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This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @onsaas. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.

• Five fallacies of cloud computing

SearchDataCenter.comMany of these questions apply to any services (hosting, colocation,Software as a Service, etc.) purchased online, but the “cloudy” nature ofcloud …(more)

• Tech Data CEO Talks 2010, Cloud Computing, And Dell

ChannelWebNow it’s cloud computing. What role will distribution play in that space asmore VAR and more end users adopt that technology? It’s an interestingquestion. …(more)

• The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?

Enterprise Irregulars (blog)By Dion Hinchcliffe on November 24, 2009 This year has been one of
relatively grand alliances between emerging cloud computing vendors as theyfill holes in …(more)

• Cloud security front and centre

ComputerworldUKMultitenancy, while it is rarely used in traditional IT outsourcing, isalmost a given in cloud computing services. These differences give rise toa unique …(more)

• Trying to Save the Web’s Shortcuts

Wall Street Journal”Most companies think of themselves as immortal,” he said, but these onessee the shortened link as a service that could outlive them. …(more)

• Perspectives from dreamforce ‘09: On the current state of saas in the

Large …Enterprise Irregulars (blog)I think even flagship, marquis customers of the on-premise vendors likeSiemens adopting 420000 seats of a saas vendor suggest that the largeenterprise is …(more)

• Medals for heroic efforts

ABC OnlineTrish Vogel, South Australian Ambulance Service (SAAS), Berri; StephenBigg, SAAS, Findon; Leon Cutting, SAAS, Clare; Peter Edgecumbe, CFS,Millicent; …(more)

• Don’t Get Conned

Destination CRMMulti-tenancy - NOT web access - is what makes saas truly powerful.Multi-tenancy is the architectural model that allows saas CRM vendors toserve multiple …(more)

• CDC Software acquired SaaS ecommerce platform Truition

EDL Consulting”Truition helps us gain a strong foot hold in the SaaS market, and webelieve it opens up the business-to-consumer market for our solutions,”said CDC …(more)

• PivotLink and OrderMotion announce SaaS retail management solution

EDL ConsultingBusiness intelligence developer PivotLink and visual order managementprovider OrderMotion announced a new SaaS solution Monday designed toprovide …(more)

• Lacking in Persistence

By Jonathan Kupferman
One thing you will notice about a lot of the cloud providers that providepersistent instances (e.g. vCloud Express, ReliaCloud) is that they breakthat nice little “pay-per-use” model everyone is so fond of. In order tomaintain those …(more)

• Cloudy with a chance of $$$ | Telecoms Europe

By root
The concept of mobile cloud computing (also called software as a service,or SaaS, in many circles, not always accurately) is fairly straightforward:instead of storing and running apps, content and data on your mobiledevice, you’ll store … Meanwhile, the “platform as a service (PaaS)”space - which allows customers to build and run their own apps on a cloudplatform - is preparing to go mobile as well. Salesforce.com has alreadyreleased a smartphone version of its …(more)

• Aastra Unveils Contact Center Platform for ‘Special Agents’

Earthtimes (press release)… contact center needs such as multi media support, IP enabled, mobilityfor agents, virtual contact center for distributed sites and alsomulti-tenancy. …(more)

• saas and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence

ZDNet (blog)Lowe walks us through the software as a service and cloud computing duediligence. For more posts like this see techrepublic’s IT Leadership blog….(more)

• Microsoft adds identity to cloud

NetworkWorld.comLast spring (”Identity management is key to the proper operation of cloudcomputing,”) I noted that some people were finally beginning to realizethat …(more)

• nextiraone Helps Lincoln Think Tank Deliver Innovative Agile Communications

IT News OnlineMulti-tenancy applications include the ability to drop in and drop out ofthe communications system with Presence applications indicating whether auser is …(more)

• SaaS and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence | Northloop …

