software as a service (saas)
Software as a service increased in popularity amid the most recent economic downturn. Why? Chief financial officers moved to turn capital expenses into more predictable operating outlays. Now pay as you go software is increasingly accepted in the enterprise. Key players includes: Salesforce.com, NetSuite, SuccessFactors, Workday and others.
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Can it be that the UK government actually gets the cloud? Its gov.uk trial runs on Amazon and is aiming for savings of 80 to 90 percent.
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If you really want to know how to build a cloud, look at how Google architects its data center infrastructure to produce economies of scale at a global level
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Large and small enterprises are creating new business opportunities through their use of the cloud, at the expense of those who are slower to adapt.
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UK-headquartered cloud collaboration platform Huddle is targeting enterprise customers with an unlimited user edition and a generous uptime guarantee.
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Enterprises are adopting two types of cloud. One is less risky but inherently flawed. The other offers greater rewards but very few so far have succeeded with it.
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Oracle buys Taleo for $1.9 billion; SaaS consolidation ramps
Taleo is a competitor to SuccessFactors, which happened to be acquired by Oracle rival SAP.
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Evolven - a Cloudyn customer profile
Evolven's CEO talks about how Cloudyn helps his company manage cloud-related costs.
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CA Technologies' strategy: Can it tackle organic growth?
Jacob Lamm, CA's strategy chief, talks acquisitions, organic growth and the company's cloud strategy.
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CES 2012 preview: hardware is (almost) dead
At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, hardware will take a backseat to software -- perhaps for good. Editor Andrew Nusca offers his preview in anticipation of next week's show.
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Predicting 2012: Rapid implementation in focus
Enterprise vendors are investing to reduce failures and improve deployments for customers. Here's what this positive trend means for you.
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2011: the cloud has landed
Cloud became mainstream in 2011. Looking back, it's extraordinary to see how far we've come in the year.
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Workday lands Kimberly-Clark deal
Many companies with multinational units and far-flung operations look to software as a service to ramp up quickly and consolidate reporting tools.
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Jive Software: the end of the beginning...
Financial market sentiment around Jive's growth prospects will now play an increasingly important role in the broader space they have come from. The big leagues are crowded and finding space to...
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IBM buys DemandTec for $440 million, adds to analytics, commerce line-up
For Big Blue, the DemandTec purchase represents another pillar in its smarter commerce effort and another software as a service play.
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Enterprise software's maintenance model faces triple threat
Cloud computing, third party maintenance and customers fretting about IT debt may turn into a toxic view for on-premise enterprise software vendors.
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Buying into the cloud while supporting the past
Legacy application complexity coupled with next generation connected business needs is hugely challenging for large enterprise software companies. The SAP SuccessFactors purchase may signal a new...
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SuccessFactors acquires Jobs2web for $110 million
SuccessFactors plans to integrate Jobs2web in its business execution software.
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The cloud shopping list: Assessing the next SaaS takeover targets
We're in for a big game of let's make a software as a service deal. Here's a list of companies that may make the most likely to be acquired list.
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SAP and SuccessFactors: All about Workday?
Cowen analyst Peter Goldmacher said SuccessFactors is a trophy wife for SAP to defend against Workday. Is he right?
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Enterprise software giants start great cloudify effort
If Oracle and SAP can gobble up cloud players there will be evolution not revolution.
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SAP acquires SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion: Cloud consolidation accelerates
SAP's purchase of SuccessFactors will likely trigger a run on cloud-related companies. SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard will run SAP's cloud business.
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The Other Debt Crisis
Not every software vendor is the same. Some meticulously maintain their products and keep customers delighted with current technology. Others let maintenance lapse until it's almost too late. This...
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Wendy Lea: online, 'customer service is the new marketing'
Want to really converse with your customers? First find out what they're already saying about you, says Get Satisfaction CEO Wendy Lea.
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Apprenda platform aims to keep developers focused on productivity
Apprenda's new "plug-and-play" PaaS stack is designed to keep developers focused on apps, not IT.
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Recession worries? Not for cloud computing
In 2008, small and midsized businesses ran for the cloud. In 2011 and 2012, large enterprises are going to make the move.
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