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Calling all disruptors: the perfect storm of SOA, SaaS, and open source beckons

I just had the opportunity to check out the World Innovation Forum being held this week in New York, in which Clayton Christensen, Harvard professor and author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution, talked about the paradox that emerges when new technologies commoditize the marketplace. Namely, that when...

Tags: Vendor Watch, General, Business ROI

Blog posts 2007-06-05

SaaS Opens Up SOA Beyond the Firewall

The convergence of service-oriented architecture and Software as a Service lays open the possibilities of bringing in services from outside the firewall, which can be “snapped” into place within a company’s infrastructure. This also means that services a company creates can be introduced to a broader market beyond the firewall.Miko...

Tags: Web Services, Vendor Watch, General, Business ROI

Blog posts 2007-06-04

In 11 words or less: The recipe for good SaaS

Radovan Jacenek saw my post and others on the SOA-SaaS connection, and puts the relationship in the most concise, to-the-point context Ive seen so far:"Im kind of surprised there even is such discussion because it seems so obvious to me: you need to implement SOA in order to deliver good...

Tags: Business ROI, General

Blog posts 2007-04-26

Why not sell SOA as 'internal' SaaS?

Have you heard about SOA as a SaaS? Okay, sorry to go haywire with the acronyms. Ian Thomas picked up on my initial post "Is SOA Software as a Service, Delivered Internally?", and has been pondering where the relationship between SOA and SaaS will take us. SaaS pushes the...

Tags: Web Services, General, Business ROI

Blog posts 2007-04-15

Three reasons SOA will increase outsourcing

Todd Biske felt my pain in recent posts as I attempted to sort out the potential effects of SOA on outsourcing. Will it create more outsourcing, or less? Todd didnt take a stand on whether SOA will suppress or energize outsourcing, but he did offer up this perspective: Since SOA...

Tags: Business ROI, General, SOA, outsourcing

Blog posts 2006-12-03

Additional Resources

Drive Agility & Cost Optimization - NEW SOA and BPM Announcements from IBM

Drive Costs Down and Profit Margins Up! Every week, businesses waste 5.3 hours per employee due to inefficient processes. Can you afford to lose this time? Even in today's economy 84% of CIOs are continuing or increasing investment in process automation/improvement. How are...

Tags: Optimization, BPM, SOA, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Strategy, Middleware, Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Management

Webcasts 2009-05-28

Evaluate the ROI of Recruiting Software

Technology investments in the recruiting process help organizations achieve their business goals. Because these investments are large, organizations need to carefully evaluate the Return On Investment ROI. If the organization uses or is considering using recruiting software, one needs to be able to measure the ROI of this technology and...

Tags: Recruiting, ROI, Roi/Tco, Recruitment & Selection, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2007-12-01

Gaining Business Value and ROI With HP Systems Insight Manager

This paper presents results of an IDC study, sponsored by HP, to quantify the benefits, cost savings, and Return On Investment ROI that can be achieved by HP customers using HP Systems Insight Manager HP SIM software to help manage their IT infrastructure and operations. The study is based on...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., ROI, Cost Savings, International Data Group, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2007-05-01

Nine ideas for IT managers considering Enterprise 2.0

Nine ideas for IT managers considering Enterprise 2.010. Don't expect too much too soonIt takes time to build up useful shared knowledge stores and fine-tuning effective ways of presenting and accessing them. It takes time to adjust the corporate culture and change working routines to incorporate Enterprise 2.0 habits. Downplay...

Tags: Web 2.0, Leadership, Enterprise 2.0

Discussion threads 2006-10-26

KMailer 2.1.1 (Windows)

KMailer is customer e-mail relationship management software for opt-in e-mail marketing campaigns, subscriber lists building, and online surveys. It makes building your business easy with tools that cover every aspect of e-mail marketing. Build your own opt-in contact lists, distribute online surveys, create and send e-mail campaigns in just minutes,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Email Marketing, Brezosoft, KMailer, E-mail, Marketing Research, Online Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2005-07-14

ZDNet Make The Case: Business Case Template For Updating And Replacing Notebook PCs

Regularly replacing notebook computer inventory is an important decision for all organizations. Increased computing power, operating system improvements and application software enhancements all work together to make employees more productive. However, these improvements must be balanced against the costs associated with refreshing notebook PC inventory. ZDNet's Make The Case: Business...

Tags: Business Case, PC, Notebook Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

White papers 2005-06-01

Creator Studio Evaluation Edition 2 (Windows)

Creator Studio is creative thinking software that helps you create new ideas and solve problems for business, inventions, projects, new products, and services. Creator Studio enhances creative thinking productivity for: executives, management, research and development, inventors, engineering, marketing, advertising, entrepreneurs, and independent professionals. With Creator Studio offering creative thinking and...

Tags: CompXpress, Roi/Tco, Research & Development, Entrepreneurship, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Management, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-04-26

Optimizing Data Center Performance and Building ROI

IT organizations remain under strong pressure to achieve cost containment and budget control through implementing operational efficiencies, while at the same time demonstrating alignment with the business. These pressures are driving the ongoing need for IT organizations to conduct effective performance management and capacity planning processes and to support these...

Tags: Data Center, Performance, Information Technology, TeamQuest Corp., ROI, Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

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