PaaS Articles
What PaaS Should Learn from the August 2003 Blackouts
We’re in an interesting transition within the software space. Specifically, we’re all in agreement that SaaS is changing the industry in a very positive way. More importantly, however, is the recent evolution of platform as a service (PaaS), which is where Apprenda lives. Recently, we’ve seen more and more noise around PaaS (both consumer and enterprise PaaS offerings) with players such as Google via their AppEngine, Salesforce via Force.com and Amazon via EC2 introducing PaaS flavors at different levels in the PaaS taxonomy.Now that’s a Big PaaS Market
Prominent industry observers such as Dion Hinchcliffe, Phil Wainewright, and McKinsey have been busy lately discussing the rapidly evolving “platform as a service” offerings from companies such as salesforce.com, Amazon, and Google. One frequently...
Read more about Now that’s a Big PaaS Market...Appirio backed by Sequoia Capital
In our first blog post as a Sequoia-backed company we thought we’d answer a question we’ve been asking ourselves: What changes about Appirio? What doesn’t? ...
Read more about Appirio backed by Sequoia Capital...IBM's starting to get SaaSy
I had a great meeting this morning with the folks running the SaaS initiatives at IBM. They've put one of their very smart and connected people, Sean Poulley, in charge of their internal SaaS initiatives - he's a very experienced exec and business...
Read more about IBM's starting to get SaaSy...A Sneak Peek at Winter '09
At salesforce.com, we have been working very hard on developing Salesforce Winter '09 for its release in October. Winter '09 will be salesforce.com's third release this year and also marks our 27th release in less than 10 years, something we are...
Read more about A Sneak Peek at Winter '09...Cloud Computing - It Ain't Over Til It's Over
The increasing volume level says more about the medium of the argument and the participants, than the it does about the topic's essence. Really, it's just insider talk among "thought leaders" and tech companies, which likely leaves Main St. CIOs...
Read more about Cloud Computing - It Ain't Over Til It's Over...The End of SaaS
Sometimes, there is nothing much to add. So I present to you - words of wisdom - as could only be articulated by the leader of a stagnating on-premise software vendor emotionally tied to the "cocaine" of endless upgrade fees and maintenance...
Read more about The End of SaaS...In India, with Force(.com) !
The Tour de Force events across the globe continue to draw great attendance and interest from developers looking to build new SaaS applications. The event is yet to make its way to India but I have been traveling across India (Pune & Bangalore)...
Read more about In India, with Force(.com) !...Whose cloud is it anyway?
We were invited to demonstrate our Referral Management Solution at Friday's Cloud Computing Roundtable, put on by TechCrunch. The provocative title of the event was "Whose cloud is it anyway?", and TechCrunch invited a who's who in cloud computing...
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