Cloud computing is showing up as part of top trends for 2010. And not just in the industry trends. Mainstream tech trends from sources like CNN are listing cloud computing. Is this the year the cloud goes mainstream?
Gartners top ten technologies for 2010
Top six trends from The Street (investor focused)
Top 10 web trends from...
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An article in CMS by Eric Kimberling inspired a part III to our customizing SaaS ERP posts. In Part I, we looked at the question of whether to customize a SaaS ERP deployment. In Part II, we examined the sources of SaaS and customization savings and advised flexibility. Now we look at some percentages...
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As the year winds down, there are a few things I have come to expect: holiday parties, snow, and new features from cloud providers. This year exceeded all of my expectations, starting with a note in early December from our friends at Terremark letting us know that they have fixed their Windows pricing for cloud...
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A quick heads up: F5 Networks has tapped Gary Abad as VP of North America Channel Sales. He reports to global channel chief Dean Darwin. Here are some fast details about the news.
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To get started offering your own cloud computing services (such as hosted applications), there are two intertwined elements that solutions providers need to put into place. The first is implementing a service delivery platform (SDP). The second fundamental element involves a cloud infrastructure. Here are some more tips for VARs and service providers.
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As Mark Shuttleworth transitions Canonical's CEO crown to Jane Silber, The VAR Guy believes there are at least nine major Ubuntu priorities that Silber will need to address. Here's a look at the challenges -- and opportunities -- awaiting Silber when she assumes all of Canonical's CEO responsibilities in March 2010...
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More than a year ago, Avnet CEO Roy Vallee offered an open letter to Cisco Systems -- asking the networking giant to work with the specialty distributor. Cisco has finally answered that open letter. Here are the details.
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When I recently wrote about Los Angeles' move to Google Apps, I mentioned Zoho as an enterprise-grade SaaS suite competitor worth considering. Still, more options loom. A prime example: HyperOffice, which provides a hosted collaboration suite aimed to compete with Microsoft's offerings in the SMB space. Here are the details.
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Several organizations are discussing the activities associated with creating SaaS standards. As Dennis Howlett mentions in his article “UK trade groups come together to develop SaaS / cloud standards”, these discussions are business focused and welcomed by most in the industry.
The SaaS standards Dream
Customers can purchase SaaS applications which share information through a...
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There are two new December 2009 Windows Azure-related challenges underway.* Elance has just launched a way for you to get paid to play with Windows Azure. You will need to have an Elance account to participate. You can sign up for a free account here. There are two ways to...
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