Platforms, products and services
Web 2.0, SOA and on-demand are all instances of a fundamental shift in computing, away from vendor-specific platforms to a universally shared, open platform.
Software as Services
In the best-informed blog on software-as-a-service and on-demand business applications, Phil Wainewright cuts through the vendor spin, analyzes the trends to watch and adds his thought-provoking insights.
Phil Wainewright
Since 1998, Phil Wainewright has been a thought leader in cloud computing as a blogger, analyst and consultant.
Latest Posts
Bosworth: The new model is, 'run like mad'
Rather than sitting in ivory towers designing applications, on-demand vendors 'run like mad' to keep pace with users' evolving needs, says Google's Adam Bosworth
Reclaiming the meaning of Office
The killer collaborative applications of Web 2.0 will look nothing like Microsoft Office, which was designed for people working alone in cubicles.
How to win funds and influence VCs
How do you make your on-demand venture a sure-fire prospect for VC dollars? Here are the "five imperatives" from the folks at Insight Venture Partners.
OpenAir's quiet achievement
On-demand professional services automation vendor OpenAir is one of New England's fastest growing technology companies, says Deloitte & Touche.
Software that actually works
The problem for all conventional software vendors is that their business model is built around products that don't work.
The great Web 2.0 application (s)mash-up
In the Web 2.0 economy, platforms that set the rules for service publishing and aggregation will wield the power and the wealth.
Herding the on-demand ecosystem
Although I wouldn't call it a marketplace, Salesforce.com's AppExchange definitely advances the state-of-the-art in re-use and sharing of on-demand applications.
Now, that's what I call a marketplace
Also launched last week, the StrikeIron Web Services Marketplace is everything that Salesforce.com's AppExchange is not.
Finding half a million missing people
katrinalist.net is a compelling real-world example of salesforce.com's Evacuee Management application