Here’s an article from AMR research on Oracle’s plan for Fusion – their next generation of just about everything. There is a quote in here about their attempt at “No Disruptions” – the relalization that companies don’t want to have to upend their entire businesses to upgrade their software. Another goal is to release the applications component of the behemoth in 2-5 years.

I am so tired of hearing these grandiose plans from big software companies presented at sexy, highly produced conferences like OpenWorld taking place in San Francisco this week. Everytime Microsoft does this, for example, it’s years before the over-hyped product comes out, and when it does, it’s evolutionary for the most part – not revolutionary.

SHOW ME SOMETHING! I believe what I see, not what Oracle, Microsoft, SAP or anybody else tells me. And not on PowerPoint slides, either. Show me real, muti-dimensional, working software and update it often, not once every 5 years.

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It’s simply not possible or practical to plan human resources strategy, or any other strategy for that matter, based on the prognostications of a software executive. Could you sit tight with what you’ve got and wait 2 or 5 or 7 years to get Oracle’s Fusion into your organization so you can have one platform for every business need? Sure. Will it be successful? Maybe.

Or, you could act now to make a difference for your company with focused solutions that are ready to work for you today. On-Demand. With minimal up-front investment. Switch ‘em on and move forward. Don’t wait for Larry Ellison or anyone else.