99 problems but the Cloud ain’t one: SaaS for ISVs
Cloud computing has helped to re-shape the entire IT industry and has made technology services more available and affordable to businesses of all sizes. Over the years cloud has become the advent of...
View ArticleAzuqua launches new SaaS integration solution
Companies are increasingly turning to software as a service solutions. But these often lead to problems when needing to integrate workflows with in-house or other SaaS solutions. To address this, cloud...
View ArticleBuilding agile, scalable SaaS solutions
Technology that’s innovative makes for better services. And each and every business has the potential to not only develop these solutions, but deploy them. However, while it can be very rewarding to...
View Article5 top tips for winning with AWS
As AWS increasingly becomes the preferred deployment model for enterprise applications and services, it’s never been more important for a software or AWS SaaS provider to effectively work with AWS....
View ArticleWhat is customer relationship management and why is it so important?
For certain types of businesses, particularly but not exclusively those working in retail, customer relationship management (CRM) can prove hugely important. CRM uses software to help firms organise...
View ArticleThe benefits of a strong root cause analysis in a SaaS environment
“Make all the mistakes you will, just don’t make the same mistake twice.” I have tried to hold myself and others to this advice throughout my engineering career. After all, we all make mistakes; it’s...
View Article99 problems but the cloud ain’t one: Moving legacy apps to the cloud
With shrinking IT budgets it is crucial that businesses ensure they are spending their IT budget wisely. As a result, organisations are already taking advantage of the economies of scale that cloud...
View ArticleHow to utilise the cloud to collaborate effectively
Unless you have been walking around with your eyes and ears shut for the past few years, you will have heard a lot about cloud computing. The cloud or Software as a Service (SaaS) model, actually dates...
View ArticleThe decline of the perpetual software license
Recently, Apple announced a new subscription service whereby customers can pay a monthly recurring fee to get an annual phone (hardware) upgrade. Similarly, all Autodesk software will only be available...
View ArticleThe data breach question: No longer “if” but “when”
If the increasingly frequent news of large-scale data breaches (i.e. Ashley Madison, Target, Sony, etc.) has proven anything, it confirms that there’s no longer a question of whether an organisation...
View ArticleBreaches, phishing and SaaS: Six security predictions for 2016
Big breaches We will continue to see headline-grabbing data breaches hit the media. We have already seen evidence of this in 2015 and the trend will only continue. As well as being headline grabbing,...
View ArticleWho holds the keys to your data?
As readers of ITProPortal are aware, cloud adoption is becoming mainstream across organisations of all sizes. The days of keeping 100 per cent of your data in your own on-premises datacentre are coming...
View ArticleSoftware-as-a-Service: What businesses need to know
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a new distribution model that is rapidly gaining popularity with businesses all over the world. A branch of cloud computing, SaaS lets businesses and consumers lease a...
View ArticleBlurring boundaries: What to expect from tech in 2016
As 2015 draws to a close, we have seen many developments in technology this year that have significantly impacted both businesses and individuals. 2016 is set to be another year of dramatic and...
View ArticleWhere is the enterprise at in terms of cloud adoption at the end of 2015?
In general, cloud penetration across the enterprise in terms of workloads being completed continues to be at a relatively low level, with many analysts firms reporting that penetration is at rates of...
View ArticleThe digital skills shortage facing the IT industry
Europe’s IT industry is suffering from a growing skills gap. Demand for IT and coding talent is expected to continue to increase in the short to medium term. [see_also] However, in such a rapidly...
View ArticleCloudability acquires DataHero to clarify public cloud usage
Cloudability, a startup that helps companies track their spending on public cloud infrastructure, announced today that it has acquired data visualisation startup DataHero. [see_also] Cloudability...
View ArticleDriving revenues through personalised, segmented content
I recently read a statistic from analyst firm Gartner which stated that by 2016 89 per cent of marketers expect to compete primarily on the basis of the customer experience their brand, product and...
View ArticleForrester predicts a cracking two years for software spending
A new report from Forrester has predicted that software sales will grow significantly over the next two years, due to organisations stepping up their cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) adoption in...
View Article‘Paper to digital’ to become high priority in 2016
Roy Russell, CEO of Ascertus Limited, offers his practical view on the role that information and document lifecycle management will play in the legal sector in 2016, based on customer and market...
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