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SMEs and Clouds
This is a group that talks about the relationship between Small- to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) and "the cloud". This is more than just using google apps, this is about the move to application, desktop and server virtualization, a completely hosted IT infrastructure and more.
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Dave Salamack
4 Things You Must Know to Succeed with Virtual Desktops -> http://bit.ly/eK40OR
61 weeks ago from Cloud Computing, SMEs and Clouds and Tech Gurus1 more
Dave Salamack
Panel discussion on Virtual Desktop infrastructure featuring PanoLogic, VMWare, Oracle, & Citrix @cataconnect in Albany, NY on 17 Nov register here -> http://bit.ly/bE5m1T
66 weeks ago from Capital District of New York, Cloud Computing and SMEs and Clouds1 more
Dave Salamack
Great thoughts to follow-up on Wednesday's @CATACONNECT meeting from @mvizard -> http://bit.ly/b1iofG
68 weeks ago from Capital District of New York, Cloud Computing, Tech Gurus and SMEs and Clouds2 more
Dave Salamack
Cloud Apps Are MORE Secure, Not Less -> http://bit.ly/beKFWc for these reasons I agree, do you?
72 weeks ago from Cloud Computing, SMEs and Clouds and Tech Gurus1 more
Sirus Saeedipour:
I see the point the article is trying to get across, though I completely disagree. No matter what, your data will be more secure sitting at your ...MoreI see the point the article is trying to get across, though I completely disagree. No matter what, your data will be more secure sitting at your place of residence - backed up, encrypted, and physically locked up in your basement on a server.....rather than online allowing, potentially anyone to access your files (as seen with the Twitter incident).
69 weeks ago
69 weeks ago
Dave Salamack:
Your data is only safer locked up in your basement until the basement floods. As long as you are responsible for the back-up, encryption, ...MoreYour data is only safer locked up in your basement until the basement floods. As long as you are responsible for the back-up, encryption, business continuance and disaster recovery plans (don't forget updating, administering, testing these plans and all the infrastructure involved in delivery of these services) than I have to agree with you that IN is safer than OUT. However, few organizations (even huge non-IT companies) have the resources to perform all I have explained above (and that's pointed out in the article). If they have the resources, they are hard pressed to perform better at a lower cost.
If you run a no-risk accepted business (like the military) then keeping your data inside is for you. However, every business runs with some level of acceptable risk and the cloud is just that, an acceptable minimal risk compared to keeping it all inside.
69 weeks ago
If you run a no-risk accepted business (like the military) then keeping your data inside is for you. However, every business runs with some level of acceptable risk and the cloud is just that, an acceptable minimal risk compared to keeping it all inside.
69 weeks ago
Dave Salamack
Is the Cloud Creating Better IT? -> http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/23140
69 weeks ago from Cloud Computing, SMEs and Clouds and Tech Gurus1 more
Ben Goudie-Park
If you looking for an SME/Cloud based solution to manage your mobile team, check out GeoOP (www.geoop.com). Has online version for admin staff, iPhone/iPad version for mobile staff and a mobile browser version for other smart phones.
You can manage jobs on the go, create invoices from the field and push into Xero or Freshbooks. Great for any mobile team.
Dave Salamack
Apprenda gets more acclaim. RT @SaaSGrid : Selected by Microsoft for Two Elite Programs Azure Tap and BizSpark One http://tinyurl.com/26xwqyr
72 weeks ago from Cloud Computing, SMEs and Clouds and Tech Gurus1 more
Dave Salamack
Clouderati vs. Itilista: Can't we all just get along? -> http://facetiouscio.blogspot.com/
72 weeks ago from Cloud Computing, SMEs and Clouds and Amazon EC2 Geeks1 more
Dave Salamack
RT @ColinBeveridgeTrillion$ Bonfire: motivating knowledge workers http://bit.ly/azvfsb <- best 11 minutes of my week!
73 weeks ago from SMEs and Clouds, Capital District of New York and The Modern Strategist1 more
Dave Salamack
#SaaS @LincolnMurphy knows Service and evolution keep commoditization at bay -> http://bit.ly/b0raFw
80 weeks ago from SMEs and Clouds and Cloud Computing
Dave Salamack
Twitter is not a micro-blogging website;Twitter is a micro-blogging PaaS. -> http://bit.ly/db9VhY
81 weeks ago from Cloud Computing, Tech Gurus and SMEs and Clouds1 more
Dave Salamack
On-Premise to SaaS -> http://bit.ly/cAdab1 This is what I spend most my day doing
81 weeks ago from Cloud Computing and SMEs and Clouds
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Dave Salamack
Ultimately,Telcos will reign over the cloud, this is a start -> http://ow.ly/1YQXQ
86 weeks ago from SMEs and Clouds and Cloud Computing
Matthew Gratt:
Telcos need to be thought of as utility companies who have somehow wandered into the business of technology companies. They make big capital ...MoreTelcos need to be thought of as utility companies who have somehow wandered into the business of technology companies. They make big capital expenditures. That's what they're good at - putting up networks and selling (and servicing) customers with phones. They have more in common with your electric company than they do with Microsoft or Cisco. And I think on the list of companies CIOs trust with their technology (and therein data), carriers are much lower than enterprise software vendors. Trust is such a huge issue in (public) cloud plays that brand begins to enter the decision.
