Avalara has joined other companies in postponing its annual Crush conference. Meanwhile, QAD has dropped its annual Expore conference as the coronavirus continues to take its toll on daily life.

Because of the coronavirus and vacation travel, Random Thoughts is on break. Stayed tuned as we bring you the latest thoughts from South Africa in the near future. I just flew in from the United States and boy are my arms tired. Thank you, I'm here all week (actually two).

Expansion and an investment in global sales helped Rimini Street to record revenue for the fourth quarter ended year ended December 31. Rimini provides third-party support for Oracle and SAP software and the company is a Salesforce partner.