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November 2, 2011
CRN
Mobile Cloud: The Cloud's Second Act
If cloud computing is the new frontier, and mobility is the next big thing, then it stands to reason that the mobile cloud is the next big new frontier. A great deal of lip service has been played to the mobile cloud. With massive proliferation of tablets and smartphones, the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) revolution and the explosion of apps, it's become a mobile world. And according to a number of solution providers and cloud providers, the cloud and mobility go hand-in-hand. They're the current chocolate and peanut butter of IT.

November 1, 2011
CRN
Mobile Cloud Demand Skyrocketing: Report
Mobile cloud deployments are increasing and at least one cloud provider is seeing major momentum from the mobile movement. Model Metrics on Tuesday said that its customer demand for mobile cloud has grown three-fold this year as large enterprises seek cloud application deployments to tablets and smartphones and leverage a mix of cloud and mobile technologies.

October 19, 2011
Cloud Computing Journal
It's a Game, It's Fun…It's Work
Be honest. What comes to mind when you picture a gamer? To speak on behalf of many of us, the typical stereotype is of a socially awkward man who never grew up that lives in his parents' basement whose social interactions are primarily online with other gamers via his handsome avatar.

October 7, 2011
Lens360
Catching up with Model Metrics and Mobility in the Cloud
Just back from Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, I had a chance to catch up with CMO Dave Dahlberg and Mihir Panchal, Mobile Practice Lead at Model Metrics in a briefing today.  Model Metrics is a Chicago-based Cloud services firm with 8-year track record of over 1,700 cloud engagements and is growing very rapidly.  We estimate the privately-held Salesforce Cloud integrator will realize 2011 revenue of $35 million approximately, which would be about 80 percent year-over-year growth.

September 20, 2011
Cloud Computing Journal
The first generation of cloud computing was revolutionary in that it added business value to organizations by reducing development time, eliminating the need to procure infrastructure, providing massive scaling potential, establishing scale through multi-tenancy and by allowing IT people to focus on solving business problems versus technical ones.

August 26, 2011
Social Enterprise Tops Salesforce Partners' Dreamforce 2011 Wish Lists
The social enterprise and how to build business around mobility, social media and the open cloud are chief among Salesforce.com partners' wish lists for Dreamforce 2011, Salesforce's annual cloud conference.

August 22, 2011
Mobile Cloud Use Tripled In 2011: Model Metrics
Mobility and cloud provider Model Metrics identified mobile cloud computing as the number one enterprise cloud priority in 2011 and said that mobile use among its cloud computing customers has increased three fold in the first half of this year.

August 15, 2011
Mobile Enterprise
How to Develop Cloud Apps for Mobile Devices
Mobile devices are rapidly making their way into the enterprise as the lines between business and personal use increasingly blur. By 2013, Gartner analysts predict that mobile devices will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide. And that has to have an impact on all facets of the enterprise. 

July 13, 2011
AlwaysOn Network
Announcing the 2011 AlwaysOn Global 250
Model Metrics has just been recognized as a top emerging company with the AlwaysOn Global 250 award. 

July 5, 2011
CRN
HP Aiming For Enterprises With TouchPad Tablet
Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ) isn't aiming to dethrone Apple(NSDQ:AAPL) in the consumer tablet space, but is instead promoting the recently released TouchPad as a business solution for the enterprise market.

June 28, 2011
InformationWeek
Why One SMB Uses Google And Microsoft Apps
The Microsoft vs. Google heavyweight bout entered a new round with Tuesday's launch of Office 365. But productivity and collaboration can be achieved in a number of different ways, and a businesses doesn't always have to pick one side or another.

June 28, 2011
StartUp Beat
Entrepreneur Narratives: How [Adam Caplan, Model Metrics] Did It
Editor’s Note: This is a new Q&A series from StartUp Beat that features entrepreneurs who have successfully guided their startups (or multiple startups) to maturity. It is a complement to StartUp Beat’s coverage of early-stage startups and an effort to provide further insight into the experiences of tech entrepreneurs.

