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Enterprise cloud computing gathers steam

The days when organizations carefully cultivated vast data centers consisting of an endless sea of hardware and software are not over, at least not yet. However, the groundwork for their eventual transformation and downsizing is rapidly being laid in the form of something increasingly known as "cloud computing." This network-based...

Tags: Service, Enterprise Cloud Computing, Multitenancy, OpenID, Cloud Computing, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-08-01

Many degrees of multi-tenancy

Many degrees of multi-tenancyGood points, what many people miss is ...The cost of the more expensive hardware required to run fewer "clusters" far offsets the added licensing costs, management software costs, and people costs of running many varied smaller configurations. Think TCO, not hardware cost.RE: Many degrees of multi-tenancyI...

Tags: Scripting languages, cloud computing, SaaS Model, DB Level, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

Oracle's Charles Phillips: Fusion on track and SaaS for all

In a meeting with Enterprise Irregulars after his keynote at OpenWorld, Oracle President Charles Phillips discussed the future of Fusion, software-as-a-service SaaS, his notion of "acquired innovation" and other topics. Fusion is Oracle's next-generation suite of applications, built from the ground up on SOA principles. He was...

Tags: Application, Software-as-a-service, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Fusion, Multitenancy, Software As A Service (SaaS), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Web Services, Software, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-11-12

Additional Resources

SaaSplaza opens European SaaS marketplace

SaaSplaza opens European SaaS marketplaceJose CarlosPhill is it saasplaza what we called ASP some years ago? For what I understand they give a platform for saas development companies host their applications in Saasplaza.Thanks you http://softwareyservicio.wordpress.comIt's a rangeSaaSplaza offers a range of hosting options, from ASP to full multitenancy, depending on...

Tags: Scripting languages, Phill, SaaSplaza, European SaaS, Microsoft ASP

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

In search of Business ByDesign: The NetWeaver 7.1 connection

In search of Business ByDesign: The NetWeaver 7.1 connectionSaaS needs a 16:1 Operations Cost ReductionGreat post Larry, I wish I was there with you guys to hear from the horse's mouth.I've been writing for a long time that SaaS has a 16:1 operations cost advantage over conventional software. You...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, software-as-a-service, NetWeaver 7.1, Business ByDesign, SAP NetWeaver

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

In the beginning (and the end) there was the mainframe

Mainframes never go away--they just find a new use. One thing that has always amazed me about the mainframe is how IBM has managed to cram it into any new technology frontier. Cloud computing? Mainframe. SaaS? Mainframe enabled. Centralized IT? You guess it: Mainframe. What's more notable...

Tags: IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Develop and Deploy Multitenant Web-Delivered Solutions Using IBM Middleware, Part 1: Challenges and Architectural Patterns

Web-delivered solutions that follow a Software as a Service SaaS delivery model - where customers subscribe to software and access it from a service provider site rather than get licenses and have software installed on their premises - can offer compelling business value for businesses of any size. Solution developers...

Tags: Web, Solution, Service Provider, IBM Corp., Business Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Middleware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Marketing

White papers 2008-04-24

Microsoft CRM Online: not so sharp

Microsoft CRM Online: not so sharpDisclosure?[i]But I can’t agree with Josh Greenbaum’s assertion last week that the product is going to be a big challenge for Salesforce.com this year [disclosure: Salesforce.com is a client].[/i]I'm afraid your whole post is compromised. What is the value of your opinion of your...

Tags: Sales force management, Tools & Techniques, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, Microsoft CRM, razor, Microsoft Corp., CRM Online, Salesforce.com Inc., software, razor blade, CRM

Discussion threads 2008-04-22

Microsoft CRM Online: not so sharp

Let me start off by offering grudging congratulations to Microsoft, which took the wraps off CRM Online today, for finally acknowledging that it has to totally re-architect its software to be able to offer it on demand. Tim O'Brien, senior director of platform strategy for Microsoft, spelt it out in...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Razor, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft CRM, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-04-22

On the bleeding edge of platform-as-a-service

On the bleeding edge of platform-as-a-serviceRe: On the bleeding edge of platform-as-a-serviceAs usual with Salesforce this is fantastic product strategy which sets the bar for enterprise SaaS and continues to push the envelope of self-service customization without sacrificing multitenancy. At Rollbase (disclaimer: self-promotion) we are focused on self-service customization and...

