The Sleek and the Geek @ SAP
Enterprise Software, Humor March 17th, 2010
Need more proof that being co-CEOS is an awkward situation? Watch this SiliconAngle video between 0:20 and 0:35 
Of course you can watch the whole thing… and read these reports of the press event:
- Oracle Who? SAP Co-CEOs Slam Oracle – They Are The Old Way
- SAP State of The Union: The CEOs Talk Oracle, SaaS ERP
- New SAP CEOs promise faster development and execution
- SAP Co-CEOs Outline Strategy
- SAP aims to dispel its old school image
Meanwhile I’m just waiting for the promised mid-summer new release of Business ByDesign .. and what the company does about marketing / sales / partner ecosystem.
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Tags: business bydesign, byd, ceo, CloudAve, co-ceo, erp, SaaS, sap, software as a service
Google Apps in a Box. Oh, and an iPad Killer.
Humor, SaaS, Startups March 10th, 2010
What we missed in our Google Apps Marketplace coverage: the Best Poster Award … drumroll.. goes to box.net:
And while at it, their video isn’t too shabby, either:
Wait… is that an iPad killer with a great virtual keyboard at 0:46?
Bias alert: I’ve been watching Box.net from the humble early days starting here:
..to becoming a successful business. Just sayin’
(Update: my secret retirement plan is collecting royalty from Box.net for using Google-in-a-Box 
)
P.S. On a more serious note, here’s our previous Google Apps Marketplace coverage:
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Tags: Best Poster Award, box.net, CloudAve, Google, google apps, Google Apps Marketplace, Humor, marketing, Startups
Dilbert Knows How to Save Failed IT Projects
Humor March 9th, 2010
Fellow Enterprise Irregular Michael Krigsman did a two-part mini-series on the IT Failures Blame Game . As someone who had spent over a decade on large-scale IT projects, I agree with a lot of what Michael says. But all that time did not teach me there was such an easy solution for project failures:
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Amazon is Female ( No Surprise) and Has a Name
Humor March 8th, 2010
Other than pimping Amazon, she also owns a Mexican Wholesale company and a football team in Texas – at least that’s what new Social CRM plugin Rapportive tells me:
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Tags: amazon, CloudAve, Humor, Rapportive
The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts
Humor, Marketing / PR March 4th, 2010
Some of my email spam is actually quite entertaining, like this offer for a “research report”:
The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts
The Top 10 Questions The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts Will Answer For You Include:
1. What are the ten deadly sins NOT to commit when working with an industry analyst firm?
2. What are the typical characteristics of an industry analyst that will enable you to more effectively work with them?
3. As a vendor, when should you be humble and when should you position yourself as an expert?
4. Does subscribing to an analyst’s research improve coverage of your products or company?
5. How is a research briefs created and what impact can a vendor have on its content?
6. What are the three highest-level benefits you can enjoy from an effective analyst relations approach?
7. How can you best capitalize on industry analyst ‘rules of engagement?’
8. Precisely what homework must you do before you brief an analyst?
9. How do vision and ability to execute relate to how an analyst sees your company?
10. During a briefing, how do CEOs, VPs of sales, PR firms and VPs of marketing impact how an analyst sees your company?
The actual report (PDF) costs EUR 316. Is it worth? I leave it up to you … but I promised entertainment. Look at the other “research” this paper is associated with:
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Wow.. .I especially love the pairing of Toilet, Laundry and Analysts
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Tags: analysts, CloudAve, Humor, industry research, research report, spam
Cloud Storage on the Cheap…
Humor March 1st, 2010
Beyond the Web
Humor February 26th, 2010
Bring On The Inquisition! Judge Should Not Let Google Evil-doers Get Away!
Humor February 24th, 2010
<rant>
Italian Judge Oscar Magi (photo @ TechCrunch , but I am not showing it for fear he might slap me with a privacy-invasion charge) has no idea what he’s dealing with. He’s just allowed evil witches get away with only 6 months suspended jail sentence. (C’mon, why would their employer insist on covering up with the “do no evil” slogan?).
Not enough. Time to start a full-scale witch-hunt, bring in the Spanish Inquisition (OK, you’re Italian, but let’s face it the Spanish were the masters of this art), shut down Google, then the Internet, close libraries, burn all books and rid us of all evil!
</rant>
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Tags: CloudAve, Google, Inquisition, Italy, Spanish Inquisition, techcrunch, Witch-hunt
Splitting Up the US – How About the Rest of the World?
Humor February 8th, 2010
That’s the map of the US based on Pete Warden’s analysis of Facebook profiles. So I live in Socialistan – oh well, I grew up in a Communist country, if this is Socialism, I can handle it
But what about the Rest of the World? I thought it was a good time to dust off the good old World Map – admittedly not based on scientcific research
P.S. to potential flame-throwers: pls. look up the meaning of irony. Or sarcasm.
Steve Ballmer Signs a Macbook – How About the Apple Tablet?
Humor January 25th, 2010
Legend says Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer got really angry last year at an internal Microsoft event, when he saw an employee taking his pic with an iPhone- he grabbed it, pretended to stomp it and made fun of the employee (is he still an employee?) .
Well apparently he is more tolerant with outsiders, in fact may even have developed a sense of humor… watch this video showing Steve Ballmer as he signs a student’s Macbook:
Now that he warmed up to it, I wonder if he’ll go on stage and sign the Apple Tablet Steve Jobs is about to unveil? 
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Tags: Apple, apple tablet, CloudAve, Humor, iPhone, itablet, macbook, microsoft, steve ballmer, Steve Jobs
Zoli Erdos
