Tag: cloud computing

  • SMEs Put Their Faith in Traditional IT

    SMEs Put Their Faith in Traditional IT
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    SMEs Put Their Faith in Traditional IT Top Business Outcome Goals Cost control is still important, but driving new revenue is also critical. 87%: cost control/containment, 84%: improving customer experience through value-added services, 76%: retaining and expanding customer base, 71%: meeting compliance and government requirements, 57%: business agility and faster time to market, 57%: expansion… Read more

  • Demand for BI in the Cloud Varies

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    Most Strategic BI Focus Dashboards: 95%,  End-User Self-Service: 90%,  Advanced,  Visualization: 84%,  Data Warehousing: 82%,  Integration With Operational Processes: 82%,  Data Discovery: 79% Read more

  • Managed Services Thrive in the Cloud Era

    Managed Services Thrive in the Cloud Era
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    By Michael Vizard Conventional wisdom held that cloud computing would lead to a centralization of IT resources in a way that would ultimately lead to the demise of managed services. Instead, we’ve seen an explosion in complexity that is about to create more demand for managed services than ever before. The major issue customers are… Read more

  • SME Demand for Sophisticated Tech Tools on the Rise

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    Top SME Concerns in the U.S.  Economic issues remain the top concern of almost half of all SMEs.  Uncertain Economy: 48%,  Shifting Customer Expectations and Demand: 27%,  Labor Costs: 26% Read more

  • How Government IT Spending Is Evolving

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    Worldwide IT Spending by Government Organizations Federal spending on IT is projected to total $449.5 billion in 2013. Previous forecast was for 0.2% growth over last year. But downgraded to a dip of 0.1% from 2012. Read more

  • Cloud Computing: A Channel Opportunity

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    Use of the Cloud Exploded   87% began using the cloud in the last three years.,  One-third have been using it for three or more years. Read more