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Roundup Of Cloud Computing And Enterprise Software Predictions For 2014

Roundup Of Cloud Computing And Enterprise Software Predictions For 2014

By Louis Columbus on January 5, 2014

Alan Kay’s saying that the best way to predict the future is to create it resonates through the best cloud computing and enterprise software predictions for 2014. Constraints that held start-ups back from delivering sophisticated new apps and services are disappearing fast.  The dynamics of one of my favorite books, The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, are in full force across the […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 2014 Predictions, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing enterprise adoption, Cloud Computing Forecasts 2011, cloud computing landscape, Cloud Computing Predictions, Enterprise resource planning, Forrester Research, IaaS Forecast, IDC SaaS Forecasts, Louis Columbus' blog, predictions, Public Cloud Computing, SaaS, SaaS Early Adopter Research, software as a service | 4 Responses

The Bastards say, Welcome... to the Cloud

The Bastards say, Welcome… to the Cloud

By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 5, 2013

In the Pulitzer prize winning “The Soul Of A New Machine”, Tracy Kidder wrote of an ad that Data General produced but never ran. It read “They Say IBM’s Entry Into Minicomputers Will Legitimize The Market. The Bastards Say, Welcome” Jeff Bezos should run a similar ad, as IBM takes aim at Amazon Web Services. […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Amazon Web Services, aws, ibm

Quips: Why Jeff Bezos Really Bought WaPo…Digital – Analog Convergence In Media, Advertising, and Commerce

Quips: Why Jeff Bezos Really Bought WaPo…Digital – Analog Convergence In Media, Advertising, and Commerce

By R "Ray" Wang on August 14, 2013

There’s Always More To The Obvious Source: Bloomberg/Getty Images Over the past few weeks many have discussed the state of old media.  Since Jeff Bezos announcement to buy the Washington Post, the theories have run wild.  I thought I’d add to the analysis with a different point of view.  A few facts: The Washington Post […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Amazon, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, Matrix Commerce, Quips, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Washington Post

NSA PRISM Scandal Is Hurting US Cloud Companies And Hastens The Return Of On-Premises Software

NSA PRISM Scandal Is Hurting US Cloud Companies And Hastens The Return Of On-Premises Software

By R "Ray" Wang on August 12, 2013

Non-US Based Organizations And Even Some US Organizations Will Not Tolerate Snooping In A Post PRISM World Since the Edward Snowden PRISM revelations, Constellation has received a steady stream of inquiries on cloud strategy.   In fact, nervousness runs high among many non-US based companies using services from US based cloud companies across the cloud stack.  […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Amazon, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Apps Strategy, best practices, Box, Box.net, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, cloud security, Cloud Wars, CMO, CoIT, Constellation Research, COO, Corporate Strategy, CTO, data privacy, Edward Snowden, EMC, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise class, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, hp, HP Enterprise Services, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Services Platform, Monday's Musings, nsa, oracle, PRISM, R "Ray" Wang;, Rackspace, rwang0, SaaS, SaaS strategies, Software Insider, software trends, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, user strategy, vendor strategy, VMware | 1 Response

News Analysis: Oracle’s Cloud Strategy – Revisionist History or Cloud Genius?

News Analysis: Oracle’s Cloud Strategy – Revisionist History or Cloud Genius?

By R "Ray" Wang on June 25, 2013

At the end of the day two veterans of the enterprise software industry, Hasso Plattner and Larry Ellison are re-inventing their companies through database innovations…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Apps Strategy, BigData, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, cloud security, Cloud Wars, colummnar database, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, Database, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, google, hybrid deployments, iaas, Larry's Kids, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Services Platform, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft STB, Microsoft Windows, News Analysis, oracle, Oracle 12C, PaaS, partners, partnerships, Partnerware, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, SaaS, software bill of rights, Software Insider, Software Insider Index, software licensing, software ownership, SoftwareInsider, Steve Ballmer, vendor strategy, VMware

