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The Industry Cloud Top 10: #1 Salesforce, #2 Google, #3 Oracle, #4 SAP

April 28, 2021

As industry-specific solutions have unquestionably become the cloud’s Next Big Thing, we here at Cloud Wars are delighted to introduce our new weekly rankings of the leading providers in that dynamic space: the Industry Cloud Top 10. This new Industry Cloud Top 10 list, plus our new biweekly news and analysis report called the Industry

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Oracle Vs. SAP: Like King Kong Vs. Godzilla, the ERP Battle Rages On

April 26, 2021

CEO Christian Klein said last week SAP’s cloud ERP revenue has an annualized revenue run rate of about $6 billion, which would make its cloud ERP revenue about 50% larger than Oracle’s cloud ERP business. In my weekly Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, SAP is #5 and Oracle is #6. That big lead for SAP

SAP Industries lead Peter Maier talks industry networks

SAP Raises Stakes on Salesforce, Google, Oracle with Huge Bet on Industry Networks

April 19, 2021

Ten months after launching its Industry Cloud, SAP has dramatically ratcheted up its vertical-market vision by launching an “industry network” that will create open “data ecosystems” targeted at all stakeholders along the industry value chain. The move comes as Salesforce is expected to disclose its own industry-wide approach, and it’s highly likely that Google Cloud,

SAP, Oracle, and Workday Reviewed by Customers: Who’s #1?

March 29, 2021

Customer evaluations of 400 cloud-software implementations compiled by peer-review research firm Raven Intel show that while SAP, Oracle and Workday all have certain strengths, the question remains open: who’s #1 in customers’ minds? In my weekly Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, SAP is #5, Oracle is #6, and Workday is #8. Raven Intel has compiled

SAP Rejects Larry Ellison Claims of Customer Turmoil: ‘Demand Is Exploding’

March 17, 2021

Citing “exploding demand” for SAP cloud products and RISE program, North America president DJ Paoni brushed aside the intense criticism leveled recently by Oracle’s Larry Ellison and said customer momentum is stronger than at any point in his 25-year career. (In my weekly Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, SAP is #5 and Oracle is #6.)

How Oracle Won 100+ Cloud Deals from SAP: a Chat with Steve Miranda

March 16, 2021

While Larry Ellison last week reveled in revealing a stunning list of Oracle apps wins versus archrival SAP, there hasn’t been much discussion of how and why those businesses decided to move some or all of their applications to Oracle Fusion. (On my weekly Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, Oracle is #6 and SAP is

SAP CEO Christian Klein speaks in a video presentation

After Hard-Hitting Attack from Oracle’s Larry Ellison, 5 Things SAP Should Do

March 12, 2021

If a true indication of a winner is how they react to adversity, then SAP and CEO Christian Klein have a chance to bounce back aggressively in the wake of Wednesday’s jarring disclosures from Larry Ellison about customer defections to Oracle. It was 15 months ago when Ellison began raising the specter of converting some

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses industry-first focus in a video.

SAP & Oracle Beware: Microsoft CEO Nadella Declares “Industry-First Focus”

March 9, 2021

As most of the world’s most-powerful cloud vendors invest massively in expanding their industry-specific solutions and capabilities, mighty Microsoft has boosted the stakes dramatically by declaring it now has an “industry-first focus.” (On my weekly Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, Microsoft is #1, Google is #3, SAP is #5, and Oracle is #6.) That unequivocal

As Oracle Cloud Surges, Larry Ellison Might Attack Amazon, SAP on Q3 Call

March 8, 2021

As Oracle continues to distinguish itself as one of the world’s fastest-growing major cloud businesses, Larry Ellison might come out swinging against major rivals Amazon and SAP during the March 10 Q3 earnings call. (On my weekly Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, Oracle is #6, Amazon is #2, and SAP is #5.) Based on Ellison's

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The Cloud Database Market Is Booming: 10 Key Developments

February 2, 2021

Cloud databases are off to a fast start in 2021, with a slew of significant new products, 9-figure investments, aggressive go-to-market moves and more in the past few weeks. The level of activity is unlikely to let up. As businesses aggressively move growing portions of their IT environments to the cloud, database vendors of all

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