Flexera Software, a leading provider of software licensing and entitlement management solutions, is the latest company to become a sponsor and speaker at the Connected Cloud Summit, hosted by THINKstrategies and Cloud Computing Showplace, Thursday, September 18 in Boston, MA.

The Connected Cloud Summit will examine how the Cloud is enabling enterprises to leverage an expanding population of mobile devices and remote objects, capture the rising volume of data being generated, and create exciting new commercial and consumer business opportunities across nearly every industry. The Connected Cloud Summit is the latest in a series of Cloud Innovators Summit executive forums that showcase the most recent innovations and industry best practices being generated by today’s widening array of Cloud providers and users.

Flexera Software’s software licensing, entitlement management and delivery solutions empower application producers to increase revenues, reduce operating costs, and future-proof their products from technology changes. … Read More »

Although I’ve been a big advocate of the business benefits of moving corporate data centers, software development and enterprise applications to the Cloud, I’m also a realist about the significant challenges that this migration process entails. The many obstacles to adopting a Cloud-first strategy worldwide were brought home to me again by a good friend who happens to be a CIO of a multinational company.

My friend, “Joe,” called me unexpectedly the other day after we hadn’t talked for a few months. He’s a very successful CIO who has taken on numerous executive IT jobs in major corporations to help them achieve various milestones or recover from a significant setback. I hadn’t spoken to him since he had accepted a new position in a global company with numerous operations in emerging countries. When I saw his name on my cellphone I … Read More »

Ben Pring, one of the authors of “Code Halos”, has agreed to present the key findings of the new book regarding the business implications of the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) at the 2014 Connected Cloud Summit, hosted by THINKstrategies and the Cloud Computing Showplace, on Thursday, September 18 in Boston, MA. Cognizant has also agreed to become a Presenting Sponsor of the full-day executive forum.

The Connected Cloud Summit will examine how the Cloud is enabling enterprises to leverage an expanding population of mobile devices and remote objects, capture the rising volume of data being generated, and create exciting new commercial and consumer business opportunities across nearly every industry. The Connected Cloud Summit is the latest in a series of Cloud Innovators Summit executive forums that showcase the most recent innovations and industry best practices being generated by today’s widening array of Cloud … Read More »

Axeda, Dyn and SafeNet are the latest companies to sponsor and speak at the 2014 Connected Cloud Summit, hosted by THINKstrategies and the Cloud Computing Showplace, which will bring together key executives from across a variety of industries to discuss the unprecedented business opportunities being created by the rapidly growing ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) marketplace. The Summit will take place on Thursday, September 18 in Boston, MA.

These companies join Oracle Corporation which is a Marquee Sponsor of the Summit. Key executives from the companies will also join Peter Utzschneider, Oracle’s VP of Product Management, who will kickoff the Summit with a keynote presentation that will examine how enterprises and software vendors are working together to capitalize on the new IoT market opportunities and address key technology challenges.

The full-day, Connected Cloud Summit executive forum will examine how the Cloud is enabling enterprises to leverage an expanding … Read More »

I’ve been suggesting for a number of years that a new wave of opportunities is emerging to create industry-specific Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud computing vertical market solutions. A number of new examples of this phenomenon have crossed my radar over the past few weeks which clearly illustrate the long tail effect of the cloud. A widening array of companies are leveraging SaaS solutions and cloud alternatives to disrupt mainstream businesses across nearly every industry is becoming the norm, and the long tail is now extending into niche markets as well. Click here to read THINKstrategies’ views about the market implications of these trends in E-Commerce Times.

The explosive growth of data and the growing recognition that more and more organizations are dependent on this data to run their day-to-day operations has put more pressure on IT professionals to reexamine how they define and back up their mission-critical applications and corporate information to safeguard their business operations. Fortunately, there is a new generation of Cloud-based disaster recovery and business continuity solutions that can meet these needs and mitigate the risks of a service outage. Click here to read THINKstrategies views about how IT and business-decision-makers should re-think their business continuity and disaster recovery strategies in the age of Big Data and the Cloud on the CloudEndure blog.

Although the Cloud promises organizations can more easily deploy and use a wider array of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions to address their corporate needs, the proliferation of Cloud-based alternatives is making it even harder to determine the best way to integrate the new ‘on-demand’ resources with existing on-premise software, systems and data sources.

I recently had an opportunity to provide THINKstrategies’ perspective regarding today’s Cloud integration realities in a SearchCloudApplications webinar. Click here to listen to our views and read how we recommend organizations satisfy their Cloud integration requirements.

THINKstrategies, Inc., the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the Cloud Computing services market, announced today that Property Solutions has been named a winner of the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Award which promotes the measurable business benefits delivered by today’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions.

The CCBV Awards is an ongoing program administered by THINKstrategies’ Cloud Computing Showplace to recognize Cloud companies that are delivering measurable business benefits to specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.

Property Solutions is the only comprehensive property management software provider with a single-login, open-access PaaS system. Property Solutions’ Entrata PaaS offers a wide variety of online tools including websites, mobile apps, payments, lease signing, accounting, and resident management. It currently serves more than 20,000 apartment communities nationwide, including 28 … Read More »

A confluence of technological and market forces is coming together to exponentially expand the past promise of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) capabilities into a wider array of Internet of Things (IoT) market opportunities. These new possibilities are also attracting a broader population of players. Many of the companies that have been producing the sensors and connectors that have been at the heart of the M2M world for years are excited about their niche market becoming more mainstream. But, they must now contend with a myriad of new companies claiming a piece of the business they’ve spent years cultivating. Click here to read THINKstrategies’ views in Sandhill.com about how these trends are transforming the marketplace and creating new competitive challenges.

Oracle Corporation has agreed to be a Marquee Sponsor of the 2014 Connected Cloud Summit, hosted by THINKstrategies and the Cloud Computing Showplace, which will bring together key executives from across a variety of industries to discuss the unprecedented business opportunities being created by the rapidly growing ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) marketplace. The Summit will take place on Thursday, September 18 in Boston, MA.

Peter Utzschneider, Oracle’s Vice President of Product Management, will also kickoff the executive forum with a keynote presentation that will examine how enterprises and software vendors are working together to capitalize on the new IoT market opportunities and address key technology challenges.

The full-day, Connected Cloud Summit executive forum will examine how the Cloud is enabling enterprises to leverage an expanding population of mobile devices and remote objects, capture the rising volume of data being generated, and create exciting new … Read More »