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| Migrating to SaaS Readiness |
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| by Fred Landis | |
| To capitalize on the trend to SaaS/Cloud, traditional enterprise ISVs moving to a SaaS model must modify their organizations’ culture, support, business and go-to-market models. Given the growth in the market, most would see this as a fait accompli for vendors, but in reality it is much more difficult to execute than to propose. | |
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| SaaS Can Deliver Tremendous Value to Small-Medium Enterprises |
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| by Amit Manghani | |
| Remaining nimble and flexible is key to success for small and medium enterprises. The leaders of small and medium enterprises are under constant pressure to continually deliver operational and financial improvements.The need to constantly improve, grow, compete and ensure compliance with constrained resources (i.e. time, money, staff, technology) is compelling the leaders of small and medium enterprises to explore technologies that will help them adapt and adjust quickly to rapidly evolving business and market conditions. Consequently software-as-a-service (SaaS), given its rapid deployment and instant consumption model, is gaining increasing prominence within this group. | |
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| Discover How to Bring Trust to the Cloud: Strong Authentication for SaaS Applications |
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| August 02 2012 |
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| However, the same exact benefits of the SaaS delivery model that are driving the trend may actually slow down further adoption of the SaaS applications by the enterprises. Why do IT departments get skeptical about moving their mission-critical applications and data into the cloud? The answer is quite simple; security concerns are increasingly cited among the reasons for slower adoption of SaaS.
As a SaaS provider, you very well know that offering services in the cloud can be both rewarding and challenging at the same time. You clearly have a competitive advantage over the traditional application providers by offering rapid deployment, requiring fewer resources, and reducing overall cost of a software solution. How do you overcome the security challenge? |
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| Does the Desktop Really Matter? |
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| August 16 2011 |
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| If I Can Access an Application via Web Browser or Smartphone, then Why Do I Need the Full Desktop? |
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| AppFirst - Problem Resolution with the Foundation of Complete Information |
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| April 28 2011 |
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| The slides from AppFirst’s presentation at Under the Radar on Problem Resolution with the Foundation of Complete Information. |
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| Why Some Companies Successfully Innovate and Others Don't |
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| March 23 2011 |
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| Collaboration, communication, and automation separate the successful from the strugglers. |
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| Cloud computing and the application lifecycle |
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| February 15 2011 |
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| Yesterday, I read the latest post on James Urquhart’s The Wisdom of Clouds blog. As I often do, I found myself nodding my head as I read James’ latest thoughts on cloud. In this particular post, James provided some thoughts on the types of applications for which we would see growing cloud-based deployments in 2011. I suggest you read the full post here, but I do want to identify the three application types James points out in his post. |
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| Reinventing Edison |
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| August 27 2010 |
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| Great inventor though he was, Thomas Edison could have benefited from advice on innovation in a post-recession market |
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| Insights into evaluating the TCO of SaaS |
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| May 19 2010 |
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| As the adoption of SaaS based applications grow, it becomes extremely critical to evaluate and understand the costs associated with owning a SaaS based solution. |
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| Glossary of Terms for SaaS and Cloud Computing |
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| March 19 2010 |
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| The Managing Director at Montclair Advisors, Kevin Dobbs, shares a set of definitions for basic terms and concepts around Software-as-a-Service and Cloud Computing. |
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| Why Multitenancy Matters In The Cloud |
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| February 18 2010 |
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| There's a debate in the software industry over whether multitenancy is a prerequisite for cloud computing. Those considering using cloud apps might question if they should care about the debate. But they should care, and here's why: multitenancy is the most direct path to spending less and getting more from a cloud application. |
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| How SaaS Changes the Vendor-Customer Relationship |
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| June 10 2009 |
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| The real significance of the SaaS movement is that it changes the vendor-customer relationship. SaaS shifts the responsibility of successfully deploying and maintaining software applications from the customer to the vendor. This moves the burden to the vendor to ensure the success of the application. |
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Next Generation OnDemand  |
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| June 10 2009 |
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| Next Generation OnDemand - June 2009 Slides from John Wookey's keynote at SIIA OnDemand Europe. |
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| Montclair Advisors: SaaS Business Profiles |
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| May 12 2009 |
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| Kevin Dobbs of Montclair Advisors profiles SaaS companies and talks to key members of their executive staffs. |
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| Profiling questions nobody is asking regarding Cloud-Based Applications |
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| May 01 2009 |
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| Article discussing the appropriateness of different types of applications for the cloud. Issues involving performance, regulatory/legal, dynamics and operations are reviewed. Not all applications are appropriate for the cloud! |
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Five Myths About SaaS |
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| March 23 2009 |
