Tag Archives: Cloud

Why startups love the Cloud?

Posted on 23/09/2012 by

Startups are born into the Cloud era and they feel as comfortable with it as my 3-yr old with the touch screen. What’s the psychology behind this other than evolution and the cool behavior of generation X/Y folks?

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Public Sector in the Cloud? Preconceptions, Stories and the Reality …

Posted on 24/05/2012 by

In this post, I’ll give you an overview of randomly selected Public Sector Cloud initiatives and successful projects. Believe it or not, things are happening at this corner of the market, too – although not at the speed of light … Continue reading →

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Oh No … Another ERP in the Cloud? The Hitchiker’s Guide to Building an ERP in the SaaS Model

Posted on 04/05/2012 by

I know, it’s a pretty harsh title, but I experience this week after week: ERP vendors launching their cloud-hosted copy of their ERP software and not understanding why they don’t sell. I wrote this post to stop them repeating this … Continue reading →

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6 questions to make a good startup idea great – A recipe for startups and venture capitalists

Posted on 22/04/2012 by

Have you ever been stuck in a mud with your car? I had the fortune to experience this recently – the secret to get out of the mud is to have someone controlling the car and one or more people … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Huge Investment to Support You Launch Your SaaS Business

Posted on 20/04/2012 by

In this post, I’d like to highlight one of the potential opportunities that you can avail if you use, or plan to evaluate the Windows Azure platform to deliver your new SaaS offering. Whether you run a development shop, you … Continue reading →

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Single-Tenant Vs Multi-Tenant SaaS Invoicing Models: How Can You Make Money With the Cloud – Part II.

Posted on 30/03/2012 by

This post is the second part after this one with an even longer title: A Cloud charging model, tailored to your clients … in other words, how can you make money with SaaS and make your users sign up with … Continue reading →

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How to win Customers by setting the right priorities for your features and for your marketing campaign

Posted on 07/03/2012 by

One of the recurring requests I get from my clients is to help them prioritise their service features. One of the best models I have seen is the Kano model, developed by Professor Noriaki Kano in the 80s. This model … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 and Windows Azure: The Opportunity

Posted on 01/03/2012 by

Who wouldn’t have heard that we have launched the Windows 8 Consumer Preview release this week. Our smartest people put their highest bets on our new operating system, which will run on a new generation of devices, will deliver an … Continue reading →

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Running a SaaS business? With the Cloud, you can take risks for less!

Posted on 29/02/2012 by

Are you a software company? Go beyond the definition and see how you can utilise your Cloud Power. Let it be Azure, Amazon AWS, Google AE, Rackspace or just Software-as-a-Service in general, you have an amazing power in your hands … Continue reading →

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A Cloud charging model, tailored to your clients … in other words, how can you make money with SaaS and make your users sign up with no hesitation?

Posted on 25/02/2012 by

Believe it or not: you can make money with your SaaS Cloud-based service. OK, joke aside … before I start, I’d like to press on two points: Point #1: In the world of Cloud/SaaS, your clients make a buying decision … Continue reading →

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