Tag: Data Analytics

  • IT Skills Gap: CIO Headache, Channel Opportunity

    IT Skills Gap: CIO Headache, Channel Opportunity

    Gina Roos

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    Digital skills IT Skills Gap: CIO Headache, Channel Opportunity CIOs are looking to outsource IT to gain access to skills they don’t have in-house; this opens up key opportunities for IT solution providers. Skills Shortfall 65% of CIOs believe a shortage of talent will prevent their organizations from keeping up with the pace of change,… Read more

  • IT Industry Poised for Modest Growth in 2016

    IT Industry Poised for Modest Growth in 2016

    Dennis McCafferty

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    Cloud confidence IT Industry Poised for Modest Growth in 2016 The tech industry will see modest but steady growth this year, according to a combination of survey findings and “year ahead” forecasting from CompTIA. Slight Uptick Overall, global IT industry revenue will increase to $3.8 trillion in 2016 from $3.7 trillion last year. Segment Breakdown… Read more

  • Integrating Multiple Data Sources Challenges CFOs

    Integrating Multiple Data Sources Challenges CFOs

    Michael Vizard

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    Data deluge Integrating Multiple Data Sources Challenges CFOs Not only is the amount of data that CFOs need to analyze increasing rapidly, most of the systems that contain that data are not well integrated. Amount of Data Being Accessed Nearly one-third of CFOs anticipate a 26% to 50% increase in the amount of data their… Read more

  • Making Marketing More Meaningful With Metrics

    Making Marketing More Meaningful With Metrics

    Howard M. Cohen

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    A channel friend recently called me to complain about his marketing company. “They keep telling me that I’m getting great results,” he said. “But I just don’t see it.” It immediately occurred to me that it had not occurred to him how preposterous that statement really was. “When did you give them access to your… Read more

  • Data Analysis as a Service Can Cut Customer Costs

    Data Analysis as a Service Can Cut Customer Costs

    Gina Roos

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    Data Analysis as a Service Can Cut Customer Costs Data Analysis as a Service Can Cut Customer Costs By Gina Roos Big Investments 36% of respondents said they spend $100,000 to $499,000 on analytics solutions, including systems, people and processes, 26% said they spend $500,000 to $999,999, and 20% spend $1 million to $9 million.… Read more

  • Tech Companies’ Appetite for Acquisition Increases

    Tech Companies’ Appetite for Acquisition Increases

    Dennis McCafferty

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    Tech acquisitions Busy Tech Buyers 75% of tech companies completed at least one M&A deal in 2014, and 81% are expected to initiate at least one M&A in 2015 while 11% anticipate pursuing 11 or more. Big Money One-half of survey respondents say the average enterprise value per acquisition will be $250 million or less,… Read more