This week's Workday Wrap-Up includes coverage of the Apple iPad 2 announcement from the business user's point of view, analysis of CFO surveys about cloud computing, and a blog about the importance of good workforce intelligence for making smart business decisions.

1. Workday Wrap-Up:
iPad 2 and CFOs in the Cloud
March 4, 2011 by Mary Hayes Weier
This week's Workday Wrap-Up includes coverage of the Apple iPad 2 announcement
from the business user's point of view, analysis of CFO surveys about cloud computing,
and a blog about the importance of good workforce intelligence for making smart
business decisions.
- Mary
Cloud, SaaS, and Enterprise Software
In a guest blog for CIO, consultant Bernard Golden analyzes the federal government's cloud computing
strategy, concluding it "carries the potential to transform the government's use of technology — and, by
extension and example, the private sector's as well."
Federal Government's Cloud Plans: A $20 Billion Shift
Forrester analysts Liz Herbert and Andrew Bartels evaluate six areas of the enterprise software market for
SaaS adoption.
How SaaS Will Impact 6 Key Software Categories
At ZDNet, Michael Krigsman looks at what went wrong for small business ERP projects tracked by a Panorama
Consulting study.
2011 ERP Survey: New IT Failure Research and Statistics
CIOs & CFOs
Kristin Burnham of CIO takes a look at what's needed in next-generation CIOs, as identified by Constellation
Research.
Next-Generation CIO: Four Personas
Kim Girard of CFO finds that CFOs have "high hopes for cloud computing, even though they don't appear to
know much about it."
Sounds Great! (But What Is It?)
Human Resources
Mercer analysts Kimberly Seals and Michael Martin give their take on SaaS for HR.
The Decision

2. Naomi Bloom describes categories of HR vendors based on "organizational ambitions."
HRM Software/Services Q1 Vendor Briefings — Ambition Matters
On Compensation Café, blogger Laura Schroeder tells a story that describes what can happen when HR
managers aren't listening.
One Angry Employee
Enterprise Mobility
What does the newly launched iPad 2 offer the business world? Erik Sherman of BNET, Tom Kaneshige of CIO,
Elizabeth Woyke of Forbes, and Chris Dannen of Fast Company report.
Steve Jobs Introduces Apple's iPad 2. Damn the Competitors, Full Enterprise Ahead
Do iPad 2, iOS 4.3 Make Enough Gains for Enterprise?
Is The iPad 2 Good For Business?
What Do Businesses Want From the New iPad 2? Execs Sound Off
Workday
Leighanne Levensaler, Workday's VP of HCM, blogs about the importance of workforce intelligence for sound
management decisions.
Workforce Visibility: If They Knew, What Would They Do?
Workday was showcased as a member of Salesforce.com's Cloud 2 Ecosystem at the Cloudforce New York
event this week.
Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff to Deliver Keynote at Cloudforce New York 2011
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