If you're an enterprise business leader, not a day goes by where you don't see content everywhere. The real issue rests on which content is mission-critical to helping you run your business better? Take a look at these 3 quick posts of premium Constellation Insights content recommended by our managing editor, Chris Kanaracus, that reveal what is valuable to know, given today's political, economic, and societal environment now that we've initiated the unexpected installation of our latest POTUS, Donald Trump.
Chris K's Top 3 Must-Reads for November 2016
1. News Analysis: America in a @RealDonaldTrump Era – Everything International Clients Need to Know PESTEL Part 1
2. What's Next? Household IoT Devices Used as Path to Hack Smartphones
3. Oracle Closes Its $9.3 Billion NetSuite Acquisition: Now What?
Why Is This Important?
1. News Analysis: America in a @RealDonaldTrump Era – Everything International Clients Need to Know PESTEL Part 1
Analyst: R "Ray" Wang, Chris Kanaracus (Insight author)
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?: Ray's post is a sterling example of the type of in-depth, yet rapid turnaround analysis Constellation can deliver on topics of the utmost importance that fall outside core advisory proficiencies on topics such as digital transformation.
Constellation can not only advise you on technology strategies but also give a 360 degree view of the bigger picture. Also, while the post was targeted at international clients, there's plenty of insights in it for U.S. companies as well.
2. What's Next? Household IoT Devices Used as Path to Hack Smartphones
Analyst: Andy Mullholland, Chris Kanaracus (Insight author)
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?: It's almost absurd—researchers managed to use Belkin WeMo smart home devices, everything from coffee pots to light bulbs, to tap into users' smartphones and control many aspects of them. How'd they do it? Through Belkin's WeMo app.
Our VP and principal analyst Andy Mulholland, who leads Constellation's research into IoT, says it's time for a call to action. As he puts it, "Let's not fool ourselves by pretending each of these stories is evidence of an individual product failure when the reality is that the rules have changed, exposing a huge number of devices to wholly unexpected conditions."
If your company has an IoT strategy in the works—and who doesn't—you can work with Andy on both highly technical aspects of it, as well as to develop a sound governance framework.
3. Oracle Closes Its $9.3 Billion NetSuite Acquisition: Now What?
Analysts: Holger Mueller, R "Ray" Wang, Chris Kanaracus (Insight author)
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?: Relatively few large enterprises are planning to rip and replace their core ERP systems. It's just too expensive and time-consuming. But many are considering two-tier ERP strategies as a path to innovation, using modern systems typically aimed at small and midmarket customers in new divisions and subsidiaries, then tying them back to the core.
That's one reason Oracle spent so much money to buy NetSuite. It also wants to go after the SMB business it hasn't really had in ERP. Growth companies are investing in ERP for their primary solution and Oracle wants to get in on the ground floor.
There are many good choices for midmarket ERP, however, from the likes of Microsoft, Infor and to an extent, Workday. That's going to make future selections more complicated affairs. Our analysts can help you make those selection from both a technology and contract negotiation standpoint.