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SaaS bloggers (part one)

SaaS bloggers part oneThanks Phil however...My blog roll is already full up and I'm suffering from information overload :-)Personally, I use your postings as my portal to the SaaS world. I find I can separate the wheat from the chaff by reading your posts. Keep it coming!Good ideaA blogroll would...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Blogging, software-as-a-service, THanks Phil

Discussion threads 2006-08-02

Analysts who really understand on-demand

Analysts who really understand on-demandSaaSHi,All I really wanted to do was to correct the spelling of my name -- it's Denis with 1 'n'. I tell people we were poor and could only afford one...DenisThanks, Phil, for including mein your list. BTW, I still cover on demand, from an...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), on-demand, software-as-a-service, Denis, THanks Phil, on-demand software

Discussion threads 2006-01-21

The Convergence (or Not) of Security and Operations Event Monitoring

The Convergence or Not of Security and Operations Event MonitoringYes, it's the right time !And not only to converge both event monitoring tools but to have standareds across all platforms which certaily will improve the IDS/IPS performanceReal world convergenceKeeping it simple, SNMP is used to create real event integration at...

Tags: NETWORKING, Network administration, THanks Phil, security, convergence, SIM card, event monitoring, monitoring, network

Discussion threads 2004-09-04

Additional Resources

Survey: cloud interest grows triple-fold; cost may not be main factor

buble bust...anyone learns from 2000 and so IT burst?Current interest in private cloudsHi Joean interesting piece, and thanks for the link to my post? This current enthusiasm for private Clouds is also interesting? and I am left wondering how long it will continue.It's presumably a mix of security concerns (real...

Tags: Marketing research, cloud computing, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Live blog from Apple's "It's only Rock n Roll" event

I'm here in downtown San Francisco at Apple's news announcement, where I'll be liveblogging the company's news. You'll find the updates for this post appearing in reverse chronological order - that way the freshest news is at the top of the post. Techmeme 11:15 am: Steve Jobs...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, Blog, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, Steve, Schiller, No. 2 Player, iTunes 9, iTunes LP, Digital Music, Digital Media, Games, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Free is not a business model

Free is not a business modelPutting mium in free-miumHi Phil,Excellent post. I share your shock about people's mis-characterization of the importance of "free," particularly in SaaS business models.One minor comment on freemium models. As I talk to "Web 3.0" as you call it entrepreneurs, I realize that the...

Tags: Strategy, Entrepreneurship, business model, advertisement, social networking

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

WebEx augurs ill for Cisco's cloud ambitions

WebEx augurs ill for Cisco's cloud ambitionsill indeed... innovation will come from elswehere!Hi Phil, We met back in 2004 when you covered Intranets.com and WebEx...I tend to agree with all your points about the pace of innovation at WebEx and Cisco - I was at that launch party in 2006!Web...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., WebEx Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Hybrid cloud or half-hearted kludge?

Hybrid cloud or half-hearted kludge?Application specific local caching servers make a lot of sense.But, it might be nice to have a generic way of doing it like Gears for the client. How about a sort of Gears for servers, so that you can automatically download an application to a local...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, software

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK

Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSKOne thing he leaves out. Microsoft is ONLY doing this because ofcompetitive pressure. If not for Google, and others, you, the eager customer, would still be forced to buy servers and Exchange and run it all locally, and pay a small fortune for it....

Tags: Public relations, Microsoft Corp., GSK, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Can Apple survive Jobs?

Can Apple survive Jobs?The headline was clear enoughIf he didn't have a storage story for today but felt that this was worth writing about, then he can write about it it's his blog.NZ, like all of us you have the right NOT to read a blog. You are obviously...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Phil, Tim, Apple Inc., job

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring?

San Francisco â€" Ah, Macworld Expo. Don't you just love this time of year? Thousands of Mac faithful descend upon the fair city by the bay for a week of excitement, nostalgia and imbibing. The buzz in San Francisco's downtown is palpable, especially in the bars, restaurants...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., AppleInsider, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-04

It's OK to be mad at Apple but give Schiller some respect

It's OK to be mad at Apple but give Schiller some respectGrow upActing disrespectful toward Schiller and carrying on likepouting children is absolute nonsense. Apple even without Jobs is a great company and acting like spoiled juveniles is not going to resurrect Mac World.Hell hath no fury......like a fangirl scorned.Don't...

Tags: Apple Inc., Schiller

Discussion threads 2008-12-19

News to know: Intel, Adobe; Kindle economics; OLPC

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: New update of Microsoft codename tracker available now Larry Dignan: Intel launches Core i7; Who’s buying? Paul Murphy: How Intel's Nehalem...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple iPhone, Enterprise Software, Intel Corp., Larry Dignan, Management, Middleware, One Laptop Per Child Project, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), SOA, Software, Strategy, Web Services

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Time for a SaaS code of conduct

Time for a SaaS code of conductIt has been "emerging" ever since we used green terminals.Always encourage local backups of data. Never assume you can always recover. Never encourage your users to put all of their eggs in one basket. Always make offline access available."SaaS is still emerging technology and...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, software-as-a-service, SaaS code of conduct

Discussion threads 2008-10-17

How to read your FBI file

As part of the occasional series Life in post-Constitutional America I'm pleased to offer a brief primer on How to read your FBI file. It isn't as easy as you'd think, since the FBI has failed several times to create a modern data management system - which may not be...

Tags: FBI, File, Mistakes, Federal Government, Government, Data Management, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-10-01

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Hurricane Ike and some class acts

Although the Citrix analyst bash was interesting, informative and a wonderful opportunity to re-connect with old friends both at Citrix and in the analyst community at large, getting back to my office became quite a challenge. Continental Airlines, in preparation for Hurricane Ike, canceled our flights and did little to...

Tags: Analyst, Citrix Systems Inc., Pharmacy, Compay, Public Relations, C/C++, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-14

How much is a unit of cloud computing?

How much is a unit of cloud computing?It will never be as easy as kwh, but, we do need a way to pay for usage.And it needs to be fine grained. Amazons method is WAY to course.RE: How much is a unit of cloud computing?Phil,We at GoGrid decided on...

Tags: cloud computing, GoGrid, Mosso

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

News to know: Nokia Symbian; XP phase-out; Apple badware

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: No reprieve: XP phase-out begins June 30 Dancho Danchev: Trojan exploiting unpatched Mac OS X vulnerability in the wild Spam attack shut downs Marshall Islands email service 200,000 sites spreading web malware, China's...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Symbian Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Leadership, Advertising & Promotion, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Management, Marketing, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-25