June 20, 2011
RCR Wireless
RCR Wireless Reader Forum: Build an enterprise adoption strategy for the iPad
Apple Inc.’s iPad grabbed 85% market share in Q4 2010, according to ABI Research. Some companies have bought hundreds of iPads for their field teams knowing that it will make them productive, in some cases without a use case in mind.

June 9, 2011
Computerworld
Android vs. iPhone and iPad by the Numbers
In the tablet market, Apple's iOS has a commanding lead, while Android is the only other OS that registers a market share in double digits. In the smartphone arena, there are other significant competitors, such as BlackBerry and Windows. However, BlackBerry market share is dropping, according to comScore's latest survey — in fact, Apple surpassed RIM in comScore's April report — while Microsoft has yet to make much of a dent.

June 8, 2011
Betanews
Consumer tablets can kill the office desk phone, says CounterPath
One year ago, we took a look at CounterPath's Bria softphone clients for PCs and mobile devices. Today, CounterPath has released Bria iPad Edition 1.0, which the company believes is a perfect example of effective IT consumerization because it strikes a balance between the feature-heavy, yet immobile desk phone and the versatile, yet feature-light consumer smartphone-based VoIP.

June 7, 2011
Crain's Chicago Business
Silicon City: Model Metrics Taps the Power of the Cloud
Adam Caplan started Model Metrics Inc. in 2003, helping businesses implement cloud-based sales management software from Salesforce.com. Model Metrics’ 80% annual growth is attributable partly to the Chicago-based company’s effectiveness and partly to Mr. Caplan’s bet on cloud computing, which has grown steadily in popularity in the years since. (The latest proof is Apple chief Steve Jobs’ announcement Monday about the company’s forthcoming iCloud service.

June 6, 2011
IDG
Florida hospice saves with SAAS-based CRM
When David Lafferty arrived at Tidewell Hospice two years ago as the care provider's first CIO, customer relationship management was a bit of what he calls a "milk crate" operation.

May 26, 2011
Illinois Technology Association
ITA Spotlight: Model Metrics
In 25 words or less, what are you all about?
Model Metrics delivers solutions and services at the cutting edge of cloud computing. We're known for our mobile and custom application development expertise, and have hundreds of thousands of users of our solutions in completing 1,500+ cloud implementations for mid-sized and Fortune 1000 companies.

May 24, 2011
MarketingProfs
Two-thirds of Enterprises to Deploy iPads, Tablets by 2012
More than two-thirds of companies (68%) plan to formally deploy iPads or other tablet computers by 2012, with sales force automation applications, particularly cloud-based systems, a key driver of that adoption, according to a survey from Model Metrics.

May 24, 2011
Forrester
Adopt Mobile CRM Best Practices Now
One trend in the CRM industry that is hot, hot, hot is mobile CRM. Mobile CRM solutions — the ability to use handheld devices to manage sales, sales contacts, and customer service activities — have clearly moved beyond their previous status as a specialized nice-to-have option and into the mainstream. Organizations are also rushing to find new ways to allow their customers to interact with them using consumer-owned mobile devices.

May 20, 2011
ReadWriteWeb
iPad for Business Round-Up: More Office Suites, iPads in the Doctors Office and More
The iPad isn't just a hot new consumer device, it's also an increasingly popular tool for business. Each week we take a look at the new or updated business apps for the iPad, and highlight trends in how tablets are being used in the enterprise.

May 20, 2011
CRN
Apple iPads, Tablets Will Have Major Enterprise Presence by 2013
Since the release of the Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) iPad just over a year ago, the question of whether or not tablets were suitable for business use and enterprises loomed.

May 18, 2011
Tablet PC Review
Enterprises Adopting iPad First, Tablet Strategy Second
A recent survey on tablets in the enterprise has produced two surprising statistics. The first is that businesses have already begun adopting tablets, especially the Apple iPad, and a majority of businesses across the board plan to deploy tablets in the next couple of years. The second revelation of the study is that many businesses lack a clear strategy for dealing with the devices.

May 16, 2011
Pharmaceutical Executive
The Cloud and Beyond
Technology and communication go hand-in-hand. Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, instant messaging, and the smartphone—all of which are usually within arm's length—tell us that technology is all about connecting. In the pharmaceutical industry as much as anywhere else, new technology leads to new ways to keep in contact: sales reps with providers, physicians with patients, and marketing departments with payers.

