Mobility is a hot buzzword. Put the word mobile in a budget proposal and odds are good it will go straight to the top of the pile. But wait—not so fast!
Making apps ‘back in the day’ was about customization. Software companies helped a business spec out requirements, review existing architecture and spent time learning how best to fit work processes to increase productivity and drive profit.
A cloud-based approach to development can be as successful as SaaS.
When the full history of IT is written, it is probable that SaaS -- software-as-a-service -- will be seen as the bridge that brought most businesses to the cloud for the first time, and convinced them to stay. SaaS vendors...