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Subject: THINKstrategies Update
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THINKstrategies Update
News and Views Regarding Managed Services, SaaS, Cloud Computing, and the On-Demand Services Movement
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| Greetings! |
New England is celebrating another Celtics basketball championship and settling into another Red Sox summer baseball season.
The on-demand services market is also celebrating growing success as companies of all sizes are leveraging Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and managed services to respond to unprecedented business challenges.
Escalating competitive pressures, changing workplace dynamics and rising concerns about the economy and ecology are driving the growth of the on-demand services market.
As a result, small and mid-size businesses (SMBs), as well as large-scale enterprises, are increasingly adopting SaaS solutions and managed services to address specific business and IT management requirements.
Rising demand is creating a 'gold-rush' affect as a steady stream of new and old players attempt to win a share of the on-demand services market.
THINKstrategies is also expanding its portfolio of services and industry activities to encourage the growth of the on-demand services market.
In May we launched a new webcast series to examine SaaS and managed service best practices.
This month we've teamed with NetworkWorld, Software Magazine, SIIA and Techweb to add SaaS tracks to their respective industry events over the next six months. This is in addition to existing relationships with Light Reading, SaaScon and SoftLetter.
We are also pleased to welcome another 200 new suscribers to our rapidly growing newsletter distribution list, bringing our total to over 9100 IT and business decision-makers, IT solution providers, investors and press.
This newsletter will tell you more about our latest commentaries, events, Showplace additions and other activities regarding the on-demand services market.
I hope you find this newsletter valuable. Contact me if you'd like to learn more about THINKstrategies' services.
Also, please read about my upcoming Pan Mass Challenge bike ride to fight cancer below. I hope you can support this terrific cause.
Jeff Kaplan
Managing Director
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THINKstrategies Launches Market Leaders Webcast Series |
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THINKstrategies has launched a new "Market Leaders" webcast series which showcases companies who are delivering innovative, on-demand solutions to meet the rapidly changing needs of large-scale enterprises, as well as small- and mid-size businesses (SMBs). Our webcasts differ from traditional, structured webinars by combining the candid, unscripted, conversational qualities of podcasts with the visual benefits of online presentations.
As the producer and host of the Market Leaders webcast series, my goal is to provide a more interesting and engaging discussion with senior executives of companies who are in the forefront of the on-demand market. The webcasts will be pre-recorded, archived and 20-30 minutes in length so you can view them whenever fits your busy schedule.
In our first webcast, I talk with Steve Booth, VP of Business Development at Aria Systems, about unique transaction management challenges and opportunities in the on-demand services market. Steve talks about the Monetization Maturity Model which Aria has developed to respond to this important issue. Click here to view this webcast.
You can also click here to read THINKstrategies' whitepaper about the transaction management challenges and opportunities in the on-demand services market.
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THINKstrategies' SaaS & Managed Services Showplaces Growing |
| THINKstrategies' Software-as-a-Service Showplace directory now includes over 700 companies offering over 3000 solutions divided into 80 Application, Industry and Enabling Technology categories.
There are also over 125 companies listed on the Managed Services Showplace organized into 40 Service, Industry and Enabling Technology categories.
The Showplaces also include the largest collection of whitepapers, webinars and commentaries regarding SaaS and managed service best practices.
The SaaS and Managed Services Showplace sites have also attained top five listings in a recent Google search of "SaaS" and "managed services".
You can add your company to the online directories by completing the provider or enabling technology supplier registration forms on the Managed Services and SaaS Showplaces.
Contact us if you'd like to learn about ways you can leverage the Showplaces to achieve your business objectives. |
| Showplace Sponsors , Perspectives and Benefits |
The Managed Services and SaaS Showplace Best Practice Portals, provided by iCentera, also include numerous vendor-supplied whitepapers regarding on-demand service industry trends. Here are some examples:
eVapt enables usage-based metering of SaaS solutions which gives providers greater analytical data to develop and deliver improved solutions. eVapt is offering a webinar series examining how SaaS companies can better serve their customers and strengthen their position in the market by more effectively tracking and metering usage patterns. Click here to learn more.
Another Showplace sponsor, Verio Business Solutions, is offering a portfolio of Business Solutions that optimizes a company's communications, customer service, security, data integrity and productivity capabilities without having to invest the time and resources typically associated with traditional software products. Verio is offering SaaS Showplace visitors and THINKstrategies newsletter subscribers a 60-Day, No-Risk Trial. Click here to learn more.
You can find more whitepapers, webinars and other valuable resources on the Showplace sites and within the Best Practices Portals.
Click here if you'd like to learn how you can add your whitepapers to the Showplaces. |
| Upcoming Events |
| In addition to speaking at a number of upcoming corporate events, here are the industry conferences where I will be providing THINKstrategies' perspective and moderating panels:
Contact us if you'd like to include THINKstrategies' perspective at your event.
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| Support the Pan Mass Challenge |
 Please help me win the battle against Cancer and support my 163 mile Pan Mass Challenge bike ride August 2-3. The PMC is the largest athletic fund raiser in the USA, and donates over 99 cents of every dollar raised to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Giving online is easy, safe, and the most cost efficient way to sponsor a PMC rider. If you'd like to sponsor my ride, go to my profile page. Click on the eGifts logo under the fundraising bar on the right side of the page and follow the prompts on the secure online giving page. Thank you for your help and support! |
| About THINKstrategies |
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THINKstrategies is a strategic consulting services company formed specifically to address the unprecedented business challenges facing IT managers, solutions providers and investors today as the technology industry shifts toward a services orientation.
The company's mission is to educate organizations about the on-demand services market, and help our clients capitalize on these trends to achieve their business objectives.
We help enterprise decision-makers with their sourcing strategies, IT solutions providers with their marketing strategies, and VCs with their investment strategies.
THINKstrategies is also the founder of the Software-as-a-Service and Managed Services Showplaces, the largest vendor-independent, online directory and information resource centers.
Contact us for more information about our services or Showplace sponsorship opportunities. | | | |
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