Recently, Google announced the future release of Google Chrome OS and this has caused quite a stir on Twitter and in the technology blog scene. Everyone is talking about how cloud computing and SaaS applications are the waves of the future and how they will change the computer industry. Although I believe this to be true, I still find one glaring weakness in this argument; Cloud computing and SaaS are not only the waves of the future, but are the waves of the here and now.
Embora algumas empresas tenham feito SaaS por um longo tempo, muitas grandes corporações (por exemplo, Microsoft, Unisys, IBM) recentemente lançaram produtos SaaS em um ritmo cada vez mais rápido. Tanto é assim que Brian Sommer da ZDNet anunciou recentemente em seu blog que, "SaaS agora é mainstream." Isso mostra que o mercado está pronto para adotar o SaaS, não daqui a alguns anos, mas agora.
The guys from the hosted solutions blog got it right when they said, "[Cloud] technology isn't the future, it's today." As the talking heads continue to debate the future of cloud computing and SaaS, us already in the SaaSosphere, will enjoy the benefits it can provide today, and determine the role it will play in the future.
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