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- SaaS
- (Software-As-A-Service) Software that is rented rather than purchased. Instead of buying software and paying for periodic upgrades, SaaS is subscription based, and all upgrades are provided during the...
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- Future cloud apps won't need humans
- Lew Tucker, vice president and chief technology officer of cloud computing at Sun Microsystems, foresees applications that are entirely self-sufficient. Humans will be able to set boundaries, of course, but will no longer be needed to turn servers, or anything else for that matter, physically on or off. It is...
- Tags: Cloud, Virtualization, Hardware, OpenSource, San Francisco, cloud computing, SaaS, global
- Videos 2009-08-13
- Who will benefit most from the cloud?
- At the OpenSource World event in San Francisco, Lew Tucker, vice president and CTO of cloud computing at Sun Microsystems, explained that many developing countries are skipping over acquiring their own servers and going right to the cloud. Because of the cost effectiveness, the move may spur their economies and...
- Tags: Benefit, Cloud, Free Trade, Virtualization, Finance, Hardware, CloudWorld, cloud computing, OpenSource, open source, SaaS
- Videos 2009-08-13
- ‘Mainstream' meanings for the cloud
- At the CloudWorld event in San Francisco, panelists question whether cloud computing, quickly gaining mainstream adoption, could replace system ownership entirely. Panelists include Joe Weinman of AT&T Business Solutions, Sam Charrington of Appistry, James Urquhart of Cisco Systems and the CNET Blog Network, and Timothy Chou of Ming Holdings.
- Tags: Virtualization, Hardware, Cloud computing, SaaS, OpenSource, mainstream
- Videos 2009-08-13
- Open-source bonuses for the big guys
- At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, panelists discuss benefits that huge companies like Google and Facebook could get from embracing open source, such as third-party developers integrating their products into new application versions and easier connectivity with emerging technologies. Panelists include Ron Yekutiel, CEO of Kaltura; Kim Polese, CEO...
- Tags: CEO, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management, Stanford, Always On, open source, saas, software as a service, Facebook, Google
- Videos 2009-07-30
- RSA Conference: Taking security to the cloud
- Security-as-a-service was the big theme at this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz, and security blogger Ryan Naraine about how companies are securing the cloud. They also discuss whether companies are spending on security in light of the...
- Tags: RSA Security Inc., Conference, security, RSA, cloud computing, SaaS, recession, economy
- Videos 2009-04-24
- Will economic downturn push companies into the cloud?
- At the TechCrunch Cloud Computing Roundtable in Mountain View, Calif., Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, explains why he thinks Microsoft's entry into the business will bring validation to the cloud. Many CTOs, he says, still need to be convinced that using software as a service will save them money and...
- Tags: Cloud, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Sales Force Management, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Salesforce, cloud computing, SaaS, Benioff, Microsoft, TechCrunch, platforms
- Videos 2009-03-02
- TechCrunch cloud computing roundtable: Scaling apps on Facebook
- At the TechCrunch Cloud Computing Roundtable on Friday in Mountain View, Calif., panelists discuss the difficulties in creating and scaling applications in the cloud. Scott Dietzen, Yahoo senior vice president of Communications Products, says it's unrealistic to think you can just throw apps out there and expect them to work...
