Some thoughts and tips in moving existing WordPress blog to Windows Azure
I happen to work with many different types of software companies and one of my passions is to follow the industry and make sure that I stay focused and current. One of my “things to do” has been to move my personal WordPress blog from a private hosting site to something that enables me not…
Read More..DrSalonen WordPress site is now running natively in Windows Azure environment
One of the benefits of having some down-time due to holiday season is to be able to do more of things what you can’t do when you are in full swing with work. For me this has meant throughout my career that I do research, write books, study technology or do things when I am…
Read More..I can feel the excitement in the air: Microsoft Surface will be here soon!
I can feel the excitement in the air! I have to say that I am very, very happy of the latest announcement from Microsoft. Today, my eye caught an interesting header “Microsoft to PC and tablet makers: You’re not our future” and you might know what I am referring to with this. I heard rumors…
Read More..ISV wakeup call: Cloud and mobility will surge in 2012 according to IDC
I run a seminar in Finland at Microsoft Finland office 23rd of November for Microsoft ISVs about the transition to the cloud and what it means for software vendors overall. One of the key things in my messaging for ISVs is that they have to look at the cloud together with mobility going forward. This…
Read More..SaaS companies are better valued when compared with traditional software companies according to latest research
Now it is in the open. According to a recent article from Gigaom.com and research from Martin Wolf M&A Advisors, SaaS companies are getting much higher valuation when compared with legacy software vendors. The chart from Wolf M&A Advisors tells it all: I knew we would get to this sooner or later as the move…
Read More..A tale of “me too” kind of innovation: RIM to launch music service for BlackBerry
It is sad to read about Research in Motion (RIM) attempt to become hip again. I have been a client for RIM for the past few years for one reason: AT&T provides me with an unlimited data plan (worldwide) and that is hard to beat. I have not been able to switch to any other…
Read More..Life at Apple after Steve Jobs?
I can’t believe how many announcements we are getting from the large IT players: First Google buying Motorola, then HP deciding to kill its HP TouchPad. I just read news from Wall Street Journal that he is resigning as CEO of Apple and taking the role of Chairman of the Board if the board accepts…
Read More..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 More..It was a brutal day today for HP (Hewlett-Packard): it kills its tablet business (HP TouchPad) and is exiting PC business
Many of us is still pondering on the Google Motorola Mobility deal and today we (WSJ.com) heard that HP it’s quitting its PC business by a spinoff. At the same time, HP is shutting down its tablets and smartphone business so we can now say goodbye to HP TouchPad for good. Yesterday we could read…
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