What's a software CEO to do in the current climate? Wall Street doesn’t believe your firms have much of a future, yet they still expect your revenues and customer counts to keep growing. Thankfully, @brianssommer.bsky.social has the urgent 2026 playbook: bit.ly/4rSPbQR

Welcome to the tenth annual Enterprise Software Un-predictions - where satire brings buzzword relief, and the holiday eggnog is extra spicy. @jon.diginomica.com and @brianssommer.bsky.social have dusted off their crystal balls (ahem!) to bring us these gems for 2026: bit.ly/4pxBW7n

Investors haven’t been kind to the stock prices of many leading professional services firms, with many seeing a 1/3rd or more drop in stock price since early this year. Research firms might get an even deeper drumming. What's behind all of this? @brianssommer.bsky.social takes a look: bit.ly/4fL6aQ8

The markets have been buzzing in recent days especially in the #HRsoftware sector. @brianssommer.bsky.social brings us a quick rundown of the deals - and why they might not be the big, earth-shattering events some analysts have made them out to be: bit.ly/45RZIlA

HR Tech 2025 demonstrated a colossal lack of imagination, strategy and leadership for @brianssommer.bsky.social. His #HRTechConf experience did NOT come with lots of agentic-AI proof. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Read on to see what you didn’t miss. bit.ly/46ys4lo

HR vendor Plum has shared some interesting perspectives on how AI is going to impact the kinds of people firms will want to employ and the skills/attributes that will be more (or less) in demand. @brianssommer.bsky.social reviews the findings for us: bit.ly/471mMPK

I write a number of pieces for @diginomica.com & some really strike a nerve with readers. This piece diginomica.com/three-crucia... continues to surprise me as I keep hearing from folks who read it, passed it around, and, discussed it at work. Click the following and enjoy here it is. #ensw #erp

And over at @diginomica , colleague Jon Reed and I just launched the satirical 2025 Un-predictions - that antidote to the laughable 'predictions' flooding everyone's news feeds. It's our yearly gift to the enterprise tech world. If we missed one, let us know..... diginomica.com/2025-enterpr...

you just know it's going to be a rough travel day when you've already received four different flight delay emails and the numbers of Disney-bound kids in the lobby are growing exponentially. Great day for noise-cancelling headphones.

Cue Sheryl Crow’s “Leaving Las Vegas - just ran into @BrentLeary at the LAS airport. We’re bugging out after a massive combined @Oracle @NetSuite user conference. #ensw & a big #TYFYL to everyone

The cable remote for my office TV died and my viewing is limited to a single channel. I didn't know there were so many Perry Mason episodes.....

In addition to interviewing a dozen or so hot new HR vendors, I’ll also be speaking at #HRTechConf 2024! Join me to see the latest tech driving HR. ✨Use code SPK24 for $150.00 off HR Leader Basic or All-Access Passes or a FREE HR Leader Expo Only Pass. https://invt.io/1txb17ok6sb

What the good people in Texas are having at the end of a hot day! #brenham @drpepper Two great brands in one dessert

Something's been hinky with @Accenture 's recruiting site for at least 2 days.

Star pupil @jonerp at @sage Intacct analyst event gets the head of the table treatment. Let’s all thank him for his leadership #tyfyl #leadershippin ⁦@SageIntacct⁩

And the analyst briefing is filling up for ⁦@SageIntacct⁩ in Atlanta. No ⁦@holgermu⁩ but we do have the rare presence of ⁦@rwang0⁩

Currently at the airport waiting for my delayed flight to board. And, contrary to one politician’s recent claim, no one has set up a tent during our almost one hour delay.

Tonight’s livery to #miami is a TWA paint scheme on a 737-800. Kind of apropos and nostalgic

Why can’t more airports be like DFW with,not one, but two @PappasitosTXMEX ? #airportbestpractices

not surprised to see @SouthwestAir being targeted by an activist shareholder. https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Investment-Co-Takes-Southwest-Stake-Calls-for-New-Leaders? I really dialed back my travel with them and even wrote to them as to why. Of course, they...

Here’s a 1st. @united just ordered all of us off the plane so they can install a “new air filter”. This will take 30 minutes. UA1687 . Wonder what other maintenance tasks they might be waiting until the last second to address?

So @zoho is announcing ‘CRM for Everyone’ today. Does this mean that ‘ZOHO One ‘ will get renamed to ‘ZOHOEveryone’ ? Just wondering… #ensw

Currently, @Zoho CEO speaking on values, privacy, etc. It’s actually a rare kind of talk as few enterprise tech CEOs are founders (They’re professional managers who can only speak to their private equity or institutional investors values). #zoholics2024

I’m currently at @Zoho ‘s #zoholics2024 in Austin. Largest crowd they’ve had and everyone has a table! Austin events always have a different, cool vibe (& great food) #ensw

Check out the basketball court by Gate B21 @IND. they even painted a free throw line and the 3-point shot line

With a flight delay, I wonder: 1) why do the airport mechanics and baggage handlers wear the filthiest safety vests possible? Do they come that way? 2 ) did the kid who left their book bag at security ever get it back? 3) is it a law that only 1/2 of electric outlets can work?

