Reports
During the entire Oracle-Salesforce duck and dive show with the cancelled keynote, it was obvious to me that this was not a spontaneous act. It must have been orchestrated weeks before, because both parties would gain so much free marketing. And they did. For Salesforce, the Twittersphere and Facebook world were swarming with feeds and … Read more
Business is increasingly understanding that SAAS is the way ahead for future technology investment. Today, major research firm Gartner Inc. confirmed this, based on its mid- 2011 SaaS study. Here is an overview: SaaS Survey Findings & Conclusions Over 95 % of organizations expect to maintain or increase their investments in software as … Read more
Now reading… "Navigating through the Cloud: A plain English guide to surviving the risks, costs and governance pitfalls of Cloud computing" by Rob Livingstone. Other than the kindle version, who in the tech world would like to read a book about cloud computing? There are about a ‘000 website covering the topic from all … Read more
"Google Gmail Emerges as a Significant Threat to Microsoft in the Enterprise" is the title and the conclusion of a recent Gartner report on the topic as it has become a reliable alternative to Microsoft in the Enterprise Email Market. After 5 years, Google’s enterprise Gmail has gained cloud with clients who are commercial … Read more
Research Shows Companies Embracing New Growth Opportunities; 45% Expect to Drive New IT-Led Products or Services as Part of Innovation Plans Information Week released its annual InformationWeek 500 honoring the most innovative U.S.-based users of business technology. The rankings and research results were announced Tuesday evening during the annual InformationWeek 500 Conference held at the … Read more
Gartner Executive Programs Worldwide Survey of More Than 2,000 CIOs Identifies Cloud Computing as Top Technology Priority for CIOs in 2011 Survey Results Show Business Leaders Looking for IT to Drive Revenue Growth CIOs must re-imagine IT to support growth and competitive advantage, based on results from the 2011 CIO Agenda survey by Gartner Executive … Read more
Worldwide software as a service (SaaS) revenue within the enterprise application software market is forecast to reach $9.2 billion in 2010, up 15.7 percent from 2009 revenue of $7.9 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. The market is projected for stronger growth in 2011 with worldwide SaaS revenue totaling $10.7 billion, a 16.2 percent increase from … Read more
Research released today from Oracle shows that IT departments in financial institutions are unable to meet many key information demands, due to lack of access to the data or awareness of where it resides. Reading, UK – News Facts Research released today from Oracle shows that IT departments in financial institutions are unable to meet … Read more