Going around, Coming around

Mar 13 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. 11 comments.

The ‘Lab is quickly approaching its one-year anniversary. I plan to blog something more formal closer to the date, but this post about Salesforce.com integrating with Google Apps reminded me of why I am on the team at all.
Back in late 2006, I had just moved into Jesper’s strategy organization from development, and I was [...]

Don’t SaaS Me Bro!

Jan 4 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. .

I just love the acronym SaaS. The puns never end.
Anyway, as Justin also reported, Phil Wainewright is coming to Oracle on January 18 to talk about you guessed it “Software as a Service”. The event is free as in beer, so register immediately if you’re going to be around Redwood Shore that day between 0800 [...]

New SaaS Features? Easter Egg or Spam Blast?

Sep 7 2007
Written by Jake. Also tagged under Uncategorized. 4 comments.

I’ve spent the majority of my Life 2.0 using SaaS (Software as a Service), not producing it, but now that Connect is live and has users, I’m getting a taste for the production side of the house.
Ask anyone savvy, like Anshu, about the benefits of SaaS, and dollars to donuts says “seamless new feature and [...]

Google Apps Suite Plows Ahead

Jul 18 2007
Written by Jake. Also tagged under Uncategorized. 3 comments.

Business Week has an article today about Google Apps. The suite looks more complete every day. Witness the Postini acquisition, the anticipated release of presentations (a combination of Zenter, Tonic Systems and probably some homegrown mojo too) this summer, the integration of JotSpot features and now, enterprise YouTube.
This one jumped off the page for [...]

Googleforce.com Coming Soon?

Jun 2 2007
Written by Jake. Also tagged under Uncategorized. 4 comments.

I can’t keep quiet anymore, so I’m whispering into the blogosphere echo chamber. I think, wait for it . . .
Google’s acquisition frenzy isn’t over yet.
Nothing like going out on a limb, stunning prognostication. Which company you ask, assuming you’re still reading? How about salesforce.com? How does that strike you?
This isn’t a new idea. [...]