While it is logical that carriers would be more involved application delivery, historically they've been left out of the value chain. Since the cloud is not new (it was called SaaS, and before that it was called an ASP, and before that it was called a service bureau), you'd think telcos would've gotten in on the action by now, no?
85 weeks ago
While it is logical that carriers would be more involved application delivery, historically they've been left out of the value chain. Since the cloud is not new (it was called SaaS, and before that it was called an ASP, and before that it was called a service bureau), you'd think telcos would've gotten in on the action by now, no?
85 weeks ago
Dave Salamack:
I like Matthew's point about trust and how the telcos already have it. One of the factors preventing the adoption of Cloud Computing is putting a ...MoreI like Matthew's point about trust and how the telcos already have it. One of the factors preventing the adoption of Cloud Computing is putting a company's intellectual property beyond its own four walls. These same companies already trust their telcos to securely handle their data and voice communications. Applications are simply an extension of an existing successful relationship.
I also like Matthew's point about Cloud Computing being nothing new and yet, little involvement by the telcos. I repeat, if telcos don't step up and become major players in this game, they may become the delivery division of a software enterprise.
85 weeks ago
I also like Matthew's point about Cloud Computing being nothing new and yet, little involvement by the telcos. I repeat, if telcos don't step up and become major players in this game, they may become the delivery division of a software enterprise.
85 weeks ago
Dave Salamack
Ultimately,Telcos will reign over the cloud, this is a start -> http://ow.ly/1YQXQ
86 weeks ago from Capital District of New York and SMEs and Clouds
Dave Salamack
Bad SaaS is just as bad as bad on premises software -> http://onlysoftwareblog.com/?p=12937
86 weeks ago from Cloud Computing and SMEs and Clouds
Dave Salamack
bad news for legacy software vendors earning millions from implementation, maintenance & support fees -> http://bit.ly/9dhVo6
Dave Salamack
Top 10 Fastest Growing #SaaS Companies -> http://ht.ly/1PXrR
89 weeks ago from Cloud Computing, SMEs and Clouds and Tech Gurus1 more
Dave Salamack
So You Wanna Be a SaaS Provider? by @sschuller -> http://bit.ly/dwyvT7
89 weeks ago from Cloud Computing and SMEs and Clouds
Dave Salamack:
I think your "100 clients" demarcation point is just about right. If you believe your SaaS is so niche that the complete customer base is going ...MoreI think your "100 clients" demarcation point is just about right. If you believe your SaaS is so niche that the complete customer base is going to top out at 100 clients (at least for the first three years), than database segregation makes sense. For that matter, many manual processes probably make sense. For SaaS above 100 clients, manual processes just don't scale and erode your profits.
So, the architecture decision should be based on expected market. It's not a one size fits all.
86 weeks ago
So, the architecture decision should be based on expected market. It's not a one size fits all.
86 weeks ago
Jonathan Bishop:
Absolutely, and of course it relates to what you charge each client for what you provide, and how the app's market presents to teh SaaS provider. ...MoreAbsolutely, and of course it relates to what you charge each client for what you provide, and how the app's market presents to teh SaaS provider. For example two of our clients effectively agregate 400 distinct organisations, I see that as 2 clients because my arrangements are with the two agregators and our SaaS apps handle them as self contained entities - but within each of those apps, they can add and remove their clients 400 clients without manual intervention.
If we saw our clients as the 800 little companies connecting up I would obviously have a different view. So it isn't just niching as a question of both software and market structuring. Hmmm, I guess I just kind of argued the articles case. We architected those apps to allow for painless client addition, to such an extent that we are completely unaware of the event - but more than that, we effectively outsourced the client recruitment function as well.
86 weeks ago
If we saw our clients as the 800 little companies connecting up I would obviously have a different view. So it isn't just niching as a question of both software and market structuring. Hmmm, I guess I just kind of argued the articles case. We architected those apps to allow for painless client addition, to such an extent that we are completely unaware of the event - but more than that, we effectively outsourced the client recruitment function as well.
86 weeks ago
