Steven John

Steven John

Steven John is strategic chief information officer at Workday, and works with customer CIOs and IT groups to help them realize the full benefits of Workday and cloud computing.

Steven was most recently the CIO at H. B. Fuller Company, a specialty chemical manufacturer and early Workday customer. Steven was selected by Computerworld as one of its Premier 100 IT Leaders in 2006, and received the CIO Executive Council Leadership award in 2009.

Workday Blogs - Cloud

Why Multi-tenant SaaS is the Best Alternative to ERP Software

April 25, 2011 by Steven John on Cloud

CIOs who are considering SaaS hear all sorts of things from ERP software vendors hoping to tap into the momentum of cloud computing. Among the most common is that multi-tenancy is a “techie” thing that doesn’t need to be part of the conversation. Here’s another common one: “Multi-tenant? Sure, we can do multi-tenant, single-tenant, whatever you need!” In either unfortunate case, the term “multi-tenant” might mean anything the vendor chooses it to mean, including nothing at all.  Read Entire Blog >>

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10 Critical Requirements for Cloud Applications

April 18, 2011 by Steven John on Cloud

Another day, and another software vendor—or two, or three—will announce some strategy around the cloud. As a CIO, I've benefited hugely from cloud applications, and view it as a positive sign that more and more software companies are exploring alternative delivery models.  Read Entire Blog >>

Workday Blogs - Cloud

Four Critical Requirements of SaaS Integrations

March 30, 2011 by Steven John on Cloud

While there are many similarities to integrations that occur strictly within our own data centers, some aspects of SaaS integrations require fresh thinking. Ideally, certain SaaS integration requirements should be checked off as part of a SaaS candidate’s evaluation, and long before any integration begins. These are among the most critical of those requirements:  Read Entire Blog >>