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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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Professional development dates you should not miss

August 4, 2010 Marketing

Rick Telberg’s excellent CPA Trendlines is a mine of useful statistics on what’s happening in the profession. Whether you are UK or US based, the likelihood is that you’ll recognize or identify with the issues he surfaces. There will always be tweaks and nuances but the issues remain broadly the same regardless of location. In [...]

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Richard Messik strikes out

June 21, 2010 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Last Friday (I did a number of quickie meetings) I met with Richard Messik and his lovely wife Marilyn who is a marketing specialist with a razor sharp mind for detail. I’d been gagging to sit down with Richard since he is one of the few SaaS enthusiasts inside the profession who truly ‘gets it.’ [...]

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The cumbersome and flawed analyst model

October 2, 2009 Cloud Computing/SaaS

I wonder how many readers have ploughed through a report from an industry or financial analyst? There was a time when I would grind my way through long, highly detailed reports as a way of better understanding a particular technology or to get a nuanced perspective. That’s changed. Today I, along with some of my [...]

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