Sponsor: Aplicor
Featured Analyst Firm: Gartner
Speakers: Robert DeSisto, Scott Creighton
Type: Audio (23 minutes)
Software as a Service and Cloud Computing are steadily working their way into a mission-critical role in the enterprise. But are you ready for Software as a Service (SaaS) to be a core part of your enterprise?
In this new Webcast, leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Aplicor, address your key questions, including: Why are more and more organizations entrusting their mission-critical processes to SaaS? Does a suite approach offer an advantage over best-of-breed solutions? And how do you determine the right SaaS solution – and provider – for your organization’s needs?
Plus, you’ll hear examples of organizations that have benefited from SaaS. You’ll learn how to effectively put a SaaS policy and governance document in place. And you’ll find out the truth behind many SaaS misconceptions.
So join Robert DeSisto, Vice President and distinguished analyst for application strategy and governance research at Gartner, and Scott Creighton, CEO of Aplicor, as they show you how you can run your business on a SaaS suite, and how you can utilize SaaS to reduce your IT spending up to 50%.
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About Scott Creighton, CEO, Aplicor
Scott Creighton has been the Chief Executive Officer of Aplicor, Inc., since March 2010. Mr. Creighton served as Vice President of Business Development for Rightnow Technologies Inc., since June 2006. Prior to RightNow, Mr. Creighton served as Oracle's Vice President of Global CRM Marketing, where he was responsible for overall CRM go-to-market strategy, business development and global marketing. Mr. Creighton previously held several senior positions at Siebel Systems and served as Vice President and General Manager of Manufacturing and Distribution Industry Solutions, where he built one of Siebel Systems's largest vertical business units. At Siebel, he was also General Manager of Siebel's industry leading partner relationship management solution. Mr. Creighton came to Siebel from On Target, Inc., where he provided alliance and channel strategy consulting to IBM, HP and other leading technology companies. Mr. Creighton has also held senior sales and business development positions at MCI and EDS. He held executive roles with Industry leading companies such as Convergys, Rightnow Technologies and Oracle Corporation and has a strong record of driving revenue growth and market share. He has the right balance of a proven track record and deep industry experience.
About Robert DeSisto, Research Vice President, Gartner
Robert DeSisto is a Research Vice President at Gartner. He is responsible for managing the software as a service (SaaS) research agenda. His research focuses primarily on the use of SaaS as a delivery model for applications. Mr. Desisto has extensive expertise in SaaS and cloud computing models, including architectural, economic, and application implementation and governance issues. Mr. Desisto has drill-down application expertise in sales force automation, partner relationship management, sales configuration, pricing applications, incentive compensation, sales analytics and performance management.
Mr. Desisto has more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Desisto was responsible for implementing advanced technologies for the General Electric Aircraft Engine Group. After General Electric, Mr. Desisto was director of market development at Concentra, responsible for launching Concentra’s sales configuration product line.
