May 22, 2011
SAP SAPPHIRE Now: Key Takeaways
In an earlier blog post, "SAP 2011: Still a Cloud Contender," I opened with the…
May 16, 2011
Cloud Business Summit: Key Takeaways
I attended Saugatuck Technology's inaugural Cloud Business Summit in NYC. An invitation-only event, the summit…
May 2, 2011
Customer Satisfaction – and the Flip Side: Churn
In today's world of cloud and SaaS, almost real-time metrics are critical, if not mandatory,…
April 25, 2011
Database as a Service: The Next Frontier in the Cloud?
I had several one-on-one conversations with CIOs, software executives, and cloud experts about database-as-a-service (DBaaS).…
April 13, 2011
Defining Cloud Elasticity and Scale
The cloud's ability to truly deliver on the promise of limitless scale—both up and down—…
April 5, 2011
Expert Guidance for SMBs on Leveraging the Cloud
Nearly 70 percent of software executives participating in Sand Hill's 2011 Leaders in the Cloud…
March 29, 2011
Business Collaboration in the Cloud
This article excerpts findings from Sand Hill Group's “Leaders in the Cloud” study to explore…
March 23, 2011
VMware Takes on Hybrid Clouds and PaaS
I spoke with Shekar Ayyar, VP of corporate strategy at VMware about the company's cloud…
March 2, 2011
2010: The Year to Crystallize Cloud Strategy
SaaS Web services Mobile apps Open source Enterprise 2.0 Outsourced development All of the significant…