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Introducing Zapps, The Platform for Apps on Zoom

Introducing Zapps, The Platform for Apps on Zoom

By Ross Mayfield on October 17, 2020

Today I’m excited to share something I’ve be working on since I joined Zoom to lead Product integrations. At our annual conference Zoomtopia, we launched Zapps — which enables 3rd party developers to create and distribute apps that enrich the Zoom experience and enhance the meeting workflow to increase productivity before, during and after a […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged apps, platform, zoom | 1 Response

Why Microservices Will Become a Core Business Strategy for Most Organizations

Why Microservices Will Become a Core Business Strategy for Most Organizations

By Dion Hinchcliffe on September 14, 2018

As an industry, we have collectively returned to that eternal debate about what constitutes a largely technical evolution versus when an important digital idea becomes a full-blown business trend. This has happened before with Web sites, e-commerce, mobile applications, social media, and other well-known advances. It can be hard to remember that at first these […]

Posted in Featured Posts | Tagged APIs, business strategy, CDO, CIO, ecosystem, Enterprise architecture, microservices, platform

Endings and Beginnings

Endings and Beginnings

By Michael Fauscette on February 1, 2016

Almost ten years ago I did a slight career course change and moved from senior roles inside software companies to software market analyst. In that nearly ten years with analyst firm IDC, leading what has grown into a broad team of highly respected software market analysts, I have grown professionally and personally. For the first […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged career, change, Community, evaluation, G2Crowd, internet, platform, purchasing, research, Social, social business, Technology / Software

Some Non-Predictions for 2015

Some Non-Predictions for 2015

By Michael Fauscette on January 7, 2015

It’s that time of new year when you get deluged with analysts / bloggers predictions and prognostications. I join in most years, and of course there’s the IDC predictions process to contend with as well. This year I swore that I was skipping it. I’ve already done the new IDC “Futurescape” document and webcast with my […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 2015, applications, Big Data, Business, Cloud, CX, data, ESN, mobile, net neutrality, platform, predictions, Privacy, security, Social, strategy, technology

A Brief History Of Salesforce1

A Brief History Of Salesforce1

By Esteban Kolsky on December 2, 2013

If I hear one more person tell me that Salesforce1 (S1) is a client-side app, a mobile client, the culmination of Touch (remember that launch? Not many do) or something similar I will scream (like I did the past few days).

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud Computing, df13, enterprise software, force.com, platform, s1, salesforce.com, salesforce1, SFDC

Componentizing Software

Componentizing Software

By Michael Fauscette on March 4, 2012

There’s a lot of pressure for change in the world of enterprise software, and many would argue that it’s much needed change. The growing availability of everything “as-a-service” is changing the way companies buy and consume software. In fact the Internet has impacted the way almost everything is distributed in some way. The more everything […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged change, Cloud, componentization, enterprise, erp, iaas, modular consumption, PaaS, platform, SaaS, Technology / Software

The Social Revolution Has Just Begun

The Social Revolution Has Just Begun

By John Taschek on January 4, 2012

Depending on whom you ask, 2011 was either the year of the iPad or the year of social. The truth is that they were and are equally weighted because they are catalysts for each other, and while each can exist without the other, imagining such a thing is like trying to imagine a world where […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged @estebanskolksy, @jtaschek, @pgreenbe, @stevegillmor, 2011bye, chatter, Cloud Computing, Esteban Kolsky, gartner, Hype, Hype Cycle, Industry, iPad, iPad/Apple, mobile, New Media, Paul Greenberg, platform, Products, salesforce, salesforce.com, Social, Social Enterprise, steve gillmor | 2 Responses

The Next Generation Enterprise Platform

The Next Generation Enterprise Platform

By Michael Fauscette on October 1, 2011

Now that I’ve had a a few weeks since Salesforce.com’s Dreamforce conference to think more about Salesforce’s new positioning around social enterprise I’m starting to put something together around enterprise platforms that hadn’t occurred to me. Taking some of the…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged applications, enterprise, integrated, mobile, networked business, Next generation apps, platform, socbiz, social business, Technology / Software

Integration Made Easier: Workday Announces A Cloud Integration Platform

Integration Made Easier: Workday Announces A Cloud Integration Platform

By Michael Fauscette on March 29, 2011

Yesterday Workday announced that it is opening up its integration platform for customer and partner use. The platform, built off of technology that Workday acquired when it bought Cape Clear, provides a set of cloud based tools to build, deploy, run and manage custom integrations. Integration between applications has traditionally been a complex and expensive […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged API, Cape Clear, Cloud, Cloud Computing, integration, Integration platform, Interface Builder, IT, PaaS, partner, platform, SaaS, services, workday, Workday Integration Cloud | 1 Response

Shrinking Balls

Shrinking Balls

By John Taschek on February 10, 2011

In my last post, I wrote about the sentiment analysis of the Super Bowl and how brands are impacted by the real-time stream. That stream stimulates a Mean Girls phenomenon that causes people to be more passionate and start to bully as they become more popular. I know some analysts…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged @jtaschek, analysts, bullying, chatter, Cloud Computing, cloudblog, Constellation, excel, Facebook, google, iPad/Apple, mean girls, microsoft, mobile, NetBase Solutions, platform, Ray Wang, real-time, salesforce.com, sentiment analysis, Shakespeare, Super Bowl, taschek, Twitter, Weblogs

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