Salesforce.com Practices What It Preaches
Marc Benioff has been predicting the death of software since he formed Salesforce.com in 1999. But until a few years ago, when Salesforce began moving its applications and some IT infrastructure into the cloud, the company ran its own operations using on-premises software.
Now, by living cloud computing and not just preaching it, Salesforce is showing the transformational benefits—and not just the cost cuts that come with paring down data centers and dispensing with software licensing fees. The company’s move into the cloud has brought profound changes to Salesforce’s internal IT organization, including how developers work with business execs and even who develops the software.
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Salesforce.com Practices What It Preaches
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Mary Hayes Weier joined InformationWeek in 1994. Prior to that she had reporting stints with Metro newspaper in San Jose, Calif., the Contra Costa Times, and the San Jose Business Journal. Mary enjoys both writing and editing, and has moved back and forth between those roles in recent years. She's covered (or has managed reporters covering) nearly every key area of IT, and is the recipient of several editorial awards. She's now back to writing, covering enterprise software, business intelligence, and RFID.
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