Cloud Computing Industry Insights

"This coming 'services wave' will be very disruptive. Services designed to scale to tens or hundreds of millions will dramatically change the nature and cost of solutions deliverable to enterprises or small businesses."

-- From an internal memo from Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, October 30, 2005.

Our Views About Cloud Computing

We believe the Cloud Computing movement was spawned by the success of SaaS. THINKstrategies has published a SaaS Primer for CIOs aimed at helping companies better understand how to utilize this powerful new, 'on-demand' software alternative.

"I wanted to compliment you on this document. This was the best write up of the benefits of SaaS I have read yet. It was in laymen terms backed by industry respected analysts with relevant data points. Well done!" Doug McGregor, CEO, WebEquity Solutions.

We have also published a SaaS Primer for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) aimed at helping vendors achieve success.

Click here to hear an overview regarding the forces driving the Cloud Computing market, or here to find more industry presentations by THINKstrategies.

More Views About Cloud Computing

E-Commerce Times: The Channel Steps Up to the Cloud, 10/12/12 

Datamation: Be Your Own Cloud Marketplace, 10/04/12

Sandhill.com: Finding the Right Channel in the Cloud, 09/25/12

APMdigest: The Convergence of APM and Identity Management in the Cloud, 09/24/12 

Cordys Blog: Leveraging Cloud-Based Platforms-as-a-Service (PaaS) to Improve Your Business Processes, 09/24/12 

Rackspace Blog: Why Moving to Cloud Is Not All or Nothing, 09/20/12 

E-Commerce Times: Navigating the Politics of the Cloud, 09/15/12 

Ec-bp.com: Cloud Marketplaces Redefining Channel Relationships, 08/28/12 

Rackspace Blog: What Does An Open Cloud Mean For The SaaS Model? 08/23/12   

APMdigest: Cloud-Based Analytics Permits Peer-Based IT Management, 08/20/12   

E-Commerce Times: SaaS Marketplaces Are Ready to Soar, 08/10/12

Rackspace Blog: Eight Things to Consider When Moving Your SaaS Model to the Cloud, 08/09/12 

Rackspace Blog: Worry About Your SaaS, Not Your IaaS, 07/26/12 

Symform Blog: The Next Enterprise Wave is Consumerization of Cloud Storage, 07/12

E-Commerce Times: Cisco Systems Stumbles in the Cloud, 07/13/12   

APM Digest: The Secret to Application Performance Optimization - It's All About the Staff Not the Software, 07/11/12 

Enterprise Apps Today: Making SaaS Apps Even Better Via Customer Satisfaction Management (CSM), 07/06/12 

Internet Evolution: Cloud Services Help Mend Internal IT Rift, 07/03/12 

Ec-bg: SAP-Ariba Deal Marks Third Wave of Cloud/SaaS Migration, 06/11/12 

E-Commerce Times: Avoiding the Cloud's Dark Shadow: Needless Costs, 06/08/12

Internet Evolution: Clouds Start Talking, Machine to Machine, 06/07/12

Sandhill.com: SAP-Ariba Deal Goes Beyond the Cloud, 05/30/12

IT Services Blog: Cloud-Based Analytic Tools Can Improve IT/Application Performance, 05/11/12 

E-Commerce Times: Cloud Management Keys to Success, 05/11/12

Sandhill.com: Harnessing the Power of Big Data and BI in the Cloud, 04/29/12 

Sandhill.com: Cloud Analytics Opportunities Trump Big Data Challenges, 04/15/12 

E-Commerce Times: Look Who's Going to the Big Data Party, 04/13/12 

Internet Evolution: Face It - Cloud Services Improve IT Management, 04/10/12 

APM Digest: The Democratization of Analytics in the Cloud, 04/05/12

Ec-bp: How the Cloud is Transforming Big Data into Better Corporate Analytics and Business Intelligence, 04/03/12 

The IT Pro Blog: Private Cloud Complexities Attract New Consultancies, 04/03/12  
 
Integration Developer News: How the Cloud is Transforming Analytics, Big Data and BI, 03/22/12

APM Digest: Analytics at the Center of the Cloud, 03/12/12 

E-Commerce Times: No Cloud Apps at Your Company? Don't Just Blame IT, 03/09/12  

Enterprise Apps Today: Using Social Apps to Solve Business Problems, 03/07/12 

IT Services Blog: Cloud Brokers Are Today's New VARs, 02/27/12 

Internet Evolution: Clouds Help IT Tackle 'Chargeback Pushback' Challenge, 02/27/12 

