Theodore Omtzigt's Blog
The shift created by SaaS as well as Cloud Computing is retargeting the IT
supported business process services towards the mid-market where it will
proliferate in a very different direction. The value that is created by the
on-demand capacity inherent to Cloud Computing is the big differentiator here
for both startup and established business.
Whereas SaaS is predominantly a Business Process Outsourcing trend, Cloud
Computing is predominantly an IT operation outsourcing trend. IBM and its
shift towards services, supported by best-in-class hardware, has been leading
this IT outsourcing concept for more than a decade now. However, IBM's main
clientele have been large scale, high-availability, high-liability business
such as Wall Street, credit card co... (more)
Theo Omtzigt's Blog
Virtualization in the data center allows hardware to be reused for multiple
services and provides a mechanism to extract more value out of a hardware
purchase. Virtualization also allows new business models like Amazon Web
Services, where the virtualization is leveraged to provide hardware for rent.
That model combined with scale allows for a dynamic resource allocation... (more)