18 Aug
Tips for cloud migration; NetSuite case study; Liason buys SoftShare for SaaS integration
Posted in Cloud app integration news by Mike Ponta on Aug 18 2010 Comments are off5 tips for moving applications to the cloud (Network World)
Matson Navigation, a large shipping company, is in the process of retiring its mainframes and transitioning to a SaaS-heavy application line-up. CTO Peter Weis offers five important considerations when making the move. Number 3 on the list seemed particularly important: “Take inventory and throw out apps.” Integrating new cloud apps with those that are functionally useless, after all, is a big waste of time and money.
NetSuite tackles infrastructure difficulties for printer supply and sports memorabilia shops (practical ecommerce)
In this case study, the author explains how two businesses each used NetSuite to improve sales and streamline business processes. The article has a bit of bias (“The company moved to NetSuite…. Application integration was no longer a problem” Maybe it was significantly less of a problem, but a problem no longer?). Nevertheless there’s some honest evidence to support the value of SaaS integration: InkJetSuperstore.com didn’t have the budget for an in-house IT staff, and now it doesn’t need one.
Liason Technologies by Softshare for SaaS B2B integration (Press release)
Integration and data management provider Liason Technologies today bought integration services provider SoftShare. The acquisition is said to continue Liason’s strategy of enhancing its cloud-based enterprise application integration (EAI) and B2B integration offerings. Which is to say, Liason bought Softshare to be better at SaaS integration.
