tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34520860140664667782011-07-08T03:23:15.034-04:00SaaSPlayDiscussing Software as a Service (SaaS)Steve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-68842864920720883482010-01-26T19:48:00.003-05:002010-01-26T19:54:39.588-05:002010-01-26T19:54:39.588-05:00Cloud Apps Don't Necessarily Scale AutomaticallyConsidering all the marketing hype about cloud computing, some might be left with the impression that apps, once deployed in the cloud, automatically scale up and down with demand. Not true. If this topic is of interest to you, please have a look at my latest blog post at The Cloud View. Here, I provide a more complete list of thoughts on this topic that stem from my quotes in a recent article atSteve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com0http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2010/01/cloud-apps-dont-necessarily-scale.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-38750386432631578982010-01-18T20:15:00.002-05:002010-01-18T20:21:20.178-05:002010-01-18T20:21:20.178-05:00CloudTrends Tracks Cloud Computing TrendsI wanted to make my readers aware of a great new way to watch who's winning in the cloud computing wars: CloudTrends. In particular, I think it's interesting to keep an eye on the number of cloud computing jobs, both by platform and by language, that appear every week. Why? Because beyond all the hype, the trend in the number of jobs available for each cloud is a true indicator of its health and Steve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com0http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2010/01/cloudtrends-tracks-cloud-computing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-10630700312108179722009-09-17T10:54:00.000-04:002009-09-17T10:55:17.907-04:002009-09-17T10:55:17.907-04:00Apps.gov = Huge Step Forward for Cloud ComputingPlease see my latest post at The Cloud Option about federal government cloud computing: Apps.gov, FISMA compliance, Salesforce, and Google.Steve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com0http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2009/09/appsgov-huge-step-forward-for-cloud.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-58982441596651447122009-09-01T12:14:00.002-04:002009-09-01T12:18:11.900-04:002009-09-01T12:18:11.900-04:00Enterprise Demand Driving Vendor Consideration of Internal CloudsPlease see my latest post at The Cloud Option about an emerging micro-trend in cloud computing platforms—the licensing of PaaS platforms for use in private data centers.Steve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com0http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2009/09/enterprise-demand-driving-vendor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-37097852873600126272009-09-01T12:13:00.002-04:002009-09-01T12:14:37.150-04:002009-09-01T12:14:37.150-04:00Introducing The Cloud OptionI have moved my blogging activity over to The Cloud Option blog. Please follow me there directly, although I will announce new posts in this blog as well.-- SteveSteve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com0http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2009/09/introducing-cloud-option.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-54367534771161149392008-03-17T15:20:00.000-04:002008-03-17T15:29:23.495-04:002008-03-17T15:29:23.495-04:00BEA's Project Genesis SaaS Platform at SaaSConSorry I haven't been posting much (actually at all). I've been hard at work with my new job as BEA Systems' Director of Technology, Project Genesis SaaS Solutions. We will be be at SaaSCon in Santa Clara, CA from March 24-26. If you are thinking about building SaaS, this would be a good venue to learn more about the compelling features of the Project Steve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com0http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2008/03/beas-project-genesis-saas-platform-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-68025332765097634792007-10-19T15:55:00.000-04:002008-04-03T10:35:53.335-04:002008-04-03T10:35:53.335-04:00 The Multi-Tenancy Myth Exposed The scenario: You've been tasked to build an on-demand application, or software as a service (SaaS). You are new to this, so you start by reading countless works from so-called technical experts. One article and blog post after another all seem to promote the myth that a sound SaaS design is synonymous with multi-tenancy, an application Steve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com1http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2007/10/multi-tenancy-myth-exposed-scenario.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-36949243794553482482007-09-05T13:19:00.000-04:002007-09-05T13:52:55.855-04:002007-09-05T13:52:55.855-04:00 A Practical Demonstration of SaaS ...The Oracle Technology Network recently published my latest article, A Practical Demonstration of SaaS Using Oracle Application Express. It's a detailed tutorial that teaches you many things to think about when developing SaaS, including topics like multitenancy, metadata, parametric applications, service delivery, and more. Rather than recycle definitions Steve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com0http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2007/09/practical-demonstration-of-saas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452086014066466778.post-68135216571403948072007-09-05T12:56:00.000-04:002007-09-05T13:52:55.859-04:002007-09-05T13:52:55.859-04:00 Hello Welcome to the SaaSPlay blog. Here, I hope to kick off interesting discussions about Software as a Service and related topics. As the disclaimer states, all postings in this blog are mine and have no relationship whatsoever to any company with which I work.Steve Bobrowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059523250147114170noreply@blogger.com0http://saasplay.blogspot.com/2007/09/hello-welcome-to-saasplay-blog.html