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Archive for October, 2009
Has SaaS and Cloud Computing Killed The Desktop PC?
31, Oct 2009The rise of Web-based apps, virtualization, and a crop of powerful mobile devices have the traditional PC desktop on the run.
Well, is it? If all the buzzwords about cloud computing, Web apps, software as a service (SaaS), the free desktop, and the rise of netbooks and tablet PCs, are to be believed, it [...]
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With Artifactory Online, not only do you receive the latest Artifactory version, but you also get for the lifetime of your subscription, commercial add-ons from the Artifactory Power Pack, such as combined searches, promotion, artifacts watching, metadata management, and more. You can always [...]
- In: Cloud Computing| SaaS| Uncategorized
- Tags: artifacts, backup data, backups, Cloud Computing, dashboard, free trial period, improvements, instant information, internal groups, lifetime, nightmares, redundant hardware, repositories, repository, rsync, SaaS, saas storage, server installation, subscription package, tool of the day, work efforts
Traditional SaaS vs Cloud Enabled SaaS
30, Oct 2009Inspired by Gilad’s great summary on the Cloud Programming model, I try to summarize the difference that I observe between the traditional SaaS model and the “cloud-enabled SaaS model”. Although cloud providers advocates zero effort is need to migrate existing applications into the cloud, it is my belief that this “strict-port” approach doesn’t fully [...]
- In: Cloud Computing| SaaS
- Tags: advocates, application need, assumption, belief that, center environment, cloud, content transfer, distant locations, efficiency, fundamental design, fuse, gilad, intel, internet introduction, mobile internet, model application, open source, programming model, SaaS, server components, span
Is Cloud computing: Simply SaaS renamed?
30, Oct 2009Industry leaders cite subtle differences between the technologies at SIAA OnDemand 2009 conference
Is cloud computing just a renaming of SaaS (software as a service) in today’s buzzword-prone IT landscape? After all, both involve accessing applications over the Internet, with those applications generally residing on third-party servers.
But industry executives cited subtle differences Thursday at the SIAA [...]
Network equipment giant Cisco Systems is feeling good enough about the economy to rev up its acquisition engine, pledging to spend more than $6 billion in a single month on smaller companies.
Cisco on Tuesday announced its third acquisition this month and its sixth acquisition so far this year. The company said it plans to buy [...]