Plan Processes Before Building to Avoid Delays
Don't wait for tech implementation to define future processes. Map them out early, resolve conflicting priorities, and gain clarity *before* building. This avoids slowdowns when developers are already deep in the build phase. #ProjectManagement #ProcessImprovement https://t.co/DLMASYHKkN
RISE Isn’t the only Safe S/4HANA Path
SAP marketing pitches RISE as the safest S/4HANA path, but IT teams might disagree. This isn't a technical choice, it's a business one. Let's cut through the marketing and find the right S/4HANA migration strategy for YOUR business. #SAP #S4HANA...
Your S/4HANA Partner, Not a Traditional Integrator
Clients hire us for S/4HANA projects because we act as an extension of their team. We have the expertise to implement S/4HANA, but without the typical system integrator agenda. We focus on your success, not just project size. #S4HANA #Consulting...
Consensus Overload Slows Digital Transformation Decisions
Slow decision-making is the primary reason digital transformation initiatives stall. Delays happen when assumptions of quick decisions don't match reality, often a symptom of excessive consensus-based leadership. #DecisionMaking #DigitalTransformation #Leadership https://t.co/3e5ADMz5P3
Convenient Microsoft Ecosystem Risks Future Vendor Lock‑in
Using Microsoft's ecosystem for technology needs offers convenience and a one-stop shop. However, it creates vendor lock-in, making it challenging to switch platforms later if needed. #TechChoices #VendorLockIn https://t.co/cE6jSipywj
Test Tools First with Starter Kits Before Full Licensing
Tools can ease implementation, but some add risk. Consider the cost of licensing and integration. Models like RISE and GROW offer starter kits to test before full commitment, letting you sample features before buying licenses for everyone. #TechTools #Implementation https://t.co/YeApnMYwZC
SAP‑owned Infrastructure Erodes Cloud Negotiation Leverage
When SAP owns your infrastructure, negotiating leverage vanishes. This diminishes your power to negotiate cloud contracts and even your options to exit the agreement for future hyperscaler moves. #SAP #CloudNegotiation https://t.co/2JjnbEXR2Y
Align IT and Operations to Unlock ERP Success
Internal IT loves single ERPs for ease & scalability. But operations need flexibility for their unique 'secret sauce'. This conflict stalls projects. Alignment is key for success. #ERP #BusinessStrategy https://t.co/clOwOVSiuS
Data Readiness Causes 42% of AI Project Failures
42% of enterprise AI projects fail. The culprit? Data readiness (or lack thereof) @PureStorage @PureStorageUK #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/fgDiy1Ew0X
14 Google Lessons, Delivery Trends, and Component Shrinkage
Seroter Daily Reading List – February 20, 2026 (#726): Today’s links look at 14 lessons from 14 years at Google, takeaways from a new “state of software delivery” report, and how one company reduced the size of their software component. https://t.co/BG7Xbu8k54
SI‑Model Alliances Bring Trusted AI to Regulated Enterprises
Big signal for enterprise AI 👇 @AnthropicAI + @Infosys are moving AI agents straight into regulated industries: Telecom, financial services, compliance-heavy environments. It’s all about making AI operational with the latest proven practices. Why this matters: Enterprise AI adoption was never blocked by model...
AI Builds Apps, Experience Drives Real Insight
Enterprise software companies compete on accumulated operational insight. That embedded knowledge compounds over time. AI can generate applications. Institutional learning still requires experience in the field. https://lnkd.in/gef6zQ7u #AI
Non‑engineers Building Tools Strain Professional Developers
I struggle with the phrase “everyone’s a coder now.” And I hesitate to post because I don’t want you to read this as gatekeeping. If anything, I want more people to build, but in a stronger, more functional way. Building any...
Trim the Fat: Removing Legacy Code Shrinks Software
It's not hard for software to get bloated over time. @datadoghq has a nice post about how they made an intentional effort to strip out old dependencies, dead code, and other things that made their agent too hefty. https://t.co/5OMhL4t5lr https://t.co/yXpAj3OH8w
AI Becomes Mandatory Backbone of Enterprise Customer Service
Customer service is where artificial intelligence has officially moved past the hype. @NICEComms recently reported their full-year 2025 financial results, and the numbers point to a clear structural shift in enterprise adoption. Their AI annual recurring revenue grew 66% year over...
Zoho Showcases Top SaaS Defense Against AI
Zoho just delivered the best SaaS defense vs. AI |- @LDignan with his takeaways from @Zoho Analyst Day #1 @ConstellationR https://t.co/U74M6lfkGv #ZohoDay26 https://t.co/y1mE1x4fZi
Unified Dashboard Revives Dead Brands, Eliminates Data Gaps
Are legacy methods hindering your 'Dead Brands' revival? Fragmented data creates visibility gaps. SAP Business One offers one dashboard for real-time intelligence. Book a meeting with David Strausser. https://t.co/ZsEwnG4p2n https://t.co/j2FzRIidUf
AI Agents Trigger Enterprise Platform Reset by 2026
My latest research: The Great CIO Platform Reset: Why Agentic AI Is Forcing a 2026 Reckoning https://t.co/5nUzVNyJb8 Bottom line: AI agents are reshaping enterprise platform strategy.
