Look closely at the most recent technologies that offer competitive advantages. The common thread is that each one is an application or suite of applications. The business advantages of technology no longer rest with the physical infrastructure.
Lower cost of ownership, more than ease of use and management, is the most significant reason for adopting software-as-a-service (SaaS) for enterprises, according to a recent study by Springboard Research.
Forrester projects that adoption of enterprise mash-ups will break 10 percent in 2012, so CIOs need a plan for how to address them within their organization.
While Microsoft considers whether it will release a version of its Office suite as an online service, a California-based startup is giving business users a way to view and share Web-based versions of Office documents through its own hosted service.
Where Google Chrome security fails: the password I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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Study: Lower cost of ownership main reason for adopting SaaS
Online office apps get real
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Hooking your apps into Amazon Web Services
eXpresso to expand online access to Office files
Sold on SaaS
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