There’s True SaaS, And Then There’s SaaS InFullBloom
Monet — Field of Flowers and Windmills near Leiden In my last post, I provided a minimum definition of true SaaS and described the potential benefits for both vendors and customers who adhere to this now well-established concept in enterprise software. But the potential benefits are only realized as vendors move from delivering the basics of [...]
Why Microsoft Needs a Fighter Pilot Instead of a Moist N’ Easy Snack Cake Salesman
Wondering where that crazy title and the photo came from? First, check out Steve Ballmer’s early pre-Microsoft career. He was the Product Manager for Proctor & Gamble’s Moist N’ Easy Snack Cakes. No harm in that, in fact he apparently sat near Jeffrey Immelt, who would eventually rise to become one of GE’s celebrated CEO’s. [...]
The Social Revolution Has Just Begun
Depending on whom you ask, 2011 was either the year of the iPad or the year of social. The truth is that they were and are equally weighted because they are catalysts for each other, and while each can exist without the other, imagining such a thing is like trying to imagine a world where [...]