Sovereign Stacks: Balancing Scale, Regulation, and Control
#CIOChat Q3: Data residency, sovereignty mandates, and geopolitical risk are rapidly reshaping architectural decisions right now. Are we entering a “sovereign stack” era? How are you balancing hyperscaler scale with regulatory exposure and enterprise control? https://t.co/VK5lLC7gA0
Ask the Problem First, Then Match Tools
This is an interesting thread. Everyone is suggesting tools to solve the problem. I’d start by asking more about the data and the questions the customer is trying to answer or problems they are trying to solve first before recommending...
Use Your Product First; Proof Builds Trust and Growth
He refused to sell his product until his team used it themselves first. Then 100 customers signed in 6 weeks. 1,000 in year one. @markowitzadam built @DrataHQ to $100M+ ARR by proving trust with evidence - not promises. https://t.co/MZNP2TLl8H
Customers Pay for Best Practices, Not Just Code
This is a quick question with an equally quick answer— nothing. It’s just like what happened to the movie industry when the camcorder came out. Why? It’s not the camera, it’s where you point it. Traditional software companies do not...
PANW Posts Explosive Growth, $30B M&A Pending
$PANW: TR +15%, Product Rev +22%, TTM Software Firewall +42%, RPO +22% and 110 new platformization deals w/conserve but DD guides. $30B worth of M&A hasn't even kicked in yet.
Urgent Buyers, Internal Use Prove True Product‑Market Fit
My top 7 takeaways from my chat with Adam Markowitz who built Drata from from zero to $100M ARR in 4 years (8,000+ customers): 1. Product-market fit shows in buyer urgency, not just signups. Adam's edtech startup took years to...
Q1 2026 ConstellationR ShortList Refreshes
The Q1 2026 @ConstellationR ShortList™ updates are live. 43 enterprise tech categories refreshed — including new lists across Autonomous IT, AI App Dev Platforms, GenAI Content, CPaaS, and Revenue Intelligence. Explore the vendors shaping what’s next: https://t.co/XJnXbGwKL7 #AI #EnterpriseTech
Expose All Product Surfaces to Empower Agentic Users
How well are you surfacing your product experiences to agents? Enjoying this Bengaluru Builder Day talk from @Swiggy's CTO that's looking at making all their surfaces available to agentic users. https://t.co/o6lDaMS5wd
Automated GuardDuty Feature Audit and Enablement in Hours
Vibe coded 🤖 a script to list which AWS GuardDuty features are enabled in minutes. Took 15-30 minutes to correct it. The script to enable disabled features, sub features, and create an s3 malware scan plan took about two hours. See blog...
Agent Identities Demand New Sandboxing and Access Controls
Agent identities is going to be a super fun and hard problem for software in the coming years. Most agentic systems today assume that the agent can do everything the user can do, and just operate as an extension of...
AI's Easy; Scaling Software 100x Faster Is the Real Hurdle
What people seem to be struggling with the most is not the truly novel parts of building with AI, it's the table stakes. It's not the AI part that's so hard (turns out systems have never been wholly deterministic 😉), it's...
Perfect Salesforce Data: My Superintelligence Benchmark
Test for superintelligence: when the data in Fivetran’s salesforce is 100% accurate and up to date at all times, I’ll know we’re there.
AI Won’t Kill SaaS; Governance Still Essential
Narratives can crush multiples faster than fundamentals change. Markets are pricing “software is dead” as if AI will commoditize SaaS overnight. But enterprises still need governance, permissioning, audit trails, compliance, uptime, and data orchestration. AI may change workflows, but it doesn’t...
Zoho's OS of Intelligence Unifies Data, Ensures Sovereignty
Zoho’s @rajuv just finished a great presentation describing @Zoho’s systems philosophy, summing up to following 3 key outcomes at #ZohoDay 2026 in Austin. - Operating System of Intelligence - Unified Business Context with live data - Sovereignty by design https://t.co/y6UWOmv1dv
Software Stocks Face Fear‑Driven Selloff, Not Real Decline
Software is getting hit on fear of substitution more than evidence of structural deterioration in enterprise spending. When price action gets ahead of reality, the re-rating can be violent if the narrative cools.
ServiceNow’s $100B Valuation Highlights Massive ITSM Market
Even after the SaaS dip, ServiceNow's market cap is north of $100mil "largely" for internal help desk. I've always been surprised how big the ITSM market is. Am I alone on that one?