Amazon Web Services Leading Cloud Infrastructure as a Service App Development

Amazon Web Services Leading Cloud Infrastructure as a Service App Development

By Louis Columbus on May 14, 2013

  Evangelizing development on any cloud computing or enterprise platform is challenging, costly and takes a unique skill set that can educate, persuade, sell and serve developers at the same time. The companies who excel at this exude technical prowess and as a result earn and keep trust.  For Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon Web Services, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, Data Driven, Dell, enterprise software, iaas, Infrastructure as a service, Louis Columbus' blog, Magic Quadrant, Rackspace, software as a service, Tech, ticker=NASDAQ:AMZN

Microsoft’s Cloud Strategy and Roadmap Evident at Convergence 2013

Microsoft’s Cloud Strategy and Roadmap Evident at Convergence 2013

By Louis Columbus on March 20, 2013

Kirill Tatarinov’s keynote at Microsoft’s Convergence 2013 marks a subtle, yet very significant shift in how this technology leader is marketing itself to partners and the outside world.  They are humanizing their marketing, messaging and products. Gone is the Spock-like precision of presentations packed with roadmaps, mind-numbing metrics and intricate feature analysis.  The Nick Brophy […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Convergence 2013, google, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, mobile, Revlon, Scribe Software, software as a service, Tech, ticker=NASDAQ:MSFT, Weight Watchers, Windows Azure

The New Engagement Platform Drives The Shift From Transactions

The New Engagement Platform Drives The Shift From Transactions

By R "Ray" Wang on August 28, 2012

Convergence In The Five Forces Of Consumerization Of Technology Drives The Next Big Thing Social has given us the tools to connect.  Mobile has given us the ability to interact any time and anywhere.  Cloud delivers access points to us with a rich array of content and information.  Big data provides us with the context […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged adobe, Amazon, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, apple, Apps Strategy, Atlasian, Badgeville, Box, Box.net, BPM, broadvision, BunchBall, Business Analytics, Business process, Business process management, business value, business value framework, BVF, CEO, CFO, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Service Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, collaboration, collaboration software, community platforms, complex event processing, Constellation Research, Consumer Tech, Consumerization of IT, context, COO, Corporate Strategy, CRM, CrowdTwist, CTO, CubeTree, CustExp, customer engagement, Customer Experience, Decision Services, Design thinking, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, e20, engagement, Engagement Apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, future of work, Gigya, GoodData, google, ibm, IBM Connections, ibm software group, Interaction History, Jive, Jive Software, Lithium Technologies, microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Windows, Monday's Musings, Moxie, oracle, outcome focused, People to People, predictive, R "Ray" Wang;, role, role-based design, rwang0, salesforce.com, sap, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, tibbr, Tibco, TideMark, yammer | 2 Responses

I Was Wrong: The Next Big Thing is NOT Cloud Computing

I Was Wrong: The Next Big Thing is NOT Cloud Computing

By Anshu Sharma on May 10, 2011

Yes, after 5 years of being a big fan of cloud computing. I admit defeat. I am, as of today, changing my worldview. Cloud Computing is no longer the future. And that’s the bad news.

But the good news is that Cloud Computing is now an accepted reality …

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon Web Services, CIO, cloudcomputing, heroku, SaaS, software as a service | 6 Responses

Monday’s Musings: Lessons Learned From Amazon’s Cloud Outage

Monday’s Musings: Lessons Learned From Amazon’s Cloud Outage

By R "Ray" Wang on April 25, 2011

Amazon’s Cloud Outage Catches Most Clients Offguard The recent Amazon cloud outage at its Northern Virgina data center from 5 am Thursday, April 21, 2011 to roughly 5 am Friday, April 22 has shaken the confidence of some executives on public cloud computing.  Most notably, FourSquare, HootSuite, Reddit, and Quora publicly suffered visible performance issues.  […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Apps Strategy, backup, bill of rights, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, disaster recovery, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, Foursquare, high availability, hootsuite, IBM Blue Cloud, license management, license policy, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Services Platform, Private Cloud, Private Clouds, public cloud, Quora, R “Ray” Wang;, R "Ray" Wang;, Reddit, rwang0, Vendor Selection

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