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- Total Economic Impact of SQL Server 2008 Upgrade
- Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment that enterprises might realize by upgrading from SQL Server 2000 or 2005 to SQL Server 2008. SQL Server 2008 offers many features, including Resource Governor, data compression, transparent encryption, comprehensive auditing and enhanced mirroring that improve the performance,...
- White papers 2008-09-19
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- Gartner Magic Quadrant lawsuit: Sour grapes or real gripes?
- They should join the IIARMichael,Nice post, I agree with your analysis. As a bottom line, I think they should be more professional with their AR programme, maybe join the IIAR [u]http://www.analystrelations.org[/u] to benefit from best practices.See my earlier post on this:http://iiar.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/is-shooting-on-the-referee-productive/Merits of LawsuitWhile Gartner may have its own objectives, I...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant
- Persona Non GartnerOver the years, I've watched, participated in researching and experienced the results of the positing of Gartner's disclosures. My analysis is as follows:On any given subject at any given time, there is a .90 probability that the opinions expressed by Gartner will be either flat out wrong or...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Enterprise Advocates launches; Targets IT buyers
- A band of analysts and industry experts have formed Enterprise Advocates, an advisory group geared to the buy side of the information technology equation. The group, which includes ZDNet's Dennis Howlett and Oliver Marks, is a timely addition to the tech buying equation. In addition to Howlett...
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Move over Enterprise 2.0, it's now Social Business Design
- ERP > EERPYour insight is appreciated in shining a light on the comparison of ERP goals and accomplishments w/ what's touted of Social Business Design. ERP mindsets combined with the social nature of learning is [in my opinion] what will be required for success. What Tim Harmon of...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-25
- Gen X/GenY/Enterprise 2.0: are the naysayers right?
- It seems that analyst firm Forrester has woken up to the fact that Gen Y are not the big movers and shakers that we've been told the last couple of years. According to Read Write Web Enterprise: A favorite argument among those who talk about...
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- Verizon enters mobile management services; enough to take it beyond early adopters?
- Verizon will announce its entry into a new market today, offering a full suite of services designed to help business customers analyze usage, manage devices, maintain security and more through a suite of software tools. Deja Vu. Just yesterday, I posted about Zenprise, a...
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- McKinsey's 'Business and Web 2.0' Report and the new Consulting Landscape
- McKinsey, the venerable management consulting company, has produced their second piece of 'Web 2.0 in business' research this year. This is arguably a sign of the rapid maturation of the 2.0 technology and associated (and I'd argue more important) change management sector: the pricey consulting company...
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Deduplication market undergoes rapid changes
- In May, I blogged about NetApp's announced acquisition of deduplication pionneer, Data Domain. The announcement triggered an unsolicted counter-offer from EMC, followed by another counter from NetApp. But after a month of offers, counter-offers and regulatory reviews, EMC ultimately outbid NetApp with an all cash offer of $2.1 billion. I believe...
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- SAP to bounce?
- Larry Dignan pinged me to say the financial analysts are showing renewed interest in SAP with several positive comments on the likely outcome to its Q2 results, due for release on July, 29th: That take is a mixed bag in the things are less worse camp. The biggest argument...
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Down to business: Forrester reports more companies looking to IT services firms for help on green IT strategy
- Most businesses are still going it alone when it comes to figuring out their green IT projects, but Forrester Research reports that an increasing number of companies are turning to a professional services provider for help. Many of the usual suspects in the enterprise IT services business are morphing in...
- Blog posts 2009-05-22
- Rimini Street chief: Where's the maintenance cost 'peace dividend'?
- Enterprise software maintenance and support---the cash cow that keeps giving---has becoming a hot topic amid an economic downturn that has customers questioning a never-ending stream of price increases. Rimini Street is at the forefront of taking advantage of some of this ire. Rimini Street, a third party...
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Live Webcast: Firewalls Are Not Dead: Networking, Security and Threat Landscape
- Rumors of the demise of firewalls are premature! They remain a key component of every security infrastructure and today's firewalls are more intelligent and capable than ever. What's your organizations plan within the networking, security and threat landscape? Join this live TechRepublic Webcast, hosted...
- Webcasts 2009-05-12
- Understanding The Critical Role Of Device Management And Security In Your Business' Mobile Strategy
- In January 2009, Sybase commissioned Forrester Consulting to assess the importance of mobile device management and, in particular, mobile security and the associated issues that keep CXOs up at night. While conducting in-depth interviews with 30 IT and telecom/network decision-makers at North American and Western European companies...
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Ugly enterprise software sales tactics
- Forrester analyst, Ray Wang, describes three tactics enterprise software vendors sometimes employ to pull more cash from customer pockets: Forcing clients to spend more to keep a low rate for maintenance Selling additional products that have no future road map because of post acquisition...
- Blog posts 2009-04-17
- Forrester's U.S. IT spending forecast cut: Will 2010 show a rebound?
- Forrester Research is now projecting 2009 IT spending to fall 3.1 percent, compared to the 1.6 percent decline the research firm had projected. Forrester Research---along with Gartner---is the latest to cut its projections for 2009 following bleak fourth and first quarters see full report. In many respects,...
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- All that Jive: Putting the 'social' into business software
- Jive Software announced the latest iteration of their Clearspace product today, and it has expanded significantly in size and scope. From origins as a forums and instant messenger vendor, Jive in 2006 launched 'Clearspace', a single application with wikis, blogs, discussions, instant messaging,...
- Blog posts 2009-03-09
- Forrester CRM analyst discusses IT failure [podcast]
- Strong executive leadership and organizational transformation are essential determinants of successful IT projects. Any IT initiative that does not properly address these strategic points is doomed to fail. I spoke with Forrester CRM, customer experience, and call center analyst, Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, to explore these issues. Click...
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- Saving Costs and Energy With Windows Vista
- Businesses are rapidly responding to the growing requirement for greater environmental stewardship by defining goals that will improve corporate environmental practices. Sustainable IT, also known as "Green IT", is one goal that is often at the top of the list. As evidence of the importance of sustainable IT, the market...
- White papers 2009-02-01
- 5 tips to reduce outsourcing risk
- Service providers present a special challenge to organizations involved with complex IT projects. Although consultants are integral to many projects, dysfunctional service provider relationships can increase the customer's risk of failure. To explore this issue, I spoke at length with Alec Miloslavsky, CEO of Exigen Services, an...
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
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