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Category: SaaS – Software as a Service

2010/12/07

Data Gravity – in the Clouds

by @mccrory 81 Comments on Data Gravity – in the Clouds

Today Salesforce.com announced Database.com at Dreamforce.  I realized that many could be wondering why they decided to do this and more so, why now? The answer is Data Gravity. Consider Data as if it were a Planet or other object with sufficient mass.  As Data accumulates (builds mass) there is a greater likelihood that additional […]

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