Comments on: Has IBM already blown the Software as a Service hosting opportunity? http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/05/11/has-ibm-already-blown-the-software-as-a-service-hosting-opportunity/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:52:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gavin Terrill http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/05/11/has-ibm-already-blown-the-software-as-a-service-hosting-opportunity/#comment-1535 Gavin Terrill Fri, 12 May 2006 22:47:18 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=596#comment-1535 > market inflexion point of view Enterprisey enterprises are also becoming less enterprisey as they realize that monolithic models seem lethargic compared to the more agile SaaS 2.0. You don't get to be at the top by not embracing innovation to a certain extent. However I don't find it particularly dissapointing that IBM is not getting it... > market inflexion point of view
Enterprisey enterprises are also becoming less enterprisey as they realize that monolithic models seem lethargic compared to the more agile SaaS 2.0. You don’t get to be at the top by not embracing innovation to a certain extent.

However I don’t find it particularly dissapointing that IBM is not getting it…

]]> By: Ric http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/05/11/has-ibm-already-blown-the-software-as-a-service-hosting-opportunity/#comment-1534 Ric Fri, 12 May 2006 13:50:55 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=596#comment-1534 We have been looking at IBM Workplace Services Express (baby brother to Websphere stuff) and I have been frustrated by the difficulty in installing and upgrading. There is a lot of promise in it, and it seemed to do nice stuff when it finally got installed, but it was ATFH, and as much as I'd like to continue the project, it has stalled through lack of progress. We have been looking at IBM Workplace Services Express (baby brother to Websphere stuff) and I have been frustrated by the difficulty in installing and upgrading. There is a lot of promise in it, and it seemed to do nice stuff when it finally got installed, but it was ATFH, and as much as I’d like to continue the project, it has stalled through lack of progress.

]]> By: Philip Hartman http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/05/11/has-ibm-already-blown-the-software-as-a-service-hosting-opportunity/#comment-1533 Philip Hartman Fri, 12 May 2006 09:09:27 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=596#comment-1533 This isn't really my area of expertise but the unexpedted inhibitor to hosted applications (say a B2B website or an SAP instance) in my mind is an increased level of change control. The client doesn't ususally get root access to the servers. They have to run all change through a more rigorous process than they're used to. Sometimes clients do this because they know they're lousy at change control themselves and they buy the discipline from someone else. To some, it is pretty frustrating. I wonder how Microsoft would address this issue. But then again... maybe they aren't after the market I describe above. This isn’t really my area of expertise but the unexpedted inhibitor to hosted applications (say a B2B website or an SAP instance) in my mind is an increased level of change control. The client doesn’t ususally get root access to the servers. They have to run all change through a more rigorous process than they’re used to. Sometimes clients do this because they know they’re lousy at change control themselves and they buy the discipline from someone else. To some, it is pretty frustrating. I wonder how Microsoft would address this issue. But then again… maybe they aren’t after the market I describe above.

]]> By: Bill de hOra http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/05/11/has-ibm-already-blown-the-software-as-a-service-hosting-opportunity/#comment-1532 Bill de hOra Fri, 12 May 2006 05:01:34 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=596#comment-1532 "Serving search results across a vast index is not the same as serving transactions. Perhaps Google needs help to become a little more enterprisey.. " QOTD! “Serving search results across a vast index is not the same as serving transactions. Perhaps Google needs help to become a little more enterprisey.. ”

QOTD!

]]> By: Gary Tidd http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/05/11/has-ibm-already-blown-the-software-as-a-service-hosting-opportunity/#comment-1531 Gary Tidd Fri, 12 May 2006 01:33:56 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=596#comment-1531 Just read this post by James Governor regarding IBM software products and services. I believe the comments hit the mark and IBM must learn to move quickly and proactively if they want to stay in the game. Just read this post by James Governor regarding IBM software products and services. I believe the comments hit the mark and IBM must learn to move quickly and proactively if they want to stay in the game.

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