cloud computing

If you thought cloud computing was just for large enterprises, think again. Any small-to-midsized business (SMB) can benefit from using the cloud to streamline operations, reduce overhead, cut costs and increase scalability, as outlined by Cloud Business Review.[read more]

Cloud computing is far more than just taking what’s on your computer and putting it into the Internet’s ‘cloud.’ At its very core, cloud computing is a way for us to delegate tasks from ourselves to the computer, freeing up time for creative, productive thought.[read more]

Cloud computing is a pretty big deal. It's one of the top priorities for many CIOs. So, it should be a pretty easy process to build a B2B content strategy that helps CIOs make a purchasing decision. Or is it? I subscribe to a lot of newsletters and have a ton of Google Alerts to help me mine for information I use to learn more about the...[read more]

The cloud is no longer just a buzz word, it’s a part of our daily lives.[read more]

There are literally hundreds of software vendors out there offering thousands of ERP solutions and/or business management solutions. Truth be told, picking the one that is right for you is not likely to come easy. That is why knowing precisely what you want the software to do is as important as knowing what you can live without, or which may be something you add later on.[read more]

THINKstrategies, Inc., the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the on-demand services market, announced today that FinancialForce.com has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business ...[read more]

THINKstrategies, Inc.  announced today that TrackVia has been named the latest winner of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s cloud computing solutions. The CCBV Awards...[read more]

HP’s new CEO, Leo Apotheker unveiled the company’s latest corporate strategy yesterday with plenty of fanfare, but little flourish. The theme of his talk and HP’s new mantra is providing “connectivity” to the Cloud to move “Everyone On”. While the picture he painted of this new world order and HP’s strategic...[read more]

It's popular these days to talk about a decline in U.S. innovation and competitiveness.  Because of this, it's nice to see examples of U.S. companies winning.  John Dovorak's The U.S. Smartphone Revolution at PCMag.com describes the ascendancy of the U.S. smartphone industry, which he describes as  "one of the...[read more]

  Recent research by MarketBridge confirms that migration to the “Cloud” is accelerating - and that some fascinating patterns are emerging about the people and organisations - fast-growing companies and younger executives - that are adopting the technology most quickly... The survey, conducted in December 2010, covered 1,000...[read more]

  It’s been obvious for a while to anyone involved in developing or reselling B2B software that the move to SaaS is having a profound effect on the role of the IT solution provider channel, on the services they can expect to provide, and on the margins they can expect to earn. In a presentation given last week at the Distree XXL...[read more]

Social networking is one of the big three themes of 2011, along with Cloud Computing and Mobility. Salesforce.com has been pushing its Chatter social networking platform for the corporate class with the new public service, Chatter.com, promoted with two ads during the Super Bowl halftime show. Today, Constant Contact...[read more]

I thought the following press release was of interest. I invested in Hatsize and sit on the board. Hatsize releases first annual Cloud Automation Trends Survey results. Landmark survey identifies 2011 cloud automation trends and indicates cloud automation will spur sales growth. Hatsize conducted anonymous survey of 181 North American...[read more]

THINKstrategies announced today that Pardot has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of...[read more]

A series of announcements over the past week clearly indicates that Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) financial management and enterprise resource management (ERP) solutions are taking hold among organizations of all sizes worldwide. The first was Intacct’s announcement that it had grown its customer subscription base 68% in 2010 and added...[read more]

Incorporating SaaS applications such as online appointment-scheduling into your Facebook and Twitter pages can add a new dimension to your sales and marketing strategy.[read more]

Business rules and analytics on the cloud! Finally! Seriously, the folks at Zementis have long had their PMML deployment engine running on the amazon.com compute cloud and have had an on-premise solution that combines business rules (based on Drools) and PMML.  ADAPA – Adaptive Decision and Predictive Analytics – is the Zementis...[read more]

Here is a guest post by Charles Homes who is a consultant at Hosting.com. For more information on Charles and his firm check out their web site. I am pleased to have guest posts on occasion and thank Charles for this one. As a disclaimer, he provided me with nothing more than useful content. In turn I simply offered the space. The union...[read more]

Don’t worry if you don’t understand what Cloud Computing is. You’re not meant to. By its nature a cloud of any type is something vague or ill-defined. Were it any different, Cloud Computing would simply evaporate. The origin of the term Cloud Computing derives from early network design where a cloud represents what Douglas Adams once...[read more]

 Yesterday evening, I got a SNOM M3 phone that I had ordered from Amazon. I unpacked it and charged the phone. While it was charging, I pointed my web browser to onsip.com and set up a 30 day free trial account. It took me about five minutes to set up an account, one user, and get a phone number. I then took down the sip...[read more]