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4 Announcements That Prove Salesforce Wants to Rule the (Software) World

4 Announcements That Prove Salesforce Wants to Rule the (Software) World

Posted September 14, 2015 by Kristin Crosier

For years, Salesforce has converted software users and captivated conference participants with glitz and glamour (Hillary Clinton and Will.i.am., anyone?) while maintaining its hold on the top position in the CRM market. And with recently… Read More 

Salesforce vs SAP: A Clash of Two Enterprise CRM Titans

Salesforce vs SAP: A Clash of Two Enterprise CRM Titans

Posted August 5, 2015 by Kristin Crosier

Ineffectively managing customer relationships is the equivalent of trying to operate a computer without its hard drive -- possible, but minimally functional and highly unlikely to spur growth. That’s where a CRM platform comes in… Read More 

What Salesforce's Wave Analytics Cloud Means for Enterprise Software

What Salesforce's Wave Analytics Cloud Means for Enterprise Software

Posted October 20, 2014 by Ashley Dotterweich

It turns out that the rumors were true --- last week at Dreamforce, Salesforce unveiled its latest product, and it’s an analytics platform. Salesforce is undoubtedly one of the most influential companies in enterprise tech… Read More 

3 Specialized Software Companies at Dreamforce Challenging the Status Quo

3 Specialized Software Companies at Dreamforce Challenging the Status Quo

Posted October 16, 2014 by Kristin Crosier

On the surface, Dreamforce appears to be all about the leading CRM cloud provider (AKA Salesforce): many of the Dreamforce exhibitors are built on the CRM solution or offer deep integration with it, the event… Read More 

Shopping for Software at Dreamforce 2014 Expo

Shopping for Software at Dreamforce 2014 Expo

Posted October 15, 2014 by Miranda Limonczenko

As conference goers, we tend to see Dreamforce 2014 expo in the abstract, latching onto trends (“the internet of things”) or a clever quip to Tweet (“DocuSign demo was cool”). Yet we forget to reminisce… Read More 

David or Goliath: A 2014 Overview of the Top CRM Vendors

David or Goliath: A 2014 Overview of the Top CRM Vendors

Posted July 3, 2014 by Kiri Picone

Comparing today’s leading CRM software vendors is a bit like matching David against Goliath. On one hand, you have the powerhouse CRM vendors whose products are consistently robust. Like Goliath, these giants have proven themselves… Read More 

ERP in the Cloud: If You Build It, Will they Come?

ERP in the Cloud: If You Build It, Will they Come?

Posted June 11, 2014 by Tom Woolf

After investing for years in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, is it finally time to abandon the on-premise strategy and migrate to cloud computing? While the big ERP vendors like IBM, SAP, Salesforce, Oracle and… Read More 

Let's Talk AppBuddy: Behind the Software with CEO Marc Aubin

Let's Talk AppBuddy: Behind the Software with CEO Marc Aubin

Posted April 21, 2014 by Kiri Picone

I first met Marc Aubin, CEO and co-founder of AppBuddy, at Dreamforce 2013, where I was struck by his authentic desire to make customers happy. The company's flagship product, GridBuddy, helps Salesforce users manage related… Read More 

Why the Salesforce Cloud Keeps Getting Bigger

Why the Salesforce Cloud Keeps Getting Bigger

Posted November 26, 2013 by Mark Aspillera

A recurring statement we hear from many of the smaller software companies talk to is that you just can't compete with Salesforce. And the observation is especially prescient now that the company has its hands… Read More 

Dreamforce 2013: 10 Company Names You Won't Forget

Dreamforce 2013: 10 Company Names You Won't Forget

Posted November 19, 2013 by Kristin Crosier

As the Business-Software.com team began prepping for Dreamforce 2013, we were surprised to discover the number of exhibitors with unusual company names. From amusing and confusing to unique and just plain weird -- you name… Read More