Posted by: Dmitry Sotnikov on: July 30, 2010
This Monday, August 2nd, 2010 I will be talking about how cloud computing is transforming the Systems Management industry at the Cloud Computing usergroup in Mountain View, CA. Here’s the abstract: As SaaS and cloud matures and gets wider acceptance it starts affecting new markets and application areas. While more and more widely adopted in consumer space, [...]
Posted by: Dmitry Sotnikov on: June 10, 2009
“APaaS: A Step to a ‘Killer App’ for Cloud Computing?” is a great report by Yefim V. Natis and Eric Knipp published by Gartner last week. Yefim and Eric, as it seems to me, managed to articulate the very essence of what makes Cloud Computing so disruptive: “Easy to learn and use application development environment, [...]
Posted by: Dmitry Sotnikov on: May 22, 2009
“Dataquest Insight: Cloud-Based Server Backup Services, 2Q09 Update” by Adam W. Couture is a good feature-by-feature (including pricing) comparison of a dozen of major online backup solutions for the enterprise space. Backup might initially sound like the worst cloud application you can think of: after all it involves big data transfers and most likely the [...]
Posted by: Dmitry Sotnikov on: April 15, 2009
“Worldwide System Management SaaS 2009 Vendor Analysis: Economic Crisis Creates Opportunities” is an excellent recent report by IDC. Software as a Service started in consumer web, and then expanded into end-user-oriented business and collaboration sites (Salesforce.com, Google Apps). The question is whether the model can go from this to administrative tools so IT people can [...]