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SOA's squishy paybacks revisited

A couple of years back, I posted some observations on the issues around SOA payback. Some analysts still say there has been little to no payback from these efforts.  Since SOA payback is still such a raw and confusing issue, here is an updated reprise of that post: ...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Payback, SOA, Service, Business Agility, David Linthicum, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-07-17

The Business Value of Internet Identity Security

This paper illustrates how deploying Internet Identity Software can result in a 100% payback on the first-year investment in only four months with full payback on a three year investment in only ten months, resulting in 300%+ ROI over three years. As needs grow, so do the business benefits, as...

Tags: Security, Payback, Identity, Ping Identity, Internet, Roi/Tco, Investment, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2009-06-16

Microsoft backpedals on severance payback

Microsoft backpedals on severance paybackMS did the right thingThe previous position was foolish in the extreme. Kudos to MS management for acknowledging the fact and making the appropriate change.RE: Microsoft backpedals on severance paybackNo, they did the wrong thing and was shamed into doing the right thing. Get it...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., payback, MS DID

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

It's payback time: If the Vista team could write ad copy ...

It's payback time: If the Vista team could write ad copy ...They should do nothing of the sortThey should concentrate on fixing their own problems and not try to market themselves by childishly pointing their finger at the competition. Perhaps if Apple had focussed more on delivering a sturdy OS...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), team, voyeur, Microsoft Windows Vista, Leopard, Vista Team, advertisement

Discussion threads 2007-11-06

Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback time

Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback timeIts the>"I see more researchers not work closely with vendors and just giving them a 30-day grace period before going public with the flaws," Ferris said.

Tags: Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, flaw finder, software, flaw, vulnerability, finder, payback

Discussion threads 2006-08-17

Long-term SOA payback tough to predict

Short-term, measuring SOA payback is relatively straightforward. A company saves x amount of dollars by not having to reinvent a service for a new application. But the big payback happens gradually, over the years, through business gains and agility. Capturing this kind of data is, well, not so straightforward....

Tags: SOA

Blog posts 2006-07-04

Sun and Google shake hands

Sun and Google shake handsI was blown out of my chair.....by the shockwave that was predicted about todays announcement that would change the internet forever and bring MS to its knees............Ok, maybe that was just gas.The only thing that could make this betterwould be a 5th story on the same...

Tags: INTERNET, OpenOffice, payback, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., AJAX

Discussion threads 2005-10-04

Successful CRMs yield 16-1000% ROI

Successful implementations of customer relationship management CRM applications have yielded returns ranging from 16% to more than 1,000%. IDC also found that technology-related savings account for only 7% of the average return, while benefits accrued from increased productivity and business process enhancements account for 51% and 42% of the return....

Tags: ROI, CRM, payback

Blog posts 2004-02-02

Finding the Payback From CRM

In this highly competitive environment, it is clear that organisations are becoming increasingly dependent on Customer Relationship Management CRM techniques simply to maintain their slice of the market. Customers, after all, are becoming more prepared to 'Shop around' and switch suppliers to get the service they require, while traditional 'High...

Tags: Intervoice, Payback, CRM, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Roi/Tco, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers

Additional Resources

JD Edwards Spotlight Video

Looking for a fast payback? Spend 10 minutes with free JDE ROI Tool and save thousands! Learn how you can boost ROI and productivity with a JDE technology refresh. Included is a user-friendly video tutorial that shows how you can tailor the parameters to meet your specific...

Tags: J.D. Edwards & Co., Video, IBM Corp., Corporate Communications, Roi/Tco, Marketing, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Webcasts 2009-11-25

Looking for a fast payback? 10 Minutes with Free Tool Can Save Thousands

Spend 10 minutes with free JDE ROI Tool and see how you can save thousands with a JD Edwards technology refresh. The tool lets you: identify strategic drivers conduct a brief benefits analysis demonstrate the significant value you could achieve by upgrading current ERP...

Tags: Video, Hardware, Tool, IBM Corp., Productivity, Corporate Communications, Roi/Tco, Marketing, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2009-11-12

Coming Soon: Free video conferencing from Google

The stakes are high, and, it looks like Google is willing to invest a pretty penny here, without worrying about payback. The cost of video conferencing will be going to zero, as the quality goes up.RE: Coming Soon: Free video conferencing from GoogleA free MCU, HD endpoint client which traverses...

Tags: Google Inc., Free Video

Discussion threads 2009-11-08

Deck the halls with LED

Sounds OKSounds like a reasonable idea although the cost of LED lights is quite high ($30?).lehnerus2000$30 for LED lights?We buy sets here for $15... and considering that the power consumption is so much lower that they quite literally pay for themselves in the savings on my electric bill, they're worth...

Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Lower the Cost of Your Data with IBM System x Servers and DB2

It's no secret, IBM has set the world record for the most database transactions per minute on a single Intel-based server. That achievement came with a price - in fact, the lowest price per transaction in its class. Have you been questioning the real cost of upgrading your database infrastructure?...

Tags: IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Data Management, Storage, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2009-11-01

Alternative to electrical retrofits helps Verizon Center save $25K monthly

So, you're not so sure your business can afford an electrical systems retrofit in order to save money on power consumption? The Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., has sidestepped this problem by installing some technology from Energy Automation Systems that is helping it save about $25,000 per month on electricity.That's...

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-23

How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?

Okay, butThey also go out and buy their own servers with some hidden budget line, then try to foist maintenance off on the CIO. And then we try to integrate the data - and the data isn't theirs, it's critical to the health, even survival, of the enterprise.Yes, we...

Tags: Strategy, Virtualization, cloud computing, Regulatory compliance, Marketing Guy, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Calculator 2.0 (Windows)

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Calculator helps you with capital budgeting by simultaneously evaluating the cash flow series of 14 projects against 5 different discount rates per project. For each of 14 cash flow series, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Calculator performs the following calculations: Initial Investment, Smallest Cash Flow, Largest Cash...

Tags: Analysis, Wheatworks Software, Cash Flow Series, Personal Finance, Microsoft Windows, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Software, Finance

Software downloads 2009-09-21

Zune HD: No YouTube in the browser for you

patheticI don't care much about youtube (I much prefer TED conference with top minds/scientists to that popular crap :P) but being a social media users (msn, FB and the like) I know for a fact that many people spend lots of time on this site and it is now imperative...

Tags: Team management, Turnabout, Web browser, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

What ever happened to the withering RIA market?

RIA ended up as toys, not toolsThe other things that happened to RIA were security and abuse of the user.Most RIA applications loose on the Web are simple toys, not useful to the viewer for the most part. Some of the few successes like Netflix VOD are characterized by heavy...

Tags: rich Internet application

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Stop the Presses!!! AT&T announces iPhone MMS.

Meh.I never understood the outrage over the lack of MMS on the iPhone in the first place, and as we've already learned AT&Ts network is handling the current traffic less than spectacularly.Well it's about damn time.Finally. Why the hell did it take them so long?It's payback time, AT&T...I don't usually...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Smart phones, AT&T Corp., MMS, Apple iPhone, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-03