Evaluating Software as a Service (SaaS)

"Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information, are provided to computers and other devices on-demand. Cloud computing allows consumers and businesses to use applications without installation and access their personal files at any computer with internet access. This technology allows for much more efficient computing by centralizing storage, memory, processing and bandwidth. ... The definition between cloud computing and SaaS is almost the same but not quite." Read the rest here.

The Planet Launches Storage Cloud

"Merging on-premise storage performance with cloud storage capabilities, dedicated and managed hosting provider The Planet (www.theplanet.com) is now offering a new, highly scalable and on-demand cloud storage service." Read the WHIR article here.

SaaS Industry Is Collapsing!

People - me included - make predictions all the time. Some are saying that the SAAS market has maxed out. What do you think? Read one opinion here.

Gartner: are we hitting the limits on enterprise cloud proliferation?

"Gartner reports: SaaS will have a role in the future of IT, but not the dominant future that was first thought. Organizations should carefully assess their software needs in light of the current promises delivered on by SaaS." Read the rest at Zdnet.

GE offers e-health records as SaaS offering

Even GE is embracing SAAS! "GE's Healthcare division today announced its first electronic medical record (EMR) product in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at small or remote physician practices with a lower-cost, monthly fee model." Read the rest here.

5 challenges for moving backup to the cloud

ZDnet blog TechRepublic has 5 things to consider when moving backup to the Cloud. Read it here.

HP targets hybrid IT environments

From IT World, "As enterprises adopt hybrid IT models, spanning physical and virtual environments, they need tools that can help manage the performance and availability of all their applications, irrespective of where they're running, says Paul Muller, vice president of strategic marketing for software products in HP's Software & Solutions group." It's about a solution that simplifies IT and delivers the applications. Period. No one solution fits all.