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The Day the (Phrase) ASP Died

Remember Application Service Providers? Even if you do, you might not want to mention them in the office or on a job interview, this semi-snarky article advises. The correct phrase now is Software as a Service or, of course, cloud computing. (By the way, the folks who commented on this article received it fairly poorly; we thought it was kind of clever. You never know what you're going to get on the Infobahn.)

Posted by Lee Pender on August 26, 2009


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