Dennis Howlett
After spending more than 20 years at the IT coal face across a variety of industries, often in finance-related roles, Dennis Howlett is using that accumulated experience to hold vendors to account for what they deliver to customers. He believes the cloud computing model provides the potential to offer transformational business benefits that have yet to be fully understood or articulated. In early 2011, Howlett celebrated 40 years in and around IT. It was a very small party.
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Workday and Kashflow: the future of accounting software
Opinion Kashflow and Workday are classic examples of a new breed of company - and they're leaving established players far behind
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Oracle cloud: Ellison sets out his stall and sells the vision
Opinion Larry Ellison is selling the vision of the cloud and is looking to clinch the sale -are the punters going to buy?
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NetSuite CEO talks up its Commerce-as-a-service offering
Opinion NetSuite has lots of happy customers but it hasn't yet become a mega vendor - could that change?
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KashFlow, FreeAgent or Xero: weighing up accounting options
In-depth SMBs are spoiled for choice when it comes to cloud-based packages. Former accountant Dennis Howlett casts his eye over three leaders.
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Oracle looks over its shoulder as Workday threat looms closer
Opinion Oracle's hastily withdrawn document indicates how warily it regards Workday. This should lead to some interesting clashes in the future.
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Cloud vendors rub their hands over European licensing ruling
Opinion The EU decision against Oracle over second-hand licences is a massive propaganda coup for the cloud industry
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Infor's hybrid cloud - a strategy with promise
Opinion Infor is a company that is setting a pace when it comes to hybrid cloud - what does the future hold?
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Why SAP struggles to keep its developer ecosystem onside
Opinion SAP needs its developers but does nothing to encourage them - what will this mean to the company going forward?
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Banks slow to adapt to possibilities of SaaS accounting
Opinion The providers of SaaS accounting services are offering more and more - but are banks clued up enough?
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SaaS or SOSaaS? Why does Sage struggle with cloud software?
Opinion The lacklustre take-up of Sage One shows that the financial powerhouse is struggling with the cloud
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Localisation is not the problem facing SAP - boosting take-up is
Opinion Despite press reports to the contrary, SAP has no issue with localisation but getting customers is another issue
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SaaS accounting companies need to up their game
Opinion SaaS companies have made great strides in the accounting market but need to get more inventive if they're really going to make a big splash
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Public sector is turning to SaaS while SAP and Oracle dither
Opinion Companies using SaaS models of delivery are attracting a good deal of interest from the public sector. Here's why
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Acquisition shakes up accountancy SaaS market
Opinion Is the acquisition of Twinfield the first sign of a war in the accounting SaaS market?
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