SugarCRM in the news: Macquarie win, LinkedIn’s Impact and in-time IT
The past week has seen SugarCRM grabbing headlines literally all over the world. Here are some of the more unusual, noteworthy and significant stories that SugarCRM has been a part of over the last week or so:
ARN: InsightfulCRM inks $2m contract with Macquarie University
SugarCRM partner InsightfulCRM has been working with Macquarie University in Australia for more than two years; last week, the two organizations signed a four-year, $2 million contract that will see InsightfulCRM extend SugarCRM campus-wide. Since Sugar was built with openness in mind, the system will integrate with Macquarie’s open-source back-end systems.
Business Insider: LinkedIn is a Reason Startups Raise More Money, Angel Investor Says
Julie Bort says the trend toward angel investors sinking money into enterprise startups is driven by LinkedIn’s success – and she’s not asking you to take her word for it. She drew her conclusion based on an interview with SugarCRM Larry Augustin, who said huge rounds of funding are driven by “Social networks like LinkedIn… because it’s become so much easier to find angels or stay in touch with the ones you know.”
Enterprise Efficiency: Building a Digital Company: When IT is Too Late
“Most companies think of bringing in technology at exactly the wrong time,” writes SugarCRM CTO Clint Oram in this commentary on how to make your business vision match up with technology. Of course, you need a strategy and a vision first – but don’t wait too long to make the technology part of the equation, Clint warns. “By building strategies and processes from the ground up around digital technology, companies will outperform those that don’t.”