21 posts tagged opsource

A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to moderate a panel on next-generation databases at Web2Expo. Having database greats Brian Aker, Dave Campbell, and Matt Domo in one place made for great dialogue.

Unlike what the development world experienced with emergence of two leading platform vendors, and up until recently a third with the widespread adoption of open source, cloud-based platforms, or PaaS - platform as a service, has yet to be dominated by Read More......(read more)

If you work in technology and want to transform the world not just simply automate business processes it is vital that you find ways and places where you can get inspiration. As much as the hum-drum of projects and implementing solutions can empty your tanks of that inner fire, you need to be able to recharge the batteries one way or another.

OpSource provides web operations for SaaS companies. They deliver about 250 on-demand applications involving billions of transactions per day. The backend is Mule. OpSource using the best solutions to their challenges, open source or proprietary, which says a good deal about Mule. Their opportunity is DATA.

A couple of startups are trying to become the PayPals of the business world, offering their enterprise clients a way to measure and invoice without resorting to expensive custom-built billings software that they have to host themselves.

A couple of startups are trying to become the PayPals of the business world, offering their enterprise clients a way to measure and invoice without resorting to expensive custom-built billings software that they have to host themselves.

While attending the 2008 SaaS Summit last week, I was fortunate to listen in on a panel discussing venture funding of SaaS companies in today's market. The panel had a mix of early stage, mid and corporate, corporate investors and a view from the public markets perspective.

Last week's SaaS Summit in San Francisco was a resounding success on multiple fronts. The conference was very well attended (about 600 or more attendees.) I was able to score interviews with Microsoft's Michael van Dijken, Lead Marketing Manager for Microsoft's hosting and communications sector, and with Treb Ryan, CEO of Opsource, who put on the SaaS event.

Following OpSource's announcement earlier this morning of its SaaS integration solution OpSource Connect, Cast Iron Systems has also announced integration appliances for OpSource Connect. Cast Iron's senior vice president of marketing and strategy, Simon Peel, had this to say about the product: “The

Following OpSource's announcement earlier this morning of its SaaS integration solution OpSource Connect, Cast Iron Systems has also announced integration appliances for OpSource Connect. Cast Iron's senior vice president of marketing and strategy, Simon Peel, had this to say about the product: “The