SaaS

For the last several years we have seen the adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) as a viable, and sometimes preferred, delivery and acquisition model for enterprise software. Examples like salesforce.com, Google Apps, Taleo, and Workday show how SaaS can be an advantageous model for some software categories while other categories such as...
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2012 is here and it’s time to think about what we want to improve. In our personal lives we pledge to lose weight, save money, spend time with family, and become better people. Several popular resolutions for individuals are listed in the links below: - Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions from Goals Guy -...
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CFO Involvement Thirty years ago, managers didn’t need to know how to operate a keyboard. There were secretaries to type letters and agreements that formalized phone conversations. Times have changed. In addition to understanding business, today’s managers need to develop a working knowledge of the software tools that are designed to make their job...
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In a recent article in Forbes, David Yarnold explains that SAP ERP system rigidity has squelched creativity and contributed to the loss of manufacturing jobs in the US economy. He further postulates that Cloud ERP systems will replace SAP and restore creativity to the universe. “It’s time for companies to move on. To eliminate...
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A few years ago, the big issue with Cloud ERP was security. As knowledge of the cloud has spread, security issues have been addressed and socialized. In Aberdeen’s “SaaS ERP: Trends & Observations 2010″ report, the desire to control upgrades overtook security as the biggest factor preventing the consideration of SaaS. Despite the progress,...
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The “NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology) published a roadmap in July 2011 that includes the definition of cloud computing published by NIST in January 2011. Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and...
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In a recent Panorama Consulting blog post, Eric Kimberling discusses if SaaS ERP is right for everyone. In the analysis, he says: The fact of the matter is that SaaS ERP systems are still not as flexible as on-premise solutions. While this may change, it is generally more difficult to change SaaS offerings to...
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The Power Revolution and the Cloud Computing Revolution In the late 1800′s and early 1900′s the power revolution caused people to rethink the way that tasks were performed. Electrical creation, transmission, and delivery standards caused power to become more available and much less expensive. This encouraged the invention of new tools to perform everyday...
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