There is a growing consensus that the future of software is tied to cloud computing and software as a service. Someday, all software will run online and clunky desktop applications will be a distant memory. In a recent article for Directions Magazine I explored “How Will GIS Companies Weather the Gathering Cloud Computing Storm?”and concluded that cloud computing and the software as a service (SaaS) model would be the push that finally delivers GIS capabilities to a much wider corporate audience beyond its existing niche markets. Read More