Looks like I'm headed back to Vegas soon. I’m speaking at #HRTechConf 2024! Join me for insights, networking & to see the latest technologies driving HR. ✨Use code SPK24 for all kinds of discounts/extras. https://invt.io/1txb40cnjmw

Looks like I'm headed back to Vegas soon! I’m speaking at #HRTechConf 2024! Join me for insights, networking & to see the latest technologies driving HR. ✨Use code SPK24 for all kinds of discounts/extras. https://invt.io/1txb40cnjmw

A 1st for me, just checked into Harrah LV. They are charging me a’resort fee’ even tho’ the room doesn’t even have a closet. There’s an ironing board in the bathroom! Ah, isn’t this what a resort is all about? #epicfail

Rumor has it I'll be a guest on the Now of Work today. If Jess and Jason want to go there, I'll preview some of the HR/ESG content I'll be giving at the HR Technology virtual event soon. #HR #HRTechnologyConference #ESG

I’d like to take a moment & thank @united for the ‘opportunity’ to upgrade a 45 minute flight for the low, low price of $640+ . #TYFYL #bargain

I know a number of people on this list and I hope I didn't cheapen it by being in it with them. https://hrexecutive.com/2024-top-100-hr-tech-influencers/ That said, it's nice to see so many folks I respect and admire on that. #HRTech Interestingly, I've seen at least 12 of them here...

Hmm... @SouthwestAir CEO claims ""Our boarding process, we changed it actually, I think it's a decade ago at this point is very well received by our customers because it's very organized" - Must respectfully disagree and it's a key reason I've scaled way back my flights with SWA

Hey @AmericanAir ! Can we get an update on AA103 ? Will my LAX connection hold? There are lots of us who’d like some news

Currently in Day 2 of @oracle analyst event. I'd say it's 'very well attended' as @holgermu @rwang0 and many more top analysts in attendance.

Well we're off and running at the #WDAYSummit . Already the speakers are mentioning #AI a lot in these first 25 minutes. I'm predicting (just kidding) they'll rename the company from #Workday to #Workdai #ensw #TYFYL

Finally got to ride in an @airbus. A220. I’m sure it has all kinds of new avionics and other tech upgrades. But, imho it looked and felt a bit like an MD-80 or 717.

In the green room in Mumbai for the @PeopleMatters2 #techrpulse show.

currently watching a press conference/briefing for @Sage - Can't really discuss anything (embargo'd) but I am trying to guess which analysts are asking questions in person. @lauriemccabe is there #ensw - @jonerp not there yet....

Just saw that @workday acquired @HiredScore today. That should add additional AI-pizazz to the WDAY HRMS apps especially talent acquisition and workforce management. #HRMS #ensw

It’s official - #ZohoDay24 was ‘extremely well attended’ according to @holgermu as attendees included @jonerp Holger & me . #tyfyl #ensw #leadershipping

while this pic is from 2012, @ZoliErdos has reappeared at an analyst event ( #ZohoDay2024 ) . Also in attendance, @jonerp @ @rwang0 clone #3 and a cast of thousands of other influencers, analysts, etc. #ensw #TYFYL #leadershipping

Accounting/advisory services firm @BakerTillyInt takes a PE investment from Hellman & Friedman https://www.bakertilly.com/news/baker-tilly-secures-strategic-investment-led-by-hellman - Same PE firm behind HRMS vendor UKG

Great layover at DFW ⁦@PappasitosTXMEX⁩ #zohoday24 #leadershipping #ensw ⁦@jonerp⁩

Also liked the @POLYWOOD #sustainability story at the @Acumatica summit. #ensw #ERP

"gone are the days when great ideas died at the feet of an old ERP" QOTD from @acumatica summit. #ensw

I really liked the @portacool story at the @acumatica user conference. The fire, community involvement and even the incredibly rare occurrence of an #ensw #ERP vendor providing economic relief while the customer rebuilt their firm were interesting to hear.

In addition to the @Acumatica Customer BIll of Rights, they also have 3 Innovation Pillars: Responsible, Practical and Valuable.

I kinda miss the old @acumatica user conferences before they went to Vegas. They were small cozy affairs, sometimes in cool venues. I'm trying not to tie my Vegas trip record from 2023 (13). @rwang0 always clocks in more trips but his flights there are shorter than mine. #ensw

How did I miss the memo that Tweetdeck now requires the Twitter X Pro product at $168/year? I'm not sure this will have the expected outcome they're looking for. I know I won't pay for it.