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- Gartner
- (Gartner, Inc., Stamford, CT, www.gartner.com) The largest information technology consulting firm that specializes in research and analysis. Founded in 1979 by Gideon Gartner, it has grown through acquisitions,...
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- Gartner: 'Worst year ever' for IT spending
- At the Gartner Symposium/ITExpo 2009 in Orlando, Fla., Peter Sondergaard, a senior vice president of research at Gartner, says 2009 was the worst spending cycle ever. He adds that Silicon Valley will no longer be in charge of the rebound and emerging regions will drive IT spending and how it's...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., IT-spending, Gartner
- Videos 2009-10-19
- Five steps before moving to Windows 7
- Gartner says it is "nearly inevitable" that businesses will migrate to Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 7 but they must examine some key issues before making the move. It is "nearly inevitable" that businesses will migrate to Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 7 and they must examine some key...
- Tags: Operating System, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Microsoft, Gartner, Liau Yun Qing ZDNet Asia
- News items 2009-10-16
- Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'
- Completely Disagree with Gartner's Recommendations...I would be skipping Vista at this point, and aborting all Vista deployment plans. Why? Simple...Any IT staff that is deploying Vista en mass to their enterprises bought it with Volume Licensing, which means they probably bought it with Software Assurance... better to use those support...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), gartner, Microsoft Windows Vista, Win 7, Microsoft Windows 7, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Ballmer touts Windows 7 features
- At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that Windows 7 is going to be a major release, not just a Vista update. He says the new Windows will have a better user interface, information management tools, and performance. It isn't practical to wait for Windows...
- Tags: Information Management, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management, Ballmer, Microsoft, Gartner, Vista, Windows 7, user interface, touch, compatibility
- Videos 2008-10-17
- JetBlue's high-tech terminal
- At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., Joseph Eng, JetBlue's executive vice president of systems and technology, explained how IT is going to be integrated into the company's new high-tech terminal, set to open October 22 in JFK. Wi-Fi and more self-service kiosks, he says, aren't just ways for JetBlue...
- Tags: JetBlue Airways Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Strategy, Management, JetBlue, IT, Gartner, Joseph Eng, airport, wifi, terminal, customers, travel
- Videos 2008-10-16
- Can IT strengthen the economy?
- At the Garner IT Expo in Orlando, Fla., Cisco CEO John Chambers predicts that as the economy turns, many company heads will be looking for flexibility along with cost effectiveness--aspects that video conferencing and social networking provide. He forsees that, soon, IT and business strategy will be so intertwined we...
- Tags: Information Technology, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Cisco, collaboration, Gartner, CEO, cost effective, video conferencing, IT, business strategy, economy
- Videos 2008-10-15
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- News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Gartner wins in ZL lawsuit: but is it a pyrrhic victory?
- I try to act the opposite...of what Gartner recommends. I truly believe they do not have a clue about real world IT. Their recommendations are based on personal opinions and ideas that are not backed up by hard data and research. Sometimes it sounds as though they feel like they...
- Tags: Gartner Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Gartner wins in ZL lawsuit: but is it a pyrrhic victory?
- Just in. ZL lost in its lawsuit over Gartner Magic Quadrants. It has issued this statement: "ZL believes that Gartner’s overwhelming influence on large corporations’ purchasing decisions, and its inaccurate ratings, including its bias in favor of large vendors, combine to pose major competitive hurdles that hurt...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Gartner Inc., ZL, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...
- Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Gartner: 10 reasons why both sides of the SOA debate have it wrong
- It would be nice if....someone could give an actual in place, concrete, working example of SOA. The only thing you ever hear is that so and so is implementing. No one can give an example and then describe how it is actually different from services already being provided by a...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, Gartner Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Gartner: 10 reasons why both sides of the SOA debate have it wrong
- Is SOA the greatest thing since sliced bread, or just plain toast? Gartner's Yefim Natis explains why both sides have it wrong. by Joe McKendrick
- Tags: Gartner Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Figuring the value of software
- Phil Wainewright's discussion about the cost of running highly scalable SaaS applications like SuccessFactors comes at the right time. He says: Speaking in the opening keynote of SIIA OnDemand in San Jose this morning, SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard let slip a statistic that set several...
- Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, SuccessFactors Inc., SAP AG, Phil Wainewright, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever
- Worst OS ever! You should read what Dana Blankhorn had to say about your beloved linux! I'll give you a hint, its not good. I can't believe they would release a distro with known harddrive bugs. I'm going to laugh at you when you lose all your data due...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase
- TechRepublic's CIO Jury finds that IT leaders trust Microsoft more than Google as a technology partner, but tune in next year. Jason Hiner outlines the latest findings in the TechRepublic CIO Jury. In a nutshell, it looks like this: So...
- Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Enterprise, Jason Hiner, E-mail, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Data center design 101
- I don't have to design data centers, but I do have to play a knowledgeable wonk on the Web from time to time. With that in mind, I attended two data center presentations at the Gartner IT Symposium to see what I could learn. My knowledge about...
- Tags: Data Center, Tiers, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- RightNow Technologies CIO talks datacenters, ERP and Windows 7
- While attending Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009, I spoke with Laef Olson, CIO of RightNow Technologies, about the company's IT plans for 2010. Olson discussed RightNow's plans to consolidate and rework its datacenters, an upcoming ERP implementation, and the company's migration to Windows 7. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Data Center, ERP, RightNow Technologies, Microsoft Windows 7, Data Centers, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Microsoft Windows, Storage, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- SAP and Siemens: kiss and make up?
- The other week news broke that Siemens planned to can its estimated €40 million plus annual maintenance agreement with SAP. What a difference a few weeks makes. According to a press release issued by SAP: SAP...today announced that Siemens AG, a global leader in electronics and electrical engineering, has...
- Tags: Siemens AG, SAP AG, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Relax, kids...Windows 7 is just another OS
- finally...someone with sensefor all this noise and fireworks, finaly someone here says something reasonable7 is just another OSand yes it is.amen.give this man a raiseIt doesn't have to rock to be successfulIt merely needs to be fast, stable and secure. If that's all it does, then there's no reason to...
- Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- My 7 favorite Windows 7 features
- Today Windows 7 hits the GA or general availability milestone. That means that you'll be able to pick up a PC with the OS pre-installed on it, or pick up a disc from your favorite virtual or bricks-and-mortar outlet. To celebrate, here are my top 7 favorite Windows 7 features....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
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