- Tags: Facebook, TechCrunch, App, cloud, cloud computing, scaling, apps, SaaS, Yahoo, Amazon
- Videos 2009-03-02
- SaaS frustration
- I've just come off a call with Phil Wainewright, fellow Irregular and saas maven on ZDNet. Phil and I go back many years so calls are always jocular and not always SFSV Safe For Saas Vendors ears. We were ruminating on Phil's swipe at Sage Software,...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, NetSuite Inc., Vendor, Sage Software, SAP AG, Saas, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Debunking myths about the SaaS partner channel
- Debunking myths about the SaaS partner channelSaaS business solutions have to be sold face-to-faceHow a particular solution is sold Saas or on premise has to do a lot with many factors not just whether it is Saas or On-Premise. I refer to these two modes of selling as low...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, Saas, SaaS partnerships benefit, low touch
- Discussion threads 2009-01-05
- Salesforce to partner with Facebook
- At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com, and Steve Fisher, senior vice president of the platform division at Salesforce, demonstrate a recruiting program made possible by making Force.com's platform compatible with Facebook. When it comes to things like job recommendations, social networks are...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Facebook, Sales Force Management, Sales, software, platforms, SaaS, cloud, computing, compatible, applications, Dreamforce
- Videos 2008-11-04
- Benioff launches Sites
- At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com, announced the company's latest venture. With Force.com Sites, customers can build, host, and allow individual users to customize a public Web page using Force.com technologies. Along with Parker Harris, Salesforce co-founder and executive vice president of...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales, Dreamforce, Salesforce, cloud computing, SaaS, Sites, website, hosting
- Videos 2008-11-03
- Software as a service: the cultural influence
- At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, technology executives discuss perceptions of risk and control with software as a service, and how those feelings are changing in countries that have different software legacies. Panelists include moderator Michael Barker of Revolution Partners, Vance Checketts of Mozy, Russ Daniels of Hewlett-Packard, Drew...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, saas, cloud computing, stanford, software as a service
- Videos 2008-07-29
- 1,788 entries compete for $5mil Android prize money
- 1,788 entries compete for $5mil Android prize moneyThe excitement is building!! Can't wait to see the best applicaitons. Stevehow does that go????Developers, Developers, Developers . . . . Too bad they don't want to write for Windows Booooooorrring Mobile.The most interesting entry is the one that ...... reflashes your phone,...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-04-20
- Would+a+Microsoft%2FYahoo%21+deal+mean+more+junk+and+OS+bloat%3F++Probably
- Would+a+Microsoft%2FYahoo%21+deal+mean+more+junk+and+OS+bloat%3F++ProbablySAAS is EvilYou know where I lay the blame for this? Google. They made SaaS incredibly sexy and this has resulted in all of the big players wanting to cash in. As a result, the future of computing is moving toward online services and advertising. Call...
- Tags: Operating systems, Google Inc., SAAS, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Pidgin, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- A pain in the -aaS
- A pain in the -aaSStarting to see pushback on SaaSI'm starting to see pushback on SaaS. People know what it means, but many prefer On-demand. A growing number even want to be called simply "web software". It's quite interesting.While those of us in the business all know...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Software as a Service (SaaS), Web services, aaS, SOA, Saas
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Ellison spurns SaaS for easy ERP pickings
- Ellison spurns SaaS for easy ERP pickingsLarry's not dumb...Oracle wants nothing to do with Saas because it is a model that Larry fully understands. If he didn't he never would have put money with Evan and Zach. But to Larry's credit, he understood that Oracle DOESN'T understand Saas.For those who...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), ERP, Saas, Oracle Corp., software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Images: Salesforce.com's Visualforce
- Salesforce.com is rolling out Force.com an on-demand platform. The biggest component is Visualforce, a service that allows customers to customize the user interface. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., On-demand, Larry Dignan, Salesforce.com, SAAS, user interface, ERP, CRM
- Image galleries 2007-09-13
- Podcast: AlwaysOn Summit, virtual worlds, green data centers and more...
- This week on the Dan & David Show I am on the Stanford University campus at the AlwaysOn Summit and David is in his headquarters outside of Boston. I give David some of the highlights from the conference, including the state of virtual worlds, social networking, green data centers and...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Utility computing, Telecommunications, Software Infrastructure, Social networking, Second Life, SaaS, Hardware Infrastructure, Green Tech, General, Facebook, Datacenter, Dan &, David Show
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Predicting the next phase of the Internet
- Will the Internet still be here in 20 years? Of course it will, but that was the question asked of Nick McKeown, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford; Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun; and Phil McKinney, vice president and CTO of the Personal Systems Group at...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Security, SaaS, Personal Technology, iPhone, General, Broadband
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Symantec CEO John Thompson on Microsoft, Google and Switzerland
- Symantec CEO John Thomspon drinks deeply from the Microsoft well. In fact, three-quarters of his company's $5.2 billion in revenue last year was derived from the Windows platform. But Symantec's relationship with Microsoft is complex and at times contentious. Thompson describes Microsoft as a partner, ally and competitor.On the competitor...
- Tags: Symantec, Storage, Software Infrastructure, Security, SaaS, IT Management, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
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