Mobile Moments: Opportunity or Catastrophe?
September 6, 2012
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham
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Mobile Moments. According to Mary Meeker’s 2012 annual Internet trends report, 2.3 billion people are globally connected by the Internet, almost 3 % of all US adults own a tablet, and mobile is the source of 8% of all e-commerce. These trends can mean opportunity or catastrophe for your business. Which will it be? Our experts weigh in:
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Bonnie D. Graham
Bonnie D. Graham has been producing and hosting live talk radio since 1998. She is the creator, producer and host of the weekly business talk series, “Coffee Break with Game-Changers, presented by SAP” that debuted in Fall 2011.
SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device, SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. We do this by extending the availability of software across on-premise installations, on-demand deployments, and mobile devices.
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September 2012
- 9/27/2012: Cloud 3.0: Is It All in the PaaS? Listen Now
- 9/20/2012: Best Bang for your Buck: Private, Public, or Hybrid Cloud? Listen Now
- 9/13/2012: Cool BI: Emerging Trends in the Cloud Listen Now
- 9/6/2012: Mobile Moments: Opportunity or Catastrophe? Listen Now
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Natalie Petouhoff
Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, Social Business Strategist, Analyst and Consultant, is a thought leader in social media, providing unique business perspectives on how to apply social media to business. She teaches advanced social media business courses at UCLA and USC, as well as courses on a leadership and employee motivation. Her four business books and white papers are the subject of hundreds of articles in USA Today, Adage, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Peppers and Rogers 1-to-1 Magazine and CRM Magazine, as well as national television and radio. Natalie is the emeritus president of the Los Angeles Social Media Club. She held positions as a Forrester Analyst, Chief Strategist for a Weber Shandwick PR/Marketing Agency, management consultant at PWC and Hitachi, and in management at GE, Hughes Electronics and GM. View Guest page
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Dan Quirk
Dan Quirk is the Global Director of Commercial Industry Solutions for Applications and BPO in Dell Services. He is responsible for developing and taking to market industry specific application solutions in Commercial Industries such as Manufacturing, Retail, Consumer Products, and Transportation and Logistics. Previously, Dan was the Director of Strategy in Dell Services’ Global SAP Practice, where he was responsible for strategic business development and taking to market joint SAP/Dell offerings. Before Dell, Dan led SAP Services Sales for Capgemini in the Northeast US. He also held several positions in the services and sales organizations at SAP America for over 10 years, and led software development teams at Nestle Waters North America for over 7 years. View Guest page
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MR Rangaswami
MR Rangaswami is the Founder of Sand Hill Group and Publisher of SandHill.com (http://www.sandhill.com), a leading voice for the software and tech ecosystem. He is an “angel” who has invested in 35 companies in the past 15 years. A veteran of Silicon Valley where he has been active for 30 years, MR enjoys being both a cheerleader and a critic. He has hosted the prestigious Enterprise and Software series of conferences and has published critically acclaimed research reports on cloud computing and enterprise mobility. MR has been featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Twitter @mrsandhill. View Guest page
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Jon Reed
Jon Reed is an SAP Mentor and independent analyst who blogs and videocasts on enterprise market trends. Jon is the driving force behind JonERP.com, an interactive web site that features Jon's long-running SAP podcast series. His client services are focused on the creative integration of media into a mold-breaking business strategy. Jon is also an Enterprise Irregular, an influential consortium of enterprise bloggers and practitioners. Recently, Jon and video partner Dennis Howlett launched JD-OD.com - a video commentary web site for the on-demand enterprise. Jon is a fan of spirited enterprise conversation and welcomes connections on the social platform of your choice. He is a frequent presenter at SAP and industry events. View Guest page
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Steve Romero
Steve Romero, the founder of Romero Consulting, is a published and globally recognized IT governance evangelist and IT business value activist. His mission is to help enterprises realize the full potential of their IT investments for strategic and competitive advantage. Steven speaks around the world to companies in every business sector, federal and state government agencies, industry organizations, students, and information technology and business luminaries to identify and communicate leading advances in business governance and business management of IT. An innovative, passionate IT professional with over 30 years experience, he has worked in almost every area of IT. He is a principle member of BOT International and a board member for the Center for Electronic Business at San Francisco State University, where he is a regular guest lecturer in the Master’s Program. Steven is the author of the book, “Eliminating ‘Us and Them’ - Making IT and the Business One” (APress). View Guest page
