Posts Tagged ‘ internal cloud ’

As pointed out on ebizQ, some use the terms “cloud” and “SaaS” interchangeably. As many astute ebizQ readers indicate, there is in fact a significant difference. ERP Cloud News View We believe (like many others commenting on ebizQ) that SaaS is a delivery model, and that the cloud makes SaaS possible. However, SaaS is...
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Today, we noticed an interesting blurb from a lead analyst at a well known research company. The note appeared in an article about SAP’s hybrid approach to ERP. Before I get started, I need to point out that I’m using the word “cloud” as a synonym for software as a service (SaaS) and/or on...
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Both cloud computing and SaaS (software as a service) deliver the ability for companies to scale resources on-demand. SaaS scales applications. In the SaaS world, companies can scale applications. Because SaaS implies outsourcing, this means that the SaaS provider can easily scale application(s) that they manage for customers. Savings are obtained by aggregating computing...
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The Goal: Saving money is a key component of cloud computing. Cloud computing can be implemented internally or externally. As mentioned in several articles, cloud computing can benefit businesses through rapid scaling, paying for only the services that you use, reducing hardware purchases, and dynamically allocating computing loads. Running applications on a cloud computing...
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