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IDC: 87% Of Connected Devices By 2017 Will Be Tablets And Smartphones

IDC: 87% Of Connected Devices By 2017 Will Be Tablets And Smartphones

By Louis Columbus on September 12, 2013

The latest round of tablet, smartphone and PC forecasts from IDC released yesterday in their smart connected device market forecast shows how rapidly tablets and large-screen (5+ inch) smartphones are redefining the market. These forecasts also underscore how the majority of enterprises need to better plan how to get the most out of mobility investments […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Data Driven, enterprise software, Forrester Research, idc, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, mobile, Smartphone, tablet, tablet forecasts, Tech

451 Research: Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Fastest Growing Area Of Cloud Computing

451 Research: Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Fastest Growing Area Of Cloud Computing

By Louis Columbus on August 21, 2013

The majority of cloud computing revenue in 2012 was generated from vendors with sales over $75M (66%) and who are privately held (77%), with Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) projected to attain a 41% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2016. Market Monitor, a service of 451 Research, is also predicting 36% CAGR in cloud computing, growing from […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 451 Research, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, Data Driven, enterprise software, gartner, iaas, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, PaaS, SaaS, software as a service, Tech | 2 Responses

IDG Cloud Computing Survey: Security, Integration Challenge Growth

IDG Cloud Computing Survey: Security, Integration Challenge Growth

By Louis Columbus on August 14, 2013

IDG Enterprise recently published Cloud Computing: Key Trends and Future Effects Report, showing how enterprises continue to struggle with security, integration and governance while finding immediate value in collaboration and customer relationship management (CRM) applications. IDG’s methodology is based on interviews with 1,358 respondents, stratified across CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld, and Network World websites, in addition […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, CRM, customer relationship management, enterprise software, IDG, IDG Enterprise, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, SaaS, security, software as a service, Tech | 2 Responses

PRISM Projected To Cost U.S. Cloud Computing Industry $35B

PRISM Projected To Cost U.S. Cloud Computing Industry $35B

By Louis Columbus on August 9, 2013

U.S.-based cloud computing providers are projected to lose up to 20% of foreign market revenues or $35B over the next three years as a result of disclosures involving PRISM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank published How Much Will PRISM Cost the U.S. Cloud Computing Industry? (free to download, […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Cloud Computing, Data Driven, Germany, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Intelligent Tech, Jeff Nolan, Louis Columbus' blog, PRISM, security, Tech

Why Enterprises Need To Address The Mobile Trust Gap

Why Enterprises Need To Address The Mobile Trust Gap

By Louis Columbus on August 5, 2013

Only 30% of employees trust their employers to keep personal data private while 80% are using personal phones and tablets at work. This wide gap in trust needs to be bridged quickly if enterprises are going to get the most business value from their mobility investments and strategies.  These findings and are from the MobileIron […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Arthur D. Little, bring-your-own-device, byline=Louis Columbus, BYOD, Compuware, Data Driven, enterprise software, Intelligent Tech, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Louis Columbus' blog, Mary Meeker, mobile, mobile apps, mobility operating systems, Stanford University, Tech

Roundup Of Small & Medium Business Cloud Computing Forecasts And Market Estimates, 2013

Roundup Of Small & Medium Business Cloud Computing Forecasts And Market Estimates, 2013

By Louis Columbus on July 30, 2013

What sets apart the fastest-growing small businesses is their an innate strength at turning data and information into results. It’s becoming easy to spot a smaller business who is going to break out and grow quickly.  They often have these qualities:  they highly value knowledge, expertise and speed over seniority or cronyism; they have successfully […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, byline=Louis Columbus, Cisco, Cloud Computing, cloud computing forecast, Compound Annual Growth Rate, customer relationship management, Data Driven, enterprise software, ibm, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, Public Cloud Computing, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, software as a service, Tech | 2 Responses

CIOs On Cloud Adoption: Conquer Complexity And Help Us Grow

CIOs On Cloud Adoption: Conquer Complexity And Help Us Grow

By Louis Columbus on July 8, 2013

NTT Europe recently completed a study that found 56% of CIOs and Senior IT leaders see complexity of their own Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems as the biggest barrier to their organization’s enterprise-wide adoption of the cloud.  The survey contends that cloud adoption continues to be tactical in nature as a result of the […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged CIO, Cloud Computing, cloud computing adoption, Data Driven, enterprise software, Financial services, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, NTT Europe, software as a service, Tech | 2 Responses

Gartner Predicts CRM Will Be A $36B Market By 2017

Gartner Predicts CRM Will Be A $36B Market By 2017

By Louis Columbus on June 18, 2013

The latest enterprise software forecast from Gartner shows Customer Relationship Management (CRM) increasing to a $36.5B worldwide market by 2017, a significant increase from the $20.6B forecasted in Q1 of this year.  CRM also leads all enterprise software categories in projected growth, showing a 15.1% CAGR from 2012 to 2017, also revised up from 9.7% […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, BI, business intelligence, byline=Louis Columbus, customer relationship management, Data Driven, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, erp, gartner, Intelligent Tech, Louis Columbus' blog, SCM, Social Media, supply chain management, Tech, Web conferencing

2013 ERP Market Share Update: SAP Solidifies Market Leadership

2013 ERP Market Share Update: SAP Solidifies Market Leadership

By Louis Columbus on May 13, 2013

During 2012 the worldwide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) market experienced sluggish growth of just 2.2%, yet Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), financial management and Human Capital Management (HCM) applications showed potential for breakout growth. Through the challenging times of the previous year however, SAP still retained worldwide market share leadership.  These and other insights were recently published in […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, Concur, Cornerstone OnDemand, Data Driven, enterprise software, erp, Infor, Intelligent Tech, Kronos, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics AX, netsuite, oracle, Sage, sap, software as a service, Tech, ticker=NASDAQ:MSFT, ticker=NASDAQ:ORCL, ticker=NYSE:SAP

10 Ways Cloud Computing Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing

10 Ways Cloud Computing Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing

By Louis Columbus on May 8, 2013

The best manufacturers I’ve visited this year all share a common attribute: they are obsessed with making themselves as easy as possible to work with from a supply chain, distribution and services standpoint.  Many are evaluating cloud-based manufacturing applications including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and several have adopted cloud-based applications across their companies. With so much interest, […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged acumatica, analytics, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, CRM, customer relationship management, enterprise software, erp, gartner, Intelligent Tech, iPhone, Louis Columbus' blog, Manufacturing, software as a service, Tech | 3 Responses

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