circulating in emails.RE: Who said outsourcing was a security risk?Since when ZDNet writers started relying on forwarded mails? This is an ages old pic featuring in a much forwarded email. And BTW, those are electricity...
- Tags: Managed hosting, Phil, security risk, outsourcing, security
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Where to for revenue recognition?
- Fellow Irregulars Phil Wainewright and Jason Corsello are batting around the implementation services revenue recognition issue following Taleo's restatement of earnings. Phil uses it as a reason to take a sideways swipe at the on-premise vendors: I wonder what the impact on SAP, Oracle and Accenture’s financials would be...
- Tags: Revenue, Taleo Corp., Phil, Revenue Recognition, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- How to make freemium pay
- How to make freemium payI don't like the sound of 'freemium'It is as free as crippleware and trialware was for the desktop apps.I hate them and and moving the same concept from the desktop to the web is no innovation to me.Freemium, or FreeLunch ?SaaS companies taking this approach...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, Acrobat.com, Phil
- Discussion threads 2009-03-10
- Can Apple survive Jobs?
- Can Apple survive Jobs?The headline was clear enoughIf he didn't have a storage story for today but felt that this was worth writing about, then he can write about it it's his blog.NZ, like all of us you have the right NOT to read a blog. You are obviously...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Phil, Tim, Apple Inc., job
- Discussion threads 2009-02-26
- Phil's top 3 SaaS monetization tips
- Phil's top 3 SaaS monetization tipsGood points, but look at the big picture...These are good points on how to get the most out of SaaS, but SaaS is only one component of the whole Platform as a Service PaaS ecosystem and needs to be looked at in that context to...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Managed hosting, SaaS IS, software-as-a-service, PaaS, monetization, Phil
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- Phil's top 3 SaaS monetization tips
- In this short video clip, recorded last November, I set out three tips to help you make money from SaaS. Today seems a good day to post it. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Monetization, Software-as-a-service, Phil, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2009-01-21
- Microsoft: cloud tomorrow, jam next year
- Microsoft: cloud tomorrow, jam next yearIt's evident on the other end of the product lifecycle also.In addition to longer than necessary lead-times into product launches, another bad taste to leave in the SaaS/on-demand world is on the other end of the product lifecycle. This is evident in Microsoft's recent discontinuation...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., Azure, Phil, office light
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- Investing in the right vehicles for change
- Investing in the right vehicles for changeTop-down, bottom-up, until we get rid of THOSE terms ...... it will always be "business as usual" for businesses the world over.The mass of unorganized workers will NEVER be able to implement change from the "bottom-up" because they are simply not empowered.The elite up...
- Tags: right vehicle, Phil, Big 3
- Discussion threads 2008-11-22
- SaaS and the downturn
- SaaS and the downturnEconomic downturnThe fallout of this economic crises for SaaS is very unclear. Unlike the bubble burst in 2000, this one is not a result of the technology sector. However, all sectors are likely to feel the pain.As Phil rightly points out, cash is king, and SaaS companies...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS IS, software-as-a-service, SaaS Solutions
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Enterprises go live with SaaS in under 30 days
- Enterprises go live with SaaS in under 30 days3000+ SaaS ImplementationsPhil,Having been responsible for a global delivery team managing over 350 projects a month and delivering over 3000 saaS implementations, I can attest to the rapid ability to go live in short time cycles. Obviously, depending on the complexity...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS Implementations, software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Don't trust Google with your data
- We blindly give Google our data -- email, calendar, search history, and so on. What happens when Google refuses to give it back? Angst. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: google inc., chris brogan, phil, cloud computing, software as a service (saas), e-mail providers, e-mail, emerging technologies, internet, online communications, michael krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales
- SaaS vendor quits browser to boost salesNo slant here...Maybe I'll start writing articles on the companies I have investments in so I can improve my positions. This site just keeps going from bad to worse.Rave Webinars & Free TrialsI'm a consultant with Entellium and would encourage anyone interested in checking...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Java development tools, Phil, webinar, software-as-a-service, SaaS company, Web browser, sales
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- How to cut your fuel bills 80ò0or more
- How to cut your fuel bills 80ò0or moreEven more and freeHello Phil,You can also add the fact that people are moving more and more around the world and will seek for those systems.I was myself leading a team of 45 persons with 15 in Belgium, 15 in Casablanca and 15...
- Tags: Groupware, Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Webconferencing, collaboration, software
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- Is SAP's weakness its real strength?
- Conversations with Doug Merritt, a member of SAP's executive council and the person driving Business Objects as a platform for intelligence are always entertaining. Merritt represents the unconventional, disruptive element within SAP that was in evidence during Shai Agassi's tenure. For me, Merritt charaterizes the public face of fracture I...
- Tags: SAP AG, Merritt, Phil, Corporate Governance, Strategy, Leadership, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Human Resources, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- SAP's Business ByDesign: Explaining the Delays
- SAP's Business ByDesign: Explaining the DelaysBusiness By Delay - You don't know, what you haven't experiencedPhil has a great post on the topic on his blog that makes the point that after validating the market, the are now acknowledging its harder than they thought. After spending nearly three years...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Phil, SAP AG, SAP Business ByDesign
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Salesforce.com and Google opens more cans of worms
- The world and his dog seem in rapture about the announcement that Google and Salesforce.com have tied the application knot and that they've both effectively become channel partners. Phil Wainewright has the most detailed analysis: Salesforce.com has more than 41,000 customers, including a growing number of large enterprises. It’s...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Google Apps, Worm, Phil, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- A plethora of PaaS options
- A plethora of PaaS optionsApple and Oranges Compliment One AnotherGreat piece that gets beneath the oversimplification that often 'clouds' the discussion. ISV needs are definitely different than the enterprise. We are big fans of several platforms including Force.com (http://www.appirio.com/blog/2008/02/may-force.php) and Amazon Web Services. In fact Appirio has...
- Tags: IT System, PaaS, PaaS option, plethora, Phil
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
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