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Peter Russo
Peter Russo is a Senior Director, Marketing at SAP, supporting SAP Rapid Deployment solutions since 2011. In this role Peter supports the overall marketing strategy, and how SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions are revolutionizing the way customers buy and consume SAP solutions. Prior to SAP, he spent over 10 years as the lead global application software analyst at PAC (Pierre Audoin Consultants), and was a co-founder and global contributor to the SAP Services Research Program. On consulting assignments, Peter has been engaged with numerous global software and IT services suppliers around ecosystem assessment, best practices analysis, and execution of localized partnership strategies. Twitter: @PeterMRusso View Guest page
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Frank Scavo
Frank Scavo is VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, Inc. focusing on IT strategy, IT management metrics, enterprise applications, and business process improvement. Frank was one of the first tech bloggers, beginning in 2002 with his launch of the Enteprise System Spectator providing independent analysis of issues and trends in enterprise applications software and the strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages of the vendors that provide them. He has been quoted as an IT expert in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Computerworld, CIO Magazine, ZDnet, eWeek, Datamation, CFO Magazine, and other publications. His Enterprise System Spectator blog is in the top 100 of Jonny Bentwood’s Technobabble 2.0 Top Industry Analyst Blogs. Frank is a co-founder of Strativa, a management consulting firm providing independent advice for business and technology decisions, and president of Computer Economics, an IT research firm providing metrics for IT management. View Guest page
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Matthew Schwartz
“One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.”(John Stuart Mill) View Guest page
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Derek Singleton
Derek Singleton is the ERP Market Analyst at Software Advice, a research firm that reports on technologies, topics and trends in the enterprise. In addition to keeping abreast with enterprise technologies in the Distribution, Manufacturing and ERP markets, Derek closely follows and reports on how emerging trends are impacting these industries. He pays particular attention to how businesses can use technology and business strategy to adapt and overcome the challenges these trends present. Prior to joining Software Advice, Derek was the Business Development Analyst at Imani Energy, a solar energy startup based out of Los Angeles, CA. blog.softwareadvice.com. Twitter @ERPAdvice. View Guest page
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Paul Stuker
Paul Stuker is a Manager of Technical Solutions Consulting for SuccessFactors, responsible for presenting the value of SaaS and PaaS Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure, Security and Integration capabilities to prospects and customers in the Americas. Previously, he served as Director, Cloud Technical Solutions Consulting at Taleo, a SaaS delivered talent management solution with 53 Fortune 100 and 1900+ Global 3,000 enterprise-wide deployments including JPMC, Citi Group, DHS/TSA, Suez, HP, Intel, and Conoco Phillips. His team was responsible for driving over $1 billion USD in global SaaS revenue. Paul’s earlier positions include Principal Technical Architect at Cognos Corporation (now IBM) in Ottawa, Canada; Director, Technical Account Management at Blackfin Corporation; Manager, Advanced Technology Group at Brio Technology (now Oracle); and Senior Sales Engineer at Red Brick Systems (now IBM). View Guest page
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David Sweetman
David Sweetman is a Solution Marketing Director for SAP’s Business ByDesign cloud-based enterprise management system, with a focus on the Professional Services Industry. Prior to SAP, David worked for over 20 years in management, strategy, launch, sales and marketing positions in enterprise software and consulting. Roles included Vice President of Channels for Mercury Payment Systems, Director of Product Marketing and Strategy for Infor, Solutions Director at i2 Technologies, Industry Business Development Manager at QAD, and Strategic Account Presales Director at JBA International. David volunteers with Peak Reader literacy program and works with local businesses through Peak Ventures. Articles: “Project Planning Stress” at www.consultingmag.com/article/ART889888?C=ymEMoYlSuE60YnsQ; “What Fast-Growing Services Firms Need to Know” at www.accountingtoday.com/news/What-Fast-Growing-Services-Firms-Need-Know-61499-1.html; and “Business ByDesign, SAP’s Toyota Prius” at wp.me/p1uHsN-En. View Guest page
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Jacqueline Vanacek
