BPM in Action: Software as a Service Archives

Looking for Input on Open Source Culture in BPM

By Dennis Byron on June 22, 2009 8:17 AM 0 Vote 0 Votes

As part of my monthly series of business process management (BPM) feature articles highlighting different software trends affecting BPM, I have recently included a look at case management in BPM, the intersection of BPM and accounting as well as a... Read More..

Categories: Process Visibility, BPM, Software as a Service

The Big Mash-Up Meets the Big Meltdown: Why Now's a Great Time to Invest in IT, and Where

By Michael Dortch on November 13, 2008 8:09 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

To be brief, you can never find better bargains than during economic turbulence. So if you can find technologies that deliver business value - lower costs, higher profits, better productivity or customer/partner satisfaction - you should find a way to... Read More..

Categories: IT Infrastructure Management, Process Visibility, BPM, Business Knowledge Management, Current Events, IT Infrastructure Management, Process Visibility, RFID, Software as a Service, The Big Mash-Up, current_events

The Big Mash-Up Meets the Big Meltdown: Into the Cloud!

By Michael Dortch on November 3, 2008 12:54 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

I'm at the Salesforce.com annual prayer meeting, Dreamforce. And Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is nearly ecstatic. There are nearly 10,000 people here (it's standing room only at the keynote), and many of them (us?) seem almost as excited as Benioff.... Read More..

Categories: Collaboration, Current Events, Enterprise Information Integration, Microsoft, Software as a Service, The Big Mash-Up, current_events

The Big Mash-Up, Continued: Oracle Set to Get Companies Buzzin' About Beehive

By Michael Dortch on September 22, 2008 4:18 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

Oracle Corp.'s ginormous annual revival meeting, Oracle OpenWorld, started in San Francisco today. One of the things Oracle will be showcasing at the event is a new collaboration solution the company calls Beehive. It's designed to sit alongside the Oracle... Read More..

Categories: Collaboration, Current Events, Process Visibility, Security, Software as a Service, The Big Mash-Up, current_events

HP and Intel, and Yahoo! – Oh, My! Talk About Your “Big Mash-Ups!”

By Michael Dortch on July 29, 2008 5:21 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

Well, well, well. That would be one “well” each for Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Yahoo!, all three of which announced today plans to build a test bed for cloud computing that will span six data centers in three countries. The goals... Read More..

Categories: BPM, Business Knowledge Management, Current Events, IT Infrastructure Management, Information Lifecycle Management, Process Visibility, SOA, Software as a Service, The Big Mash-Up, current_events

Back to BPM (for a bit, anyway): Appian Movin' On Up (Continued, sort-of...)

By Michael Dortch on July 25, 2008 4:53 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

Appian, one of the few remaining "pure-play" BPM vendors, just announced its first-ever venture investment – $10 million from Novak Biddle Venture Partners. I participated in a very interesting conversation among several other industry analysts, Matthew Calkins, Appian’s President and... Read More..

Categories: BPM, Business Knowledge Management, Current Events, IT Infrastructure Management, Information Lifecycle Management, Software as a Service, The Big Mash-Up, current_events

“Renting BPM,” “BPM Live,” and “The Big Mash-Up”

By Michael Dortch on March 24, 2008 10:21 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

Dennis Byron, my new ebizQ BPM “blogmate” and one of my favorite pundits, wrote recently about Appian and Enterprise Rent-a-Car. I love the idea of “renting BPM,” and agree with Dennis completely that it’s something we could sooner rather than... Read More..

Categories: BPM, Business Knowledge Management, Current Events, Enterprise Information Integration, Event-Driven Architecture, Information Lifecycle Management, SOA, Software as a Service, current_events

Autotask: An Example of IT-Centric Process Management for IT-Centric Business Benefits!

By Michael Dortch on August 29, 2007 3:28 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

I'm taking a brief break from my recent continuing diatribe about BPM first principles, to prepare for transition to a new job (which I'm thrilled to say will not affect my blogging for ebizQ), and to suggest that you might... Read More..

Categories: BPM, Business Knowledge Management, Collaboration, Software as a Service

Lombardi + Gordian = Software + Expertise for Better BPM

By Michael Dortch on July 18, 2007 3:42 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

As reported here at ebizQ, Lombardi, a leading provider of BPM solutions, has forged an alliance with a company called Gordian Transformation Partners. (According to legend, whoever could untie the Gordian Knot would become king of ancient Asia Minor. Alexander... Read More..

Categories: BPM, Business Knowledge Management, Software as a Service

Ken Vollmer on Real-World BPM: When You're (Mostly) Right, You're (Mostly) Right

By Michael Dortch on June 4, 2007 1:59 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

If you have not yet done so, please go read the full transcript of the fine Keynote Ken Vollmer of Forrester Research delivered during the ebizQ BPM in Action Virtual Conference held in March. You might even want to save... Read More..