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SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions address cost and speed of deployments
Fancy saving 20 percent-plus on your enterpise apps implementation?
At SAP SAPPHIRE (SAP’s biggest user conference, May 14-16), SAP announced that it has deployed more than 1,400 instances of Rapid Deployment Solutions (RDS) at more than 1,000 unique customers. These solutions help customers deploy SAP modules in as short...
May 22, 2012 10:35 AM Read Full Post
Clients demand business innovation from services partners
Continuous improvement is not enough
Innovation is again the hot topic for clients, as it was before the economic downturn. Clients have a renewed interest in innovation and business growth, and they seek services partners who can help. But what is innovation in this context?...
May 18, 2012 10:31 AM Read Full Post
Reunion special: licensing with the frenemy
Are your software asset management tools up to the job?
A recent conversation with IBM software executives sheds more light on the topic of software audits. Responding to a blog post we published a few months ago, IBM recognised some of the challenges inherent in an IBM software audit. They...
May 8, 2012 3:45 PM Read Full Post
Deloitte to acquire Workday implementation specialist Aggressor
Deloitte continues to ramp up its software-as-a-service (SaaS) consulting practice, both through organic growth as well as acquisition. Today, Deloitte announced plans to acquire Workday implementation specialist Aggressor. Aggressor has been one of a very small set of Workday integrators...
March 30, 2012 4:46 PM Read Full Post
Now that tablets and smartphones are here, how do we get our apps and enterprise data on them?
According to Forrester surveys, 27% of companies support the iPad today, while another 31% plan to support it in the future. As organisations begin to support connected smart devices such as iPads and smartphones, they also want to connect them...
March 30, 2012 4:18 PM Read Full Post
Oracle had a strong third quarter, but well-informed buyers can still get great deals in its Q4
There could be a small window to get better deals from Oracle than you've ever got before
Oracle reported its results for the three months to February 29 earlier this week, and it beat analysts’ expectations. Software licence sales were up 15% from last quarter, and up 7% on last year’s Q3. The blogosphere’s “Oraclefreude” delight at...
March 23, 2012 5:24 PM Read Full Post
Clients say Big Data is now an imperative (not just an initiative)
Big Data was the key talking point at IBM's Smarter Analytics event this week
At IBM's Smarter Analytics event this week, clients and partners presented success stories about how organisations are driving business value out of big data, analytics, and IBM Watson technology.Examples included:- City of Dublin, Ireland using thousands of data points from...
March 23, 2012 4:40 PM Read Full Post
Identify your current state as a starting point for a new communications strategy
Conducting an audit of what's out there
Defining a best-practice communications strategy requires establishing a planning starting point. To do this, SVM professionals need to undertake a comprehensive audit of the company's communications current operational state that includes compiling use-cases by different business divisions, determining the more...
March 21, 2012 1:40 PM Read Full Post
Defining and refining your comms technology strategy
Why sourcing professionals should play a pivotal role in IT-business discussions
SVM professionals often are tasked with facilitating formal and informal discussions between IT operations and business stakeholders for input and feedback when attempting to evaluate and refine a strategy for new communications technology decisions and sourcing. Comms technology planning and...
March 20, 2012 4:26 PM Read Full Post
Will Microsoft SharePoint in the cloud work for your organisation?
What to consider when deciding whether to Adopt SharePoint Online now for wait for the next release
The days of Microsoft SharePoint being only a locally installed software product are over. Microsoft's commitment to SharePoint in the cloud is evident in its massive data centre investments, its costly retrofitting of the code base to support multitenancy and...
February 27, 2012 6:55 PM Read Full Post
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