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Category Archives: Thoughts
Farewell, Dean
By now, you’ve probably heard the news that Dean Hager is leaving Lawson (see Key Executives Leave Lawson Software After Infor Acquisition).
Why I’m Bullish on Lawson/Infor
Six months ago, I told you to stay tuned. I admit it. I had my doubts. Frankly, I was planning a new venture, and was ready to close the door on the LawsonGuru blog, LawsonGuru Letter, and LawsonGuru.com. So what changed my mind?
On Infor and the Future of Lawson
Clients have been asking: “Infor is acquiring Lawson, where do we go from here?”
In Whom Do You Trust?
For larger enterprise applications, you typically sign (and pay for) an annual maintenance agreement covering day-to-day support and/or updates. Or do you?
Piling It On: This Time It’s Apple
I was going to leave well enough alone. I’m not an Apple user, and not at all affected by the recent flap over the iPhone4 antenna problems. But then I saw this headline: Fix iPhone ‘Death Grip’ For Free, Urges Senator
Slowing Down to Speed Up
I read an interesting article recently in Harvard Business Review: http://hbr.org/2010/04/the-acceleration-trap/ In case you haven’t noticed, the world is spinning faster–at least it often seems that way.
The Icahn Effect
You’ve no doubt heard the news: Carl Icahn has “taken a stake” in Lawson Software (NASDAQ:LWSN).
Riding the Upgrade Crazy Train
You’re probably still dizzy, having just finished your Time Accrual to Absence Management upgrade. And it doesn’t seem that long ago that we went through that frenetic cycle of LSF9 and 9.0 Apps upgrades. Well, get ready folks–there’s more to come, with no foreseeable end in sight.
Checkbox Computing
One of the people I pay attention to in the tech world is John C. Dvorak. While he’s not always right, he does provoke our thought process when it comes to technology.
What Matters Now
Seth Godin is the EF Hutton for our era. When he speaks, I certainly listen—and you should as well.
