As (almost) always, it was a busy week in the cloud. Here’s our take on some of the week’s biggest news. SaaS: The Best Possible Model for SMBs & the Enterprise SearchCloudComputing.com ran a story on cloud computing’s trajectory from an IT outsourcing strategy to the full-blown platform that it is today (“The Reinvention of SaaS”). We completely agree that SaaS provides the best economies of scale for IT --not only enterprise IT, but for SMB, as well. And while there are inherent security considerations associated with SaaS adoption, the benefits far outweigh the challenges. Intel Invests $30M in Cloud Last week, it was hardware giant IBM’s success in the cloud; this week it’s Intel’s turn. According to CNET’s Brooke Crothers, Intel invested $30M in its Intel Science and Technology Centers, located at Carnegie Mellon University. The investment will fund research to make the cloud.