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Michael, Thanks for taking

Michael,

Thanks for taking the time to post your comment and the links to GoGrid, its paper, and your perspectives.

There are numerous flaws in the Berkeley paper, but I was aiming to point out some of its positive arguments. My experience has been that customers don't consider ALL of the costs/benefits of cloud computing because some of them are subtle. This piece points out some of the less obvious items to consider and the paper provided exceptional examples to illustrate.

regards,
Martha

Great feedback. Thank you

Great feedback. Thank you for taking the time to be so thorough!

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I appreciate the feedback,

I appreciate the feedback, but do not agree with the content at ExecutiveBrief. In the many conversations I have had, firms of all sizes are taking advantage of the SaaS model. I will highlight a few of them over the course of the year to illustrate my point.

That said, please continue to challenge the thinking here so everyone has a chance to learn from each other. Thank you!

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IDC SaaS Conference

Jess,

The IDC SaaS conference sounds intriguing. Give me a call to discuss details.

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I'll give them a look and a

I'll give them a look and a call. Thanks for the pointer, John.

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