SOA filling the Gaps

The Multi-Tenant model for SaaS  look like an efficient and simple model. However, it is so simple on the abstraction layer. Complexities are hidden in more technical layers. Separating users data and data growth are two of the main issues. I recommend reading an interesting blog post  written by Nati Shalom, describing clearly those issues and  current approaches for handling the problems.

On May 14th SAP AG signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sybase Inc. for approximately $5,800 million. The offer price represents a premium of 44% over the three-month average stock price of Sybase and a premium of approximately 56.36% over the closing price of Sybase' common stock of $41.57 on May 11, According to the announcements by the two companies the deal, which follows a partnership for a significant time, is beneficial for both companies. I partially agree: It is very good for Sybase. However, I think that acquiring Sybase looks like a SAP's mistake. What motivated SAP to acquire Sybase? Previous SAP's CEO LEO Apotheker was replaced by Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe due to conservative business approach. One of the significant results of this approach is few acquisitions. SAP's main competitor Oracle, is acquiring many companies in a relatively short time. So far SAP's significant acquisition was Business Objects a Business Intelligence inf...

Writing White Papers and Blog posts about Cloud Computing and SaaS is a common phenomenon. I estimate that approximately 30% of the e-mails (not including Spam messages) I receive are about Cloud Computing and/or SaaS. SaaS is not only a buzzword but a real solution which is rapidly going Mainstream.(Read previous posts:    E ven Sap is offering SaaS ERP , Future Applications SaaS or Traditiona l, SaaS is Going Mainstream ). IBM 's acquisition of Cast Iron is another indication  of SaaS importance. IBM is a leading Integration vendor. IBM's integration solutions are branded WebSphere , e.g.  WebSphere Application Server , WebSphere message Broker , WebSphere Process Server , WebSphere MQ etc. IBM's integration solutions address many integration needs and patterns; however it seems that none of them address properly integration of SaaS applications with  Data Center applications as well as integration of a SaaS service in one Cloud with a...