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- Forrester: Credit crunch may freeze tech services projects
- Forrester Research in a report is confirming that the credit crunch is beginning to hit technology services firms. The extent of the damage is unclear, but IBM's lower-than-expected third quarter revenue its earnings are stronger than expected may indicate something worse is afoot. Forrester's...
- Tags: Service Provider, IBM Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Business Services, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Microsoft shows interest in WaMu bankruptcy over software agreements
- When Microsoft filed a "notice of appearance" in the Washington Mutual bankruptcy proceedings - which is basically a request to be kept updated on developments of the case - and then initially declined to comment about its interest in the case, the speculation began. (Silicon Alley Insider wondered if Microsoft...
- Tags: Software, Washington Mutual Inc., Enterprise Software, Agreement, Microsoft Corp., Bankruptcy, Times, Litigation, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Renaissance in Portfolio Management & GRC?
- Why Oracle Bought Primavera Now ? (Note: I actually prepared this post 24 hours before the Oracle - Primavera announcement. Now, it seems a bit obvious.) A few months ago, businesses had access to vast amounts of inexpensive capital. With lots of exceptionally low cost...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Initiative, Project Portfolio Management, Primavera, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Put your PC on an energy diet!
- Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...
- Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- News to know: Cloud wars; Apple; Google; China is watching you
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Amazon launches pre-emptive strike against Microsoft's planned cloud platform. Techmeme A new mystery: What's Microsoft got up its Office Live sleeve? Zack Whittaker:...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IPO, Robots, Linux, E-mail, Digital Media, Financial Services, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consulting
- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consultingAn Unfair ComparisonThe comparison is somewhat unfair. When the wrong patient gets an appendectomy, or the wrong blood, or instruments left inside the patient, it can be clearly established that the mistake stemmed from* Carelessness * Some best practice protocol not being followed* Lack...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Medicare, IT Consulting, blame, consulting, patient
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consulting
- Effective today, Medicare will stop reimbursing hospitals for certain medical errors. There are important implications for IT consulting and project failures. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Consultant, Information Technology, Medicare, Consulting, Consulting Fee, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- How is the credit crunch impacting your economy?
- The economy is mired in a slowdown, Wall Street allegedly needs a bailout and stocks are on a roller coaster that is mostly headed down. What's less clear is how all of this turmoil is impacting the tech industry and your personal economy. A simple question was...
- Tags: Wall Street, Economy, Consulting Client, Deals, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance, Outsourcing, Financial Services, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- I... B... Wha?
- The following is a true story, and happened to me today. I'm on a business trip visiting Richmond, Virginia --Â which for those of you kids reading this piece, is the state capital, has a population of over 200,000, and is home to...
- Tags: Computer, IBM Corp., Productivity, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- India's outsourcing bubble is bursting
- India's outsourcing bubble is burstingIndia's outsourcing bubble is burstingProbably because outsourcing doesn't work.Long overdueIt's about time. It never should have gained traction in the first place. It makes me cringe everytime I hear out political leaders saying how "education" is how we must compete in the global economy....
- Tags: outsourcing, outsource
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yet
- Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yetThe most important statement...."I’ve not seen any recent comparative studies about Mac v PC TCO"So basically you're just spouting a load of subjective opinion.RE: Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yetEat moar Apples.TCO analysis would have been usefulYou state that productivity counts, yet discount a business...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Desktops, Apple Macintosh, TCO, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Video: Software licensing agreement strategies
- ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz talks to Eliot Arlo Colon, president of Miro Consulting, discussing the ins and out of software licensing agreements with companies like Oracle. Colon shares his views on new Web 2.0 software and how businesses can get an edge in the negotiating process. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Software, Strategy, Software Licensing Agreement, Video, Web 2.0, Tools & Techniques, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Infosys: Moving up the consulting food chain
- Infosys: Moving up the consulting food chainTough SellInfosys has been finding consulting a tough sell and that is not surprising.The top tier India vendors are classic commodity plays (see my blog http://kishoreslaw.wordpress.com for details). Given their extensive investments in capacity buildup, their interest in consulting is as a door opener...
- Tags: Outsourcing, food, consulting, Infosys Technologies Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-28
- Software licensing agreement strategies revealed
- ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz talks to Eliot Arlo Colon, president of Miro Consulting, discussing the ins and out of software licensing agreements with companies like Oracle. Colon shares his views on new Web 2.0 software and how businesses can get an edge in the negotiating process.
- Tags: Software, Strategy, Software Licensing Agreement, Web 2.0, Tools & Techniques, Internet, Management
- Videos 2008-09-26
- Microsoft: Windows and Linux offer same TCO in emerging markets
- Microsoft: Windows and Linux offer same TCO in emerging marketsThis line says it all ...[i]That’s the conclusion of a recent [b]Microsoft-sponsored study[/b] from Vital Wave Consulting, which Microsoft is touting in new posting on the company’s Unlimited Potential UP blog.[/i]Why am I not surprised of the results of this "study"?...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, ROI/TCO, OPEN SOURCE, emerging market, Linux, same TCO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., TCO
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Support quality
- Support qualityPrepare for a first....I've had not one, but [b]TWO[/b] such calls to Microsoft, of all places. Neither call resulted in new purchase orders. Both calls were at a point where I was at my wits end. Search resulted in a number of results that bore NO resemblance to the...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Quicken, server
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Will Wall Street Hurt SIs and Outsourcers?
- Importance of Financial Services to the Consulting & Outsourcing Industry While consultants and systems integrators have some enviable margins, these firms don't always make huge profits as they employ expensive resources who aren't always chargeable. In fact, these firms can be quite vulnerable to minor economic swings...
- Tags: Revenue, Consultant, Systems Integrator, Information Technology, Outsourcing Company, Firm, SiS, Outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Financial Planning, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?
- The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?Trust IBM!?Having witnessed first hand PWC's work on implementing SAP, and IBM's capabilities as an IT outsourcing expert, the trust is gone.Not a new concept, and not isolated to IBMThe concept of providing business services that fall...
- Tags: Outsourcing, services game, business problem, tech company, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?
- In the newly launched battle between HP and IBM for your services business--and all the consultants and profit margins that go with it--Big Blue is trying to position itself on higher ground. IBM's argument is that it can solve business problems and transform your company. As for HP, IBM wants...
- Tags: Game, Business Process, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Operational Planning, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
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