SuccessFactors’ annual revenue is only about 1/100th of SAP’s, it has only about 700 employees, and it has only one CEO.But SuccessFactors should be SAP’s worst nightmare.And SuccessFactors should also be (or is) disrupting the sweet dreams of many other traditional enterprise software companies because it has not only created a compelling new suite of products around the vital need for business execution but is also redefining, at a fundamental level, the buyer-seller relationship in the market.
I fully realize the scope of the claim I’m making about the impact SuccessFactors is having and will continue to have on this business, and I realize that some of you might be asking yourselves, “Who in the heck is SuccessFactors? ” But I’ll bet that number is a lot smaller than it was six months ago, and that by mid-2010 there will be very few business-technology executives who don’t know who the heck SuccessFactors is.Here are four of the primary reasons behind this audacious claim I’m making:Global CIOs: A Site Just For YouVisit InformationWeek’s Global CIO — our new online community and information resource for CIOs operating in the global economy.