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No man (or woman) is an island - we cannot thrive alone. Similarly no application is an island. In the same way that people across the globe have become intractably interconnected by technology, so have applications and the data that they thrive on. SaaS applications can become dangerous islands of process and data if you are not careful in planning from the start. SaaS applications are increasing in rate of adoption due to both their inherent value and acceleration caused by the economic situation and capital investment posture that most companies are in. The SaaS island needs to have a bridge, ferry dock or airport to be useful. Understanding your vision and the factors outlined within this article will help you decide.

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Summa CEO Audrey Dunning will share insight to the future of Cloud Computing as a panelist along with representatives from Amazon, Salesforce.com and IBM at a TiE Pittsburgh event to be held at CMU on Wednesday, Jan 27. More information here: here and registration with TiE Pittsburgh here

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There are many things to consider when integrating with Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, some of which are easily overlooked. In many aspects, integrating with SaaS is similar to integrating with packaged products, but it is often more challenging due to the intricacies of integrating with a system hosted outside your network. In this blog post, I will go over some key planning considerations to be made in terms of data modeling, mapping, security, integration strategies and data cleansing among others.  

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