IT Service Management in the Cloud
Organizations who have on-premise ITSM in place are struggling with the high total cost of ownership and administrative burden they pose.
Posted by: Al Bender on 01/31/12
Exploiting Social Collaboration: It’s About Culture Change
Deriving value from social media is not just about implementing Web 2.0 technology. It is transforming corporate culture by the effective adoption and exploitation of new social tools and processes.
Posted by: Gloria Burke on 01/26/12
2012 IT Predictions: Disruptive IT Trends Move Into the Fabric of Mission-Critical Systems
The key theme for 2012 will be one of customer-facing business innovation and organizations will continue to embed six disruptive IT trends into their mission-critical business applications and processes, having cleared some of the earlier technical hurdles.
Posted by: Nick Evans on 01/17/12
2012 IT Prediction: Cloud Maturity Extends Business Adoption of Private Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS)
The Unisys 2012 Predictions for Cloud Computing explore the growing business adoption of Private Cloud and SaaS solutions while recognizing that certain security, integration and management challenges remain.
Posted by: Colin Lacey on 01/17/12
2012 IT Prediction: Mobility Initiatives Drive Employee Productivity and Enhance Customer Value
In 2012 we expect organizations to fully embrace enterprise mobility as the preferred channel for doing business, providing IT an opportunity to support business growth and gain a competitive advantage.
Posted by: John Almasy on 01/17/12
2012 IT Prediction: Social Computing Application Integration Drives Heightened Productivity, Connection, and Insights
Organizations will increasingly make social networks part of their enterprise application fabric in 2012 in areas such as CRM and case management, and make greater use of advanced social networking technologies for enhanced employee collaboration.
Posted by: Burak Bilir on 01/17/12
2012 IT Prediction: IT Appliances Accelerate IT Initiatives around Cloud, IT Infrastructure and CyberSecurity
Thoughtful application of IT appliances can help speed IT initiatives. 2012 will see rapid growth of IT Appliances in three areas: Cloud Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure for Mission-critical environments, and CyberSecurity.
Posted by: Isaac Levy on 01/17/12
2012 IT Prediction: Business Challenges Overtake Technical Challenges of Big Data
In 2012 Big Data moves from technical curiosity and pilots to real-life implementation for mainstream organizations. Business challenges will arise related to the business case and prioritization of analytics initiatives, access to data management and analytics skills, and data confidentiality and privacy.
Posted by: Nick Evans on 01/17/12
2012 IT Prediction: CyberSecurity Operations Take the Offensive with Integrated Sensors and Intelligent Analytics
In 2012 organizations will continue to mature their CyberSecurity frameworks and capabilities whilst consolidating key systems for cost savings and standardization, and hardening the CyberSecurity perimeter.
Posted by: Nick Evans on 01/17/12
The Little Toaster that Could
What are these things called "Appliances" and how have they simplified life for the IT organization?
Posted by: Michael Salsburg on 01/5/12
