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The Reinvention of the Cloud Computing Reseller

A year ago, I suggested that the Software as a Service and cloud computing industry was entering a new stage in which vendors would begin putting greater emphasis on expanding their sales channels to broaden the addressable market for their solutions. ...

OPINION

The SaaSification of IT Management

I've written a few times in this space about how IT professionals should embrace Software as a Service and the broader cloud computing phenomenon because these Web-based applications and solutions are delivering tangible and measurable business benefits to organizations of all sizes. ...

OPINION

Microsoft Poised to Regain Momentum in 2010

No software company has been more threatened by the rapid growth of Software as a Service (SaaS) and the broader cloud computing phenomenon than Microsoft. ...

OPINION

2010’s Key Challenges and Opportunities in the Clouds

In my last column in this space, I identified 10 important milestones and events that helped to shape the SaaS and cloud computing market in 2009. ...

OPINION

Top 10 Cloud Computing Flashpoints of 2009

Plenty of industry observers are already issuing their predictions for 2010, but I think it is worth taking a look back at the past year's events to see how quickly the Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud computing marketplace is evolving. ...

OPINION

IT’s Perfect Storm: Managed Services, SaaS and Cloud Computing

In a previous column, I described why many IT professionals within small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as in large-scale enterprises, are beginning to embrace Software as a Service, and why managed service providers (MSPs) can't afford to ignore SaaS. ...

OPINION

Redefining the Value of Cloud

One of the biggest challenges in today's rapidly evolving cloud computing market, if you're an aspiring vendor, is how to clearly differentiate your offerings in an increasingly competitive environment. This is especially difficult because of the Web's knack for sucking the value out of everything it touches ...

OPINION

Getting Ready for the Google Generation

Like every new generation, today's youth are unlike their predecessors, and they are poised to make a significant impact on society and business as they enter the workforce. While this may not seem like a revelation, what is important to keep in mind is who is pulling some of the strings that are already redefining how today's kids think and tomorrow's workers will behave...

OPINION

The Government’s Place in the Cloud

One of my predictions for 2009 was that many of the new Obama administration's initiatives would promote and accelerate the growth of Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud computing. ...

OPINION

Shifting Clouds

The initial success and rapid growth of cloud computing is attracting a "cloud rush" of players twisting the original concept to suit their proprietary purposes and confusing IT and business decision-makers in the process. ...

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Can SaaS and Cloud Computing Be Location-Independent?

In my last commentary in this space, I suggested that there was plenty of room for enterprises to build their own private clouds to satisfy their specific business requirements. I'm increasingly convinced that today's technology is making it possible to make cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions location-independent ...

ANALYSIS

Do Private Clouds Make Sense?

Now that the concept of cloud computing has become tech the topic du jour, the latest round of debate has centered on whether cloud computing can be extended into the enterprise in the form of private clouds to meet the unique requirements of individual organizations ...

ANALYSIS

SaaS and Cloud Computing: The Channel Is Far From Dead

One of the misconceptions of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and broader cloud computing market is that these new Web-based services will "disintermediate" the channel because of their simpler, more user-friendly solutions, and direct sales and delivery business models ...

ANALYSIS

MSPs Can’t Afford Not to Swing to SaaS

In my previous column in this space, I examined the trends which are driving IT managers to increasingly embrace Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to better support their end-users and help their organizations achieve their corporate objectives ...

OPINION

Why IT Is Embracing SaaS

One of the common misconceptions about Software as a Service (SaaS) is that this new approach to software distribution and user adoption is at odds with the preferences and best practices of the IT organization. The reality is that SaaS is increasingly being viewed as a savior for IT ...

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