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IT Consultancy Improves Productivity and Reduces Costs With Operating System

Logica is an IT services provider with locations in 36 countries. With a tradition of adopting technology early so it can deliver innovative solutions to its customers, Logica was eager to start using the Windows 7 operating system. It upgraded 1,000 computers by May 2009 and will continue the rollout...

Tags: Information Technology, Operating System, Logica, IT Consultancy, Microsoft Windows 7, Productivity, Strategy, Operating Systems, Management, Software

Case studies 2009-07-01

IT Consultancy Saves Energy, Simplifies IT Management With Operating System Upgrade

SoftJam is an information and communications technology consultancy headquartered in Genoa, Italy, and with offices in Milan, Italy. Founded in 1996, the company has 75 employees. Its primary driver was to deploy new technologies as soon as possible so that it can offer customers the best solutions available on the...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Operating System, Italy, IT Consultancy, SoftJam, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2009-06-19

Additional Resources

SharePoint Statistics: The Real Reason Behind SharePoint's Price Tag

What would you say is the most expensive part of a SharePoint deployment? A recent study by InfoTrends, a consultancy, identified where the money is being spent on SharePoint and where it's not. The results may surprise you. So I was speaking the other day...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle

So Sweet.Thats all I got, that thing is frigg'in cool!I just can't see paying that much...For so little. I would honestly rather buy a mac, and that's saying a lot, as they're horribly overpriced.I travel 75% of the year, and everything that implies: planes, rental cars, subways, metro bus/rail, the...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Latitude Z 16, Dell Latitude Z, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Windows SMB2 exploit now public; Expect in-the-wild attacks soon

Another "researcher" makes a name for himself.So, just why was it necessary for for this Bozo to actually "create and release the code" for the exploit? Let me guess. His company makes money by hyping up the level of fear. See their web page where they say...

Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Windows SMB2, attack, firewall, antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Spigit Curbs Sharepoint Waste

How many Sharepoint sites did your company start in the past year? Now, how many are actively being used? If you're organization is like many, Sharepoint adoption isn't the same as Sharepoint usage. In a new study by Infotrends Inc. a market consultancy, researchers found that...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Spigit, SAAS Software, Spigit Software, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-09-17

ISV Reduces Sales and Deployment Cycle From Months to Five Minutes With Web-Based Service

Octave wanted to deliver its retail accounting and sales solution as an online service. It partnered with YouSAAS - a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specialising in technical and marketing consultancy for Independent Software Vendors ISVs - to fully automate provisioning and deployment. Following the transition, the delivery cycle decreased from...

Tags: Web, ISV, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

Case studies 2009-09-01

Should you benefit from ACN’s bloodletting?

If you like great talent, you should….. Accenture has cut loose many senior executives recently and will pare some more given last Thursday’s announcement. I know some of these folks. Specific vertical segments have been pared down to reflect new market realities. These include: automotive...

Tags: Consultant, Benefit, Workforce Management, Professional Development, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Career, Sales, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-26

The Math Behind Accenture’s Restructuring

Will more cuts come? Thursday, Accenture announced that they were going to reduce their senior executive ranks by about 7%. The company stated: Approximately $128 million of the charge is for severance and related costs of workforce actions, primarily at the senior-executive level, which...

Tags: Accenture Ltd., Restructuring, Senior Executive, Executive, $119mm, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Real Estate, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-26

When Consultancies Feel the Pain of Recession

Phil Fersht, an AMR analyst and blogger, wrote yesterday about the bad year that major outsourcing consultancy TPI is having. He went further and checked with other consultancies about how they are doing. In short, he found that some firms were doing more outsourcing consulting and some less. But, he...

