I did a few blog posts last year about the Gartner Hype Cycle and Cloud Computing. In Part I, I introduced the Gartner Hype Cycle. In Part II, I discussed … Continue reading The Cloud: Onward to the Trough of Disillusionment
We are continuing with our series of research papers. This one is based on results from our September 2010 customer survey and focuses on Windows Phone 7. Summary: Officially launched on October 11, 2010, … Continue reading Profile of Mobile App and .NET Developers and Implications for WP7
The other day, I read a short article by Clive Thompson entitled “In Praise of Obscurity” in the February 2010 issue of Wired magazine. In the article, Thompson talks about … Continue reading Social Networking Channel Capacity: Is There a Human Limit for Social Networking Communities?
Silverlight is becoming an important foundational technology for Microsoft and they are betting on Silverlight to power the mobile applications of tomorrow on their upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform. The … Continue reading Research Article: Windows Phone 7 Application Category Interests of Global ASP.NET Developers
We are interested in understanding more about Silverlight adoption because Silverlight is becoming an increasingly important technology for Microsoft’s business strategy. Our interest in Silverlight is further fueled by the … Continue reading Research Paper: Profile of Silverlight Adopters and Implications for Windows Phone 7 Applications Development Strategies
We published a Research Paper on the State of Silverlight previously, where we presented Silverlight and Flash adoption trends of web sites hosted at DiscountASP.NET for two or more years. … Continue reading Research Article: Silverlight Surpasses Flash Use among Recent Shared ASP.NET Hosting Customer Web Sites
As a shared Microsoft Windows hosting provider that offers hosting for Silverlight-powered web applications, the team at DiscountASP.NET was interested in understanding the market share and adoption of Silverlight. We … Continue reading State of Silverlight: A Shared Windows Hosting Provider Perspective