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| Despite a growing track record of success, Software-as-a-Service is still misunderstood by a surprising number of IT and business decision makers. It's time to put to rest some misconceptions about SaaS. Let's bust the five most common myths. |
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How Are SaaS and Cloud Computing Related? |
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| March 19 2009 |
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| With the term Cloud computing being used by pretty much all vendors, like many, I pondered on its relationship to Software as a service (SaaS). Are they synonymous? If not, what is the overlap? Analysts, reporters and vendors, all seem to have their own definitions for the two concepts. |
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| SaaS: SuccessFactors, Citrix, Omniture and RightNow |
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| November 06 2008 |
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| SaaS companies help businesses cut costs, which is why they should thrive in this weak economy. |
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| Trends & Best Practices for Implementing SaaS for Your Business |
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| October 17 2008 |
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| Trends & Best Practices for Implementing SaaS for Your Business |
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| More SaaS: Concur, Taleo and RightNow |
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| August 08 2008 |
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| Sramana continues to believe that SaaS companies will do well during the recession. In demonstrating such strong results, they are making a case for investors to better understand why. |
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Buying your Software-as-a-Service? Make Sure You Ask the Right Questions |
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| May 15 2008 |
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| This document by Stephen Parker covers the different components of SaaS and provides examples of the right questions to ask when considering selling or buying SaaS. The goal is to help with asking the right questions both internally and with suppliers to manage the risks. |
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| Living in a SaaS World |
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| January 25 2008 |
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| THINKstrategies' Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, discusses SaaS trends and the implications on IT professionals, corporate end-users and executives, and major players in the market in these Converging on Microsoft podcasts hosted by Mitchell Ashley. |
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| AppFirst - Problem Resolution with the Foundation of Complete Information |
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| April 28 2011 |
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| The CMO & Product Manager at AppFirst, Pamela Roussos, gives a presentation at the Under the Radar conference on Problem Resolution with the Foundation of Complete Information. |
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| CA's Adam Famularo Discusses ARCserve and XOsoft |
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| October 27 2009 |
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| In this FastChat Video, MSPmentor interviews CA Senior VP and GM Adam Famularo about ARCserve, XOsoft, Ingram Micro Seismic, IROD (Instant Recovery on Demand) and CA's cloud and SaaS strategy for MSPs (managed services providers) and VARs |
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| Next Generation OnDemand |
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| June 10 2009 |
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| SaaS pioneers have given us a taste of the potential of OnDemand, but we've only scratched the surface of how OnDemand hints at the future model of Enterprise Software. In this keynote address, John Wookey, Executive Vice President, Large Enterprise ONDemand, SAP AG, walks through his perspective on where the world of Enterprise Software is headed - putting OnDemand into the context of the enterprise world. Wookey steps back from the headlines and outlines what it will really take to offer solutions that tackle the issues facing large enterprise. |
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| On Demand vs On Premise |
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| June 05 2009 |
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| The VP of OnDemand at SAP BusinessObjects, Mani Gill, and the EVP of Large Enterprise OnDemand at SAP, John Wookey, discuss OnDemand vs OnPremise in Large Enterprises and the differences. |
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| What Drives SaaS Adoption? |
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| December 15 2008 |
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| The CEO of WebApps, Inc aka SaaS.com, Bill Loss, discusses the critical factors of driving SaaS adoption. |
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| Why is the move to SaaS inevitable? |
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| December 05 2008 |
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| The CEO of OpSource, Treb Ryan, explians that the move to SaaS is inevitable. |
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| Will SaaS Disapear into the Cloud |
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| July 18 2008 |
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| Where is SaaS Going? Panelists Russ Daniels of HP and Vance Checketts of Mozy discuss what they think the future holds for this enterprise software that has become a driving force in business. |
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| The Death of the Enterprise Software Buying Cycle |
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| May 29 2008 |
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| Find out how the SaaS model is fundamentally changing the way companies buy software. You will hear expert opinion, insight, and discussion about how companies like yours can demand more. Presenters MR Rangaswami, Founder, Sand Hill Group Dan Druker, SVP of Marketing and Business Development, Intacct David Knight, VP Webex Platforms Ken Rudin, CEO, LucidEra Doug Harr CIO, Ingres |
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Buying your Software-as-a-Service? Make Sure You Ask the Right Questions |
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| May 15 2008 |
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| This document by Stephen Parker covers the different components of SaaS and provides examples of the right questions to ask when considering selling or buying SaaS. The goal is to help with asking the right questions both internally and with suppliers to manage the risks. |
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| IBM Focuses On 'Make It Work Better Or Cost Less' |
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| April 13 2011 - Network Computing | ||||
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| Cisco Buys Storefront For Cloud Services |
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| March 29 2011 - Wall Street Journal | ||||
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| Salesforce.com 4Q Net Down 46%, Revenue Growth Continues |
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| February 24 2011 - Wall Street Journal | ||||
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