SharePoint Conference Summarized in Three Words: Yammer, Upgrade, Store

SharePoint

By Jim Lundy Microsoft held its annual SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas on October 13-18, 2012 and it was memorable in a number of ways, not the least of which was the intensity of the participants. We will be discussing SharePoint 2013 in more detail in separate posts and First Cuts, this Blog is about [...]

Microsoft Buys Yammer for 1.2 Billion; Validates Race for the Social Enterprise

Yammer

Microsoft Buys Yammer for 1.2 Billion; Validates Race for the Social Enterprise To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Note: Aragon Research also conducted a Webinar on this acquisition. To download the slides, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topics: Content Management, Social Software Issues: What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise? Who [...]

Yammer sold to Microsoft for $1.2 Billion in Cash

Yammer

By Jim Lundy Yammer is no longer an independent company, as it was announced today that it is being bought by Tech Titan Microsoft. Yammer will land in the Office division, where Microsoft Office President Kurt Delbene holds court.  We’ll be writing a full Aragon Research First Cut on this announcement, but we wanted to [...]

Yammer World Tour Summarized in Three Words: Social, Enterprise, Partners

By Jim Lundy Yammer concluded its world tour in San Francisco yesterday. There was a lot that went on at the event, particularly with all of the conversations and stories their customers were telling. This blog is about what we saw at the event and how things are changing for Yammer in the Social and [...]

Yammer Ignites the Race for the Social Workplace with OneDrum Acquisition

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topics: Content Management, Social Software Issues::  What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise? Who are the social software providers and how will they navigate a crowded market? Summary: On April 11th, Yammer announced the acquisition of Scotland-based OneDrum, which offers desktop [...]

Yammer Takes Activity Streams to the Next Level

  To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Social Software Issues: How will Social Software technologies evolve? Who are the Social Software providers and how will they navigate a crowded market? Summary: On November 9th, Yammer announced new Wiki and Content support for its flagship enterprise social networking platform [...]