Comments on: SaaS Channel http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/ Xero Accounting Software Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark Rothfield http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Mark Rothfield Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:37:59 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/#comment-1004 @Falafulu My company (Reveal Tools) runs a SaaS enterprise web app called work assist, which is a very data intensive application used to manage productivity, capacity and unit costing in service industry back office operations. It is built upon a grid computing platform, designed specifically with high performance in mind. For more info on the platform, visit www.majitek.com @Falafulu

My company (Reveal Tools) runs a SaaS enterprise web app called work assist, which is a very data intensive application used to manage productivity, capacity and unit costing in service industry back office operations. It is built upon a grid computing platform, designed specifically with high performance in mind. For more info on the platform, visit http://www.majitek.com

]]> By: Falafulu Fisi http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Falafulu Fisi Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:45:54 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/#comment-954 Rod, I think that SaaS is the way to go (ie, today and the future). Just curious about of how to go about SaaS that involves <i>high performance computing</i>, because the web app, that I am working on has to be <i>high performance</i>, due to the nature of the heavy numerical computation that involves (algorithmic-wise and data-wise). I have no experience in this but perhaps I will to find out more on it. What I am doing is very heavy (memory-wise) in terms of computation, so I think that I will do it and learn on the go. The only barrier that I can see is that if I don't design it from the beginning to scale (as of high performance), I think that it will be doom. I haven't seen or known about any high-performance SaaS out there. There might be as one cannot rule out, but I don't know about it. Any tips of where to look would be welcome. Rod, I think that SaaS is the way to go (ie, today and the future). Just curious about of how to go about SaaS that involves high performance computing, because the web app, that I am working on has to be high performance, due to the nature of the heavy numerical computation that involves (algorithmic-wise and data-wise). I have no experience in this but perhaps I will to find out more on it. What I am doing is very heavy (memory-wise) in terms of computation, so I think that I will do it and learn on the go. The only barrier that I can see is that if I don’t design it from the beginning to scale (as of high performance), I think that it will be doom. I haven’t seen or known about any high-performance SaaS out there. There might be as one cannot rule out, but I don’t know about it.

Any tips of where to look would be welcome.

]]> By: Craig Klein http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Craig Klein Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:13:04 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/#comment-942 Great points! Partners can contribute the face to face relationship that a SaaS provider won't be delivering. It represents a somewhat different segment of the market than typical SaaS customers... Early adopters like the hands off simplicity of the SaaS model. Penetrating the great big middle of the market will take partners. Great points!

Partners can contribute the face to face relationship that a SaaS provider won’t be delivering.

It represents a somewhat different segment of the market than typical SaaS customers…

Early adopters like the hands off simplicity of the SaaS model. Penetrating the great big middle of the market will take partners.

]]> By: Ben Reid http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Ben Reid Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:38:04 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/saas-channel/#comment-934 On the same subject (although perhaps focussing more towards the enterprise end of the spectrum), take a look at the recent article on "Services 2.0" by Prashanth Rai on CloudAve: http://www.cloudave.com/link/services-the-very-critical-part-of-the-on-demand-ecosystem-appirio The main point to note here is that the move from on-premise to cloud-based software will affect and remodel the IT services industry wrapped around implementing and integrating these solutions, and that this shift to "Services 2.0" is likely to happen at the same rapid pace as the move to SaaS. Exciting times... On the same subject (although perhaps focussing more towards the enterprise end of the spectrum), take a look at the recent article on “Services 2.0″ by Prashanth Rai on CloudAve:

http://www.cloudave.com/link/services-the-very-critical-part-of-the-on-demand-ecosystem-appirio

The main point to note here is that the move from on-premise to cloud-based software will affect and remodel the IT services industry wrapped around implementing and integrating these solutions, and that this shift to “Services 2.0″ is likely to happen at the same rapid pace as the move to SaaS.

Exciting times…

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