'SaaS' Tag Index
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Gartner: CRM, Cloud Computing Will Drive Enterprise IT Spending By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 06, 2013 The firm anticipates a rise in global spending related to both on-premise and cloud-based applications. Tags: applications, CRM, SaaS, software, Gartner, cloud computing Salesforce.com Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 01, 2013 Quarterly revenue climbed 32 percent. Tags: marketing, revenue, Salesforce, earnings, SaaS, software, quarterly financials Microsoft Updates Office 365 By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 27, 2013 The software giant is rolling out a host of new options for its cloud-based office productivity suite. Tags: cloud computing, Enterprise, software, Office productivity, SaaS, SMB, Office 365, Microsoft Getting Ready for Cloud Computing 2013 By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published December 14, 2012 Essential steps to ease your path to a cloud computing deployment in 2013. Tags: SaaS, cloud computing Survey: Cloud App Backups Lag Behind a Booming SaaS Market By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published December 05, 2012 New research from Asigra and TechValidate shows that as businesses adopt cloud apps at blistering rates, backups are getting left behind. Tags: backup, cloud computing, SaaS Salesforce.com Posts Strong Quarterly Financials By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 21, 2012 The SaaS giant is on track for more than $3 billion in revenue this year. Tags: Marc Benioff, Salesforce, quarterly financials, enterprise software, cloud computing, SaaS HP Service Anywhere Takes the IT Help Desk to the Cloud By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 22, 2012 The new offering makes IT service management software available on an SaaS basis. Tags: IT, SaaS, ITSM software, cloud computing, Enterprise, HP, help desk Oracle Updates Hardware, Software, Services for the Cloud By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 01, 2012 Larry Ellison announces new Exadata machine and a cloud database as his company formally jumps into the cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service market. Tags: SaaS, cloud computing, Oracle, Storage Adaptivity Blueprint4Cloud Draws Cloud App Roadmaps By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published September 04, 2012 Adaptivity's SaaS platform helps businesses determine the cloud worthiness of their apps. Tags: cloud computing, cloud app, SaaS Global IT Spending Set to Grow 3 Percent in 2012 By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 09, 2012 An expected $3.6 trillion will be spent on IT this year, with a higher amount forecast for 2013. Tags: enterprise software, IT, SaaS, public cloud, cloud computing Dell Acquires Quest Software for $2.4 Billion By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 02, 2012 Dell adds Quest's security, management and data backup solutions to its growing portfolio of software assets. Tags: Dell, software, Quest Software, SaaS Oracle Quietly Plotting Ambitious Cloud Computing Plan By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 19, 2012 The company is "investing substantially in the cloud." Tags: PaaS, Oracle, SaaS, cloud computing IBM Unveils PureSystems Private Cloud Packages By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 11, 2012 The new line will include private IaaS and SaaS solutions. Tags: cloud computing, private cloud, IaaS, SaaS, IBM Gartner: SaaS Market to Grow 17.9% to $14.5B By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 28, 2012 The market research firm expects the software as a service market to remain strong through 2015. Tags: SaaS, Gartner Study: Cloud to Generate 14 Million Jobs by 2015 By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published March 05, 2012 The job market is growing much cloudier -- in a positive way, according to IDC and Microsoft. Tags: Microsoft, cloud computing, IDC, SaaS Salesforce Exceeds Analysts' Estimates After Adding Software Features By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 24, 2012 The cloud computing giant's billings grew by 57 percent year-over-year. Tags: SaaS, cloud computing, Salesforce McAfee Tackles 'Spam Hijack' Flaw in Anti-Malware Code By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 19, 2012 A flaw in the security vendor's cloud-based service allows users' systems to be used by spammers. Tags: SaaS, McAfee, security vulnerability, spam Cloud Computing: Slow Adoption Rates, Current Obstacles By Damu Kuttikrishnan | Article Published November 16, 2011 Despite the hype, companies are only slowly migrating to cloud computing, chiefly due to several key challenges. Tags: SaaS, compliance, cloud computing, security, PaaS Cloud Computing Vendors: New Channel Alliances Are Critical By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published October 20, 2011 Cloud computing vendors must team with a greater number of channel partners who have the trust of their customers. Tags: channel, cloud computing, SaaS Gartner: Platform-as-a-Service Taking Off By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 10, 2011 Neglected until recently, platform-as-a-service (PaaS) is getting set to come into its own. Tags: SaaS, PaaS, cloud computing SaaS a Reality with 95 Percent Participating By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 04, 2011 Researcher Gartner finds that 95 percent of respondents to a recent survey plan to grow or maintain use of software-as-a-service. Tags: cloud computing, SaaS Ten Percent of Email Will be Cloud-based by 2014 