Jeff Kaplan
THINKstrategies
Boston, MA, UNITED STATES
Cloud Computing Business Strategy Expert
Biography
Jeff Kaplan is the Managing Director of THINKstrategies, the only strategic consulting firm focused entirely on the business implications of the transition of the technology industry from a product-centric to services-driven solution model, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing and Managed Services. THINKstrategies helps IT/business decision-makers with their sourcing strategies; solution providers with their go-to-market strategies; and venture firms with their investment strategies. Kaplan is also the Founder of the Cloud Computing Showplace (www.cloudshowplace.com), the largest, vendor-independent, online directory and best practice resource center regarding SaaS, Platforms-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), including Managed Services. Kaplan is also the host of the Cloud Innovators Summit executive forum series, including the Cloud Channel Summit, Cloud Analytics Summit and Connected Cloud Summit focused on the rapidly evolving Internet of Things marketplace.
Industry Expertise (10)
Internet
Think Tanks
Business Services
Professional Training and Coaching
Corporate Leadership
Market Research
Computer Software
Management Consulting
IT Services/Consulting
Information Services
Areas of Expertise (5)
Managed Services
It Management
Internet of Things
Cloud Computing
Software-As-A-Service
Accomplishments (4)
Host of Cloud Innovators Summits (professional)
2014-09-18
The Cloud Innovators Summits showcase the latest innovations and best practices for success, including three annual Cloud Channel Summits focused on how to successfully partner in the Cloud marketplace; two annual Cloud Analytics Summits which examine how the Cloud enables organizations to capitalize on Big Data to achieve their business objectives; and the Connected Cloud Summit in Boston, MA, which will look at how the Cloud is powering the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.
Kaplan Ranked #20 Among the Top 100 Cloud Experts on Twitter in the Huffington Post. (professional)
2013-08-14
The Top 100 Cloud Computing Experts On Twitter was posted on the Huffington Report at, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/the-top-100-cloud-computi_b_3756172.html.
Keynote Presentation at Big Cloud Sales Event, Minneapolis, MN (professional)
2013-06-18
The 2013 Big Cloud Event brought big cloud buyers together with big cloud vendors. The sessions focused on the Cloud trends, needs, challenges and success stories experienced by large enterprises, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z80MKCAI5iI&feature=player_embedded
Parallels Summit 2012 Keynote Panel Moderation (professional)
2012-02-16
Moderated keynote panel of industry executives regarding the changing competitive landscape created by the Cloud, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huJGM6SjVF8&feature=player_embedded
Education (2)
Rutgers University: BA, Urban Planning 1975
Boston College: MBA, Management and Marketing 1983
Affiliations (3)
- SIIA
- Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council
- Boston College Tech Council
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