SaaS / BpaaS Adoption
This is the continuation of my series of articles on Industry SaaS. This term
‘Industry SaaS' can be used interchangeably with BpaaS (Business Process as
a Service). However, the term ‘Industry SaaS' means Software as a Service
which focuses on a specific industry, and the term BpaaS has yet to mature
with a clear definition.
Labor Contract Negotiations Management & Tracking
Most large enterprises need to negotiate benefits to its employees with the
labor contract unions These negotiations happen between the management and
the respective labor unions These systems provide options for employees or
union representatives to enter demands for a particular group of workers or
for a plant or facility These demands will be tracked whether they are
accepted or require further negotiations or the demands cannot be met Each
demand can also be tied to a r... (more)
It's time for most heads of IT to think about the budgets for 2012. While the
traditional portfolio-wise allocation will still be continued in most
enterprises, it is also time to think about prioritizing the budget
allocation in new areas. As cloud-related investments will be at the top of
CIOs' minds, the following areas are analyzed in this context.
Desktop Virtualization Server Consolidation Application Consolidation
Desktop Virtualization
The roots of Desktop Virtualization start with Mainframe Green Terminals
whereby the client-side machine is very thin and where all the capab... (more)
In my previous article on Need for BpaaS Consortium, I stressed the need for
interoperability as a number one concern for the enterprises to adopt SaaS
and in particular BpaaS. I pitched for the need for a generic body or a
consortium that can act to address the interoperability concerns so that the
consortium can do activities such as:
Certifying BpaaS providers Set standards for APIs and other business
functionalities they expose Set standards for message exchanges between the
BpaaS providers
While the independent body can definitely increase the confidence of
enterprises in a... (more)
After its initial start in research work and in social network sites Hadoop
is now becoming a big part of the enterprise IT landscape. There were recent
announcements from Microsoft about embracing Hadoop as part of its Windows
Azure High Performance Computing initiative and from Oracle regarding new
options like Oracle Loader support for Hadoop-processed data.
Initial Use Cases for Hadoop
The following are typical use cases that can be realized with the power of
Hadoop:
Analyzing customer web usage towards predicting what would be of interest to
the customer and target advertis... (more)
SaaS / BpaaS Adoption
This is a continuation of my series of articles on industry SaaS. This term
‘Industry SaaS' can be interchangeably used with BpaaS (Business Process as
a Service). However, the term ‘Industry SaaS,' which means a Software as a
Service meant for a specific industry need, is stressed for a broader
attention, as the term BpaaS has yet to mature with a clear definition.
Enterprise Asset Management as a Service
Enterprise asset management is the business processes and enabling
information systems that support the management of an organization's assets,
both physic... (more)
Srinivasan Sundara Rajan works at Gavs Technologies as a Chief Architect. His primary focus is enabling Agile Enterprises by facilitating the adoption of Every Thing As A Service Model with particular concentration on BpaaS (Business Process As A Service). Srinivasan is currently writing a series of articles on Indutry SaaS/BpaaS use cases which enterprises can adopt.All the views expressed are Srinivasan's independent analysis of industry and solutions and need not necessarily be of his current or past organizations. Srinivasan would like to thank every one who augmented his Architectural skills with Analytical ideas.
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