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2014 was not a great year for ICT investments. Our initial findings show that ICT spending grew, but not by much (between 1% and 1.5%). The low growth is in line with our meager economic performance but also caused by the negative growth rate of the telecommunications sector. Services +3% and Software +5% make up […] Read more »
14 percent of Dutch SaaS vendors that do not manage their own compute infrastructure have their production site hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Read on to find out more. Last year Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), provided information on some of the Dutch customers of AWS. In an interview with NU.nl […] Read more »
The traditional definition of “economy” according to the Oxford Dictionary is “the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money”. According to Wikipedia, the term “Digital Economy” refers to “an economy that is based on digital technologies. The digital economy is […] Read more »
The Dutch Stock Market only has 21 technology and telecommunications companies listed and trading on the Dutch Stock Exchange (AEX). Of these, only two are actually software vendors. Last week they released their numbers. In line with global (4.5%) and European (3.8%) trends for enterprise application growth in 2012, both vendors have been able to […] Read more »
Dutch software vendor Exact reported its 1H 2012 results results and updated the market on its future strategic direction. Highlights include: Reports strong SaaS growth (+45%) in the Benelux, SaaS now 6% of total revenues and 35% of license revenues Announces restructuring into Cloud Solutions (Exact Online) and Business Solutions (on-premise) units Directs new investments […] Read more »
Microsoft this week made a significant announcement impacting the channel’s cloud business; From now on, Microsoft partners can bill and license their customers directly. So why do we care? One: The channel prides itself on being the primary customer contact. With direct billing & licensing, the channel remains in control and the primary access point. […] Read more »