Debates such as these always make me smile, as both models are aging dinosaurs that won’t really matter in a few years. For a small percentage of smaller businesses looking for basic functionality out-of-the-box, I can see where discussions such as these still hold merit. But for the vast majority of businesses moving forward, multi-tenant … Continue reading »
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The Importance of Choice in Cloud Computing
Just read a great demystification of some of the main tenets of cloud computing over at Gigaom. Joe Weinman makes a great short list of the main drivers of cloud computing, and how they may or may not fit your business and computing needs. So again, the fact that the cloud means many things, and … Continue reading »
Multi-tenancy still an issue, in 2009? …Really?
Sometimes when you are in the trenches, part of the teams developing the latest software, reading about the next big thing in app software 12 months before anyone is actually deploying it – you lose sight of the reality of the CRM world. In the real business world, small business are not as hip to … Continue reading »
Control Versus Flexibility in a SaaS/Cloud World
To add to Colin’s points around the VentureBeat blog post below, what hit home the most to me in that discussion was the differentiation between “control” (or the lack of it) in a Cloud scenario versus “flexibility” as defined by the ability to scale quickly in a Cloud environment. I am not sure I agree … Continue reading »
SaaS and Risk Mitigation: A Real Life Example
A co-worker notified me that SaaS CRM provider Entellium has potentially gone under due to its funding drying up. In this economic climate, relying on a recurring revenue model and VC cash as a proprietary start up (for lack of a better label for Entellium) can be tricky. I expect this downturn to have a … Continue reading »
Multi-Tenant Demystified – Yet Again…
Matt Asay had a really great post on his blog about SaaS yesterday. I am really, really glad people are starting to understand how SaaS should be positioned – the real benefits rather than an over-marketed hyped up concept of “multi-tenancy” which really does nothing for the user but limit their options and the performance … Continue reading »
Can SaaS be MORE Secure than On-Site software?
I do not envy anyone tasked with designing accounting software. It’s hard work, and the system houses very critical information. So, when I saw that there were some problems with an “update” to the latest Quickbooks, it made me think. To review the issue in a nutshell – people are installing an update that may … Continue reading »