May 13, 2011
Crain's Chicago Business
CTA, Groupon, Flashpoint Acadamy's Tullman Among Illinois Technology Assn. Award Winners
(Crain's) — The Illinois Technology Assn. named this year’s brightest tech stars in Chicago with its City Lights Awards on Thursday night.

May 10, 2011
Enterprise Irregulars
I Was Wrong: The Next Big Thing is NOT Cloud Computing
Yes, after 5 years of being a big fan of cloud computing. I admit defeat. I am, as of today, changing my worldview. Cloud Computing is no longer the future. And that’s the bad news. But the good news is that Cloud Computing is now an accepted reality – its the present – the market has tipped. 

May 9, 2011
Businessweek
Cloud Computing is for the Birds
For data security and safety, it’s better to stick with hardware. Pro or con? Watch the video—then scroll down to read the debate

May 5, 2011
Businessweek
Cloud Computing Made Simple (video)
Our CEO Adam Caplan is interviewed by Bloomberg's Businessweek. It's a good overview of how cloud computing came to take such a strong hold in the market today. 

May 1, 2011
Smart Business Network
Cloud Computing and SaaS are Transforming Business
If someone told you that you could drop your operating costs by 40 percent, would you listen? If that same person said you could you save between $70 and $150 per user per year in energy savings alone if you tried something new, would you try it?

April 22, 2011
Founderbuzz
Adam Caplan of Model Metrics Talks Mobile and Cloud Computing
I had the opportunity to talk with Model Metrics about cloud computing and how mobile devices like smart phones and the iPad are driving its growth. Model Metrics helps offers cloud services and helps companies establish and execute their cloud strategy. Their customer list is impressive. They work with such companies as diverse as Abbott, Allergan, Aon, Honeywell, L’Oreal, MasterCard, Medtronic, NBC Universal, The Boeing Company and Walgreens.

April 4, 2011
IDG
Road Map to the Public Cloud
At this point in the evolution of cloud computing, the public cloud is probably not IT's first choice when it comes to core enterprise workloads. But there's still a place for public cloud services, and it's up to IT to determine what that is.

March 25, 2011
CRN
Cloud VARs Must Add ISV Flavor to Taste 'Channel 2.0'
Cloud computing changes the game for VARs and solution providers, and to gain an edge in the increasingly competitive cloud channel, solution providers are adopting some of the traits inherent to ISVs, heralding a tectonic shift in how solution providers do business.

March 24, 2011
Mashable
How Groupon Uses the Cloud to Scale its Business
Since launching in late 2008, deal-of-the-day website Groupon has emerged as one of the hottest web startups on the planet. Serving more than 250 markets worldwide and boasting more than 35 million users, Groupon is the poster child for a rapidly growing company.

March 1, 2011
PC Today
Cloud Control: Managing Cloud Services Demands a Different View From IT
Like a helium balloon filled by an overconfident employee, the cloud is often pumped with hot air by vendors and other proponents looking to overstate its value. (See page 12 for article)

February 4, 2011
Cloud Computing Journal
Cloud Computing Companies to Watch in 2011
2010 was certainly an exciting year in the Cloudsphere with every major technology company positioning their companies for the ultimate game of the decade – Who Will Be The Future King of The Cloud? 

January 24, 2011
CRN
Cloud Computing In Midmarket, SMB Sectors Creates Big Opportunities
Small and midsized companies are making the leap into the cloud in droves, and it's not just to cut costs.
And the majority of those companies rely on solution providers to make their cloud plans a reality, creating major opportunities for solution providers.

January 3, 2011
CRN
11 Cloud Computing Predictions for 2011
2010 was a watershed year for cloud computing. 2011 will be the year cloud and mobile really join forces. The cloud is global, scalable and built around open standards, making it a perfect fit for a mobile platform.

December 8, 2010
Enterprise Systems
Cloud Trends of 2010 Foreshadow Cloud Computing in 2011
For cloud computing, 2010 was a watershed year. For IT departments around the globe, it’s no longer a question of if but when and how to take advantage of one of the most monumental technological shifts in a decade.

