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Cloud Computing is changing the way every one of us consumes IT services and delivers applications. From SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, to Big Data – the industry’s landscape is evolving. So what’s the next greatest Buzz? Check out this video and find out what everyone is saying:
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Katie Carlson is Program Manager for the SIIA Software Division.
How does a company transition from strictly desktop software to one that today generates about 60 percent of its revenue in connected services?
Delivering a keynote at All About the Cloud, Intuit CIO Ginny Lee talked about Intuit’s journey from desktop to anytime, anywhere access on any device and how the company is fueling innovation and growth in the cloud.
Whether you’re running a cloud business or transitioning to one, Lee stressed the importance of:
Mindset – IT plays a critical role in enabling growth and a great customer experience. Therefore, put customers at the heart of everything you do. Think business first, tech second. Be explicit about roles and hold everyone accountable.
Innovation – Break down the barriers to innovation by creating tools that foster rapid prototyping and innovation both inside and outside of your company. Tap into the vast ecosystem of external developers at the ready to help create great offerings.
Data - The nature of data is maturing and how you use it can be a competitive advantage. Intuit embraces data driven innovation and looks beyond basic reporting to data driven actions and insights.
To see the slides and watch the video replay, visit The Inuit Network.
Thanks to everyone for another fantastic All About the Cloud conference!
Matt and Rhianna discuss next week’s All About the Cloud conference in San Francisco!
Authored by Amit Manghani, SAP and Rachel Lyubovitzky, SaaShr.com
The Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) industry continues to grow rapidly. The success of SaaS is driving broad change across the technology industry. Software vendors, both large and small, are contemplating on how to adapt to the new paradigms of the SaaS market, while a large number of developers across the world are moving to SaaS application development.
One of the most significant implications of this broad based change is the emergence of a new kind of software platform. The increase in SaaS application consumption and development is driving the need for a new set of platform technologies built specifically to support SaaS. In this issue brief, we outline the key attributes/elements that characterize a “best-in-class” Platform-As-A- Service (PaaS) offering – a cloud-enabled application development platform.
SIIA members can download the full paper here.
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Hear how Kelly Battles, CFO of Host Analytics, works with her finance team to track key financial and operating metrics data to drive performance and keep the company on track to deliver growth in 2011. In addition, Lauren Kelley, CEO of OPEXEngine will present key software industry benchmarks from OPEXEngine’s comprehensive financial and operating benchmarking report, developed in partnership with the SIIA. Join us for this informative webinar to learn more about how the benefits of metrics-driven, fact based decision making can help you drive better performance and efficiency within your own organization.
Presenters:
Lauren Kelley, CEO & Founder, OPEXEngine
Kelly Battles, CFO, Host Analytics