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 20, 2011 Leading analyst firm says adoption is a little slower than expected but relentless nonetheless. Tags: SaaS, email, cloud computing, cloud-based SaaS and ITIL By Anthony Orr | Article Published May 20, 2011 SaaS and ITIL Tags: SaaS, Cloud, ITIL, service management Workday Releases Integrated Cloud Computing Solution By Dana Gardner | Article Published March 30, 2011 Workday's SaaS-based enterprise solutions target HR and financial management, and also enable Platform as a Service (iPaaS). Tags: PaaS, SaaS, payroll, human resources, cloud computing Cloud Computing and 'Power to the People' By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published March 29, 2011 The “consumerization of IT” is driving the growth of cloud computing as end users become decision makers. Tags: cloud computing, SaaS, EMC, cloud services, AWS Who Will Move You to the Cloud? By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 09, 2011 With the sheer number of cloud platforms and vendors all but promising confusion, some companies could use a ‘cloud advisor’. Tags: SaaS, software, cloud computing, Enterprise IT, PaaS Pundit Calls Salesforce Cloud Claim "Wishful Thinking" By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 04, 2011 Salesforce's study claims using its cloud computing leads to huge CO2 Reductions. Not everyone agrees. Tags: cloud computing, carbon footprint, Salesforce, green IT, SaaS Capitalizing on Cloud Computing: Not If, But When By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published February 08, 2011 Firms are no longer debating whether to adopt cloud computing, but instead are choosing among Private, Public, Hybrid and Community Clouds. Tags: hybrid cloud, public cloud, cloud computing, private cloud, SaaS Verizon Buying Terremark in $1.4 Billion Cloud Play By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 28, 2011 The cloud is big business and Verizon wants a bigger piece of the pie. Tags: mergers and acquisitions, Verizon, cloud computing, Virtual Cloud Management, SaaS Salesforce Launches Cloud-Based Database By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 08, 2010 Salesforce touts the new solution as the first enterprise-level database service that is entirely in the cloud. Do customers want this? Tags: database, Salesforce, cloud computing, SaaS, database administrator 12 Hottest App Categories for Cloud Computing Shift By Larry Marion | Article Published November 30, 2010 A survey reveals that firms are most likely to shift HR to the cloud, with several other other categories close behind. Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, SaaS, HR Management, data center management To the Clouds with Linux -- But Who Controls It? By Matt Hartley | Article Published November 24, 2010 Linux is already a factor in cloud computing, yet the major vendors seem to be single-handedly shaping its future in this emerging sector. Tags: Linux, Microsoft, SaaS, Google, cloud computing Cloud Computing or 'Cloud Washing'? By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published November 16, 2010 Attempting to ride the cloud computing wave, some established software vendors are merely rebranding existing apps without offering true cloud functionality. Tags: Remote Server Management, cloud services, enterprise software, cloud computing, SaaS How SaaS and Cloud Computing are Transforming Education By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published October 19, 2010 The growing adoption of SaaS and Cloud Computing in schools means the next generation will be fully comfortable with this emerging technology. Tags: SaaS, Virtual Cloud Management, education, cloud computing, cloud management tools SaaS Backlash: Survey Shows Abandoned Deals By Larry Marion | Article Published October 11, 2010 Software as a service sees growing pains, as the number of mid-sized companies using SaaS for critical applications trends down year over year. Tags: cloud computing, IT management, SaaS Contract, software, SaaS SaaS Suite Aims to Corral Event Management By David Needle | Article Published October 08, 2010 Version 6 of Certain Software's SaaS event planner has utility for everyone in the organization from event planners to attendees. Tags: cloud computing, software as a service, cloud strategy, SaaS, Event Management Cloud Computing: Small, Big Players Cooperate By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published October 06, 2010 Legacy software vendors are inking cloud computing contracts with a new generation of nimble, web-oriented service providers. Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, SAP, AWS, SaaS Should Integrators Embrace Cloud Computing? By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 27, 2010 Is it profitable for a vendor or service provider to offer solutions via cloud computing? Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, IT infrastructure, service providers, SaaS SAP Releases Carbon Impact OnDemand SaaS App By David Needle | Article Published September 22, 2010 The enterprise software giant said Carbon Impact on Demand is its first native cloud application and much more than a feel good, save the environment tool. Tags: supply chain management, cloud computing, carbon footprint, SaaS, SAP Business Processes Transformed by SaaS By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published September 07, 2010 Software as a service is changing business processes such as e-procurement and supply-chain management. Tags: business process management, business process, business process outsourcing, SaaS, cloud computing Windows Azure Gains Single Sign-On Support By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 09, 2010 August preview of Azure AppFabric security component adds support for single sign-on and identity federation. Tags: cloud computing, Azure, Cloud Hosting, Microsoft, SaaS LinkedIn Acquires SaaS Provider mSpoke By David Needle | Article Published August 05, 2010 Looking to improve engagement on its social network, LinkedIn acquires a startup offering a cloud-based recommendation engine designed to personalize content delivery. Tags: cloud services, LinkedIn, cloud computing, social networking, SaaS Cloud Computing's Effect on the Hosting Industry By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published July 27, 2010 The ‘cloud rush’ will result in an industry shakeout and many hosting companies will be swept away by the wave of new cloud computing services. Tags: SaaS, hosting, Cloud Providers, Cloud Storage, cloud computing SaaS Market Growing by Leaps and Bounds: Gartner By Larry Barrett | Article Published July 27, 2010 Gartner's latest report confirms what the market and top enterprise software vendors have been saying for the past three years: SaaS and cloud computing are the future and the future is now. Tags: cloud services, SaaS, SaaS Contract, Cloud, cloud computing Improving Security Through Regulatory Compliance By Sonny Discini | Article Published July 16, 2010 The expense of regulatory compliance is burdensome to businesses, yet it does offer some advantages. Tags: security, regulation, SaaS, compliance, regulatory IT Survey Highlights Virtualization Challenges By David Needle | Article Published July 13, 2010 Virtualization has great promise -- and has seen dramatic levels of adoption -- yet complexity of deployments and other issues persist. Tags: cloud computing, virtualization cloud, virtualization technologies, SaaS, virtualization How Cloud Computing Helps Mine User Data By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published June 23, 2010 While alarming to some, cloud computing’s effectiveness at gathering user data enables managers to make better decisions. Tags: cloud services, SaaS, cloud computing, data mining, IT management Google Tweaks Collaboration Safety Features in Google Docs By David Needle | Article Published June 21, 2010 Enterprise users of the cloud-based Google Docs now have more sharing options as to who or how many people in the organization can access their files. Tags: SaaS, security, Google Docs, collaboration, privacy Cloud Computing Leaders: Ten to Watch By Jeff Vance | Article Published June 15, 2010 Cloud computing visionaries, start-ups and established giants, all vying to win a larger share of the emerging cloud market. Tags: SaaS, cloud computing, Cloud, cloud content management, Cloud network Cloud Computing 2.0 and the Changing IT Manager By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published June 07, 2010 Despite all the hype, tech executives are still grappling with the emerging cloud computing trend. Here’s a brief guide to what it means to today’s IT leaders. Tags: Cloud, IT manager, cloud computing, SaaS, cloud management HP To Cut 9,000 Services Jobs, Ramp Up Data Center Automation By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 01, 2010 HP said it will begin restructuring its enterprise services unit this quarter as it modernizes its data center strategy with the same sorts of technologies it's been recommending to customers. Tags: IBM, SaaS, IT services, restructurings, HP Xerox's ACS Rolls Out Public, Private Cloud Service By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 24, 2010 New enterprise cloud service lets companies pick and choose from public and private cloud computing options to speed application deployment and reduce overall IT costs. Tags: cloud computing, Cisco, Vblock infrastructure, software, SaaS CDC Makes Cloud Computing Play With TradeBeam Deal By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 18, 2010 CDC became the latest on-premises software vendor to expand its Software-as-a-Service portfolio, acquiring TradeBeam, a cloud computing-based supply chain monitoring software maker. Tags: SaaS, IBM, supply chain management, Symantec, cloud computing Will Cloud Computing Hype, Reality Find Common Ground? By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 10, 2010 Cloud computing offers many benefits yet requires additional overhead that can negate its advantages. Tags: SaaS, cloud computing, virtualization, infrastructure, Cloud IBM Tackles Cloud Integration With Cast Iron Systems Buy By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 03, 2010 Big Blue made its latest cloud computing play, snagging the privately held maker of software that helps companies integrate public and private clouds with on-premise applications. Tags: cloud computing, IBM, SaaS, Cast Iron Systems, Cloud Optimism Returns to Software Sector By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 30, 2010 Almost half of the U.S. software companies say their business has returned to pre-recession levels or will by the middle of 2010, according to a survey by the Sand Hill Group. Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, SaaS, software, economy How Cloud Computing Security Resembles the Financial Meltdown By James Maguire | Article Published April 27, 2010 Just as financial organizations paid rating agencies for an investment grade credit rating (on what later turned out to be junk), cloud computing vendors pay accounting firms for a SAS 70 security rating. Should customers be worried? Tags: cloud security, cloud computing contract, security, cloud computing, SaaS How Will Data Centers Change to Fit SaaS Needs? