Musings on cloud computing technology trends The rapid growth of Amazon’s EC2 and other cloud service providers is testament to the obvious benefits of cloud computing – cost effectiveness and scalability. However, many barriers remain for the cloud model to truly gain widespread adoption in the enterprises, and that is because there are still major…
Read Full Article about The Next Phase of the Cloud Revolution: Reliable and Secure CloudsKryon Systems finds an easy way to discover a big market: Solving bigger vendor’s end users problems I blogged earlier this year about a very cool software startup that aimed to relieve users of common computer problems – Soluto. Soluto went on to win the TechCrunch Disrupt award, and raised $6.2M in venture capital funding. Clearly, a…
Read Full Article about A great product strategy: solving other product's problemsAs a Boston-based venture capital firm that focuses on expansion stage technology companies, we don’t often opine on accounting matters…this is much better left to auditors. The tricky issue here is that not all expansion stage companies have grown to the stage where they can afford an audit firm, and are actually pretty focused on…
Read Full Article about Do You Know What's Ahead for Financial Statements?What does collaboration software really mean? Over the last few weeks I have spoken with a hand-full of decision makers within independent software companies. Each of these decision makers have had their own preconceived notions and understandings of what collaboration software is and what it can do for them. Although these notions differ greatly, there…
Read Full Article about Define CollaborationI’ve been an At&t customer for many years, dating back to the time when Cingular bought the At&t wireless brand. In fact, I have been their cellular subscriber since my senior year of high school. However, the company’s recent move to nix one of my favorite features — an unlimited data plan on smart phones…
Read Full Article about Pissing Off Your Customers – Competitive Positioning Gone WrongIs your organization efficiently utilizing collaboration software? Collaboration is a loaded term. It often combines concepts such as communication, coordination, and the sharing of ideas and content. Currently organizations of all sizes and across multiple industries are utilizing new technologies to better help their management teams collaborate internally and externally. Even our own Boston Venture…
Read Full Article about Who is Using Collaboration Software?Is a password policy a good or bad thing to have? Information systems support teams in large and small venture capital firms often have a stringent password policy requiring all employees to create a new secure password every 30, 60 or 90 days. They frequently give strict guidelines that must be followed, such as: Must…
Read Full Article about Boston Venture Capital Operational Support – The Password PolicyThe office is where most workers spend the majority of their time. Increasingly, though, the “virtual cubicle” or “virtual desktop” has become more important, as workers spend more time glued to the computer screen and do most of their work in software applications. A worker might be sitting in a cubicle in Boston, MA, but…
Read Full Article about Key Virtual Office TrendsContent management marketing is starting to get really interesting, useful, and interesting. I received an e-mail from Omniture with the subject line “Pick the winner: A Video Game for Online Marketers” today. The e-mail told me to “Accept the Challenge” and “Beat the Boss.” it struck me as interesting, so I clicked on the play…
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