Reviews:

"Jonathan lays out a clear picture of the forces driving change in the traditional IT organization and then he goes on to provide a clear picture of how IT organizations must change to reposition themselves and deliver a new value proposition to the companies they support. His description of the role of repositioned IT groups and the emergence of what he calls the 'Situational Application Analyst' is right on target. IT and business executives will profit from reading this book and implementing its recommendations."

-Michael Hugos, Award winning CIO and author ofBusiness Agility:Sustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World

“The way we buy and build and deploy business applications is finally changing and it is changing beyond all recognition – and it’s happening very quickly. This shift towards application assembly rather than software development is going to give the business user more control over what is required and when. Find out what impact this is going to have on your ability to compete in an unpredictable world by reading this book. It will change the way you look at IT forever”.

- Jon Pyke, ChairWorkflow Management Coalition (WfMC)and CSO,Cordys.

“The fundamental way cloud computing technology will change the business world centers on the emergence of situational applications, not replacing core enterprise systems. To find out the what, why and how of situational applications read this book, especially if you are a non-techie business person. You'll learn that situational applications aren't about technology, they are about gaining extreme competitive advantage.”

-Peter Fingar, Author of Dot Cloud: The 21st Century Business Platform, and Extreme Competition: Innovation and the Great 21st Century Business Reformation

“Jonathan Sapir has proven over and over to be a thought-leader far ahead of his time. He has significant insight, appreciation, and knowledge of complex IT movements and has a knack for distilling them in a way that is practical and hands-on. Those looking to remain relevant in a rapidly changing world would do well to read this book.”

–Ronald Schmelzer, Managing Partner,ZapThink.

“Companies of all sizes are facing unprecedented challenges which are driving them to fundamentally change the way they leverage software and technology. As a result, they are migrating to a new generation of ‘on-demand’ services to achieve their business objectives. This book provides a roadmap to help them capitalize on the rapidly growing assortment of SaaS and cloud computing alternatives which are emerging.”

- Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director ofTHINKstrategies, Inc. and Founder of the SaaS Showplace.

Jonathan Sapir's book,Power in the Cloudis a call to arms for both the organizations who will be more productive through the use of Cloud Computing, especially Situational Applications in the Cloud, and vendors of Situational Application platforms to make those applications easier to use. Not only do his arguments for "good enough" web applications that solve immediate problems make rational sense, but theyfeelgood too.

Through reading this book, you will learn what situational applications are, which problems they solve, and many best practices that will help your organization proceed into the future of information management.

- Randall Minter, Founder and CTOatQrimp, Inc