This blog examines the business implications of IT service trends ranging from software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud computing to managed services and other on-demand services.

November 29, 2011

PaySimple Wins THINKstrategies’ Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award

THINKstrategies announced today that PaySimple has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.

PaySimple creates platforms that simplify and empower the lives of small business owners.  The company provides an on-demand, SaaS platform that enables small businesses to bill, collect, and manage their customer payments under one user-friendly system.

Click here to read a customer success story which illustrates the measurable business benefits which PaySimple’s SaaS solution delivers that earned the company THINKstrategies’ latest BoSS Award.

For more information about the rules for applying for a BoSS Award or to find a list of previous winners of the BoSS Awards, go to http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/boss.html.
 
Based on the success of the BoSS Awards program which focuses on SaaS solutions, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

September 19, 2011

CloudLock Wins THINKstrategies’ Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award

THINKstrategies announced today that CloudLock has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.

CloudLock delivers enterprise-class data security solutions for organizations using Google Apps. The company’s flagship solution, CloudLock Security for Google Apps, provides the controls and visibility that enable customers to achieve governance, compliance and operational efficiencies, and is available directly from the GoogleAppsMarketplace.

Click here to read about the measurable business benefits which CloudLock’s customers have gained from its SaaS solutions.

For more information about how to apply for a BoSS Award or to find a list of previous winners of the BoSS Awards, go to http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/boss.html.
 
Based on the success of the BoSS Awards program which focuses on SaaS solutions, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

September 8, 2011

Zuora Wins THINKstrategies’ Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award

THINKstrategies, Inc.  announced today Zuora has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.

Zuora’s subscription billing and commerce platform changes the way businesses manage and sell their services to customers. Zuora’s platform allows them to bring new products to market more quickly, in a more flexible manner and less hassles. Zuora customers include Reed Business Information, InsideView, Marketo, Ricoh, Box.net, Ning, Ustream, Xplorenet Communications, Open Range Communications, and Tata Communications.

Click here to learn about the measurable business benefits which earned Zuora THINKstrategies’ latest BoSS Award.

Click here to learn more about the BoSS Awards program or to apply for an Award.

Based on the success of the BoSS Awards program which focuses on SaaS solutions, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

August 29, 2011

BMC Remedyforce Service Desk Wins THINKstrategies’ Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award

THINKstrategies, Inc. announced today that BMC RemedyForce Service Desk has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.

BMC is a global leader in IT management solutions. The Remedyforce Service Desk delivers a simple and fast IT service management solution that increases IT service desk productivity by automating the entire IT support process with pre-configured, ITIL®-based incident, problem, self service, change, and inventory management processes. cloud-enabled service desk, self-service, and inventory management capabilities Hosted on the number one SaaS platform from Salesforce.com, Remedyforce enables IT departments to take advantage of BMC’s 20 years of service management leadership delivered on a proven, trusted cloud infrastructure.

Click here to read about the measurable business benefits which BMC’s RemedyForce Service Desk has delivered to users.

Click here to learn more about the BoSS Award program and to apply for an Award.

As a result of the success of the BoSS Awards program, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

June 21, 2011

Kaseya Wins Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award

THINKstrategies announced today that Kaseya has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.

Kaseya is a leading global provider of IT Systems Management (ITSM) software. Kaseya solutions empower everyone from individual consumers to large corporations and IT service providers to proactively manage and control IT assets remotely, easily and efficiently from one integrated, Web-based platform. Kaseya IT Center saves users valuable time by helping them make sure all their patches are up to date quickly and efficiently.

Click here to read about the measurable business benefits which Kaseya has generated for its Managed Service Provider (MSP) users which earned the company a BoSS Award.

Click here to learn more about the BoSS Awards program or to apply for an Award.

Based on the success of the BoSS Awards program which focuses on SaaS solutions, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

June 7, 2011

NetworkWorld’s Latest SaaS Companies to Watch List Recognizes THINKstrategies Clients & BoSS Award Winners

NetworkWorld’s latest list of 10 SaaS companies to watch which was published yesterday, not only highlighted my perspectives regarding how Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is penetrating the IT organization, as well as the broader enterprise, it also highlighted three of  THINKstrategies’ Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award winners and a couple of our consulting clients.

