Chetan Kothari

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is increasingly considered "enterprise grade" by many IT buyers, and a viable choice to achieve reduced costs, improved service, and ongoing timely functional currency. Customers are looking for "just what I need" solutions - in terms of pricing, functionality, simple on-boarding and minimal infrastructure hassle. Demand for SaaS Delivery is therefore continuing to grow while sales of traditional on-premise solutions are declining. Thus the Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) need to decide whether and when to develop SaaS-based offerings, identify the potential changes to the customer relationships, demand, etc. for a SaaS-based offering, and determine the best architecture and infrastructure options available to provide these offerings. Based on these decisions, the ISVs need to create a roadmap to "SaaS-ify" the existing offerings. ... (more)

Cloud Application Migration

The business value of a cloud model does not require any special emphasis to enterprises. The Infrastructure elasticity promises to offer the desired flexibility that allows businesses to penetrate new and emerging markets without the risk of a significant capital expenditure. The free cash flow made available will allow businesses to increase spending on R&D or other strategic initiatives. For small and medium businesses, Cloud Computing offers an ecosystem that allows them to co-exist, if not compete, with large businesses. For large businesses, it's a natural progression of ho... (more)