Kamesh Pemmaraju

SandHill Group

With more than 20 years of experience in the tech industry, Kamesh specializes in bringing cutting-edge technology products to market, security and quality consulting and operations. He has held global VP and Director of Engineering and Quality positions at Apani Networks, Solidworks, and Pegasystems. For the past two years, Kamesh has been researching, writing, and speaking about cloud computing.

Let the Cloud Wars Begin: Who Will Be the Winners?

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Posted on 2011-10-01

Which cloud products and services are gaining traction in the marketplace? Which companies are leading the charge and are poised to dominate their markets? Which cloud trends continue to be hyped with no real uptake in the market? As their mega-events — VMworld and Dreamforce — get underway this week, how are VMware and Salesforce.com positioned in the market today? What’s the outlook for incumbents like HP, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP? These are some of the questions we set out to answer in the latest Sand Hill Group survey.

During July/August 2011, Sand Hill Group conducted a survey to gauge which cloud vendors and products are gaining traction in the market. The study utilized an online survey to gather executives’ current usage of cloud products and services. Fifty-two software CEOs and senior executives provided valuable insights by responding to the eight-question survey. This survey is a follow-up to Sand Hill’s...

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Cloud Leaders Face a Changing Tide

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Posted on 2011-05-31

What do senior software executives predict about cloud computing for the next three to five years? One thing is clear: the software industry is in the middle of a major inflection point not seen since the client-server days. The year 2011 is already proving to be a decisive one for cloud software and services vendors.

Like a tidal force's change in direction that affects the entire Earth, there are indicators that the world of software is shifting to the cloud. The new market reality is that—no matter their size—software vendors can no longer simply push customers to their products; rather, vendors' products need to be where their customers want to be—in the cloud.

As evident in the following excerpt, the findings of Sand Hill Group's new research study, "Leaders in the Cloud 2011," clearly show that the software leaders of the future are already making themselves very attractive in...

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Five Cloud Trends for 2011 - and Beyond

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Posted on 2011-05-25

There's no doubt that cloud computing is re-energizing the technology industry. A look at what 2011 holds for the software industry finds the cloud behind just about every driver of software innovation.

But what specific developments will shape the cloud itself? Based on my primary research, executive interviews and close monitoring of vendor developments during 2010, I predict five major trends will shape the cloud space during the coming year.

1. Private Clouds Reach an Inflection Point - But Hybrid Clouds Will Rule

In their recent Software 2011 Outlook Conference Call, Goldman Sachs said they expect 2011 to be the inflection point for private clouds. IDC agrees, including private clouds on their list of the top ten technologies for 2011. Sand Hill Group's...

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