Genentech chooses Google Apps over Microsoft

CRM Helpdesk Software
"South San Francisco's Genentech 16,300 employees have switched to Google Apps for their email, and limited use of Google's Documents and Spreadsheets. Google Apps Premier edition is $50 per user per year, which means and additional $815,000 to Google's deep pockets, instead of Microsoft (or Genentech's Senior Exchange Administrators)."

Genentech takes a chance on 'cloud computing'

globeandmail.com
"To meet the computing needs of 16,300 employees and contractors at Genentech Inc., Mr. Pierce took a chance and decided not to rely entirely on business software from Microsoft, IBM or another long-established supplier that would have let Genentech own the technology. Instead, Mr. Pierce decided to rent these indispensable products from Google Inc."

Google, Salesforce.com vs. Microsoft Headlines Cloud Computing Battle for 2009

eWeek
"SAAS integrator and consulting services firm Appirio has some strong opinions about the way cloud computing will evolve in 2009. In short, it sees open clouds from Salesforce.com and Google duking it out with Microsoft's Windows Azure and Microsoft Online Services. Appirio sees big things for the cloud, from enterprise applications and business intelligence to enterprise social networks."

The Top Internet Predictions for 2009

Social Computing Magazine
Appirio's Top 10 Cloud Computing Predictions for 2009 is featured in this year end wrap up.

Ten Cloud Computing Predictions For 2009

Patrick Thibodeau - Twitter
Here's one: A rise in serverless companies with 1000-plus employees.

The death of in-house IT? Only partially... Force.com enables outsourcing IT

TechCrunch
"Let's face it-no matter how tech savvy Gen Y is, enterprises will forever need an IT department. (Some employees can't figure out how to turn on their computers.) But as more and more data moves to the cloud, the role of IT will change."

Salesforce.com develops Force.com Checkout to ease buying and selling of cloud computing apps

Computer Technology Review
Appirio is selected for the Force.com Checkout pilot program, a new set of services developed to accelerate customer and partner success with buying and selling enterprise cloud computing applications.

Google, Salesforce cozy up on cloud services

SD Times
Salesforce.com co-founder Parker Haris discusses Force.com for Google AppEngine with the SD Times: "Startup cloud-computing solution provider Appirio collaborated with Harrah's Casino Hotels to developer a Web application that connects a slot machine Web service, hosted on Google App Engine, with CRM data from Force.com. The composite application tracks gameplay and issues reward points to Harrah's VIP customers."

Salesforce.com, Google Expand Partnership To Google App Engine

InformationWeek
J. Nicholas Hoover analyzes Appirio's work with Force.com for Google App Engine: "Cloud application development and integration startup Appirio worked with Harrah's to create a proof-of-concept web app mashing together a slot machine game that uses Google App Engine with a site for VIP guests that's hosted by Force.com sites."

The Top 150 Players in Cloud Computing

SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Journal
Appirio is featured as one of the world's most active players in the fast emerging cloud ecosystem.

Salesforce.com builds another bridge to Google's cloud

VentureBeat
Business software company Salesforce.com moves forward with efforts to connect Force.com, its platform for business applications, with Google App Engine.

Services, The Very Critical Part of the On Demand Ecosystem - Appirio

Cloud Ave
Cloud blogger - Prashanth Rai at Cloud Avenue - discusses Appirio, our unique model and some of our recent offerings (including our new Professional Services Essentials product).