December 7, 2010
Gizmodo
BlackBerry Apps Now Being Accepted for PlayBook Tablet
That took a long time. RIM's just opened the door to developers wishing to create apps for their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, with an added bonus—a free PlayBook if their app gets approved for the App World store, before the tablet launches in North America. It's going on sale early next year for under $500, apparently.

December 7, 2010
BNet
Groupon Moves Into Business-to-Business Marketing
Groupon gained its high profile in delivering product and service deals to consumers (plus attracting a $6 billionGoogle (GOOG) acquisition bid that Groupon turned down). Now there is evidence that the company is experimenting with a new direction in generating revenue: business-to-business deals.

December 6, 2010
ReadWriteWeb
3 Services That Leverage the New Salesforce REST API
The API is a new frontier for salesforce.com. The company was finding that its SOAP-based API, though valuable, was not as applicable as REST is to mobile devices and social applications.

December 4, 2010
InformationWeek
iPads Hit The Enterprise
The market for tablet computers, which sputtered with an earlier generation of devices, is growing rapidly this time, thanks to Apple's iPad. And it's not just a consumer phenomenon, as doctors, lawyers, and other businesspeople adopt the iPad for a range of mobile applications.

December 3, 2010
Virtual Strategy Magazine
2011 Prediction: Model Metrics
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." — Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949. The exercise of placing predictions against the progress of technology may seem futile as in the case of this Popular Mechanics quote. However, in order to take steps forward, we need to set goals and then use our experience and hard work to achieve those goals.

December 3, 2010
ebizq
Feature: Cloud Computing Hits the 'Tween' Years
Once again, it's time to contemplate what unfolded over the past year and what the next has in store. It's been an exciting year for cloud computing as more and more companies experienced the benefits of being freed from the constraints of traditional software and IT infrastructure.

December 3, 2010
sramanamitra.com
Smart Manufacturing With Cloud Computing (Part 1)
In producing our series Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing (TLCC), which involves interviews with CIOs and top executives across industry verticals, we are finding that cloud computing is rapidly moving from early adopters to mainstream organizations. According to IDC, cloud computing adoption is growing at over six times, as compared to the rate of growth of traditional IT.

December 3, 2010
sramamitra.com
Smart Manufacturing With Cloud Computing (Part 2)
Continuing the discussion, Eyal Altman says, “Now that we have this Force platform to work on, with all these applications that are built for this environment, we are in the process of deploying a new application for customer on-boarding process using Salesforce. It’s more efficient than how companies on-board customers traditionally.

November 29, 2010
RCR Wireless
Reader Forum: Mobile and cloud – A marriage made in heaven?
Cloud computing and mobility are two of the biggest trends hitting IT departments today. The two complement each other for the most part – being able to access content anytime, anywhere is one of the key advantages of cloud computing, and the proliferation of new mobile devices further increases that advantage. 

November 24, 2010
Wireless Week
2011 Predictions
Wireless Week asked and industry professionals answered: What are the biggest issues, challenges and trends the wireless industry faces 2011? Finding the right M2M business models, coping with all the data traffic demands and moving to IPv6 before Internet addresses run out are just a few of the issues.

November 15, 2010
NBC Chicago
100 Great Places to Work in Chicago
These days, any job is a good job. But what about great jobs? A new list, out Monday from the Chicago Tribune, details Chicago's Top 100 Workplaces.

November 15, 2010
Chicago Tribune
Not enough desks, but plenty of room to grow: Employees find Model Metrics a good place to learn
When Adam Caplan decided his fast-growing cloud-computing company, Model Metrics, needed more room, he searched carefully before moving into custom-designed River  with high ceilings and exposed brick walls.

November 12, 2010
CRN
Cloud Computing Impact Debated At XTI Conference
Ask four different solution providers about their approach to such issues as cloud computing, and you'll get four different answers. That was the case a panel discussion Thursday on a look at the future of channel business models at the Xchange Tech Innovator conference, held this week in Las Vegas.

November 10, 2010
VMblog
2011 Cloud Computing Predictions from Model Metrics
In 2010, we have seen a transformation of skeptics from their belief that cloud computing is suited mainly for small to mid-sized business, to a general acceptance that "the cloud" is everywhere. However, we have also seen a lot of inconsistency in how to differentiate cloud-based computing from on-premise computing. As a result, there has been confusion created in the market as software vendors like Microsoft promote their cloud offerings, and CIOs of large companies claim that their private cloud has been in place for years.

