Cloud computing

SAP Business ByDesign: a developer take

October 26, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS
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If you are a potential SAP customer, partner or developer then this post should be of interest. It is a tad technical but I will try and avoid too much jargon in order to make the points clear. That shouldn’t be overly difficult because while I can write code, I would not class myself as [...]

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Vendors rant at ICAEW. Now get over yourselves

September 27, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS
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Here’s one for the books: Richard Messik was clearly annoyed at the content from last week’s ICAEW cloud computing conference: My heart sank when I saw the agenda. @richard: that agenda has been in the pubic domain for months. If it wasn’t to your taste then why not say something at the time or if [...]

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ICAEW Cloud Computing for Accountants, report 4: Horses for courses and customization

September 26, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS
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In this 3 min 10 sec video segment, the user panel talks about what they might have done differently and why selecting the right solution matters depending on size and requirements. Rex Harrison starts the discussion by talking about wishing he’d spent more time planning but then that’s a common issue in almost all implementations. [...]

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ICAEW Cloud Computing for Accountants, report 3 – SaaS training and benefits

September 26, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS
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Once again we have the user panel talks candidly about issues that require consideration when selecting SaaS solutions in this 3 min 1 sec segment. John O’Nolan talks about the embedded video help provided by FreeAgent. Rex Harrison and Gary White take a different position. They both said that switching from (say) Sage to the [...]

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SaaS benefits part 436

September 22, 2010 Innovation
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The other day Phil Wainewright declared: I’ve set myself a new task of going out and evangelizing to business people why they should adopt cloud computing and services. It’s not simply about cloud computing being faster, cheaper, better than conventional platforms. More than all of that, cloud computing, when it’s done right, frees businesses to [...]

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Lessons from ClearBooks failure

September 1, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS
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Earlier today I learned that ClearBooks had ‘unexpected downtime.’ Whenever you see that phrase you should substitute: ‘total cock up.’ To its credit, ClearBooks tried to communicate the issue on GetSatisfaction but in doing so exposed fundamental weaknesses of which buyers should be aware. From the GS trail: We are currently experiencing a problem with [...]

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Intacct joins NetSuite and Appirio in the project management space

August 11, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS
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As a major part of its Summer 2010 release, Intacct has announced the general availability of project accounting. At a cost of $350 per month plus additional per user pricing that depends on functional needs, pricing is broadly in line with what NetSuite is offering via its OpenAir solution. On the face of it, project [...]

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If you're not getting cloud computing you're a loser

August 6, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

The golden rule of blogging – never insult your readers. And yes. I am naughty on occasion. But there is a very real point to this somewhat discourteous sounding headline. You’ll need to read through to the end to get it. I’ve spent the last hour or so watching a couple of videos from OSCON. [...]

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Overcoming SaaS security and other barriers

August 4, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Having moaned about the poor job vendors are doing in helping customers explain how they manage the potential pitfalls and barriers associated with SaaS it was refreshing to see sponsor Workbooks grab the nettle based on their own unfortunate experience. Don’t worry, this is a non-critical issue that doesn’t affect customers but which relates to [...]

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