Trends Report

Brief: Oracle's NetSuite Acquisition Signals A Shifting ERP Landscape

Customers And Competitors Need To Pay Attention To The Implications Of A Proposed $9.3 Billion Deal

August 8th, 2016
Paul Hamerman, null
Paul Hamerman
With contributors:
Christopher Andrews , Joseph Miller , Peggy Dostie

Summary

On July 28, Oracle announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SaaS ERP provider NetSuite. At $9.3 billion, the deal is the largest SaaS acquisition to date. Application development and delivery professionals (AD&D pros) should look at this deal as a clear signal that the transition from on-premises ERP to SaaS is now mainstream. In this brief, we provide our analysis of what this deal means to the two companies, their customers, and their competitors in the market landscape for SaaS business applications.

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