Tech Industry Analysis

Convio (CNVO) gets acquired by Blackbaud (BLKB) for $16/share - MGI Analyst Blog

Convio (CNVO) gets acquired by Blackbaud (BLKB) for $16/share - MGI Analyst Blog.

New Research: Is SaaS Ready for Manufacturing Solutions? - MGI Analyst Blog

New Research: Is SaaS Ready for Manufacturing Solutions? - MGI Analyst Blog.

New Research: Is Manhattan Associates an Acquisition Target?

New research report: Is Manhattan Associates an Acquisition Target? @mgiresearch #MANH

Despite the huge cash hoard sitting on software companies balance sheets, perennial predictions of a massive wave of 2011 industry consolidation have not materialized. SaaS company mergers are few and far between while enterprise software companies have been cautious to avoid any non-accretive deals. We believe that amongst several possible industry merger transactions, Manhattan Associates, a provider of supply chain execution software is now themost likely acquisition target. Among the short-list of potential acquirers are SAP, Oracle, Infor, and JDA Software as well as a few private equity firms. 

New Research: Getting the Right IT Deal - 20 Questions with Joe Galuszka

New Research: A significant amount of time, money and effort is spent in the evaluation, selection, negotiationand acquisition of technology assets. In spite of all of this effort, many companies chronically over-pay for those assetsand sign sub-optimal contractual agreements. Andrew Dailey of MGI Research recently conducted an in-depth interviewwith Joe Galuszka, a widely recognized expert in the area of IT Contract Optimization, Joe works directly with CIOs and CFOs to assist them in maximizing their negotiation leverage and achieving additional cost savings and advantageous contract terms and conditions. He has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, and Joe’s negotiation experience spans both client buy-side and vendor sell-side engagements.

New Research - CIO Critical Success Factors: 20 Questions with Martha Heller

New Research:  - CIOs today face four major disruptive trends: cloud computing, mobile computing, social networking, and agile development. In addition to determining how to best leverage those trends for the business, CIOs are increasingly challenged with risks of security breaches, system downtime, and rising user demands for easier to use, faster to deploy IT systems to support today’s fast-moving, global business requirements. Andrew Dailey of MGI Research recently conducted an in-depth interview with Martha Heller, a well-regarded executive search consultant and Contributing Editor of CIO magazine. Based in Boston, Martha has placed CIOs and senior IT leaders at clientcompanies like Edison Learning, Key Bank, Hertz, BJ’s Wholesale Club and Providence Equity Partners, among others. Prior to executive search, Martha was the founder and Managing Director of CIO magazine’s CIO ExecutiveCouncil.

New Research - 20 Questions with CEO of FinancialForce.com Jeremy Roche

In this 20 Questions interview, FinancialForce.com CEO Jeremy Roche shares his views on building financial apps in the cloud, leveraging the Force.com platform and on strategies for building a successful SaaS business.

New Research: Three Key Trends Shaping Cloud Computing

In a new research report "Three Key Trends Shaping Cloud Computing" we examine both the drivers as well as the barriers to cloud computing adoption. Several recent cyber security incidents spotlighted Cloud Computing vulnerabilities, generating questions about the durability of the overall adoption trend for the Cloud. The focus of the report is on the current intersection of cloud strategies of LOB users, central IT and cloud vendors and how pragmatic economic and technological factors are shaping their decisions with regard to Cloud adoption. We expect the pace of adoption for cloud computing to accelerate. The recent shift from confrontation to collaboration between central IT and the cloud providers, signals a removal of a significant road-block to cloud adoption. The focus of internal IT on virtualization first has now come into question as more users are looking at pursuing both mega-trends but not at the same speed and not for the same portions of their applications portfolio. The challenges posed by cloud security and management issues are serious, but are not the insurmountable barriers to broader adoption of cloud computing. Both the cloud as well as virtualization are driving a redefinition of the requirements landscape for security and management tools. This disruption creates a growth opportunity for cloud start-ups and a challenge for incumbent vendors of software and security tools such as CA, BMC, HPQ and IBM. We expect the re-acceleration in this space to benefit RAX, AMZN, CRM, CNQR, TLEO, KNXA, as well as the cybersecurity vendor group. This report is a must read for anyone interested in gaining an in-depth insight of the current business and technical trends that are shaping the opportunity for cloud computing.

 

New Research: Is #Agile Ready for Prime Time?

 20 Questions with a leading Agile expert, CTO of Rally Software Ryan Martens. 

What could users expect from Agile? Are companies underestimating the impact of Agile on their applications software development backlog and on business? What are the realistic time and productivity improvements? Why haven't more companies adopted Agile?

20 Questions with Tony Leng on CIO Success in the 21st Century

In a new research report (http://bit.ly/ihyzrk) published by MGI Research, Tony Leng - a leading CIO executive recruiter with Hodge Partners, defines key success factors for CIOs and how CIOs can position themselves for top non-IT jobs within a company.

20 Questions on SaaS with Otto van der Tang, CEO of Sofon Software

New Research Report - http://bit.ly/gYeXh4 #SaaS #Cloud

Sofon is a rapidly growing SaaS and Enterprise Software provider of sales configuration - or as the company calls it guided selling solutions. In this in-depth 20 Questions session, Sofon CEO - Otto van der Tang shares his practical, "from the trenches" views on Enterprise Software and SaaS markets, Cloud Integration and Licensing Issues and the key trends that are currently impacting SaaS vendors and users. Privately held and privately funded, Sofon is a profitable, Netherlands-based vendor with numerous Fortune 500 clients in over 50 countries.