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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
Ancient Chinese negotiation tactics
Delivering a strong and credible walk-away threat is really important to successful negociation
I’m always searching for new negotiation best practices and tips when I’m speaking with Forrester clients, but it's not often I find one when I’m relaxing in bed with an old favourite, recently rediscovered book. But here’s one that I...
February 27, 2012 5:16 PM Read Full Post
Microsoft aligns UK and Swiss pricing with the rest of Europe - but not with the US
MS goes back on its approach of setting prices and continuing to use the same exchange rate, which could lead to a 20% price increase to UK customers
Microsoft recently announced that it will change to its European currency pricing policy from July 2012, and the effect could be a 20% price increase for UK customers. It didn’t publicise the change, preferring to let its resellers tell their...
February 27, 2012 4:31 PM Read Full Post
Software audits: a tale of home truths, horror stories, and money
IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP lead the vendor charge
Software audits are a bit like public transport; you can wait for ages for a bus and nothing turns up and then all of a sudden five come along at the same time. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that software vendors...
February 21, 2012 9:42 AM Read Full Post
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