THINKstrategies

Timely Insight and Advice for Companies Seeking to Capitalize on the Cloud to Achieve Their Corporate Objectives

Who We Are

THINKstrategies is a strategic consulting company, founded in 2001, to help clients capitalize on the migration of the technology industry from a product-centric to a services-driven business model. Click here to listen to a brief overview of THINKstrategies' unique consulting services, capabilities and benefits.

THINKstrategies is the only consulting firm dedicated to helping enterprises make better sourcing decisions, IT solution providers make better marketing decisions, and venture investors make better investment decisions to capitalize on the business benefits of today's on-demand services, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud computing and Managed Services. Click here to learn more about us. 

THINKstrategies' founder and Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, is a recognized industry 'thought-leader' who provides trusted advice and consulting services based on his indepth knowledge of today's rapidly evolving SaaS, Cloud and Managed Services strategies and key players.

Over 14,000 corporate executives, IT/business decision-makers, technology investors and industry trade press subscribe to THINKstrategies' e-newsletter, and more than 2000 people follow THINKstrategies via Twitter!

Most recently, Kaplan has been named a member of the faculty of TechTarget's new Cloud University - an online education program designed to provide practical information and insight to corporate decision-makers seeking to better understand the business implications of today's Cloud Computing alternatives. Kaplan has produced four, quick tutorials about 'Moving Business Apps to the Cloud', which examine the following topics: 

• The SaaS Landscape
• SaaS Economics
• SaaS Applications & Integration
• Business Intelligence in the Cloud

You can click here to view these tutorials, and find Kaplan's industry perspectives here.

THINKstrategies is also the founder of the Cloud Computing Showplace, the newly merged site of the Software-as-a-Service Showplace and Managed Services Showplace online directories of on-demand services and best practice resources.

Click here to learn why SaaS and Cloud Computing matter.

What We THINK

THINKstrategies believes the migration of the technology industry from products to services represents a fundamental transformation which requires IT/business decision-makers within organizations to re-THINK their sourcing strategies, IT solutions providers re-THINK their go-to-market strategies, and technology investors re-THINK their portfolio strategies.

Click here to read about our market perspective.

What We Do and Makes Us Different

THINKstrategies is unlike traditional market research and consulting firms that require clients to subscribe to their syndicated research programs or initiate large-scale consulting engagements.
 
Instead, we offer trusted advisory On-Demand Consulting Services that are designed to help clients achieve their business objectives more quickly and cost-effectively.

Click here to learn more about our services. Or, click here to listen to THINKstrategies' Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, describe our unique consulting services, capabilities and benefits.

What Others THINK of Us

"Jeff Kaplan was inspirational, motivational, and even entertaining! He provided valuable insight regarding the market forces that are driving the rapid adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Cloud-based solutions, and the business benefits that companies are deriving from these rapidly evolving capabilities," Nancy Nafziger, Kinetic Data.

"Jeff Kaplan is a terrific speaker who is continuously one of the highest rated presenters at SoftLetter's SaaS University sessions because of his extensive knowledge and unique insight about the rapidly evolving marketplace which he conveys in an entertaining fashion." Rick Chapman, SoftLetter Publisher.

"THINKstrategies has created the Web's Best Directory of All Things SaaS, what I believe to be the most comprehensive directory of SaaS providers I’ve come across." Jasmine Antonick, Under the Radar.

"I want to compliment THINKstrategies' SaaS Primer for CIOs. This was the best write up of the benefits of SaaS I have read yet. It was in laymen terms backed by industry respected analysts with relevant data points. Well done!" Doug McGregor, CEO, WebEquity Solutions.

Also, click here to see what people had to say about Jeff Kaplan's vision and the quality of THINKstrategies' Cloud Channel Summit.

New Videos, Podcasts and Commentaries

See THINKstrategies' Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, discuss how Cloud Computing is changing the way B2B companies market their products and services. 

Listen to Jeff discuss the forces driving "Cloud", the potential impact of Amazon Web Services' recent outage, and how THINKstrategies is helping clients capitalize on Cloud services.

Watch Jeff moderate a panel of service provider executives discussing the rapidly changing competitive landscape in the Cloud marketplace at the 2012 Parallels Summit.

Hear Kaplan explain how cloud computing trends are reshaping the competitive landscape on the Cloud Computing Show podcast.

Click here to listen and see more of our views.

Recent Columns & Commentaries,

IT Services Blog: Cloud-Based Analytic Tools Can Improve IT/Application Performance, 05/11/12

E-Commerce Times: Cloud Management Keys to Success, 05/11/12

Sandhill.com: Harnessing the Power of Big Data and BI in the Cloud, 04/29/12 

Sandhill.com: Cloud Analytics Opportunities Trump Big Data Challenges, 04/15/12 

E-Commerce Times: Look Who's Going to the Big Data Party, 04/13/12 

Internet Evolution: Face It: Cloud Services Improve IT Management, 04/10/12

APM Digest: The Democratization of Analytics in the Cloud, 04/05/12   

ec-bp: How the Cloud is Transforming Big Data into Better Corporate Analytics and Business Intelligence, 04/03/12   

The IT Pro Blog: Private Cloud Complexities Attract New Consultancies, 04/03/12 

Integration Developer News: How the Cloud is Transforming Analytics, Big Data and BI, 03/22/12 

Datamation: The Consumerization of Cloud Analytics, 03/21/12 

E-Commerce Times: No Cloud Apps at Your Company? Don't Just Blame IT, 03/09/12 

Enterprise Apps Today: Using Social Apps to Solve Business Problems, 03/07/12 

IT Services Blog: Cloud Brokers Are Today's New VARs, 02/27/12 

Internet Evolution: Clouds Help IT Tackle 'Chargeback Pushback' Challenge, 02/27/12 

E-Commerce Times: Counting the Cloud's Blessings, 02/10/12 

IT Services: Cloud Services Outperform Traditional Outsourcing, 02/09/12 

Datamation: Peer Networking Key in Cloud Computing, 02/07/12 

IT Services: Outsourcing Failures Drive More People to the Cloud, 01/20/12 

APMdigest: Three Tiers of Analytic Possibilities in the Cloud, 01/14/12 

E-Commerce Times: Building Synergistic Alliances in the Clouds, 01/13/12 

Internet Evolution: Google Goal for 2012: Changing You, 01/09/12 

Datamation: Forecasting Lots of Clouds in 2012, 12/27/11 

Click here to find more commentaries and perspectives. Or, contact us if you'd like to learn how THINKstrategies can help you achieve your business objectives in the 'Cloud'.