The Fight for the Data Centre
It could have been predicted, as soon as Cisco announces its new Unified Computing System (see my earlier article) this creates the opening shot in the war for the new data centre. HP believes there are many holes in the Cisco offering claiming that their solutions scale from SMB through to global corporate solutions. One [...]
BI in the Clouds
Business Intelligence as a Service (BIaaS) is peeking many interests within the IT community. As I stated previously Gartner believes that 25% of all software will be delivered through an SaaS based service by 2011. At the same time Business Intelligence usage is expected to rise 130% by 2010. Many SaaS vendors are currently planning [...]
Unified Data Centre Infrastructure – a look at a new technology!
When I read that a Unified Data Centre Infrastructure can reduce costs and improve the management of the data centre then I was certainly interested to find out more. Solutions are available from at least two vendors, Cisco and Brocade. One thing that is always important to identify are the expected benefits and potential risks [...]
Leveraging the Social Media Sales Channel
Technology companies have traditionally be amongst the fist to leverage the use of new technology as a sales or support channel. Today Social media is becoming a new sales and support channel that should be an important part of developing the technology corporation. However in leveraging such a channel a new attitude needs to be [...]
Business Cannot turn its back on Deployment of Social Networking Technology. Who Must set Policy?
By Peter B. Giblett In his article in Baseline “CIOs Must learn to Deal With Social Networking” Art Johnson argues that ‘CIOs can’t turn their backs on (Social Networking) technologies, which can provide many benefits. For example, the use of instant messaging has been a valuable tool for our employees.’ I agree that business cannot [...]
The Evolution of Enterprise Mobility
Businesses are demanding more support for workplace mobility than ever before. The corporation of 2008 is unlike that of 5 or even 10 years ago. According to Forrester Research mobility for employees was the number one goal of corporations. For IT that means making the off-site working ideals aspired to a decade ago a reality. [...]
Is a SaaS based BI Solution Really Viable?
According to Gartner 25% of all software will be delivered through an SaaS based service by 2011. At the same time Business Intelligence usage is expected to rise 130% by 2010. Many SaaS vendors are currently planning to incorporate BI in parallel to their applications, some are partnering with BI vendors to make this happen. [...]
Is any Business Benefit Gained by Adopting Collaborative Technologies within the Workplace?
Not too long ago few, if any, in the workplace could really justify accessing the web from their workplace. Justification would normally relate to access to externally hosted services that added value to the corporation, or alternatively to conduct research or resolve problems, and for the IT department download patches and upgrades. Over time applications [...]
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