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Report:Selecting The Right Sourcing Models For Large ERP Services Deals

Best Practices To Decide When And How To Use Multiple Providers

Single-source versus multisource in large enterprise resource planning (ERP) services deals? This is an ongoing, yet critical, question for ERP clients. The question has no single right answer but,...

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Report:SaaS Capabilities Assessment

This tool is a self-test to determine where a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution could be a fit and to assess organizational readiness for successfully adopting SaaS within a potential category....

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Report:SaaS Capabilities Maturity Assessment

A Self-Test For Identifying Readiness To Gain Value From SaaS

Enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) usage is proliferating across categories as companies see benefits such as business agility, rapid time-to-value, and pay-as-you-go pricing models. But...

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Report:Navigating The Microsoft Services Landscape

Trends And Tradeoffs Of Leading Microsoft Services Players

Microsoft technologies span a wide range of products and services, including enterprise applications such as Dynamics AX and Dynamics CRM; desktop and collaboration applications such as Office,...

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Report:Navigate The SaaS Implementation Partner Landscape

SI Overview For Salesforce.com, Workday, Google, And Other SaaS Integration Options

Organizations use software-as-a-service (SaaS) across more and more areas of their enterprise applications landscape — from customer relationship management (CRM) to human capital management...

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Report:Selecting A Services Provider For Your Oracle Fusion Applications Project

Oracle's long-awaited Fusion Applications are still very much in their infancy, which means that buyers have many questions about how they can take advantage of this emerging Oracle product line and...

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Report:TechRadar™ For SVM Professionals: Software-As-A-Service, Q4 2011

Software-As-A-Service Still Growing, Taking Over In More Areas Of Technology

As software-as-a-service (SaaS) becomes increasingly important to firms' application strategies, sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals are taking ownership of the research, purchasing,...

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Report:SAP In The Cloud: Market Update And Lessons Learned From Early Adopters

The cloud continues to get a lot of attention — and scrutiny — from IT buyers. Most IT buyers have accepted the value of the cloud for process areas such as human capital management and...

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Report:Five Trends That Will Change SaaS Sourcing

What Sourcing Professionals Need To Know About The Future Of SaaS

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) has finally come of age and is now a staple of the technology landscape at most organizations. As organizations build on the basics of their SaaS sourcing and vendor...

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Report:SaaS Vendor Management Tools Gain Relevance

New Solutions Help Sourcing Professionals Understand The Full Value Of SaaS

With software-as-a-service (SaaS) spend on the rise and firms expanding SaaS usage across broader populations of users, many Forrester clients say they are centralizing procurement and vendor...

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Report:The Benefits Of Centralized SaaS Strategy

How Companies Are Preparing For The Unstoppable As-A-Service Offerings

Developing a centralized software-as-a-service (SaaS) strategy has become a bigger priority for sourcing and vendor management professionals over the past year. Firms are not only expanding their...

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Report:Inquiry Spotlight: SaaS Pricing And Contracting, Q3 2011

Forrester Sees Spike In Inquiries On Pricing, SLAs, And Vendor Viability

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracting has become more important to organizations; firms are now scrutinizing deals before signing. Why the extra attention? SaaS agreements matter more than ever...

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Report:Market Overview: Tier Two Oracle SIs

Smaller Oracle Partners Provide Industry Expertise And Niche Skills

Most Oracle clients have heard of the major global systems integrators (SIs) — like Accenture, IBM, Deloitte, Infosys, and TCS. But many of our clients ask Forrester for information about...

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Report:Provider Resourcing Models In SAP Projects

Analysis Of Resourcing Models Across 186 SAP Customers

Forrester clients investing in SAP solutions frequently ask us questions about how many resources they should expect to need for SAP projects and ongoing SAP support. These SAP shops want to know how...

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Report:Market Overview: Tier Two SAP Services Providers

Smaller SAP Partners Provide Flexible, High-Value Alternatives To Larger SIs

Most SAP clients have heard of the major global systems integrators (SIs) — like Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, Infosys, and TCS. But many of our clients ask Forrester for information about...

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Report:Determining When An Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) For Salesforce.com Makes Sense

Salesforce.com introduced the enterprise license agreement (ELA) in late 2009, and many of its customers are now wondering if and when an ELA makes sense. Forrester recently interviewed key...

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Report:The ROI Of Cloud Apps

A Total Economic Impact™ Analysis Uncovers Long-Term Value In Cloud Apps

Cloud applications continue to gain momentum in enterprise applications as buyers are attracted to fast deployment speeds, low upfront costs, and ongoing flexibility to scale up or down as needs...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Oracle Services Providers, Q2 2011

How To Sift Through A Crowded Field Led By Accenture, IBM, And Infosys

Forrester evaluated 14 leading global services providers in the Oracle applications market to assess strengths, weakness, and differences in strategy. This report will help Oracle application buyers...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Salesforce.com Implementation, Q2 2011

In A Rapidly Changing Market, Forrester Sees Increasing Vendor Differentiation

To help clients with complex, enterprisewide salesforce.com initiatives, Forrester recently evaluated the offerings of 11 leading service providers. In this 46-criteria evaluation of salesforce.com...

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Report:The SaaS Market Hits Mainstream: Adoption Highlights 2011

Forrester recently surveyed more than 1,000 firms across North America and Europe to better understand software-as-a-service (SaaS) adoption and the business drivers for SaaS usage. We found that...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: SAP Services Providers, Q2 2011

Market Consolidation Continues; New Delivery And Pricing Models Prevail

The past two years have seen significant change in the SAP services market: acquisition and consolidation have run rampant, and new delivery models have changed the game for buyers and providers...

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Report:Key Considerations For Selecting An Oracle Services Provider

Insights From The 2010 Oracle SI Client Reference Survey

Forrester surveyed 108 Oracle implementation client references at the end of 2010 and found that overall client satisfaction is high; satisfaction was higher than in our previous study conducted in...

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Report:Cloud Orchestration Models

Service Providers Offer New Models To Address Emerging Buyer Needs For Cloud

Forrester recently interviewed leading services providers around their offerings built for XaaS technologies (i.e., software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and testing-as-a-service). We also...

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Report:How SaaS Will Change Technology Sourcing Strategy

Sourcing executives are increasingly considering SaaS solutions as part of their overall technology vendor landscape. Are these technologies disruptive to sourcing? To answer that question, Forrester...

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Report:Insights Into Real-World SAP Projects

Findings From Our Recent Study Of 186 SAP Clients Using Third-Party SIs

Forrester surveyed 186 SAP services client references and found that overall satisfaction and perception of pricing transparency rated high — but numerous gaps exist. Key areas that sourcing...

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