Mike Riversdale

Wondering Why You Should Care About “Web 2.0″/”Cloud Computing”?

November 11, 2008

Business

A guest post from the inimitable and highly personable MiramarMike If you’re like a lot of people I know both working with IT and those purporting to support those using IT) and are wondering what the big deal is…

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Zoho’s CEO Answers The Question, “Why compete with Google?”

August 19, 2008

Business

(this is a cross posting with MiramarMike.co.nz) Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho, has posted a fascinating insight into the perceived strategy of Google that includes some astounding financial facts such as: Google makes nearly as much in profit per…

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Listing The Latest Google Apps Upgrades

July 21, 2008

Collaboration, SaaS, Web x.0

As most of you know I use Google Apps to run MiramarMike.co.nz and thoroughly enjoy the freedom that I have when it comes to accessing and using my company information from wherever I am in the world (Wellington mostly)…

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Semantic Web … what’s that all abaht then guv’nor?

June 6, 2008

Strategy, Web x.0

information, intranet, semantic web, web2.0

(cross posting from MiramarMike.co.nz – connecting people with people via information) The Semantic Web has, for quite some time now, been touted as then next generation Internet and more specifically the “Web” – your email runs on the Internet…

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Web/Enterprise 2.0 is SaaS+ AND can only live on the Internet

April 28, 2008

SaaS, Web x.0

miramarmike

(cross posting from Mike Riversdale: Enterprise 2.0 New Zealand style blog) I’m gonna make three points: SaaS is thin to the max Web 2.0 is SaaS PLUS the Internet Enterprise 2.0 is “Web 2.0” within the organisation SaaS? “Software…

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ReadWriteWeb: Enterprise 2.0 To Become a $4.6 Billion Industry By 2013

April 21, 2008

IT, Web x.0

(cross posting from Mike Riversdale: Enterprise 2.0 New Zealand style blog) Enterprise 2.0 To Become a $4.6 Billion Industry By 2013 – thank golly for that, all I have to do is hang on until then and I’m rolling…

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Google Docs … so what – the ONE reason why you should care

April 17, 2008

Efficiency, SaaS, Web x.0

(cross posting from Mike Riversdale: Enterprise 2.0 New Zealand style blog) Google Apps … on-line word processing … a slightly interesting “battle” between Google and Microsoft … !? … who, apart from those with shares or have their status/job…

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Will the Google revolution engulf IT departments? No.

April 15, 2008

IT, SaaS, Strategy, Web x.0

(cross posting from Mike Riversdale: Enterprise 2.0 New Zealand style blog) Will the Google revolution engulf IT departments? is the question posed by Jason Hiner: Gartner has embarked on a wide-reaching new study of Google and its potential impact…

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File formats – Microsoft wins the battle but …

April 6, 2008

Web x.0

(cross posting from Mike Riversdale: Enterprise 2.0 New Zealand style blog) As I have stated previously, file storage standards are becoming a quaint footnote in electronic history. Despite Microsoft seemingly winning the protracted OOXML vs ODF standards war (a…

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3 quick lessons to keep you up to play with Enterprise 2.0

March 26, 2008

Web x.0

(cross posting from Mike Riversdale: Enterprise 2.0 New Zealand style blog) Basic A great list of “Web 2.0” definitions from Miraz that we people that live on the Web use all the time but may confuse and intimidate those…

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