Zoho Debuts ERP Targeting Manufacturing, Retail, Distribution, Non‑Profit
It’s official: @Zoho launches Zoho ERP. Zoho is stepping into a quickly evolving space focusing on four verticals: manufacturing, retail, distribution and non-profit. #cio #erp #zohoday26 https://t.co/ZHXSetWIbM
Semantic Layer: Serve Data Like a Menu, Hide Complexity
The semantic layer is like a restaurant menu: you know what you're ordering, but not how it's made. This analogy comes from Maxime Beauchemin and I think it's perfect. Users shouldn't need to understand your star schema to calculate revenue. They should...
Zoho Accelerates Growth After Year of Deliberate Expansion
The amount of growth by @Zoho over the past year is incredible. Historically, Zoho has been very deliberate and measured with their expansion. The past year, they hit the gas...big time. #CIO #ERP #ZohoDay26
NewcrossHealth Leverages Zoho Creator for Extensive Use
Listening to @Diginomica's @JonERP interview Mo Umerji of @NewcrossHealth and their usage of @Zoho - no surprise a lot of Creator usage. #ZohoDay26 https://t.co/hhB05jxEhN
GRC Tools Need Business‑focused Risk, Not Spreadsheet Tickets
There are a lot of new entrants coming into the GRC market right now, which tells you something interesting is happening. But most of what I see still feels like workflow layered on top of spreadsheets. Executives do not need more...
AI Productivity Tricks Don’t Scale to Real Team Workflows
Most AI productivity hacks you see on LinkedIn don't work. They work for one person, on their own laptop, with no one else involved. That's not your reality. Your reality is shared Google Docs with 14 contributors. Confluence pages that...
Agentic AI Surges as Top Enterprise Priority
Futurum’s latest Enterprise Software Decision Maker Survey reveals Enterprise AI ROI Shifts as Agentic Priorities Surge ▪The Agentic Shift: Autonomous Agents/Agentic AI claimed the #1 technology priority for 17.1% of decision-makers, up from 13.0% in 2H 2025—a 31.5% year-over-year increase and...
Cloudflare Beats Revenue Forecast, Stock Soars on Enterprise Momentum
.@Cloudflare crushes analysts’ expectations on revenue and its stock soars in late trading https://t.co/RRvAoDmATi @SiliconANGLE @Mike_Wheatley “If those three metrics are moving together, it often points to enterprise commitment velocity improving…” - @Chirag_Mehta @constellationr
Collapse AppStack Into AppOS to Boost Developer Velocity
At #ZohoDay26, @Zoho CEO Mani Vembu makes the case to collapse AppStack layers into an AppOS. The goal is the same - #EntepriseAcceleration through higher developer velocity. https://t.co/e7JTmo1bS8
Zoho CEO Highlights Overwhelming System Complexity
Next up - @Zoho CEO Mani Vembu on the challenges of #ensw. In short. Too many systems. #ZohoDay26 https://t.co/VncJBRx1pr
CIOs Overrun SAP Migration; ERP Must Accelerate for AI
The 7 biggest S/4HANA migration hurdles — and how to overcome them https://t.co/6u9sHnY6rG My take: Many CIOs I speak w/ are accumulating SAP instances faster than they can combine/rationalize them. ERP industry needs to adapt to AI speed if it doesn’t want to...
ECM: Scalable Solution to Legacy Data Risks
Legacy systems are piling up—and so is the risk. Great insights from @QuestDX on why ECM is the smartest, most scalable way to archive and protect healthcare data. ➡️ https://t.co/NcgrjGUq3D #HealthECM #HealthIT #HITSM
Zoho Celebrates 30 Years Serving 150M Users Worldwide
[1Slide] @Zoho by the numbers. 30 Years 19K Employees 60+ Apps 150+ Countries ~150M Users 1M Customers #ZohoDay26 https://t.co/JKIjBGvgKQ
Smart Metrics Need Guardrails to Ensure Durable AI Transformation
Smart metrics don’t just measure performance, they shape behavior. If we’re deploying #AI across the enterprise, we need guardrails against metric gaming from day one. Governance isn’t a brake on innovation, it’s what makes transformation durable. Especially as agentic systems enter ops. https://t.co/r792RxQbTa...
Analyze Global Data with One BigQuery Query
You've got data spread across geographies. What happens when you want to bring that data together? Usually ETL jobs or other mechanisms. We just launched @googlecloud BigQuery global queries. Do multi-location analysis with a single query: https://t.co/F3p2mn5SjZ
Resist Pressure, Keep Your SAP System Stable
Don't let pressure force a system switch. Hold steady and do what's right for your business. This is a common challenge, especially in the SAP ecosystem, so you're not alone. #SAP #BusinessTips https://t.co/hLA2rW9Od3