The BoSS winners on NetworkWorld’s ‘companies to watch’ list are Cloud9 Analytics, Host Analytics and LiveOps.

Our clients who made the list are CVMsolutions and Exoprise.

The list also includes Taleo, a leading SaaS-based human capital management (HCM) solutions company which THINKstrategies first profiled in 2005.

NetworkWorld’s list reflects the expanding footprint of the SaaS and broader array of Cloud Computing solutions into the IT management world. The list and a series of related articles also include numerous customer testimonials highlighting the tangible business benefits being derived from these solutions. The growing number of satisfied customers willing to promote the value of these services will add to the momentum of the SaaS/Cloud movement.

Congratulations to THINKstrategies’ BoSS Award winners and clients recognized in this list!

May 31, 2011

Smartsheet.com Wins Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS ) Award

THINKstrategies announced today that Smartsheet.com has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.  

Smartsheet.com is a leading SaaS provider that delivers an intuitive, online project management and collaboration tool. With a familiar and easy-to-use spreadsheet-like interface coupled with file sharing and work automation features, Smartsheet.com is used by organizations worldwide to manage projects and tasks, operations, sales pipelines, events, marketing campaigns and other ‘crowdsourcing’ activities. 

Click here to read about the measurable business benefits which have earned Smartsheet.com a BoSS Award.

Click here to read about previous BoSS Award winners or to learn more about how to apply for a BoSS Award.

Based on the success of the BoSS Awards program which focuses on SaaS solutions, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

May 24, 2011

Innotas Wins Latest Best of SaaS Showplace Award

THINKstrategies announced today that Innotas has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.

Innotas’ Cloud solutions for IT Management provide a unified approach to manage resources, applications and projects across the entire IT operation. Innotas provides Cloud-based project portfolio and application portfolio management solutions that enable CIOs and IT management to gain a 360° view across their strategic initiatives and ongoing operations that improves their decision-making capabilities.

Click here to read about the measurable business benefits which earned Innotas the latest Best of SaaS Showplace Award.

You can also click here to obtain more information about the rules for applying for a BoSS Award and to find a list of previous winners of the BoSS Awards.

Based on the success of the BoSS Awards program which focuses on SaaS solutions, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

April 4, 2011

FinancialForce.com Wins Best of SaaS Showplace Award

THINKstrategies, Inc., the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the on-demand services market, announced today that FinancialForce.com has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.

FinancialForce.com focuses entirely on building business applications on Force.com, the Cloud Computing platform from salesforce.com, including accounting, billing, professional services automation (PSA) and services resource planning (SRP). Its applications help fast-growing organizations and dynamic enterprises align Finance, Sales and Service in a way that enables profitable growth. The company is a joint venture of UNIT4 and salesforce.com.
Click here to read today’s announcement and learn about the measurable business benefits which FinancialForce.com has generated for its customers.

For more information about the rules for applying for a BoSS Award, go to www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/boss.html

Based on the success of the BoSS Awards program which focuses on SaaS solutions, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

March 21, 2011

TrackVia Wins THINKstrategies’ Cloud Computing Business Value Award

THINKstrategies, Inc.  announced today that TrackVia has been named the latest winner of THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s cloud computing solutions.

The CCBV Awards program was launched in 2010 to recognize Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) providers delivering tangible business benefits to specific user organizations. These benefits include lower costs, faster deployment times, greater profitability, etc.

TrackVia is a provider of an application development platform designed to make it easier for business users to build their own database-driven applications and avoid the backlogs which typically plague IT and traditional inhouse software development organizations.

Click here to read about the measurable business benefits which earned TrackVia THINKstrategies’ latest CCBV Award.

Click here to learn more about THINKstrategies’ CCBV Award program or to apply for an Award.

The CCBV Award program builds on the success of THINKstrategies’ Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program which was initiated in 2009. Click here to read more about the BoSS Awards or to apply for an Award.

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