Todays announcement of 3Tera’s AppStore is just another mounting piece of evidence of how technology is drastically changing the business landscape of our future. 3Tera joins Amazon in delivering “cloud ready” components that enterprises, big and small, can quickly get up and running with very little upfront costs. Take at look at 3Tera’s website and you see that in Q3 of 2009 they will release many new... Read More
Your biggest competitor may not exist yet
Or, your biggest competitor may be a startup that is in stealth mode and you have no idea what they are up to. There are many reasons why you should be worried about new startups if you are a big monolithic company. Startups don’t have the following baggage: Cultural barriers that prevent innovation and new concepts Legacy systems that drain valuable resources (people, infrastructure, and budget) Silos between the business and... Read More
Saas and myths about the economy
I just read an article on Computer World named How SaaS hurts a fragile IT economy. The author claims that the SaaS is actually bad for IT because it reduces jobs and infrastructure purchases. He acknowledges that many fans of SaaS state that it will free up capital to focus resources on other initiatives but he claims most likely it will lead to a reduction in staff. Huh? When did providing the business with more agility and flexibility... Read More
