Cloud computing has evolved during the past year, but to truly benefit from its promise of faster time to service, some infrastructure changes need to occur. This article discusses the latest cloud trends and the cloud’s future.
Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director - THINKstrategies
THINKstrategies believes that analytics is core to the value proposition of the cloud. Analytics are a key feature of every leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application. But it goes well beyond that.
Much of the attention around cloud computing has focused on the innovation of the Web-based architecture. But the innovation of SaaS isn't just about Web access to software. I can think of five other reasons that the disruption of SaaS companies is about more than the Web access to software and the browser-based user interface.
Which cloud products and services are gaining traction in the marketplace? Which companies are leading the charge and are poised to dominate their markets? Which cloud trends continue to be hyped with no real uptake in the market?