http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/20/why-eurocloud-might-be-a-necessity/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/20/why-eurocloud-might-be-a-necessity/comment-page-1/#comment-7143 What EuroCloud means for SaaS in Europe | Software as Services | ZDNet.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:14:31 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5802#comment-7143 [...] and in the launch press release (PDF). Initial blog coverage (in addition to this post) has been by Dennis Howlett, David Terrar and Ben Kepes, and there’s developing multi-language news coverage across [...] [...] and in the launch press release (PDF). Initial blog coverage (in addition to this post) has been by Dennis Howlett, David Terrar and Ben Kepes, and there’s developing multi-language news coverage across [...]

]]> http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/20/why-eurocloud-might-be-a-necessity/comment-page-1/#comment-7142 Dennis Howlett Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:55:26 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5802#comment-7142 As I tweeted - if it spurs orgs like EuroCloud to provide clarity of meaning then I'm all for that as I'm sure readers will be as well. To put at its most extreme: have you heard anyone say: "Please can I have a bit of that cloud stuff?" As I tweeted – if it spurs orgs like EuroCloud to provide clarity of meaning then I'm all for that as I'm sure readers will be as well. To put at its most extreme: have you heard anyone say: "Please can I have a bit of that cloud stuff?"

]]> http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/20/why-eurocloud-might-be-a-necessity/comment-page-1/#comment-7141 David Terrar Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:45:35 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5802#comment-7141 Speaking as someone who is part of the foundation group for EuroCloud in the UK, I'm glad to hear the positive noises you make here, but absolutely accept the criticism too. Getting a European voice for the Cloud industry will surely be a good thing, but we have to explain our position to the business world jargon free and without the hype. The initial supporters range from Microsoft to Mimecast, salesforce.com to Twinfield, and even companies like Dassault Systeme. It covers the whole of the Cloud, but that's a necessity we'll have to deal with. Hopefully we can do something to ensure consistent messaging, set some standards, but also raise the standard of marketing around the topic (that last one won't be too difficult I hear you say!). Speaking as someone who is part of the foundation group for EuroCloud in the UK, I'm glad to hear the positive noises you make here, but absolutely accept the criticism too. Getting a European voice for the Cloud industry will surely be a good thing, but we have to explain our position to the business world jargon free and without the hype. The initial supporters range from Microsoft to Mimecast, salesforce.com to Twinfield, and even companies like Dassault Systeme. It covers the whole of the Cloud, but that's a necessity we'll have to deal with. Hopefully we can do something to ensure consistent messaging, set some standards, but also raise the standard of marketing around the topic (that last one won't be too difficult I hear you say!).

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