November 3, 2010
CIO
Cloud Performance Metrics: No Standards, So Mileage Varies
How well will a particular application perform in a given cloud computing environment? That's a basic question for IT groups who are comparison shopping among cloud optionsand one that's tough to answer at the moment. Apples to apples comparisons prove almost impossible.

November 2, 2010
CRN
Dell Continues Cloud Charge With Boomi Buy
Dell (NSDQ:Dell) added some Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) integration muscle to its cloud computing arsenal on Tuesday with the acquisition of Boomi and Boomi's AtomSphere Technology. The Boomi buy, for which the financial terms were not disclosed, gives Round Rock, Texas-based Dell a SaaS application integration service play that will enable VARs and end users to move data and applications between cloud and on-premise systems without software, hardware or coding.

November 1, 2010
Chicago Innovation Awards
Preview of Chicago Innovation Awards
Model Metrics has been nominated as a finalist for this year's Chicago Innovation Awards. The area’s 10 most innovative products and services will be named at the Chicago Innovation Awards presentation to be held from 5 to 8:15 p.m. Monday at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.

November 1, 2010
TechNewsWorld
Microsoft's Head is in the Clouds
Microsoft appears to be banking heavily on the cloud, judging from the talk at its Professional Developers Conference last week. "I think the impact is going to be positive for Azure," said Model Metrics CTO John Barnes. "We're going to evaluate it because we're hearing more and more positive things about it." However, he added, "there's still some skepticism about the cloud."

October 28, 2010
PC World
Cloud Services Spur Mobile Enterprise Apps
Mobilizing enterprise apps is nothing new, yet beyond e-mail and a few other horizontal applications, it's still a niche market. But combining the cloud with the newest generation of smartphones is just starting to change that.

October 26, 2010
Forbes
What Mobile App Developers Should Avoid
This week, with the help of John Barnes, chief technology officer of Model Metrics, I will show exactly how you can avoid wasting money when you sit down to bring applications to your mobile workforce.

October 26, 2010
Cloud Computing Journal
Connecting Social Media and the Cloud
Social media remains the fastest-growing medium of communication, with Facebook and Twitter leading the charge at astonishing rates of growth. At over 500 million/100 million users, respectively, it is no longer plausible for businesses to ignore the influence of these powerful networks.

October 4, 2010
ebizQ
Taking the Cloud to the Mobile Web
Listen to my conversation with Adam Caplan, CEO of Model Metrics, one of the new breed of professional services firms that specializes in cloud implementations.

In this podcast, learn how enterprises are mashing up cloud applications to enhance user productivity, and find out why the iPad is helping to ramp up enterprise adoption of cloud.

September 30, 2010
Businessweek
Death for the Traveling Salesman
Cloud technologies and other Internet-based tech will make it unnecessary for sales reps to visit buyers for product demos and pitches. Pro or con?

September 29, 2010
MSPmentor
Save Yourself 2 Years: Pick A Cloud Specialization Now
Channel partners can cut to the chase faster when it comes to cloud solutions by avoiding the generalist path and specializing their practice on a few target technologies that will offer real added value to their customers. Pick a cloud platform (Azure, Force.com, Google, etc.), a technology area in the cloud (cloud security, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, etc.), or a service or application (on-premise to cloud database migration, private cloud building, etc.) and get to work.

September 24, 2010
CRN
Model Metrics #9 of CRN's 100 Fastest Growing Companies
With an average growth rate between 2007 and 2009 of over 200% (and rising), Model Metrics has continued to see increased demand for high-quality cloud computing services. 

August 25, 2010
Chicago Tribune
Model Metrics Builds Mobile Cloud Apps
Model Metrics, a company that helps enterprises implement cloud services, is now offering to build mobile applications that draw on cloud-based software.

