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Oracle vs. SAP: Who’s delivering the greatest value with their enterprise applications? (2009-1-10)

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An in-depth analysis of 56 customers showed significant differences between the value delivered to SMBs by Oracle and SAP today.
Oracle customers included Oracle E-Business Suite, JD Edwards, Peoplesoft, Siebel, and Siebel on demand. SAP customers included R3, All in One, Business One, and mySAP Enterprise.
Achieving positive ROI
41 percent of SAP SMB customers had achieved a [...]

Base VENDOR Selection on Business NEEDS and STRENGTH of Ecosystems (2009-1-9)

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· Design a long-term applications strategy.
Design a top-down view of apps strategy before committing project budgets. Include key areas like long-term vendor strategy and management, upgrade strategies, business dynamics, maintenance and support optimization, and custom development requirements.
· Select a vendor based on business requirements.
Start by mapping key business flows, identifying process gaps, and [...]