Just Say No to SLAs
Most of you who’ve either purchased or delivered cloud services have been asked for an SLA (Service...
Timothy Chou
Lecturer at Stanford University
Articles
Security-as-a-Feature
Some of you may remember Marathon Man, starring Lawrence Olivier as the evil Nazi dentist Dr. Christian Szell, and Dustin Hoffman as a graduate student nicknamed Babe. Szell has come to New York from his South American jungle hideaway to retrieve a cache of diamonds, but he’s not sure he won’t be walking into a […]
ISVs Moving to the Cloud – New Partners
In my previous Cisco Blog post, I discussed the business models an ISV can deploy in moving to the...
Traditional ISVs – Transform your Business into the World of Cloud Computing
If you’re a traditional on-premises software company, you’re in the right place. Today, I will talk about how cloud computing can transform your business. In a subsequent Cisco Blog, I’ll discuss the implication this move will have on your sales and distribution strategy. Model One Business Model Traditional software companies have operated in a Model […]
SUMMARY: Moving to the Cloud
Stay tuned for the next installments of our Moving to the Cloud series. In the meantime, please add your comments or questions to the previous posts: Seven Ways to Move to the Cloud Seven Software Business Models – Part 1 Seven Software Business Models – Part 2
State of the Cloud: A Case Study of One Company’s Journey
People often ask me: “Is cloud computing really being adopted?” Over the years, I’ve talked to large and small companies to find out the state of the art in their...
Seven Software Business Models – Part 2
Many years ago I found myself talking to venture capitalists about the differences between SaaS, outsourcing, ASPs, MSPs, online applications; etc. Also I noticed that my Stanford students had little understanding of the economics of software, so I developed the idea of seven business models to cover everything in the software business, and remove the […]
Seven Software Business Models – Part 1
Many years ago I found myself talking to a venture capitalist about the differences between SaaS, outsourcing, ASPs, MSPs, online applications; etc. Also I noticed that my Stanford students had little understanding of the economics of software, so I developed the idea of seven business models to cover everything in the software business, remove the […]
Seven Ways to Move to the Cloud
While cloud computing is based on a number of technology innovations, I’m going to write for the non-technical person who I think needs to understand this major shift. In the...