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Cloud ISV: make sure you understand your ecosystem play – example of Intuit and Microsoft collaboration on software platforms to create a foundation for solution developers
I have written several times in my blogs about ecosystems and the role that ecosystems play. I recently run into an interesting article in the Redmond ChannelPartner with the header “Intuit Extends Cloud Pact with Microsoft”. As I am working with Microsoft ecosystem every single working day, I became interested what the article was all…
Read MoreCloud ISV: Do not focus on building infrastructure, but focus on building value add for the end user
Software developers love to challenge themselves with things that make them feel good and the trickier the problem, the merrier it is to find the solution. In some cases, this could obviously be the killer innovation that nobody else has ever done, but if it is something that already exists and can be purchased from…
Read MoreSoftware solutions we are using on a daily basis when running a consulting business with people distributed in different parts of the world
I get questions from other entrepreneurs what software we are using to run our business and it has been my intention for a while to create a blog entry about this and I finally got to do it so here it is. I founded TELLUS International six years ago after having been part of a…
Read MoreISV transitioning to the Cloud, Cloud Financials and Operational Metrics
I divided in my previous blog post how a cloud transition will impact an ISV. The first blog entry was about the change in business model and this blog entry is about the impact in financial model. However, it is important to recognize that the financial side has lots of different drivers and I will…
Read MoreFormer Nokia CEO Kalle Isokallio is wondering about the fuss in Finland concerning Nokia and Microsoft collaboration
In today’s Finnish Iltalehti, the former CEO of Nokia Kalle Isokallio criticizes both Finnish politicians as well as other critics that do not see the opportunity of this new partnership that Microsoft and Nokia has created. Isokallo wonders how all these skilled Symbian developers would be worse off when given modern and more productive software…
Read MoreThird Ecosystem, Cloud Platforms and New Mobility Era in the workings
The market is sizzling with comments of the recent Microsoft/Nokia collaboration decisions. Some blog entries estimate that this marriage will be a problem for other OEM vendors using Windows Phone 7 while some blog entries estimate that this decision is very bad for Google. Only time will tell what this will lead to, but from…
Read MoreNokia and Microsoft from a partner-to-partner (p-2-p) perspective to achieve a vibrant ecosystem: recommendations for Microsoft and Nokia partners
Disclosure: I am a former global Chairman for International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (http://www.iamcp.org) that according to IDC 2009 study had $10,1 billion in partner-to-partner business. My views might be biased due to two factors: I am a Finn living in the US and earn 100% of my revenue from the Microsoft ecosystem. This…
Read MoreWill Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) without a cloud strategy have a slow but certain death?
Independent software vendors (ISVs) and system integrators (SIs) will have a wakeup call very soon unless they spend some time contemplating how the cloud will change their strategy. What I am seeing around the world is that innovative ISVs and SIs are eating the lunch of traditional and more established vendors and I expect this…
Read MoreHave the cost-cutting gone too far and are companies failing to retain talented people in mergers & acquisitions?
I read today about Java creator James Gosling and the reasons why he left Oracle. James Gosling is of course the person that created the Java language and platform and is very well known authority in the Java world. He announced his departure in his blog entry and in an interview with eWeek, he explains…
Read MoreLaw #10 of Bessemer’s Top 10 Cloud Computing Laws and the Business Model Canvas –Cloudonomics requires that you plan your fuel stops very carefully
I have so far reviewed nine laws of Bessemer Top 10 and with this last one is almost like a summary of the other nine laws. The reality of SaaS-based companies is that the biggest question they have is how to finance the growth and how to ensure that the Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue (CMRR)…
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