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Componentizing Software

Componentizing Software

By Michael Fauscette on March 4, 2012

There’s a lot of pressure for change in the world of enterprise software, and many would argue that it’s much needed change. The growing availability of everything “as-a-service” is changing the way companies buy and consume software. In fact the Internet has impacted the way almost everything is distributed in some way. The more everything […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged change, Cloud, componentization, enterprise, erp, iaas, modular consumption, PaaS, platform, SaaS, Technology / Software

Is Cloud Computing Green?

Is Cloud Computing Green?

By Tom Raftery on January 10, 2012

I gave the keynote address at the Digital Trends 2011 event organised by HePIS and CEPIS in Athens recently. My talk was on Cloud Computing’s Green Potential and in my presentation, I claimed that Cloud Computing is NOT Green. I started the talk by explaining what Cloud Computing is and the many advantages it can […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged cepis, Cloud, Cloud Computing, green, hepis, iaas, PaaS, SaaS | 2 Responses

Enterprise headlines and excerpts, 2010-01-31

Enterprise headlines and excerpts, 2010-01-31

By Dennis Moore on February 7, 2011

Enterprise news and headlines, second half of January 2011 Salesforce.com takes it to a new level with Super Bowl ads, SAP and Microsoft reposition themselves for the cloud – while juggling execs and responsibilities, Microsoft sues former employees and their new employers, Oracle raises the ire of the open source community, Microsoft and SAP deliver […]

Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon, android, applications, Big Data, Cloud, Database, databases, erp, google, hp, iaas, ibm, Informatica, Java, microsoft, MIcroStrategy, news, NoSQL, Open source, oracle, PaaS, SaaS, salesforce, salesforce.com, sap, SAP AG, SQL, Sun, Tibco, Venture Capital

Research Report: 2011 Cloud Computing Predictions For Vendors And Solution Providers

Research Report: 2011 Cloud Computing Predictions For Vendors And Solution Providers

By R "Ray" Wang on December 28, 2010

This blog was jointly posted by @Chirag_Mehta (Independent Blogger On Cloud Computing) and @rwang0 (Principal Analyst and CEO, Constellation Research, Inc.) Part 1 was featured on Forbes: 2011 Cloud Computing Predictions For CIO’s And Business Technology Leaders As Cloud Leaders Widen The Gap, Legacy Vendors Attempt A Fast Follow Cloud computing leaders have innovated with […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 2011 Predictions, BPO, Business Analytics, business technology, business value, CFO, Chirag Mehta, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, cloud security, Cloud Wars, CTO, DaaS, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise collaboration, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, iaas, information broker, integration, IT Strategy, next gen apps, next gen cio, next gen CIO's, next gen CIO’s, next gen enterprise, next gen IT leaders, next generation, Next generation apps, PaaS, Platform as a service, Private Cloud, Private Clouds, R “Ray” Wang;, R "Ray" Wang;, Research Report, rwang0, SaaS, SaaS Integration, SaaS offensive, SaaS strategies, social business, Social Business Software, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, software as a service, trends, vendor strategy | 9 Responses

SaaS Growth, Dogfood, and Images :-)

SaaS Growth, Dogfood, and Images :-)

By Zoli Erdos on November 8, 2010

Fellow Enterprise Irregular Evangelos Simoudis is definitely worth following.  As an active Venture Capitalist he often focuses on his portfolio experience – but through that micro-lense gives us an overview of the market, “The State of SaaS” per se, confirming / contradicting based on real life, real companies what many of us see as trends. […]

Posted in Business | Tagged benchmarking, collaboration, Humor, iaas, Insight as a Service, Just for fun, SaaS | 1 Response

Insight as a Service

Insight as a Service

By Evangelos Simoudis on October 4, 2010

The survey data presented in last August’s Pacific Crest SaaS workshop pointed to the need for a variety of data analytic services. These services that can be offered under, Insight-as-a-Service, can range from business benchmarking, e.g., compare one business to its peers’ that are also customers of the same SaaS vendor, to business process improvement recommendations based on a SaaS application’s usage, e.g., reduce the amount spent on search keywords by using the SEM application’s keyword optimization module, to improving business practices by integrating syndicated data with a client’s own data, e.g., reduce the response time to customer service requests…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, benchmarking, BI, Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing, Business Model, Cloud Computing, iaas, Insight as a Service, internet, linkedin, netsuite, SaaS, salesforce.com | 17 Responses

Informatica Re-Factors the Value Chain for the Cloud

Informatica Re-Factors the Value Chain for the Cloud

By Merv Adrian on June 15, 2010

Informatica’s cloud ambitions continue and deepen with each new release. In the three years since its launch, Informatica Cloud, the strategic initiative launched to bring Informatica’s data integration assets to the cloud,  has won salesforce.com’s Best of AppExchange award for 2008 and 2009, added other cloud-based applications as targets, and most significant, signed up 650 […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Acord, AddressDoctor, AppExchange, data integration, Data Management, data quality, Data replication, Data Warehousing, HIPAA, iaas, Industry Trends, Informatica, JD Edwards, JDE, mdm, Microsoft Dynamics, oracle, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, SWIFT

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 trends, Software Vendors, 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, tenancy, True SaaS, Tuesday's Tip, upgrades, vendor costs

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

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