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Building Influence, Leading Change & Driving Impact | DisrupTV Ep. 258
In DisrupTV Episode 258, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three influential leaders to explore the evolving landscape of leadership, influence, and organizational culture:
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Unlocking Disruption & Creativity: How Innovators Shape the Future | DisrupTV Ep. 257
In DisrupTV Episode 257, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three visionary leaders to discuss the intersection of personal disruption, technological innovation, and creative leadership:
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News Analysis: Apple Business Essentials Simplifies SMB Ownership Experience rwang0 Wed, 11/10/2021 - 07:46
Apple Launches New Business Essentials Service
Source: Apple
On Wednesday, November 10th, Apple introduced a new business service for companies up to 500 employees. Apple Business Essentials enables organizations to easily add users, onboard users, back up information, secure devices, receive 24/7 support, repair devices onsite, and manage the device lifecycle for deployment.
A new feature known as Collections enables easy configuration of settings and apps for the Individual user, group, and/or device level. Further, IT personnel can automatically push Wifi passwords, VPN settings, and make downloaded apps available to employees who sign in to a personally owned or corporate devices. As a result, this new service makes it possible for organizations to enforce security policies and critical security settings such full-disk encryption, privacy of personal and work data, and the ability to lock out lost or stolen devices. In conversations with technology executives with Apple shops, they are looking forward to the 4-hour or less onsite repair capabilities starting with the iPhone.
Apple is offering three Business Essentials plans that vary by number of devices and amount of storage (see Figure 1). Organizations can also add optional AppleCare+ to their existing plans.
Figure 1. Three Levels Of Apple Business Essentials Pricing Reflect Usage Based and User Based Pricing
The Bottom Line: Apple Just Made Managing And Securing Devices Much Easier For SMBs
Technology executives in the mid-market face constrained staffing and seek ease of use in adding and on-boarding users and devices; while enabling flexible technology choices amidst growing security threats. The Apple Business Essentials service offering makes it easy to allow SMBs to scale.
Your POV
Will you sign up for Apple Business Essentials to manage your Apple devices in the enterprise? Will this improve your ability to onboard employees and manage devices?
Add your comments to the blog or reach me via email: R (at) ConstellationR (dot) com or R (at) SoftwareInsider (dot) org. Please let us know if you need help with your AI Digital Business transformation, and commerce platform efforts. Here’s how we can assist:
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Disclosures
Although we work closely with many mega software vendors, we want you to trust us. For the full disclosure policy,stay tuned for the full client list on the Constellation Research website. * Not responsible for any factual errors or omissions. However, happy to correct any errors upon email receipt.
Constellation Research recommends that readers consult a stock professional for their investment guidance. Investors should understand the potential conflicts of interest analysts might face. Constellation does not underwrite or own the securities of the companies the analysts cover. Analysts themselves sometimes own stocks in the companies they cover—either directly or indirectly, such as through employee stock-purchase pools in which they and their colleagues participate. As a general matter, investors should not rely solely on an analyst’s recommendation when deciding whether to buy, hold, or sell a stock. Instead, they should also do their own research—such as reading the prospectus for new companies or for public companies, the quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC—to confirm whether a particular investment is appropriate for them in light of their individual financial circumstances.
Copyright © 2001 – 2021 R Wang and Insider Associates, LLC All rights reserved.
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The time has come to recenter our attention and our intention when it comes to omnichannel. We’ve been chasing omnichannel for what feels like decades, repeating an exercise in pushing everywhere yet engaging nowhere. After such a long journey, the idea of even catching up with the expectations of the omnichannel customer can feel overwhelming.
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Mastering Leadership & Innovation in the Raging 2020s | DisrupTV Ep. 256
In DisrupTV Episode 256, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three influential leaders to discuss the evolving landscape of leadership, innovation, and the challenges and opportunities of the 2020s:
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It’s official: The Monkeys ARE running the billion-dollar-zoo. Zendesk, a leading customer service and sales engagement solution, has announced plans to pick-up Momentive, the parent to the research and survey disruptor of the 2000’s, SurveyMonkey, for a cool $4.13 Billion. This after the other marketing-monkey, MailChimp, a company of no relation and in a totally different space, was picked up by Intuit for $12 Billion this past September.
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The world of digital commerce has grown in leaps and bounds over the last two and a half decades, from quite modest beginnings to an astonishing $4.2 trillion in global revenue this year. In all ways that it matters, from wide product availability and deep consumer uptake to operational complexity and business sophistication, e-commerce has become a vast industry that powers much of the world of retail consumer sales today.
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Last night at the eleventh annual awards Gala at CCE, our team unveiled the winners of the 2021 SuperNova Awards. After a decade of hosting the award, this year's winning teams and leaders particularly stood out for their business impact, creativity, and ability to lead sustaining innovation amidst a global pandemic.
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Today’s technology-centric workplaces make it challenging for employees to quickly and effectively engage with common tasks in their work environment. It’s not that there is too much technology, but that it is situated in a way that lacks context and does not directly support the specific flow of work at hand.
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Global Teams Recognized for Stunning Digital Initiatives, Utilizing Innovative TechnologiesPALO ALTO, Calif. – October 27, 2021 – Constellation Research, Inc. today announced the winners of its eleventh annual SuperNova Awards, a prestigious recognition for teams building innovative and disruptive programs to create business transformation. The winners were announced at the company’s annual conference Connected Enterprise on October 27.
