Posted by astadia on February 18th, 2011
So, I was a guest on a call-in radio show last week, and if you think about that it’s very instructive about how the Cloud works.
At the appointed hour, I dialed-in on my smart phone from my office in Florida, and was not only connected with the talk radio station in Houston I was connected to listeners whether they were listening to the show on car radios, in homes or offices, or over an internet connection. Almost anyone on this planet who wanted to could hear me talk about the Cloud.
Think about that for a minute. The entire infrastructure supporting my 10 minutes of fame on local talk radio in Texas was designed and built for by someone else! The talk show host, guests, listeners – none of us did anything significant to be linked together by the broadcast towers, satellites in space, the relays and nodes, the signal monitoring equipment or the live feed on the website. The only cost to participate in the show today was our time!
And that’s just a story about radio, the thing that happened back in the dark ages, before there were innovations like television and home delivery of pizza. The radio story is simply the Cloud story.
Rather than owning, maintaining and monitoring massive amounts of computing power on-premise at our businesses, companies like Salesforce.com, Amazon and Google have done that for us. Instead of solutions based on server farms, data centers and back office staff, solutions are hosted. That allows you and I to access applications and computing capacity from just about anywhere, on any device, in real-time, to run our businesses and the business processes that keep us profitable and competitive.
Stay tuned.
more from Mike Lingo on our blog: http://www.astadia.com/blog/
Posted in Cloud computing, Data security, Scalability, Sales, Customer relationships, Service and support, PaaS, business process, cost saving, flexibility, infrastructure, technology | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on February 14th, 2011
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Data security, Scalability, Multitenancy, Sales, Customer relationships, SaaS, business process, cost saving, flexibility, infrastructure, technology | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on February 11th, 2011
So, I was a guest on a call-in radio show last week, and if you think about that it’s very instructive about how the Cloud works.
At the appointed hour, I dialed-in on my smart phone from my office in Florida, and was not only connected with the talk radio station in Houston I was connected to listeners whether they were listening to the show on car radios, in homes or offices, or over an internet connection. Almost anyone on this planet who wanted to could hear me talk about the Cloud.
Think about that for a minute. The entire infrastructure supporting my 10 minutes of fame on local talk radio in Texas was designed and built for by someone else! The talk show host, guests, listeners – none of us did anything significant to be linked together by the broadcast towers, satellites in space, the relays and nodes, the signal monitoring equipment or the live feed on the website. The only cost to participate in the show today was our time!
And that’s just a story about radio, the thing that happened back in the dark ages, before there were innovations like television and home delivery of pizza. The radio story is simply the Cloud story.
Rather than owning, maintaining and monitoring massive amounts of computing power on-premise at our businesses, companies like Salesforce.com, Amazon and Google have done that for us. Instead of solutions based on server farms, data centers and back office staff, solutions are hosted. That allows you and I to access applications and computing capacity from just about anywhere, on any device, in real-time, to run our businesses and the business processes that keep us profitable and competitive.
Stay tuned.
More from Mike Lingo on our blog at:
http://www.astadia.com/blog/
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Data security, Customer relationships, SaaS, cost saving | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on September 24th, 2010
When sales and marketing work together, 1 + 1 = 3. When they don’t, 1 + 1 = 0.5.
In this episode of the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast:
Two top executives offer their candid analysis of sales-marketing misalignment. Some tension is normal. When does it deserve the attention of senior leaders?
Sales-Marketing Misalignment threatens the success of both teams.
Tension between sales and marketing teams has never been more prevalent. Perhaps it takes a global economic recession to show how frequently these teams function at odds with each other.
What actions can be taken to end the finger-pointing and gain clear accountability and shared commitment to the company’s goals?
Our Panelists for the Sales-Marketing Alignment podcast series:
Blake Wolff, Founder and Executive Vice President Business Development, Astadia
Kim Orumchian, Founder and Senior Vice President Products, Right90
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Marketing, Sales, business process, technology | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on September 24th, 2010
When sales and marketing work together, 1 + 1 = 3. When they don't, + 1 = 0.5.
In this episode of the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast:
Two top executives share war stories and candid analysis of the causes of sales-marketing misalignment.
Sales-Marketing Misalignment threatens the success of both teams.
Tension between sales and marketing teams has never been more prevalent. Perhaps it takes a global economic recession to show how frequently these teams function at odds with each other.
What actions can be taken to end the finger-pointing and gain clear accountability and shared commitment to the company’s goals?
Our Panelists for the Sales-Marketing Alignment podcast series:
- Blake Wolff, Founder and Executive Vice President Business Development, Astadia
- Kim Orumchian, Founder and Senior Vice President Products, Right90
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Marketing, Sales, business process, cost saving, technology | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on August 17th, 2010
What parts of your business run on spreadsheets?
Sales compensation Sales forecasting Account planning Customer and prospect lists Customer service metrics reporting Marketing campaigns and reporting Many other tasks and processes
Companies in many industries report 20% direct cost improvement simply from gaining process visibility and having data all in one manageable place. Using good data to manage teams can have that kind of impact.
In this podcast, our panelists discuss data silos and trends in how to fix them. Their primary case study is sales compensation, and the examples are relevant to many other functional areas and business processes.
Our expert panelists:
Jeff Dill, Astadia Employee Performance Practice Leader
Bernie Kassar , Xactly Vice President, Customer Success and Support
Posted in Cloud computing, Sales, business process, cost saving, technology, excel hell | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on March 25th, 2010
IT buyers are evaluating Cloud and on premise technologies head to head now. What security issues do they face? How are IT leaders assessing risk versus cost? How are vendors addressing the need for security alongside the inherent openness and transparency of the Cloud model? To find out, listen to our panelists on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
- Vuk Trifković Datamonitor
- Lori MacVittie F5
- Cory vander Jagt Astadia, Inc.
