Cloud As Game-Changer: Meet the Experts
When SAP SVP Rainer Zinow meets with customers and partners, “the same issues come up time and time again: What exactly is the cloud?” On our debut show, Rainer and other cloud experts answer that...
View ArticleHybrid Cloud: What Model Will You Drive?
The hybrid. It’s not just about cars. The newest hybrid in today’s fast lane is the cloud. Kamesh Pemmaraju described it in a 2010 blog: “Many industry observers believe that companies will move...
View ArticleJob Forecast: Bright Skies in the Cloud
Where do you stand on the great cloud computing debate: the cloud creates jobs or the opposite? Eager for a definitive answer, Jacqueline Vanacek at SAP and MR Rangaswami at Sand Hill Group launched a...
View ArticleDouble-Digit ProServe Growth: Managing Success
The economic forecast is rosy for professional services aka ProServe firms. Why? The cloud, says THINKstrategies’ Jeff Kaplan. “While often easier to use than traditional on-premise apps, cloud...
View ArticleBridging the Skills Gap: Work Redefined
“Good help is hard to find.” Is this how you explain your company’s talent shortage? News flash! Our experts say YOU may be the problem. Dr. Steven T. Hunt at SuccessFactors: “High performing, highly...
View ArticleDecisions, Decisions: Virtualization or Private Cloud?
Cloud computing: a positively disruptive innovation offering opportunities for every business – including yours. Today our experts discuss virtualization and the private cloud. SAP’s Jeff Anders:...
View ArticleMe and My Shadow: IT Gone Rogue
As if cloud computing weren’t disruptive enough, there’s a force lurking outside traditional IT: ‘Shadow IT’ or, worse, “Rogue IT”. The experts have a lot to say: THINKstrategies’ Jeff Kaplan: “Most...
View ArticleCo-Innovation: A Cloud State of Mind
Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan. William Proctor and James Gamble. Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Their collaborative innovative solutions delighted their respective markets. How can your business...
View ArticleShop The Cloud: The Rise of Enterprise Apps Stores
Where were you at 10:26 am GMT on Jan. 22, 2011? That’s when the 10 billionth app was downloaded from the Apple App Store. Apple’s iconic success paved the way for how your business and, more...
View ArticleSpecial Encore Presentation: Me and My Shadow: IT Gone Rogue
As if cloud computing weren’t disruptive enough, there’s a force lurking outside traditional IT: ‘Shadow IT’ or, worse, “Rogue IT”. The experts have a lot to say: THINKstrategies’ Jeff Kaplan: “Most...
View ArticleSocial Enterprise: New Collaborative Business Culture in the Cloud
Is your company culture ‘social’ yet? It’s the new game-changer in business and we hope you’re not missing out. Dr. Natalie Petouhoff: “What if your CEO said, ‘I don’t want employees talking to each...
View ArticleThe Cloud: Right-Sized Game-Changer for Your Company
True or False: Your company is too large - or too small - for cloud computing. Answer: False! Learn why from our panelists: Sina Moatamed: “Enterprises that are willing transform into lean, agile, and...
View ArticleIntegrating the Clouds: The perfect storm
Cloud. A handful of applications may give you fast growth, cost-effective innovation, new agility - but siloed, disconnected clouds and on-premise databases won’t talk to each other or to you. What to...
View ArticleIt's YOUR Cloud: Peer2Peer Networking Communities
Cloud. More than just another delivery mechanism for same-old enterprise software, the cloud facilitates peer2peer collaboration at new altitudes, with surprising benefits. The experts discuss this...
View ArticleStart-ups and Technology: Real Game-Changers
Start-ups. A bad time to launch one? Not! Technology is helping start-ups disrupt the status quo and become real economic game-changers. Louis Leporace, Next Principles: “Companies that fail to...
View ArticleHR Globalization: Ready or Not?
HR globalization. An inevitable challenge as your marketplace changes and new opportunities arise, perhaps in maturing countries. But are you and your employees ready to venture out of your home base...
View ArticleMe and My Shadow: IT Gone Rogue – Part 2
Shadow IT. Rogue IT. Call it what you will, it’s still a force lurking outside traditional IT. Our June 14 panel had so much to say that we’re continuing the discussion around these experts’ insights:...
View ArticleWomen In IT: Gender diversity at work
Women in IT. True or false: Gender diversity in the information technology workforce enables better decision making, increased creativity, and innovative performance? We’ll ask the experts. Emily...
View ArticleMobile Moments: Opportunity or Catastrophe?
Mobile Moments. According to Mary Meeker’s 2012 annual Internet trends report, 2.3 billion people are globally connected by the Internet, almost 3 % of all US adults own a tablet, and mobile is the...
View ArticleCool BI: Emerging Trends in the Cloud
Business Intelligence (BI). In 1989, Howard Dresser proposed BI to describe “concepts and methods to improve business decision making by using fact-based support systems.” Yes, your company needs BI to...
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