Tags: platform-as-a-service

Discussion threads 2007-10-27

Workstream prefers virtualization to multi-tenancy

Workstream prefers virtualization to multi-tenancyWay kewlnotRE: Workstream prefers virtualization to multi-tenancyPhil, I just can't discount the customization so easily. Take a look at their last 10K. Professional Services was half their software revenues and consists entirely of installation and customization according to the report. When you look...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Utility computing, Storage management, Workstream, multi-tenancy, virtualization, software-as-a-service, customization

Discussion threads 2007-10-19

Workstream prefers virtualization to multi-tenancy

Among the product announcements at last week's HR Technology conference in Chicago was a major relaunch from Nasdaq-listed SaaS vendor Workstream. The unveiling of its flagship TalentCenter 7.0 marks the company's emergence from a period of much behind-the-scenes work. "We really went invisible for the past sixteen months while we...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Virtualization, Environment, On-demand, Vendor, Human Capital Management, VMware Inc., Workstream, Human Capital, Software As A Service (SaaS), Human Resources, Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2007-10-19

SAP's Peter Zencke: Inside Business ByDesign

Peter Zencke, a member of SAP's Executive Board and head of R&D, spent the last fours years developing Business ByDesign, a new foundation for SAP's ERP software. I caught up with him during SAP TechEd ‘07 and asked about the origins of the product and what will differentiate it...

Tags: Tenant, mySAP, Database, Peter Zencke, Customer, SAP AG, Automation, Business ByDesign, DF, PZ, Storage, AJAX, Databases, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Software, Data Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-02

Dreamforce 07: Salesforce rolls out Visualforce

Marc Benioff took the stage at Moscone Center before an estimated 7,000 salesforce.com adherents from 42 countries to tout a "new force for innovation." After several years of negotiation, the company nabbed the Force.com URL and promptly applied it as the new name to the the salesforce platform formerly Apex....

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Sales Force, Logic, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-09-17

Oracle's misconceived SaaS strategy

Oracle president Charles Phillips passed through London recently and spoke to a handful of journalists about the company's prospects and direction, including its SaaS strategy. I noticed Angela Eager's write-up for CBR a couple of days before going off on a week's vacation, and although it had me mildly fuming...

Tags: Software, Strategy, Software-as-a-service, Database, Oracle Corp., On-demand, Customer, Multi-tenancy, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2007-09-06

Oracle's misconceived SaaS strategy

Oracle's misconceived SaaS strategyWowHere is what I take from Charles Phillips' comments:It is 1997, not 2007, and Oracle is just a database company, not an applications company. Which makes me wonder just what the hell Oracle was doing acquiring PeopleSoft and Siebel.Oracle is in a very good position to...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Storage, Customer relationship management (CRM), Databases, Charles, Oracle Corp., SaaS Model, SaaS Customer, software-as-a-service, UpShot, database

Discussion threads 2007-08-28

Salesforce.com's servers take weekend holiday

Charlie Wood runs Spanning Salesforce, a small company that provides a way to track salesforce information using RSS. He recently blogged about receiving a notice from salesforce.com about scheduled maintenance that shut down his access to salesforce.com for six hours, from 8 PM PDT to 2 AM PDT tonight.I get...

Tags: Salesforce.com, IT Management, General

Blog posts 2007-06-08

SAP unveils Co-Innovation Lab and envisions Web 3.0

SAP held a dog and pony show, including a ribbon cutting ceremony, for the unveiling of it new Co-Innovation Lab in Palo Alto. "The intention is this is to be a working lab, not just a slick showcase for customers," said Zia Yusef, executive vice president of the Global Ecosystem...

Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, SAP, SaaS, IT Management, General, ERP, Enterprise 2.0, Datacenter

Blog posts 2007-06-07

Siebel 2.0: The end of Salesforce.com

Siebel 2.0: The end of Salesforce.comI guess I'm not part of the 90%My company uses Siebel. It may be good for selling refrigerators, but it it HARDLY even ADEQUATE for complex, multi-month rollout cycles of IT gear, software and services.I'd be better off with post-it notes and Lotus 1-2-3...

Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Sales force management, Enterprise software, DreamFactory, CRM, SFDC, Salesforce.com Inc., Apex, Siebel Systems Inc., sf.com

Discussion threads 2007-05-23

Podcast: MS Office, Google Apps, bloatware, multitenancy and more...

This week on the Dan & David Show, we discuss Apples blowout quarter and the latest option-related controversy--former Apple CFOs Fred Andersons allegation that Steve Jobs wasnt blissfully ignorant about the consequences of back dating. Microsoft also had good quarterly earnings, with Vista and Office 2007 getting some traction. David...

Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, SAP, Salesforce.com, SaaS, Personal Technology, Office 2.0, Microsoft, Google, General, Dan &, David Show, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-27