Tags: Recession, Consultancy, Phil Fersht, Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Consultancy Drives Project Success and Cuts Costs With Proven Methodology

With a growing business around Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Assistus needed a way to streamline deployments and set clear expectations with customers to ensure optimal solution alignment, drive adoption, and eliminate unplanned costs. To achieve this, the company turned to Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step, which provides a...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Drives Inc., Microsoft Corp., Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-07-28

The Bluelight Network: Security Awareness and Business Development - Knowledge Sharing and Coopetition in Practice

Five years ago, a small group of experts came together with the aim to improve education in information security in Norway. The effort resulted in one bachelor study and one master study. The cooperation developed rapidly into a network that has since expanded to include about 40 members from industry,...

Tags: Information Security, Education, BlueLight, Network, Knowledge, Administration, Coopetition, Business Development, Workforce Management, Strategy, Security, Human Resources, Management

White papers 2009-07-24

A buy side response to the enterprise buyer's Bill of Rights (and a partial solution)

My first post of today pointed towards an all too familiar enterprise project 'fail' and the documented experiences of one project person trying to reach completion on a now two year implementation. Coincidentally (I didn't know this was in the pipe), Mike Krigsman provides a critique of Forrester's Enterprise Software...

Tags: Consultant, SAP AG, Bill, Principle Reason, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XPPenny wise, pound foolish.XP is unsecurable. Enterprise AV, all the tools, etc, it is fundamentally broken. All these enterprises deal with constant and unrelenting security threats. It really has no place...

Tags: Operating systems, survey, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

MiddlEdge, Inc.: Professional Quality, Low Cost With HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless AiO

MiddlEdge Inc., is a seven years ago company leveraging the business experience gained over a 20-year career in large companies. It delivers a broad range of management consulting services for small and midsize organizations, with an emphasis on team/organizational performance improvement. It needed to provide professional output capabilities for a...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Wireless, Professional Development, Printers, Outsourcing, Career, Hardware, Peripherals, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

Case studies 2009-07-01

Connected Intelligence for the Utility Industry: More Business Value From Information Than Ever Before

HP provides BI consulting services through its world-class consultancy practice. With a team of 2,800 BI consulting professionals worldwide, and more than a decade of consulting experience, it solves utility companies' most complex information challenges with relevant customer insight experience, proven acceleration techniques and technology, and global delivery capabilities. HP...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Industry, Consulting, Connected Corp., Outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

White papers 2009-07-01

Software Consultancy Helps London Borough Improve Citizen Service

Asidua delivers world-class integration, software, and consultancy services to government and corporate clients worldwide. The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializes in Application and Data Integration ADI, and focuses on helping clients improve both their business bottom line and their service to customers. Asidua was hired by the London Borough of...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Service, Asidua, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Government, Operational Planning, Tools & Techniques, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-06-26

Marketing Consultancy Reaps Rewards From Genuine Software

Dynamic, Creative & Resourceful Marketing DCR Marketing is a marketing management and fulfilment agency based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. DCR Marketing wanted to ensure that it met copyright laws by acquiring licensed software, as well as improving productivity and work processes by deploying a comprehensive office productivity suite. DCR Marketing...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., File-sharing, Marketing Consultancy, Tools & Techniques, Marketing Research, Peer To Peer (P2P), Management, Marketing, Internet

Case studies 2009-06-15

The CIO is dead (long live the CIO)

TechRepublic's Patrick Gray takes on the changing role of the CIO, writing that a C-level position for IT will no longer be warranted unless it evolves beyond the operational, shared-service mentality. You can find more posts like this on TechRepublic's IT Leadership blog. With the...

Tags: CIO, Role, Information Technology, Technology, Service, C-level, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Financial Services Consultancy Boosts Bottom Line Using Software Integration

The Goetzman Group provides financial and accounting consulting services. The Woodland Hills, California - based firm sought to increase efficiencies, boost market outreach, and reduce IT costs. The Goetzman Group, a financial and accounting consultancy, used the software integration in Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 to help automate the core...

Tags: Software, Accounting, Financial Service, Accounts Receivable, Microsoft Corp., IT Cost, Integration, Goetzman Group, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance

Case studies 2009-06-01