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About kunal

Kunal is an entrepreneur who guides startups in defining their technology strategy, product roadmap and development plans. With strong relations with several development partners worldwide, he enables companies of all sizes build appropriate development partnerships. He generally works in an Advisor or Consulting CTO capacity, and serves actively in the Project Management and Technical Architect functions.

Comparing SOA mistakes to Cloud Computing

Posted on May 8, 2010 by kunal

Are enterprises at risk of making the same mistakes with Cloud Computing that they made with SOA? Funny enough, the answer could easily be yes. Here is why (in no particular order) Common SOA Mistake: Don’t involve the business; they … Continue reading →

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Maturity Model for SaaS

Posted on May 6, 2010 by kunal

I am big on using the Maturity Model concept to evaluate the architecture, process and deployment maturity. In the case of Software As A Service, a simple 4 step maturity model can be defined that would demonstrate how a SaaS … Continue reading →

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“SaaS” is just another buzz word

Posted on April 12, 2010 by kunal

I recently read a blog posting by Don Fornes titled “The Software as a Service Dilemma” at http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/uncategorized/the-software-as-a-service-dilemma-104071/. Don has made some very interesting obsverations (not all that I agree with), however they provide a lot of insights into your … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a SAAS Application

Posted on March 6, 2010 by kunal

SaaS architectures are pretty basic. I thought I would write a few words too describe the basics of any SaaS application. Obviously each SaaS application offers some Core Functionality or Services. This is the core on which a vendor is … Continue reading →

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Multitenancy in the Cloud

Posted on March 4, 2010 by kunal

I have (like many others) been part of several debates and conversations on why is multitenancy important for the cloud. Alok Misra posts an interesting article in Information World with a lot of valid reasons and certainly I agree with … Continue reading →

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