Computer and software companies have been battling for the hearts and minds of students for decades, and now school administrators are becoming the target of smart Software as a Service and cloud computing service providers. SchoolDude’s story is an example of SaaS’ deepening penetration into vertical markets. It also demonstrates how smart SaaS companies can capitalize on the data they collect to provide benchmarks and KPIs that offer greater value to their customers. These companies are also gaining the attention and financial backing of a growing number of private equity firms, like Warburg Pincus, seeking to move into the SaaS/cloud marketplace. Click here to read THINKstrategies’ views on these important trends in E-Commerce Times.

The world is becoming increasingly connected via the ‘cloud’ and through the explosion of mobile devices and remotely accessible objects, ranging from household appliances to industrial components. In today’s increasingly mobile, social and ‘on-demand’ world, immediate access to timely information is essential to quickly respond to changing customer needs, widening competitive threats, and new market openings.

Capturing the data being generated from this rapidly expanding universe of endpoints and pulling that data together to optimize business operations and capitalize on new market opportunities has become a key ‘Big Data’ challenge. In the same way traditional enterprise applications and data center systems have fallen short in meeting these new demands, traditional application and data integration technology is being challenged to keep pace with today’s changing business requirements.

The promise of the ‘Internet of Things’, combined with the growing demand for more efficient and … Read More »

Based on the success of the third annual Cloud Channel Summit last November, THINKstrategies is launching a new Cloud Innovators Summit in 2014, and we are offering a wider array of services to help companies host their own executive forums to build stronger corporate relationships and capitalize on new Cloud opportunities. Here are more details –

2014 Cloud Innovators Summits

We are putting plans in place to launch a new executive conference focused on the rapidly growing market opportunities created by the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), called the Connected Cloud Summit. This event will examine how the Cloud is enabling enterprises to capture valuable data from a growing population of mobile devices and embedded sensors to improve the quality of services and create new business opportunities. We are finalizing our plans for this event and will announce the date and location of the Connected Cloud Summit soon. Contact us if you’d like to learn how your … Read More »

Listen to my latest expert webcast regarding the growing demand for Cloud integration solutions, and the industry best practices, tools and techniques to respond to this demand to achieve corporate objectives. Click here to access this SearchCloudApplications.com webcast.

The new year is only a few weeks old, and the buzz surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) is already in high gear. This month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) became a showcase for everything from connected cars to wired homes and remote controlled appliances. Although the focus of the show may have been on consumer applications of the IoT idea, the real goal was to let corporate decision-makers know the future is now for building tighter connections to customers, devices, and more.

You don’t have to go to Las Vegas to get a taste of our brave new, connected world. I recently visited my local Verizon store to pick up my latest  smartphone where I was welcomed into a new retail environment that intentionally moved me through a variety of displays, exposing me to new home appliance, climate control and entertainment … Read More »

THINKstrategies is adding a dedicated area to its online resource center to showcase customer success stories in the Cloud Computing marketplace, and  we are expanding our programs to help produce and promote these case studies to our growing community of followers.

We are adding a new section to the Cloud Computing Showplace to highlight success stories that demonstrate the tangible benefits and new business opportunities being created by today’s leading Cloud Computing solutions. Contact us if you’d like to post links to your Cloud success stories on our Showcase.

THINKstrategies can also help you produce customer success stories, and promote your success stories to our ecosystem of over 15,000 newsletter subscribers, 5200 Twitter followers and the 2300 Cloud companies listed on the Cloud Computing Showplace. We can work with you to produce written success stories, webinars, videos, live customer events and user conferences

We are also continuing to recognize Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies that are … Read More »

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a key driver of accelerated growth of cloud-based alternatives to traditional on-premises systems and software, and as the new year begins to unfold, it is gaining momentum. The idea of the IoT evolved from the more narrowly focused concept of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, which has been floating around for a while and is now getting more attention in a variety of industries. Click here to read THINKstrategies views about how the Cloud is powering the IoT and making the promise of M2M communications a reality in E-Commerce Times.

We may be in the midst of Winter in New England, but I’m already training for the two-day, 163 mile Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) bike-a-thon ride this Summer to raise money for Boston’s Dana Farber Institute research and treatment services to help children with cancer.

This year’s PMC ride August 2-3 is expected to attract over 5500 riders and more than 2200 volunteers seeking to raise over $40 million for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Institute. Click here to read about the personal reasons I’m a part of this unique fundraising event and setting a goal to raise $6500 or more for this great cause. All the donations are tax deductible and 100% will go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Once again, I’m riding with “Team Kermit” for the Jared Branfman Sunflowers For Life Fund For Pediatric Brain And Spinal Cancer Research. Click here to read about this terrific group and the story … Read More »

We are only a few weeks into the new year and the latest tech topic is clearly the Internet of Things (IoT) as a result of all the hype surrounding the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and interest created by Google’s acquisition of Nest Labs. While the market opportunities surrounding the IoT idea seem endless, the go-to-market challenges inherent in the brave, new world of connected devices are almost as daunting. Click here to read THINKstrategies’ perspectives regarding today’s IoT opportunities and challenges in Sandhill.com.

So, you’ve survived the onslaught of social networking, cloud computing, Big Data, and the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon. You fought back against the ‘consumerization’ of IT, and are feeling pretty good about yourself. Welcome to your next nightmare – the Internet of Things (IoT)! Click here to read what THINKstrategies believes you need to do to prepare for the latest IT challenge in our latest guest blogpost in Datamation.