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Monday, 20 May 2013

IT's New Concern: The Personal Cloud

Bring your own device is so 2012. The next big push in the consumerization of IT is bring your own cloud. And just as when consumer devices poured into the enterprise, many IT organizations have already responded with a list of do's and don'ts.

CIO

Monday, 13 May 2013

The Cloud from Both Sides

The hybrid model of cloud computing is very popular these days, by which an organization may choose to keep some information and applications in-house, while cloud-sourcing less sensitive material. “Probably the best success we’re seeing with moving things to the cloud is corporate e-mail,” says Tom Kieffer, CEO of Virteva.

Twin Cities Business Magazine

Monday, 13 May 2013

Managing the Cloud

It’s possible to pick cloud-based offerings from different vendors while keeping other functions in-house. It's also possible to send one’s entire IT infrastructure to the cloud. But what's important is that any of these options will require clear management oversight.

Twin Cities Business Magazine

Monday, 06 May 2013

Cloud Infographic: Put Your IT On Cloud Nine

This infographic is truly a nice, simple breakdown of what the various cloud services represent. It also lists the pros and cons of cloud hosting. Good for those who need to sharpen their cloud chops or just want a quick little review session.

CloudTweaks

Monday, 29 April 2013

Enterprise Social, It's Time To...

After an extensive research project to determine the business value of collaboration and enterprise social initiatives, Forrester discovered that adoption rates were slower than most organizations had expected. For many, the question has changed from "is there value?" to "how do we accelerate time to value?"

Forrester Blogs

Monday, 15 April 2013

CIOs and CMOs Must 'Turn Sparks into Flame'

Turning sparks into flame and growing that flame requires a scalable, very capable platform. That's what the CIO brings to the table. When the CIO and CMO work together with a shared goal to grow the business, it's a win-win for everyone. When the goal is to control costs, it's a win-lose.

ZDNet

Friday, 12 April 2013

Marc Andreessen and Rockmelt Are Betting the Desktop Has a Future

Let’s say we all grew up in tech world where we only used tablets and smartphones. Then one day, someone comes up to you with a 27-inch display hooked up to a notebook. You could have everything you have on your tablets and smartphones, and then some.

Wired

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

4 Steps to Big Data Lite

The barrage of questions executives often have surrounding "Big Data" suggests skepticism in yet another hot buzz word and an unwillingness to prematurely plung in and root around for random patterns without a plan to power the business.

CIO Dashboard

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

What Is Your Mobile Engagement Communications Strategy?

One problem comes up again and again when dealing with mobile initiatives: the very people the app is designed for don't know what it does or why they should use it. Detailed here are some symptoms of the mobile communications gap -- and they show up just as frequently in employee projects as they do in customer initiatives.

Forrester

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