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Data security, Scalability, Multitenancy, Customer relationships, Service and support | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on March 20th, 2010
Businesses are increasingly looking to cloud technology to increase sales and improve IT processes. But where should they start?
Our panelists discuss the importance of evaluating your business objectives and your IT infrastructure to find the right cloud technology and compatible cloud partner to meet your specific needs. And the corporate cultures which can most effectively make use of cloud technologies.
Thanks to our distinguished panelists on this new series in the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast:
- David Deans Cisco
- Lincoln Murphy Sixteen Ventures
- Blake Wolff Astadia, Inc.
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Data security, Scalability, Multitenancy, Customer relationships, network effect, PaaS, SaaS, business process, cost saving, flexibility, infrastructure, IT | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on March 20th, 2010
Businesses are increasingly looking to cloud technology to increase sales and improve IT processes. But where should they start?
Our panelists discuss the importance of evaluating your business objectives and your IT infrastructure to find the right cloud technology and compatible cloud partner to meet your specific needs. And the corporate cultures which can most effectively make use of cloud technologies.
Thanks to our distinguished panelists on this new series in the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast:
- David Deans Cisco
- Lincoln Murphy Sixteen Ventures
- Blake Wolff Astadia, Inc.
Posted in Uncategorized, Cloud computing, ROI, Data security, Scalability, Multitenancy, Customer relationships, network effect, PaaS, SaaS, business process, cost saving, flexibility, infrastructure, IT | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on March 8th, 2010
What are I.T. buyers' priorities when investing in Cloud technologies vs on premise? And what are these buyers getting out of those investments?
What customer service and support organizations can Cloud computing solutions benefit the most, and when is a premise based solution more likely?
To find out, listen to our panelists on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
Our distinguished panelists for this series:
- Peter Ryan, Datamonitor's lead analyst for Call Center Outsourcing and Services practice
- Daniel Hong, Datamonitor's lead analyst for Customer Interaction Technologies practice
- Alton Martin, Managing Partner of operational performance improvement consultancy SPOT (Single Point of Truth)
- Blake Wolff, President of Astadia, Inc.
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Scalability, Sales, Customer relationships, Service and support, business process, cost saving, flexibility, infrastructure, IT | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on March 5th, 2010
<!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.EmailStyle16 {mso-style-type:personal; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:navy;} /* Page Definitions */ @page {mso-endnote-position:end-of-section;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} -->
IT buyers around the world have a lot of questions about securing data and applications in the Cloud.
Is your data really appropriate for the Cloud? Differences in government regulations from country to country and industry to industry may have a role in your security plan, too.
What security concerns are inherent in the different Cloud models and platforms? What can be done to mitigate them? How is security in the Cloud particularly different from on premise security concerns?
Join our expert panelists from Ovum/Datamonitor, F5 Networks, and Astadia as they wrestle with these questions and more on this edition of the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
- Vuk Trifković Datamonitor/Ovum
- Lori MacVittie F5
- Cory vander Jagt Astadia, Inc.
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Data security, Scalability, Multitenancy, Customer relationships, Service and support, PaaS, SaaS, flexibility, infrastructure, IT, IaaS | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on November 16th, 2009
What are I.T. buyers' priorities when investing in Cloud technologies vs on premise? And what are these buyers getting out of those investments?
What customer service and support organizations can Cloud computing solutions benefit the most, and when is a premise based solution more likely?
To find out, listen to our panelists on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
Our distinguished panelists for this series:
- Peter Ryan, Datamonitor's lead analyst for Call Center Outsourcing and Services practice
- Daniel Hong, Datamonitor's lead analyst for Customer Interaction Technologies practice
- Alton Martin, Managing Partner of operational performance improvement consultancy SPOT (Single Point of Truth)
- Blake Wolff, President of Astadia, Inc.
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Customer relationships, Service and support | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on November 4th, 2009
What are IT buyers' priorities when investing in Cloud technologies vs on premise? And what are these buyers getting out of those investments?
What customer service and support organizations can Cloud computing solutions benefit the most, and when is a premise based solution more likely?
To find out, listen to our panelists on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast:
Peter Ryan, Datamonitor
Daniel Hong, Datamonitor
Blake Wolff, Astadia
Alton Martin, Spot Consulting (formerly CEO of COPC/Customer Operations Performance Center Inc.)
Posted in Cloud computing, ROI, Data security, Scalability, Multitenancy, Customer relationships, Service and support | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on October 27th, 2009
What should a business leader go into social media expecting to get out of their company's participation? Isn't it deceptively easy to start these programs but a lot harder to keep them going? What are a few things a company needs to do to sustain a social media or social networking program?
Listen to our expert panelists wrestle with these questions on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
- Matt Glazer Obama Campaign
- Steven Woods Eloqua
- Karin Pindle Astadia, Inc.
Posted in Social media, ROI | Comments (0) » |
Posted by astadia on October 9th, 2009
Is your company comfortable letting buyers control your selling conversations? If not, the new world online will prove challenging.
Our panel of social media experts discuss how social media is creating new dynamics for buyer/seller relationships. Thanks for tuning in to Astadia's Cloud Computing Forum Podcast.
Posted in Social media, ROI, Marketing, Sales, Customer relationships | Comments (0) » |
