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- Tech CEOs: Will they step up in a downturn?
- Technology CEOs worth their paychecks are going to use this economic downturn to revamp business models and position for the so-called post recession era. It sounds rather obvious, but why don't all CEOs follow this playbook? We've heard the mantra repeatedly: Reload in a downturn. And a...
- Tags: Technology Company, Information Technology, CEO, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Social Networking, Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Forrester, SaaS and market uptake in IT management
- Competition in the Changing IT Management Space Yesterday I discussed CA's move into SaaS-based IT Management. Today, a Forrester Research shared with me a new report their firm also released yesterday (How Big Is SaaS In IT Management Software? by Peter O'Neill) on the predicted...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Solution, IT Administration, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc., Markets, Software As A Service (SaaS), Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Data Strategies That are Right for You!
- "Connect 2008: Store, Secure, Protect" Attend PC Connection's premier online event and get closer to achieving a streamlined data management solution. Participate in sessions throughout the day where valuable information to help you succeed will be shared. Store: Uncover ways to tackle...
- Tags: Strategy, PC Connection Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Data Management, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-11-06
- Data Strategies That are Right for You
- "Connect 2008: Store, Secure, Protect" Attend PC Connection's premier online event and get closer to achieving a streamlined data management solution. Participate in sessions throughout the day where valuable information to help you succeed will be shared. Store: Uncover ways to tackle...
- Tags: Strategy, Apple iPod, PC Connection Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Data Management, Storage, Digital Music, Digital Media, Databases, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-11-06
- Enterprise 2.0: Progress is mixed, but experimentation is cheap
- The state of enterprise 2.0 reveals spotty progress and a separation between key technologies. For instance, wikis are in, podcasts are out and blogs are somewhere in between within the corporation. In two Forrester reports here and here, the research firm hits on a few key themes:...
- Tags: NewsGator, Enterprise 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., Web 2.0, Wiki, RSS, Internet, Online Communications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- Cloud computing: Will the financial geeks give it a boost?
- The advantages of cloud computing are commonly known: You don't need upfront infrastructure investment; scaling up is relatively easy; and the service provider is likely to be more efficient than your company. But your friendly neighborhood chief financial officer may not get those arguments. Luckily a recent...
- Tags: Financial, CFO, Forrester Research Inc., Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- Forrester: Credit crunch may freeze tech services projects
- Forrester Research in a report is confirming that the credit crunch is beginning to hit technology services firms. The extent of the damage is unclear, but IBM's lower-than-expected third quarter revenue its earnings are stronger than expected may indicate something worse is afoot. Forrester's...
- Tags: Service Provider, IBM Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Business Services, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Forrester fuels the SAP maintenance price hike debate
- Forrester fuels the SAP maintenance price hike debateSAP MaintenanceSAP is a large company that feels they are bulletproof. They make their money on large accounts, and increasing maintenance is just a money grab in lue of increasing market share in SMB where thay have no clue how to penetrate.RE: Forrester...
- Tags: SAP AG, Forrester Research Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Converged Service Delivery: The missing link in achieving business flexibility - Forrester Report
- Converged Service Delivery is one of the emerging trends in Service Delivery. Understand from leading industry analysts, Forrester Research, how this model can benefit your business by reading their latest "big idea" report.
- Tags: Siemens AG, Business Flexibility, Forrester Research Inc., Converged Service Delivery
- White papers 2008-10-08
- Forrester fuels the SAP maintenance price hike debate
- The last few days I've been exchanging email with R 'Ray' Wang, VP and principal analyst at Forrester about the kerfuffle over SAP's unilateral decision to apply a price hike to its maintenance and support fees. Ray specializes in the enterprise market and has special experience of SAP going back...
- Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Forrester Research Inc., Ray, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Investment, Business Structures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Forrester: There's really no such thing as "green IT"
- Forrester: There's really no such thing as "green IT"Green IT or Cost Accounting...I don't believe that there is truly anything like accurate cost-center accounting either. What you propose looks good on paper, but is even more absurd than efforts to bill each employee's cost center for the paper used...
- Tags: Green IT, Forrester Research Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Crowdsourcing? Try expert sourcing
- Corporate America has hopped on the crowd sourcing bandwagon, but they may want to start considering another option: Expert sourcing. That's one of the big takeaways from a report by Forrester Research. Forrester analyst Chris Townsend writes: Corporate use of Innovation Networks is rapidly expanding as...
- Tags: Sourcing, Crowdsourcing, Forrester Research Inc., Expert Sourcing, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Forrester: There's really no such thing as "green IT"
- News flash. In a recent report called "Is Green IT Your Emperor With No Clothes?," market research house Forrester is advising IT managers to forget about the notion that there's any such thing as TRULY green technology. Yes, folks, it's part of that green tech backlash that we've all been...
- Tags: Asset, Green Technology, Information Technology, Green IT, Forrester Research Inc., Energy Consumption, Asset Management, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
- Forrester cuts 2009 IT spending projections
- Forrester cuts 2009 IT spending projectionsIn further news, the sun will rise in the east*splutter* Yeah, that was a hard one to predict. The biggest IT spenders, the financial markets, are in a tailspin. Just the old kit from Lehman Brothers going on sale will flood the market. Probably not...
- Tags: Financial accounting, IT-spending, Forrester Research Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Forrester cuts 2009 IT spending projections
- Forrester Research said Tuesday that it is cutting its technology spending forecast for 2009, but raising estimates for 2008. In a nutshell, Forrester now projects 2008 technology spending growth of 5.4 percent, up from 3.4 percent. In 2009, Forrester is projecting growth of 6.1 percent, down from...
- Tags: IT-spending, Forrester Research Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- IT services rates under pressure over economy
- Technology services suppliers may be getting squeezed by customers demanding better rates amid a weak U.S. economy, according to a report from Forrester. In a report gauging IT services spending Forrester found 70 percent of firms are negotiating lower rates with suppliers and 57 percent are cutting...
- Tags: IT Services, Information Technology, Outsource, Forrester Research Inc., Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Actions speak louder than words and the message is disheartening
- Here's a rhetorical question: If you're holding a seminar about the benefits of green technology strategy, should you really be giving away a gas card as one of the incentives to sign up? I thought not. For shame! But, as Forrester Research points out in a new...
- Tags: Global Warming, Forrester Research Inc., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-30
- The enterprise: All fun and 'serious games'?
- Will video games becoming to an enterprise near you? Forrester Research seems to think so as companies cook up new ways to train employees--especially those so-called millennial. I can hear the laughter now. Video games? We're about serious business, you'll say. What's the ROI you'll ask? Video...
- Tags: Forrester Research Inc., Games, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Data architects: You're "hot"
- Yes you are.Information and data architects and information security experts, here's some good news: You're the hottest. Fear not, data and content-oriented business analysts, business and enterprise architects and vendor management experts: You're extremely hot as well. Enterprise application strategists, IT planners, network architects and enterprise project...
- Tags: Role, Forrester Research Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Operational Planning, Training And Certification, Strategy, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Business Operations, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Forrester: The X Internet is coming (for real this time)
- Forrester: The X Internet is coming for real this timeSounds promisingAs long as there are measures taken to ensure the security of a company's assets cannot be compromised by this type of technology, it will be widely adopted in the near future.
- Tags: Asset management, X-Internet, Forrester Research Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
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