Google Apps Marketplace: Who’s Jumping In?
The Google Apps Marketplace cat is out of the bag, and software developers seem to be tripping over themselves to get listed. A few software companies have been shouting the reasoning behind their marketplace moves from the rooftops, calling it the herald of the emerging software as a service (SaaS) market. Here’s a roundup of what some of these companies have to say for themselves.
We knew Google had been
While Google isn’t quite ready to reveal the software developer partner program we’re convinced is coming, the search giant has unveiled their new
Grab a good seat while you can. The online office suite market is about to get a bit more crowded. Oracle, it appears, is working on Oracle Cloud Office — which will potentially compete with Google Apps, Microsoft Office Web, Zoho and a range of other SaaS productivity applications. Here’s some perspective.
No doubt, Microsoft and Google are waging a software as a service (SaaS) war. But the latest shot fired comes from a surprising source: LTech, an enterprise cloud service provider, is helping customers automate document migrations from Microsoft SharePoint to Google Apps. Here’s how.
For a VAR, one potential selling point of
Rumors of Google getting into the cloud storage game with a so-called “GDrive” have been floating around since at least 2006. While we may have to wait a little longer for a real enterprise-level storage solution from the search giant, the house that search built is making moves in the right direction. One example
Google had a heck of a 2009, kicking off with
The predominant benefit in 2009 from cloud computing was access to less expensive computing power and availability of more SaaS based solutions. But how will solutions providers make money from cloud and SaaS offerings in 2010? Here are some clues.
I’m hearing
Channel partners are facing yet another Microsoft inflection point. The key issue: Should VARs move customers to the new Exchange 2010 release — on premise or in the cloud? Or should solutions providers scour the market for alternatives? Before you answer check out some recent momentum involving SaaS partners and Open-Xchange.