August 24, 2010
CRN
Integrator Mobilizes Cloud Computing
With the launch of its new 2GO Cloud Platform, Chicago-based cloud integrator Model Metrics on Tuesday delivered a mobile cloud services platform for enterprises that lets users take critical business functionality on the go and delivers applications that work across the desktop, the mobile phone and on a Web browser. Mobility and cloud computing are getting married, and Model Metrics is presiding over the service.

August 24, 2010
SearchCloudComputing
Model Metrics Wants to Get Your Cloud to Your Phone
Consulting firm and "cloud integrator" Model Metrics has launched a service platform that will get your enterprise Web services out to the mobile devices of users with a "rich Internet application" that works pretty much the same across your laptop, mobile phone and outside Web browser.

August 24, 2010
ebizQ
Model Metrics Introduces the First Mobile Cloud Platform for the Enterprise
From ebiz:  Next generation 2GO Cloud Platform decreases time to market for enterprise-ready mobile applications leveraging Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Google and salesforce.com technologies .

August 24, 2010
Virtual Strategy Magazine
Podcast: 2GO Mobile Cloud Platform
Our own CMO, Dave Dahlberg is interviewed by Carryl Roy of Virtual Strategy Magazine, and that interview is available as a podcast.

August 23, 2010
Phone+
Model Metrics Releases Mobile Cloud Platform for the Enterprise
The Model Metrics 2GO Cloud Platform delivers enterprise-class business productivity tools to mobile devices, enabling access both online and offline. Users can access and modify Salesforce-based records while offline, and when the device connects to the Internet, the changes are automatically synchronized with salesforce.com.

August 23, 2010
CTOedge
Model Metrics Enhances Mobile Cloud Platform
Mike Vizard of CTOEdge wrote about the upgrades to our 2GO Cloud Platform, including some discussion around the architecture and permutations of the platform itself.

August 18, 2010
CIO
Which Apps Should You Move to the Cloud? 5 Guidelines
Kevin Fogarty of CIO.com writes about cloud computing migrations and how to lay out a plan on making the change, also gives Model Metrics a mention for our expertise in the area.

August 10, 2010
Diversity Limited
Business Intelligence in the Cloud – Showing the Value
Blogger Ben Kepes covers our hot new Cloud Analytics offering, and goes on to talk about how fast the cloud computing model has matured to provide insight into data.

August 5, 2010
EBizQ
Model Metrics Introduces Cloud Analytics
New service gives businesses an entirely new level of visibility into their cloud computing data for better decision-making

August 5, 2010
ReadWriteCloud
Model Metrics Offers Customized Cloud Analytics
Model Metrics, a consulting firm that specializes in helping enterprise organizations adopt cloud computing technologies, has announced a new feature – Model Metrics Cloud Analytics – that will give its customers a better way to assess their cloud-related data. 

July 30, 2010
Processor Magazine
John Barnes, our CTO helps Chris A. MacKinnon at Processor Magazine determine "What Cloud Computing Is & Isn't."

July 28, 2009
Deal Architect
From the Deal Architect: TCO – Total Cloud Ownership
Vinnie Mirchandani,  a former Gartner analyst and IBM consultant blogged about the next big concept in SaaS/Cloud Computing – how major providers are controlling the cost of their products and gives us a mention in the process.

June 18, 2009
Cloud Computing Firm Records Record Growth, Standardizes on the iPhone Across the Organization
CHICAGO – While many companies are wondering if a recession is the right time to choose a new technology, one successful Chicago-based company just announced they're standardizing on the new iPhone 3G S.

August 6, 2008
Chicago Tribune
Developers Answering iPhone's Call   
CHICAGO – Apple Inc. opened its network and built App Store, and Chicago softwaremakers came, bringing new applications with them. Over at Model Metrics, a local business software developer, the 5-year-old firm is talking with outside investors for the first time to "get us to the next level," said Dave Dahlberg, a company vice president. "We're placing a big bet on this."  

April 14, 2008
Model Metrics Honored as the 2008 Illinois "Rising Star" by the Illinois Technology Association
CHICAGO – Model Metrics, one of the nation's leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and services companies, has been selected from among hundreds of applicants as the winner of the Illinois Technology Association (ITA)'s 2008 CityLIGHTS Rising Star award. The award honors the Illinois company that has emerged from its start-up phase to distinguish itself in the technology marketplace.