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Research Report: Microsoft Partners – Before Adopting Azure, Understand the 12 Benefits And Risks

Research Report: Microsoft Partners – Before Adopting Azure, Understand the 12 Benefits And Risks

By R "Ray" Wang on July 11, 2010

It’s All About The Cloud At WPC10 Attendees at this year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington, D.C. already expect Windows Azure development to be a key theme throughout this annual pilgrimage.  Microsoft has made significant investments into the cloud.   Many executives from the Redmond, WA, software giant have publicly stated that 90% [...]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Accenture, Activant, Actuate, Agilysis, agresso, Amdocs, AppFabric, apple, Ariba, AspenTech, Bearing Point, BIRST, BSD, Business Models, CA, Capgemini, Cincom, Cisco, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Columbus IT, Dell, Deloiitte, Deltek, development as a service, Diamond Technology Partners, EMC, Epicor, EscrowTech, Flavors Of Cloud Computing, fujitsu, GE Capital, Google Linux, Grant Thorton HCL, Hexaware, Hitachi, hp, ibm, IFS, Infor, Information Builders, Infosys, Infrastructure as a service, InnovaSafe, Intuit, IronMountain, JDA Software, Key Financial, KPIT, KPMG, L&T, Lawson, Manhattan Associates, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Partners, Microsoft SQL Azure, Microsoft Windows Azure, MIcroStrategy, Mincom, myDials, NCC Group, NetApp, NorthHighland, NoSQL Options, OpSource, oracle, Patni, pivotlink, Plan9, Platform as a service, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Proferi, QAD, QlikTech, Red Prairie, RedHat, Research Report, SaaS offensive, SaaS strategies, Sage, sap, SAS Institute, SatyamMahindra, siemens, SOA Software, Software AG, software as a service, SoftwareInsider, Sungard, Sybase, Syntel, TCS, Tectura, Tibco, Unix, vendor strategy, wipro, Worldwide Partner Conference, wpc10, Xerox | 1 Response

News Analysis: Lawson Puts Its Full ERP Suite In The Cloud

News Analysis: Lawson Puts Its Full ERP Suite In The Cloud

By R "Ray" Wang on April 22, 2010

Lawson External Cloud Services Represents A Big Step In On Demand ERP Options On March 31, 2010, Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) announced the Lawson External Cloud Services offering.  The venerable St. Paul, Minnesota vendor plans to deliver the full ERP Suite including Lawson S3, Lawson M3, and Lawson Talent Management via Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud [...]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon EC2, Apps Strategy, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, crm, deployment options, EC2, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise performance management, enterprise software, erp, HCM, HR, iaas, Infrastructure as a service, Intentia, Lawson, Lawson CUE, Lawson Global Users Group, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Lawson Software, Lawson Talent Management, Lawson Test Drive, license policy, Mid market, News Analysis, Oracle Enterprise Manager, SaaS, saas bigots, SCM, social enterprise apps, Software Insider, software trends, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, strategy, subscription pricing, supply chain, True SaaS, vendor strategy, virtualization | 1 Response

Tuesday’s Tip: Understanding The Many Flavors of Cloud Computing and SaaS

Tuesday’s Tip: Understanding The Many Flavors of Cloud Computing and SaaS

By R "Ray" Wang on March 23, 2010

Confusion Continues With Cloud Computing And SaaS Definitions Coincidence or just brilliance must be in the air as three esteemed industry colleagues, Phil Wainewright, Michael Cote, and James Governor, have both decided to clarify definitions on SaaS and Cloud within a few days of each other.  In fact, this couldn’t be more timely as SaaS [...]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Apps Strategy, Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, code modification, configuration, Consumption, creation, customization, DaaS, development as a service, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, hosting, iaas, Infrastructure, Infrastructure as a service, James Governor, maintenance, michael cote, next gen cio, next gen IT leaders, NextGen, orchestration, PaaS, phil wainewright, Platform as a service, product lifecycle, SaaS, server virtualized, software appliances, software as a service, software ownership, software version, SoftwareInsider, tenancy, True SaaS, Tuesday's Tip, upgrades, vendor costs | Leave a response

Defining Cloud is Simple. Get Over It. The Burger.

Defining Cloud is Simple. Get Over It. The Burger.

By James Governor on March 22, 2010

My efforts at cloud definitional work began with 15 Ways to Tell its Not Cloud Computing. In the intervening time the forces of complexity and, yes, pragmatism have triumphed. We’re now making the long transition from simple and public to complex and private – hopefully some simplicity will make it through the process. Talking of [...]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged burgers, Cloud, Cloud Computing, iaas, Infrastructure as a service, metaphors, middleware, PaaS, Platform as a service, SaaS, software as a service, Storage | Leave a response

When will the crowd turn against private cloud?

When will the crowd turn against private cloud?

By Phil Wainewright on January 14, 2010

Private clouds will be discredited by year end, I predicted yesterday. I was promptly challenged to put my money where my mouth was. Here’s my considered response.




Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure as a service, Platform as a service, Private Clouds, Utility computing, Web service | Leave a response

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