Blog Archives

The State of Password Security

October 3, 2013

Business

Chief technology officer, cloud computing, evernote, Key derivation function, linkedin, Platform as a service, Services, Sony

I’ve written in the past about security in the cloud and the fact that moving to the cloud doesn’t remove all obligations from users to ensure their data is safe. While undeniably using cloud services means that users can…

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Democratizing Development – Where PaaS Should Go

September 9, 2013

Business

amazon web services, Application programming interface, cloud computing, EngineYard, OpenStack, Platform as a service, Services, Visual Basic

A few months ago I wrote a post that looked at application development, and the existing tools that help bring the ability to develop software to an entire audience that formerly didn’t have the ability. Over the past five or…

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Mimecast Raises Squillions to Do Something Boring (But That’s a GOOD Thing)

September 27, 2012

Business

E-mail archiving, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Exchange Server, mimecast, Peter Thomas Bauer, postini, Services, Symantec

Let’s face it – the technologies that constitute the plumbing underpinning what we do online are boring – but they’re also critical. They may not get the attention of an event like TechCrunch disrupt, they may not tick the…

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On Trial Periods for SaaS Companies–Is Shorter Better?

March 26, 2012

Business

Application service provider, Business, cloud computing, Duane Jackson, kashflow, Services, Xero

Recently KashFlow CEO Duane Jackson made the decision to reduce the trial periods offered on his product from 60 days down to 14. In blogging about this change, Jackson explained the decision saying; We analysed our trial data and…

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Blog Archives

The State of Password Security

Democratizing Development – Where PaaS Should Go

Mimecast Raises Squillions to Do Something Boring (But That’s a GOOD Thing)

On Trial Periods for SaaS Companies–Is Shorter Better?