E-Commerce Times: Counting the Cloud's Blessings, 02/10/12 

IT Services Blog: Cloud Services Outperform Traditional Outsourcing, 02/09/12 

Datamation: Peer Networking Key in Cloud Computing, 02/07/12 

IT Services: Outsourcing Failures Drive More People to the Cloud, 01/20/12 

APMdigest: Three Tiers of Analytic Possibilities in the Cloud, 01/14/12 

E-Commerce Times: Building Synergistic Alliances in the Clouds, 01/13/12  

Internet Evolution: Google Goal for 2012: Changing You, 01/09/12 

2011 Insights

Datamation: Forecasting Lots of Clouds in 2012, 12/27/11   

IT Services: Moving to the Cloud: You Needn't Do It Alone, 12/27/11 

Internet Evolution: Human Capital Management Heads Cloudward, 12/21/11   

Datamation: Cloud Computing: Show Me the Analytics, 12/12/11    

E-Commerce Times: Standing Out in the Clouds, 12/09/11  

Internet Evolution: Big IT Vendors Try Buying Their Way Into Cloud, 12/06/11  

Internet Evolution: Why Google May Not Win in the Enterprise, 11/22/11  

Sandhill.com: Market Implications of Salesforce.com’s Acquisition of Model Metrics, 11/16/11 

Sandhill.com: Building Effective Channels in the Cloud, 11/13/11  

E-Commerce Times:The Hard Part About Rolling Up Clouds, 11/11/11  

ChannelPro Magazine: Finding New Channel Opportunities in the Cloud, 10/26/11 

Channel Tech Network: Channels Ascend From Disintermediation to Cloud Industry Darlings, 10/25/11 

Datamation: Cloud Computing Vendors: New Channel Alliances Are Critical, 10/21/11 

E-Commerce Time: Reinventing Channels in the Cloud, 10/14/11  

Internet Evolution: Identity Management Boosts Cloud Benefits, 10/05/11  

Sandhill.com: Salesforce.com's New Data Residency Option (DRO) Will Widen Door for Cloud Adoption, 09/19/11

E-Commerce Times: Dreamforce Takeaway - It's All About Cloud Channel Strategies, 09/09/11 

Datamation: Are You Ready for the Social Enterprise? 09/06/11 

Sandhill.com: HP’s Software Transformation Cloudy without Consumer Channel to Market, 08/21/11 

Sandhill.com: Will Google’s Purchase of Motorola Be a Path to Greater Android Success or Pandora’s Box? 08/15/11   

E-Commerce Times: Cloud Channel Strategies at a Crossroads, 08/12/11  

Internet Evolution: DoD Embraces Clouds for Work & Warfare, 07/25/11 

Datamation: SUBWAY Heads Down the Cloud Computing Highway, 07/21/11 

AllAnalytics: How the Cloud Fulfills the Promise of BI/Analytics, 07/11/11

E-Commerce Times: Google's No Bellwether for Healthcare Cloud Services, 07/08/11 

Datamation: Apple's iCloud - The 'Music' of Enterprise IT, 06/22/11 

OpenView Labs: The Critical Steps for SaaS Success, 06/15/11 

Internet Evolution: Clouds Could Redefine Reseller Role, 06/15/11 

E-Commerce Times: Seeing Clouds Everywhere, 06/10/11 

Hubspan Blog: Transforming the Supply-Chain in the Cloud, 06/03/11 

Internet Evolution: How Clouds Can Transform Enterprise Consulting, 05/18/11

E-Commerce Times: Dell's Cloud Strategies and Solutions Take Shape, 05/13/11 

Hubspan Blog: Catering the Cloud to Various Vertical Markets, 05/09/11 

ITworld: Out-Tasking Via the Cloud, 05/04/11 

Datamation: The Hazards of Joining the "Cloud Provider" Bandwagon, 04/19/11  

Internet Evolution: Google Rains on Cloud Computing's Parade, 04/19/11 

E-Commerce Times: Salesforce.com's Best Shopping Bets, 04/08/11 

Datamation: Cloud Computing and 'Power to the People, 03/29/11 

Internet Evolution: Cloud Services M&A Typifies Tech Cycle, 03/29/11

Internet Evolution: Clouds & Social Networking Empower Corporate Training, 03/17/11

E-Commerce Times: Amazon Web Services and the ASP Model Redux, 03/11/11 

Datamation: Who Will Move You to the Cloud? 03/09/11  

Internet Evolution: Why Cloud Services Are Still Enterprise-Sized, 03/07/11 

Internet Evolution: 10 Es of Successful Cloud Services, 02/18/11 

E-Commerce Times: Pushing the Cloud From Madison Avenue to Main Street, 02/11/11 

Datamation: Capitalizing on Cloud Computing: Not If, But When, 02/08/11 

Internet Evolution: End-User Focus Is Key to Success in the Cloud, 02/04/11

Internet Evolution: Bridging the Great Divide in Cloud Computing, 01/28/11

E-Commerce Times: Clouds Go Vertical, 01/14/11  

Internet Evolution: Cloud Control Will Be an IT Priority in 2011, 01/12/11 

Internet Evolution: Cloud M&A Foreshadows More Activity in 2011, 01/04/11

Past Insights,

2010 Insights

Click here for more commentaries from THINKstrategies regarding Cloud Computing and related topics. Or, visit our blog, THINK IT Services. THINKstrategies' Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, is also a regular blogger on Internet Evolution.