‘ Windows azure vs. ‘ force.com ‘ SaS vs. ‘ traditional licensing model. The fighting around and in the ‘ cloud probably finally started. On the one hand the Internet application and SaS pioneers such as Google and Salesforce, on the other side of the big players in the software industry, Microsoft or SAP. Be it are able to take advantage of its lead in the area of Web-based applications or succeeds another, their market power to use, to regain maybe lost ground? “Windows Azure” vs.
“force.com” “SaS” vs. “traditional licensing model”. Well Finally, the battle has begun and in the ‘cloud’. On the one hand, the Internet, and SaS pioneers such as Google and Salesforce, on the other side of the “big players” of the software industry such as Microsoft or SAP. Be it are able to take advantage of its lead in the area of Web-based applications or succeeds another, their market power to use, to regain maybe lost ground? And at the end of course the about crucial question: what makes the user? He follows the offers “unplug” or he relies rather on the renowned brands, even if they must first befriend with the theme “from the software to the service” and bring solutions to market? At the heart of the current “SaS Forum survey” also the question is therefore: “Sooner or later the SaS market will dominate established software vendors (Microsoft, SAP, etc.)?” The online form for the survey is in the Internet under available. Werner Grohmann