As I wrote in a recent post The comeback story of Sun, Sun seems to have made some good solid bets in hardware and they seem to be paying off. Jonathan Schwarz recently wrote a post on the move towards bigger servers entitled The Glamor in Mass Transit. The latest IDC report on servers confirms […]
Archives for March 2007
Did Huawei cause Cisco to buy WebEx?
I just returned from the SaaS Summit organized by OpSource in Monterey, California (more on that later) and a lot of the discussion turned to Cisco’s WebEx acquisition and what it means for SaaS and the high-tech industry in general. Most of the reasons cited for Cisco’s move to acquire WebEx by experts were around […]
Don Dodge say VCs invest $40 billion with only $18bn in exit: some addional data points
Don Dodge has written an excellent piece Venture Capitalists and Angels invest $40 Billion per year but see only $18B in exits that Jeff Nolan and Jason Wood have commented on(hat tip to ). The core thesis of his post is that “exits have averaged $18B over the past 6 years while investments have averaged […]
Peek inside the Kitchen: Why SaaS customers should care about SOA?
If you are a customer that is using on-demand CRM, HR, Reporting, you may think that you probably need not bother about SOA. After all, SaaS is akin to ordering a meal at a restaurant rather than cooking one yourself. But actually you should care about how the meal is prepared, metaphorically speaking, for several […]
Prosper could get bigger than Google
Prosper is a P2P lender founded by former E-LOAN founder and CEO Chris Larsen and follows in the footsteps of Zopa, a UK based startup. Prosper has helped originate loans over $35 million over the last 18+ months. The unsecured consumer lending market is huge- if you think Google’s potential playing field or EBay’s universe […]
Power of visualization: Debunking Myths about the Developing World
Debunking Myths about the Developing World With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Prof. Hans Rosling uses software from Gapminder debunks a few myths about the “developing” world. This global health visionary has discovered a powerful new way to communicate complex data about the world; his remarkable interactive graphs help deliver profound insights about […]
Launching The SaaS Plugin Report: Are you plugged into the grid yet?
I have started a new blog hosted on Oracle Blog network, it is called The SaaS Plugin Report and will focus exclusively on Software-as-a-Service. I recently switched roles at Oracle from Identity Management to work on a new initiative focused on Software as a Service primarily working with on-demand ISVs and hosting companies. Here is […]
Hijacking the Hello
Hello! In an exquisite marketing campaign that will become deeply embedded in your psyche over the next 6 months- Apple has launched its “Hello” tv ad. If you think about it, this is a master stroke as over time with repeated exposure to this ad you will associate the word Hello to Apple iPhone. Essentially […]