Strategies for SaaS, Cloud Computing, Governance and Sustainability

We all know India has always had a history of unfulfilled energy demands, all the new economic advances notwithstanding. The boom has just exacerbated the situation.
Now, if you travel across India, you see buildings being constructed all over the country (residential and office). The government, the real estate developers and owners seem to be missing [...]

A friend of mine, whom I have been trying-to-convert as a SaaS believer, sent me this article with a quote from Harry Debes, the CEO of Lawson Software, no less.
http://www.webguild.org/2008/08/saas-industry-will-collapse-in-two-years.php
What a statement it was !!.
In his opinion, Harry makes a valid argument about customer acquisition costs/investment and the flight risk of customers off-boarding just as [...]

I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised with some serious actions being taken in India to reduce the reliance on traditional electricity. Apparently each electric utility is required to produce 4% of their total output of energy through renewable forms. The Maharastra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has levied a combined fine of USD [...]

As I was traveling around India on business one thing struck me the most is the use of Plastic bags for practically everything. (not that this is the first time I was seeing it but this time it was with my new sense of going green) Starting with groceries, laundry shops every shop uses plastic [...]