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Since SAP announced to acquire Concur and eventually closed the acquisition for $8.3B many people have reached out to me asking whether SAP overpaid for Concur. I avoid writing about SAP on this blog even though I work for SAP because this is my personal blog. In this case, I decided to write this post because this is the largest enterprise SaaS acquisition ever and this question unpacks the entire business model of SaaS enterprise software companies. If you’re looking for a simple “yes” or “no” to this question you should stop reading this post now. If not, read on. People reaching out to me asking whether SAP overpaid for Concur in itself is a misleading question because different people tend to compare Concur with different companies and have a specific point of view on whether the 20% premium that SAP paid to acquire Concur is justified or not. Just to illustrate financial diversity amongst SaaS companies, here are some numbers: This is based on a combination of actual and projecte...

Cloud computing is currently making information technology headlines, and vendors are aggressively promoting the many benefits it can provide organizations. This White Paper addresses the claims and questions that are often raised in relation to cloud computing and provides a clear view of what the cloud can—and can’t—deliver in reality. ( This content is being syndicated through multiple channels. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the views of GovCloud Network, GovCloud Network Partners or any other corporation or organization.) ↑ Grab this Headline Animator ( Thank you. If you enjoyed this article , get free updates by email or RSS - © Copyright Kevin L. Jackson 2012 )

We are offering a fun and educational event just about the cloud. This session will help CEOs, Directors, Managers, and Dilberts learn what the heck the cloud is all about. Don’t get left out of the conversation. Learn how your business / organization can benefit from this technology. The cloud is all around you and you need to know what it is. When: January 29, 2015 Time: 4:00 – 7:00 (ish) Location: San Diego – Specific Location TBD – trust us we’ll pick a cool place. Cost: $50 donation payable to Veterans 360 This event is hosted by Veterans 360 and GovCloud Network. During this “event” hors d’oeuvres will be served / beer / cocktails are available (cash bar) with a live auction & networking event for you to chat with freshly minted Cloud Experts.   ( This content is being syndicated through multiple channels. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the views of GovCloud Network, GovCloud Network Partners or any other corporation or...

 by Kevin L. Jackson A few days ago I received a call from a small business owner asking if I would meet him for coffee.   He wanted to run some ideas past me on how he could enhance his current business with cloud computing.   This is the sort of request that I can never turn down so we quickly made an appointment for the next day.   After exchanging pleasantries and settling down with our lattes, he started to give me an overview of his current business. Joe D. had been a fairly successful manage service provider for about 10 years but for about the last three, his customers all seem to be wondering about “this cloud computing thing”. He was actually selling a “cloud computing offering” by hosting some of his customer’s legacy applications and selling access back to them as “Software-as-a-Service” through a subscription. Most of the customers really liked the idea of exchanging unpredictable maintenance and personnel cost for his consistent monthly charge.   They didn’t even have i...

by Melvin Greer Managing Director Greer Institute for Leadership and Innovation According to a Greer Institute Workforce and Talent study, the 2020 workforce is both “the most educated and culturally diverse of any generation” and “notorious job-hoppers who dislike bureaucracy and distrust traditional hierarchies.” Given this, it is crucial for leaders to understand how best to motivate and engage this 2020 workforce and win the war for top talent. To prepare for the globally distributed, highly collaborative, always on-the-go 2020 workforce, leaders need to start building the kind of workplace that can harness all this new technology. One of the most impactful places to start changing the way your company plans for, hires, and engages its talent is by understanding what is already possible with today’s cloud, mobile, and social technologies. The new workforce has a relentless consumer-grade expectation for mobile, social, and globally accessible tools with ubiquitous access to work...