Thomas Durand
Author

Thomas Durand

B2B software analyst

  • Paris, France
  • 12+ years of experience

Thomas Durand is a journalist specialized in business software for over twelve years. A former digital transformation project manager at an integrator, he has supported more than a hundred ERP and CRM deployments in SMEs and mid-cap companies before dedicating himself to editorial consulting. He dissects SaaS solutions, cloud offerings and cybersecurity tools to provide decision-makers with objective selection criteria, far from marketing rhetoric.

ERPCRMSaaS B2BCloud computingCybersécuritéDématérialisationBI et reporting

Key figures

  • 12+ Years of experience
  • 100+ ERP and CRM deployments supported
  • 60+ Software comparisons published
  • 15 Software categories covered

Career path

  1. 2018 to present

    Independent B2B software analyst

    Editorial consulting for professional media and specialized firms

    Writing ERP, CRM, cybersecurity and collaboration comparisons for IT decision-makers in SMEs and mid-cap companies. Over sixty analyses published.

  2. 2013 to 2018

    Digital transformation project manager

    IT systems integrator for industry

    Led ERP and CRM deployments in agile mode, for scopes of 50 to 500 users, mainly in industrial SMEs.

  3. 2010 to 2013

    ERP functional consultant

    Digital transformation consulting firm

    Functional scoping, business workshops and acceptance testing on SME ERP projects, with a particular focus on finance and supply chain.

Certifications

  • 2021
    ITIL 4 Foundation AXELOS
  • 2019
    PRINCE2 Practitioner AXELOS
  • 2017
    AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Amazon Web Services
  • 2015
    Salesforce Administrator Salesforce

Significant work

  • Public study

    SME ERP Market Map 2025

    Analysis of twelve ERP solutions for SMEs, with pricing and feature benchmark, relayed by two specialized B2B media outlets.

  • Field survey

    SMB Cybersecurity Barometer

    Survey of fifty SMB executives on their cybersecurity practices, published with open access.

  • Long-form report

    SaaS vs on-premise guide

    Thirty-page report on SaaS versus on-premise trade-offs for SME IT departments.

  • Sector benchmark

    CRM landscape for industrial mid-caps

    Benchmark of eight CRMs targeting industrial mid-caps, with a scoring grid published as open data.

Areas of expertise

  • ERP
  • CRM
  • SaaS B2B
  • Cloud computing
  • Cybersécurité
  • Dématérialisation
  • BI et reporting

Languages

  • French (native)
  • English (professional)

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