August 25, 2010
The Need for a Cloud Development Framework
Saugatuck Technology's latest survey research indicates that more than half of all user firms worldwide…
August 24, 2010
OpenStack: Will It Prevent a Cloud Mono Culture?
An entire ecosystem of management tools, compatible cloud stacks, and a large number of cloud…
August 18, 2010
Make Decisions Easier for Your Prospects
Crazy-busy prospects can't handle complexity. They hate it when things are difficult to decode, decide…
August 18, 2010
Winning Channel Strategies for the Cloud, Part I
The traditional software (on-premise) sales model relies on the both direct and indirect distribution, leveraging…
August 17, 2010
Mastering Cultural Opportunities in Outsourcing
Outsourcing development is a common practice for software companies. IT delivers numerous advantages including lower…
August 11, 2010
Best of Breed vs. Suite in the SaaS Era
Today, the rapid expansion of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market offers buyers a new factor in…
August 10, 2010
Do You Need a Cloud Strategy? – Part 1
Recently, a client I was helping with a cloud effort asked me the question, "Do…
August 3, 2010
As SaaS Evolves, So Will SaaS Pricing
SaaS is not a pricing model or pricing strategy. From the vendor side, SaaS is…
August 3, 2010
Microsoft's Matt Thompson on the Evolution of PaaS
Matt Thompson is a General Manager of Developer & Platform Evangelism at Microsoft. Based in…
August 2, 2010
Will India Shine in the Cloud?
Every vendor in any part of the cloud value chain - be it operating systems,…