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We are thrilled and honored to announce the first-ever inductees into the Business Transformation 150 Hall of Fame, an elite class of executives leading business transformation efforts around the globe.
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Recognized for Exemplar Digital Transformation Initiatives PALO ALTO, Calif – October 26, 2021 – Today, Constellation Research announced the first-ever inductees into the Business Transformation 150 Hall of Fame, an elite class of executives leading business transformation efforts around the globe.
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Disrupting Strategy: Rethinking Best Practices for the Future | DisrupTV Ep. 255
In DisrupTV Episode 255, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three thought leaders to discuss the importance of rethinking traditional business strategies and embracing new approaches to drive innovation:
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Building Trust & Exceptional Experiences in the Digital Age | DisrupTV Ep. 254
In DisrupTV Episode 254, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three influential leaders to discuss the evolving landscape of digital identity, customer experience, and employee well-being:
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News Analysis: Shopify Launches Global ERP Program rwang0 Thu, 10/14/2021 - 00:09
Five Major Global ERP Vendors Join Shopify App Store Program
On October 14th, 2021, Shopify announced a broad-based partnership with five leading ERP vendors to improve the data and workflow integration of Shopify's commerce platform to key back office capabilities such as financials, order management, inventory, and supply chain. Upon closer examination inside Shopify's App Store, each vendor provides varying levels of functional integration:
Figure 1. Inside the Shopify App Store
Source: Shopify
Acumatica Cloud ERP
Acumatica Retail-Commerce integration provides a free connector to Shopify. Users can manage omni-channel orders, accounting, customer support, inventory, picking-packing-shipping, and returns. The offering integrates with Financials, Sales, Inventory, CRM, and Fulfillment.
Brightpearl
Brightpearl's Retail-tailored Digital Operations Platform is a free integration that handles back off retail operations. Key integration points include orders, inventory, shipments, and payments. Customers often choose Brightpearl for multi-currency capabilities, fulfillment center management, inventory reporting, inventory demand planning, integrated warehouse management, and multi-location inventory mapping.
Infor
Infor eCommerce Connector is a free connector that synchronizes order information, inventory, pricing, and customer with Shopify. The connector is designed to be a one-touch connector and Infor tests and certifies the connectors.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
While not yet on the Shopify Apps store, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has teamed up with Shopify to provide ERP integration with Shopify's commerce platform. Pricing details have not been disclosed to date.
Oracle NetSuite
Oracle NetSuite provides full integration with Shopify, Shopify Plus, Shopify POS, and NetSuite. Product information is centralized and synchronization of data ranges from real-time to 90 minutes depending on the service. Key services include Order Sync, Coupon Sync, Gift Certificate Sync, Fulfillment Sync, Price and Quantity Sync, Full Product Sync, Real-time Price and Quantity Sync, Real-time Order Sync, and Refund Sync. Oracle NetSuite's connector starts at $83.25 per month and goes up to $333.25 per month to include full real-time synchronization and refund sync.
The Bottom Line: ShopifyPlus Customers Gain Key ERP Integrations
Shopify customers and prospects gain solace in knowing that Shopify has worked closely with the five of the 10 major ERP providers in the small to medium sized enterprise space. The ability to seamlessly integrate data, workflows, and processes will help customers spend more time on their core differentiators and less time on managing integration. Moreover, the ability to have near to real-time insights will help with improving decision velocity in the field. As customers and prospects double down on the 3A's of analytics, automation, and AI, this foundational initiative will help customers gain much needed scale to compete with the digital giants.
Your POV
Are you a Shopify Plus user? Do you have ERP integration challenges? How will this help you with your ERP Integration? If you are a prospect, will this improve your likelihood of buying Shopify?
Add your comments to the blog or reach me via email: R (at) ConstellationR (dot) com or R (at) SoftwareInsider (dot) org. Please let us know if you need help with your AI Digital Business transformation, and commerce platform efforts. Here’s how we can assist:
Developing your digital business strategy
Connecting with other pioneers
Sharing best practices
Vendor selection
Implementation partner selection
Providing contract negotiations and software licensing support
Demystifying software licensing
Reprints can be purchased through Constellation Research, Inc. To request official reprints in PDF format, please contact Sales.
Disclosures
Although we work closely with many mega software vendors, we want you to trust us. For the full disclosure policy,stay tuned for the full client list on the Constellation Research website. * Not responsible for any factual errors or omissions. However, happy to correct any errors upon email receipt.
Constellation Research recommends that readers consult a stock professional for their investment guidance. Investors should understand the potential conflicts of interest analysts might face. Constellation does not underwrite or own the securities of the companies the analysts cover. Analysts themselves sometimes own stocks in the companies they cover—either directly or indirectly, such as through employee stock-purchase pools in which they and their colleagues participate. As a general matter, investors should not rely solely on an analyst’s recommendation when deciding whether to buy, hold, or sell a stock. Instead, they should also do their own research—such as reading the prospectus for new companies or for public companies, the quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC—to confirm whether a particular investment is appropriate for them in light of their individual financial circumstances.
Copyright © 2001 – 2021 R Wang and Insider Associates, LLC All rights reserved.
Contact the Sales team to purchase this report on a a la carte basis or join the Constellation Executive Network
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Trust, Transformation & Digital Health Leadership | DisrupTV Ep. 253
In DisrupTV Episode 253, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three influential healthcare leaders at the crossroads of technology and human-centered transformation:
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