Jacqueline Vanacek is an SAP Vice President, Cloud Computing Evangelist and US CLOUD Commissioner. She represented SAP on both the US Federal and State-Local Cloud Commissions to drive adoption of cloud computing to transform government. She is also an active Forbes blogger promoting the business impact of cloud. Jacqueline brings 25 years of business, IT and operations experience in the software and hardware industries, and has a personal interest in how cloud computing enables both startups and M&A for business growth. Jacqueline and the Sand Hill Group recently launched a highly acclaimed study on how cloud computing impacts US job creation. She has been invited to share the study’s findings with US Departments of State and Commerce to explore how cloud computing can accelerate economic growth and influence international relations. SAP-Commissioned Study Estimates Cloud Computing to Create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs: http://bit.ly/xKksrR. Twitter: @JacquelnVanacek View Guest page
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Scott Wall
Scott Wall is a member of a unique organization at Deloitte Consulting , LLP, called the Solutions Network (SNET). The SNET is a Technology Center of Expertise that helps Deloitte practices sell and deliver projects, manage investments, and enable practitioners. Scott has more than 20 years of IT experience and 16 years of SAP-specific experience delivering implementation and support services to SAP customers across multiple industries. Areas of expertise include: SAP technical lead and infrastructure specialist with a focus on new technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing. Scott’s role involves enabling practitioners and project teams by providing support, technical advisory, service offerings, and documentation on the latest SAP products and technologies. His previous roles include Senior Consultant working directly for SAP as a Technical Lead, and Senior Technical Manager working for Mitsubishi Electric Automation. http://insiderprofiles.wispubs.com/article.aspx?iArticleId=6274 View Guest page
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Kevin Wheeler
Kevin Wheeler is the founder and president of the Future of Talent Institute (FOTI). The FOTI researches how work and employment are changing to meet 21st century needs and what skills and abilities are being created to meet those needs. It provides a forum for talent leaders to share and learn from each other about emerging attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding work and how people are chosen and engaged in doing that work. Kevin has been a research affiliate at the Institute for the Future and is an author, teacher, consultant and speaker. www.futureoftalent.org. Twitter @kwheeler View Guest page
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Judson Wickham
Judson Wickham is a cloud consultant, developer, blogger, and collaborator. He is currently focused on implementing SAP Business ByDesign at Bramasol, SAP’s first SME partner. Judson is a frequent contributor to the SCN (SAP Community Network), and advises other Business ByDesign partners on functional and technical issues because he believes that in the young cloud market, building the ecosystem is better than competing before it exists. Prior to hovering up to the cloud, Judson was on the ground, travelling globally to implement PeopleSoft Financials and HR. He is the proud facilitator of millions of paychecks cut bi-weekly to this day, and is an expert in multi-currency, multi-book, and multi-ledger concepts that span the globe. After PeopleSoft, he joined the then-startup Pinkberry, where he implemented SAP Business ByDesign, created technology to pull daily sales from 150 stores in 13 countries, and ate way too much frozen yogurt. View Guest page
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Mico Yuk
Mico Yuk is an SAP Mentor/BI Influencer and Director of Sales and Business Development at Benchmarkers Business Intelligence, a company she co-founded to represent the consulting and services side of EverythingXcelsius.com (“Xcelsius Gurus” network), which she founded in 2008. A computer engineer by degree, Mico has been designing and implementing enterprise dashboards for major corporate clients since 2006 and is considered one of the world’s top Xcelsius dashboard developers. She has implemented executive dashboards for SAP BusinessObjects Global Services clients including Allstate, Pfizer, Aviva Canada, McKesson, Ryder Logistics, Digicel Jamaica, Qatar Gas, St. Jude Medical, Walgreens, Chiquita, US Airforce, SAP Global Marketing, Amtrak, BOA, and Schering Plough. Mico was named as one of the Top 50 Analytics Bloggers to follow by SAP. She hosted the Xcelsius Gurus Reception at the 2010 & 2011 ASUG/SAP BusinessObjects User Conference in Orlando, FL. Visit micoyuk.com. View Guest page
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Rainer Zinow
Rainer Zinow is Senior Vice President, On Demand Strategic Solution Management, for SAP AG. In this role since 2010, he oversees the portfolio of SAP® On Demand solutions including Business ByDesign™ as well as line of business solutions like SAP® Sales On Demand. In 1987, Rainer began his career in a small software company as a system analyst and software developer. In 1991, he joined the SAP® R/3 coordination group, developing data migration tools from SAP® R/2 to SAP® R/3. From 1992-96, he was responsible for establishing the SAP and IBM competence center and managing the relationship between both companies. In parallel, he served as executive assistant to then SAP CEO Dietmar Hopp. From 1996-99, Rainer was in charge of SAP’s education line of business. In 2000, he rejoined SAP’s development organization as a CRM product manager. He held other roles before taking charge of strategy for the entire On Demand unit in 2011. View Guest page
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