One of the misconceptions of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and broader cloud computing market is that these new Web-based services will “disintermediate” the channel because of their simpler, more ...

In my last commentary in this space, I suggested that there was plenty of room for enterprises to build their own private clouds to satisfy their specific business requirements. I’m increasingly ...

Cloud computing has long been heralded as the backbone of digital transformation, but not all parts of the cloud market are treated equally. As of 2025, software as a service (SaaS) continues to ...

What is the difference between Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS)? Is there a difference? If you look at SaaS in Wikipedia, you will see no mention of cloud. If you look at Cloud ...

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud computing may sound like they’re referring to the same thing, however, these two terms refer to very different things. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud ...

This is a guest post by TechRepublic's Scott Lowe, CIO of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Lowe walks us through the software as a service and cloud computing due diligence. For more posts ...

A new report from consultants KPMG has shown that software as a service (SaaS) is expanding rapidly, and the threat of a double dip recession is purportedly driving cloud adoption. It’s a reasonable ...

The last WAN newsletter highlighted the fact that at the recent Interop conference there was wide agreement on the part of myriad vendors that in order to be successful that IT organizations need ...

What is Cloud Computing and Why is it Important? Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services, such as servers, databases, storage, networking, software, analytics, amongst others, over the ...

The Cloud Awards judges will now start the second round of assessments to determine which shortlistees will progress to the finalist stage. Cloud Awards finalists will be announced on Tuesday 16 ...