A Word About Cloud Computing Integrators

Grazed from Nasdaq. Author: Stefan Topfer.

As the cloud market is maturing, we can expect a consolidation of this vibrant market. Whereas the initial upsurge was dominated by app developers and providers, the next phase will see an increasing focus on cloud solution providers. Some organizations are using hundreds of apps, not including those apps employees have acquired without involving the corporate IT department. Managing these huge numbers of apps has become a task in itself. Integrating them can be difficult, expensive, time-consuming and often simply impossible.

Some corporate IT providers such as SAP (SAP) are offering cloud solutions for core business units such as human resources, finanance, sales, marketing and procurement. Salesforce (CRM) started off with a CRM solution and added on additional functionality. WinWeb has taken a corporate view and has developed a comprehensive cloud system which integrates the different functions in one package…

It could be argued that each model has its strength and weaknesses. What matters to organisations is that their business is supported in the most efficient way, whichever cloud services they employ. In an increasingly unstable global economy the cost of cloud services will continue to be a crucial element, but equally important will be additional benefits, such as higher productivity, faster speed-to-market, and industry-specific functionality such as meeting regulatory requirements…

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