Wherever you look these days in the world of information management, the word “service” appears. In fact, research giant IDC says there’s an emerging trend these days of “everything as a service,” noting that industry titans IBM, Microsoft, Sun, and Cisco, as well as many other smaller players, will dive feet-first into the online provisioning of services.
Tune into this episode of DM Radio to find out the pros and cons of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). We'll hear from: Anant Jhingan, CTO for IBM Information Management; industry stalwart Howard Dresner, former Gartner analyst, now independent consultant; and Web 2.0 guru Mark Madsen, Principal of Third Nature. Attendees will learn:
- What the industry titans have up their sleeves, vis-à-vis SaaS
- The pitfalls and power of SaaS
- How 'Shadow' SaaS can help the business solve problems quickly
- Why SaaS is particularly attractive to small and mid-sized businesses
- What to ask your SaaS vendor before signing on the dotted line