By admin
SaaS and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence. Related. WithChargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS… A CIO’s take on the home PC support… Seewhy one CIO is converting all Treos… Are economic conditions changing howyou. …(more)

• Idealware Software as a Service vs Infrastructure as a Service

Software as a Service probably has the most familiarity The wispy tendrils… our thanksgiving platform independent secureenough for thisenvironmentally …(more)

• Salesforce.com: The Double-Edged Sword of Iterative Marketing

Seeking Alpha (blog)The Apex source code has evolved into the Force.com Platform-as-a-Service(PaaS) or ‘Custom Cloud’. The AppExchange has evolved into the company’snew VAR …(more)

• The Five Layers within Cloud Computing

SYS-CON Media (press release)For a very large enterprise who develops software internally, the Platformas a Service (Paas) layer would be the capstone for the enterprise. …(more)

• Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

ZDNetCloud computing (referring to infrastructure services rather than saas) isabout more than vms on-demand; it’s about turning data centers into online…(more)

• Cloud Computing & Enterprise IT: Cost & Operational Benefits

SYS-CON Media (press release)TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/25/09 — Crocodile Gold Corp. (TSX:CRK) (”Crocodile Gold” or the “Company”) today announces details of theinitial …(more)

• Indian IT firms jump on cloud computing bandwagon

ReutersSuch cloud-based software, also known as Software as a Service, or saas,saves clients the cost of buying licenses and running programs on their own…(more)

• Cloud computing pros and cons

Help Net SecurityThe cloud can offer Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service orSoftware as a Service. It can be private, community, public or hybrid. …(more)

• The Missing Element in Cloud Computing | Guest Opinions …

By navot.peled@gizmox.com
Navot Peled is CEO of Gizmox, which produces Visual WebGui . The benefitsof cloud computing are being seriously questioned, and perhaps evenundermined, by re.(more)

• Security: ENISA Cloud Computing Security Risk Assessment …

By alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info…
Last week the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)released its security risk assessment on cloud computing infrastructures.The 123-pages report analyzes the new risks that Software-as-a-Service(SaaS), …(more)

• In Search of ‘Cloud-Ready’ for Midmarket

Internet EvolutionMany companies offering software as a service (SaaS) market themselves as”cloud,” and in many ways, they are: If you’re pushing your company’semail, …(more)

• Informatica Debuts Cloud Computing Integration Tools

ChannelWebInformatica Cloud 9 includes a multitenant, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)data integration system that developers and systems integrator partners canuse to …(more)

• Reading the signs for SaaS

ComputerworldUKGiven that I live and breathe SaaS and cloud computing with clientseveryday, it’s sometimes easy for me to forget that this is still anemerging model in …(more)

• Is Google Chrome OS cloud computing’s silver lining?

guardian.co.ukIt’s based on open source, but Chrome, Google’s cloud computing OS, willlock users into an unmodifiable world. Is this limiting or liberating? …(more)

• Security Is Chief Obstacle To Cloud Computing Adoption, Study Says

Dark ReadingBy Tim Wilson About half of organizations say they have no plans to use any
cloud computing technologies in the next year — and security concerns arethe …(more)

• Is Cloud Computing Part of Enterprise 2.0?

FastForward (blog)by Joe McKendrick I recently was talking with David Linthicum, author of arecently published work entitled Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence inYour …(more)

• Top Tips On Cloud Computing For Small Businesses From Robert Whiteside

Fresh Business ThinkingA far off reality only a few years ago, today cloud computing has becomemainstream. However, many small businesses are still unclear what cloudcomputing …(more)

• The Emergence of saas Federations

IT Business EdgeBy date: Following the rapid expansion of software-as-a-service, there
appears to be a saas offering for just about every conceivable process. …(more)

• Oracle’s supply chain BI the answer for SaaS provider

SearchOracle.comNovak and his team began their quest to find that supply chain businessintelligence platform — one that would be Web-based so as to fit withtheir SaaS …(more)