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Converging on the Social Enterprise

Converging on the Social Enterprise

By Dion Hinchcliffe on September 8, 2011

I was in San Francisco last week for Dreamforce, the yearly confab for Salesforce that has had a major focus on social business the last couple of years. There’s little doubt that Marc Benioff clearly sees the very near future of business, and it’s something he calls the social enterprise. While you can read my […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged #DF11, B2B, B2C, Blog Post, C2C, CIO, Convergence, corporate spring, Digital Strategy, Dreamforce, dreamforce11, E2B, E2E, Governance, IT, Marc Benioff, Organization, salesforce, social business, Social Media, strategy, workflow

In the Cloud, Governance Trumps Ownership

In the Cloud, Governance Trumps Ownership

By Phil Wainewright on February 24, 2011

In more than a decade of talking about cloud computing, I have found the principle of ownership has been a recurring theme. People feel comfortable owning their computing. They know where they stand. Since cloud computing means giving up ownership, it makes people uncomfortable, uncertain of their ground.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing News, Firewalls, General Mainframe, Governance, Information technology management, Interrupt!, policy

Managing Integration In a Hybrid Cloud Environment

Managing Integration In a Hybrid Cloud Environment

By Phil Wainewright on November 16, 2010

Listen to my conversation with Rick Nucci, co-founder and CTO of cloud integration Boomi, in a podcast interview recorded in the week before the vendor’s acquisition by server manufacturer Dell. Previous conversations with Rick were SaaS Integration, Simpler through Sharing, in April 2009 and Why Your Cloud Applications Should Be Multi-tenant last February. In this […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged boomi, Cloud, Governance, integration, softwareasaservice

On HP hiring Leo Apotheker as its new CEO, and the Ray Lane Manoeuvre

On HP hiring Leo Apotheker as its new CEO, and the Ray Lane Manoeuvre

By James Governor on October 7, 2010

I am certainly not the first to comment on HP’s decision to hire Leo Apotheker as its new CEO, and nor will I be the last (our other coverage here) So what perspective can I bring that others might have missed? If nothing else I have met the guy, and I like him – he […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Governance, Hewlett-Packard, hp, Léo Apotheker, Mark Hurd, Ray Lane, SAHP, sap, Sustainability

Outsourcing marriage counselling… with Liz Campbell Evans

Outsourcing marriage counselling… with Liz Campbell Evans

By Phil Fersht on September 22, 2010

If your outsourcing relationship is on the rocks, one person who can provide some tried-and-trusted therapy is EquaTerra’s Liz Campbell Evans

Posted in Business | Tagged BPO, Equaterra, Governance, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, Industry-specific Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Liz Campbell Evans, Outsourcing Advisors, Outsourcing Heros, Sourcing Best Practises | 2 Responses

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Cloud Apps For Business Users That IT Can Live With

By Phil Wainewright on September 20, 2010

Listen to my conversation with Matt McAdams, CEO of TrackVia, which provides a cloud-based application development platform that’s popular with business users. In this podcast, find out why business users are turning to web-based cloud solutions to set up the…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud, Governance, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SharePoint, platformasaservice, situational, trackia, TrackVia

IT failure and collaboration: Ten big symptoms

IT failure and collaboration: Ten big symptoms

By Michael Krigsman on April 26, 2010

IT failures often arise from dysfunctional communication, collaboration, and planning across information silos and boundaries. Success requires more.

Posted in Business | Tagged CIO issues, Cultural issues, Governance, IT issues, Project Manager, Project strategy, Recruitment & Staffing, Workforce Management

Three truths of IT success

Three truths of IT success

By Michael Krigsman on April 5, 2010

Despite methodologies and tools to increase success, up to 70 percent of IT projects fail. The real keys are people, collaboration, alignment, and value creation.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged CIO issues, Cultural issues, Governance, IT issues, project management, project portfolio management, Project strategy | 2 Responses

When management causes IT failure

When management causes IT failure

By Michael Krigsman on April 4, 2010

We usually blame the team when a project to go down the tubes. However, often management is really at fault for the failure.

Posted in Business | Tagged CIO issues, Cultural issues, Dilbert, Governance, Humor, IT issues, Management, project management

Rethinking IT and business transformation success

Rethinking IT and business transformation success

By Michael Krigsman on March 23, 2010

Over the past several years, our understanding of IT failure has evolved and deepened. It’s now time to start a new dialog focused on opportunity and success.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged CIO issues, Cloud Computing, Cultural issues, Devil's Triangle, Governance, Information technology, IT issues, Organization development, Organizational culture

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