Early Adopter Research

02/22/2020

What's the best way to deal with 's perpetual licenses? breaks it down in this post

Just because subscription models are new and gaining in popularity doesn’t mean that perpetual licenses are always the wrong way to go. There are a variety of situations in which a perpetual license can offer customers enormous advantages and flexibility, especially if alternatives to traditional ...

02/20/2020

Subscription models for software are new and appealing -- but they're not right for every business and every situation. Learn the best way to handle subscriptions and perpetual licenses in this post

Just because subscription models are new and gaining in popularity doesn’t mean that perpetual licenses are always the wrong way to go. There are a variety of situations in which a perpetual license can offer customers enormous advantages and flexibility, especially if alternatives to traditional ...

02/17/2020

Generally, in , priorities are focused on machine uptime, production output, quality, safety & security, while is typically centered on driving business innovation, productivity & cost savings supported by agile delivery.

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01/27/2020

When negotiating about the cloud, make justify their offerings. Learn other tips for successful negotiations with this post.

While in most cases, whether it’s in a court room or a marriage, it’s advisable to be the person who goes second in a negotiation, with Oracle, you should go first.

01/27/2020

Chart your own course with by reviewing these tactics for plotting your future relationship in a new post by on

Companies with long-standing relationships with Oracle often face a conundrum. They must navigate how to continue to use Oracle ERP software to run their business while finding ways to incorporate more balance in their IT strategy, not just in the use of non-Oracle technologies, but in how they work...

01/20/2020

How can you save money by going first in cloud negotiations? Learn more with this post.

While in most cases, whether it’s in a court room or a marriage, it’s advisable to be the person who goes second in a negotiation, with Oracle, you should go first.

01/16/2020

How do companies like benefit from software maintenance contracts at the expense of their customers? Learn all about it in this post.

Software maintenance payments have become insurance against relatively low risk events.

01/14/2020

Locked in to a software maintenance plan that is expensive but not delivering much? Learn how to escape in this post.

Software maintenance payments have become insurance against relatively low risk events.

01/14/2020

What is observability and why is it important to understanding your data? Learn all about it in this new podcast from Dan Woods of and Raj Dutt

On the latest edition of the Designing Enterprise Platforms Podcast from Early Adopter Research (EAR), EAR’s Dan Woods spoke with Raj Dutt, CEO of Grafana about observability. It’s a concept that Woods has been studying since learning of what Etsy did to make the development process faster. Etsy...

01/11/2020

Like finding the right suit, fit and match matters when selecting a cloud data warehouse. Listen to this new podcast with on how to find the one that is right for your business.

On this edition of the earlyadopter.com podcast, Early Adopter’s Dan Woods dove into the topic of what cloud data warehouse best fits your needs. Joining him for the conversation were Raghu Chakravarthi, chief product officer of Actian and Bill Westfall, VP of customer success and professional ser...

01/11/2020

IT buyers are increasingly tired of 's strong arm tactics and that's showing up in the company's bottom line. Learn more in this post.

There's a lot of evidence that Oracle is increasingly unpopular with IT buyers.

01/10/2020

When did software maintenance become high cost insurance for low risk events? Read up on how to save your company money in this post.

Software maintenance payments have become insurance against relatively low risk events.