Here are several excerpts from an article by Dan Woods, CTO and Editor of Evolved Technologist, The Over-Commited CTO:
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010Using “aaS” To Achieve Business And IT Alignment
Thursday, April 8th, 2010Here’s a very informative article by Max Coburn and Margaret Dawson of Hubspan which summarizes a presentation that will be given at Cloud Expo later this month, Which “aaS” Is Right for You?. Check out the complete source article for much more, including a brief synopsis of current aaS variants, when you should consider them, and what the future might hold for this technology.
Nucleus Research 2010 Technology Predictions
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Nucleus Research analysts have examined the technology industry’s most aggressively growing segments and have forecast the driving economic forces and faltering trends for next year. Nucleus predictions are based on analysis of both vendors and thousands of corporate end-user case studies. Nucleus predicts the following for 2010:
Issues To Consider Before Implementing Enterprise 2.0
Monday, March 16th, 2009Here’s an excellent article by Kate Carruthers about what IT must consider before implementing Enterprise 2.0 applications, 5 Key IT Issues for Successful Enterprise 2.0 Implementations.
What I find interesting is that the 5 issues discussed below are critical for any CRM implementation as well. Unfortunately, over the years many organizations have tried to implement CRM without considering these issues, (and have had problems), even though the importance of addressing these things has been talked about for years. I don’t expect that Enterprise 2.0 will be any different. (more…)
Businesses Are Moving Towards SaaS
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Here are several excerpts from an an article by Steve Evans about recent research regarding the use of Software as a Service (SaaS) in small and mid-sized enterprises, SMEs turning towards SaaS:
New research by Really Simple Systems, a UK-based hosted CRM vendor, has revealed that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly embracing hosted applications. (more…)
Major IT Trends For 2009
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Here is a brief synopsis of an enlightening article by Samuel Greengard, a freelance writer for Baseline magazine, Top 10 Trends in IT for 2009:
In 2009, these technologies can provide companies with a competitive advantage in what is expected to be a very tough year on the bottom lines of IT budgets, IT management and IT vendors. However, even in an economic downturn those companies that invest, develop and capitalize on technologies that save money while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business have an opportunity to grab significant market and mind share with new and existing customers.
Here are Samuel Greengard’s Top 10 Trends in IT for 2009… (more…)