The VAR Guy

The VAR Guy has spent the last two years evangelizing software as a service (SaaS) and open source as a killer combination that VARs need to master. But now Trip Chowdhry from Global Equities Research says SaaS and open source companies will suffer greatly amid the economic turmoil. Here are Chowdhry’s perspectives and The VAR Guy’s observations.

So, we’re in a recession. At least, that’s what the media keeps telling The VAR Guy. Still, some areas of the economy remain healthier than others. In order to move forward with your own business plans, take a look at these five anecdotal pieces of info.

Seven years after Microsoft spent $1.1 billion to buy Great Plains Software, that acquisition is finally paying some major dividends. The latest example: Electronic Data Systems (EDS) has agreed to sell, service and support Microsoft Dynamics — the next generation of Great Plains’ software. EDS’s backing is the latest in a growing list of key endorsements for Dynamics.