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PLM: Changing with Technology to Stay Relevant

By Dick Weisinger

Traditional business software sellers are under siege as new technologies like Cloud Computing and Social Media continue to build momentum.  PLM is no exception and we are beginning to see changes in PLM functionality and the way in which it

Cloud Computing/PaaS: Application Vendor Shift to PaaS Delivery Fuels PaaS Market Growth

By Dick Weisinger

Platform as a service (PaaS) is a type of cloud computing which provides  core elements of computing infrastructure over the Internet, such as operating systems, storage and network capacity.  PaaS  simplifies the deployment of new software since it eliminates the need to set

Cloud Computing: GSA Pushes Forward Government Adoption of the Cloud with FedRaMP

By Dick Weisinger

In January, the US Federal government issued a comprehensive list of 168 security control requirements in 16 categories that cloud providers must first comply with before being able to provide services to any Federal agency.   The requirements cover, for example,

Cloud Computing: Gartner Tracks Rapid Migration to SaaS-based BI, but Security and Bandwidth Issues Linger

By Dick Weisinger

Increasingly Business Intelligence (BI) projects are being deployed into the cloud.  A report from Gartner found that 17 percent of companies have already moved all their BI projects to the cloud and nearly one-third of organizations are planning or are

Cloud Computing: How Long Can the Hype Continue?

By Dick Weisinger

Much of the talk at the start of a new year focuses on trends expected to happen during the upcoming 12 months. But let’s consider what’s happened over the last 12 months in the cloud computing landscape.   There were definitely