tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post732186806943709987..comments2012-01-05T08:42:00.583-08:00James Urquharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07869296024524739031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post-4630229033436580692009-12-15T06:24:24.342-08:002009-12-15T06:24:24.342-08:00Can anyone recommend the robust Managed Service program for a small IT service company like mine? Does anyone use Kaseya.com or GFI.com? How do they compare to these guys I found recently: [url=http://www.n-able.com] N-able N-central msp software<br /> [/url] ? What is your best take in cost vs performance among those three? I need a good advice please... Thanks in advance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post-82017314660422367062008-04-09T13:40:00.000-07:002008-04-09T13:40:00.000-07:00James,<BR/><BR/>You're making an argument where none exists. No-one is arguing for running enterprise IT on GoogleAppEngine today. It's a first step.swardleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702421918430488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post-23792764695533757492008-04-09T11:41:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:41:00.000-07:00Sorry..."not going to be of limited use now" should be "going to be of limited use now".James Urquharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07869296024524739031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post-37569821634467960032008-04-09T11:38:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:38:00.000-07:00So you agree that today, as it stands now, as a first step, Google App Engine is largely a no-op for enterprise IT? It may become more relevant in the future, but its not going to be of limited use now?<BR/><BR/>If so, then we are on the same page.James Urquharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07869296024524739031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400508.post-19598371650810575972008-04-09T11:18:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:18:00.000-07:00Hi James,<BR/><BR/>You're comparing a first step and saying it's not the same as the fifth step ... of course it isn't .... it's the first step.<BR/><BR/>If a competitive utility market forms around standards, then those standards will grow.<BR/><BR/>This reminds of the days when I listened to companies and people tell me why in 1995 the internet wasn't for business or in 1996 why no-one would use the internet for share trading or in 1997 why real businesses wouldn't use open source or in 2002 why you couldn't run a company from a wiki. They were all <I>"correct"</I> at their time, however you always need to look forward at the potential beyond the first step, to see what can happen.<BR/><BR/>So could you run an enterprise environment, of which I have fifteen years experience of building, on GoogleAppEngine today? Of course not. No-one says you can. <BR/><BR/>How about in the future? With a competitive utility computing market we can do a lot more than just leverage Google / Amazon with our architectures. Of course that'll upset some people's business models - they'll just have to adapt.<BR/><BR/>That's creative destruction for you.swardleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702421918430488600noreply@blogger.com