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 22, 2010 The traditional data center should be ready to adapt to an increasingly on-demand world, said a panel of enterprise IT providers. Tags: SaaS, applications, data center, Salesforce, Amazon Top Ten Reasons to Use SaaS By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published April 21, 2010 Software as a service offers numerous advantages, including limited risk, fewer upfront costs and rapid deployment. Tags: SaaS Contract, SaaS, cloud computing, software, software as a service Oracle Adds Healthcare Software Maker Phase Forward By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 19, 2010 The software giant improved makes yet another key purchase, snapping up Phase Forward, a leading developer of drug data management applications. Tags: IBM, Oracle, SaaS, Phase Forward, SAP Salesforce CEO Looks to 'Cloud 2' By David Needle | Article Published April 14, 2010 Marc Benioff said there's plenty of enterprise appeal in the next generation of cloud computing that he's dubbed Cloud 2. Tags: SaaS, Atmosphere, Chatter, cloud computing, Salesforce SaaS Survey Reveals Real World Experience By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published March 29, 2010 Results of a recent SaaS survey provide details about hands-on customer experience with cloud computing and software as a service. Tags: cloud computing, SaaS, cloud computing contract, Cloud, Cloud network SAP's Co-CEO's Talk Strategy, Oracle and On-Demand By David Needle | Article Published March 16, 2010 The first broad release of Business ByDesign is set for July and SAP's co-CEOs say they are confident the enterprise software company is on the right track. Tags: Oracle, SaaS, SAP, Java, SaaS Contract Are SaaS/Cloud Computing Vendors Offering Questionable Contracts? By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published March 08, 2010 Although cloud computing enables vendors to offer far more attractive contract terms, many vendors' terms resemble those of legacy vendors. Tags: SaaS, cloud provider, SaaS Contract, cloud computing contract, cloud computing Is SaaS Working for You? Survey by Datamation/THINKstrategies By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published March 03, 2010 Eleven quick questions about software as a service, intended to gauge SaaS satisfaction levels among actual users. Tags: cloud computing, SaaS, software as a service Business Intelligence Software: Cloud Burst Ahead By Larry Marion | Article Published February 24, 2010 Business Intelligence software, once exclusively the province of in-house datacenters, is now riding the cloud computing wave – and offering far more benefits to many more companies. Tags: SaaS, BI, business intelligence software, business intelligence, cloud computing SAP Shakes Up Board Following CEO's Ouster By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 11, 2010 Less than a week after replacing CEO Leo Apotheker with a pair of co-CEOs, the German software company announces a number of changes to its supervisory board and names a new COO. Tags: SAP, enterprise software, Hasso Plattner, Oracle, SaaS Will Cloud Computing Succeed Where Grid Failed? By Jennifer Schiff | Article Published January 28, 2010 And is there still room for grid computing -- once seen as the future -- in the brave new world of cloud computing? Tags: grid computing, managed service, managed services provider, SaaS, cloud computing BMC Brings Remedy Management Software to the Cloud By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 19, 2010 IT management and automation software developer gives customers more flexibility with its latest Software-as-a-Service offering. Tags: BMC Software, SaaS, Amazon, process automation software, cloud computing It's Time for IT Managers to Adopt Cloud Computing By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published January 12, 2010 As cloud computing become a dominant enterprise paradigm, IT managers who fail to leverage it risk falling behind their competitors. Tags: cloud computing, remote access, IT manager, SaaS The Costs of Endpoint Virtualization By James Maguire | Article Published January 07, 2010 Many enterprises wonder: Is getting starting with endpoint virtualization phenomenally expensive, or can we expect a return on investment in a reasonable period? An industry expert explains core principles. Tags: cloud computing, application servers, thin client, SaaS, virtualization HP Beefs Up Cloud Portfolio for Telcos By Larry Barrett | Article Published December 17, 2009 Trio of new on-demand applications aims to give enterprises customers flexibility, visibility into costs associated with building out their cloud-based systems. Tags: SaaS, HP, telecom, virtualization, cloud computing IBM Debuts Cloud-Based Datacenter Monitoring Tools By Larry Barrett | Article Published December 09, 2009 Subscription-based Tivoli Live Monitoring Services lets companies track datacenter performance and predict traffic bottlenecks. Tags: IBM, cloud computing, SaaS, data center management Salesforce, Oracle Targeted by Microsoft By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 04, 2009 Microsoft has rolled out aggressive new pricing for its on-demand offering in an effort to undercut SaaS rivals. Tags: Google, services, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, SaaS Cisco to Acquire SaaS Security Firm ScanSafe By - Reuters | Article Published October 27, 2009 ScanSafe offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model where applications are licensed to companies for on-demand use. Tags: consumer, SaaS, Cisco, security |
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