The next five years is set to bring a dramatic, hybrid shift in the way IT leaders approach the IT infrastructure that supports their business growth and innovation, according to a global IT Outsourcing study released today by Savvis, a CenturyLink company.
In fact, by 2018, this global report predicts...
Published: Mar 17, 2014
This paper discusses the importance of workloads when planning for your migration to the cloud. It also describes how a structured approach to cloud workload analysis can help you identify cloud initiatives that offer faster time to value, reduced migration risk and higher potential return.
Published: Jul 14, 2014
With commerce evolving at light speed, now is a truly exciting time to be in a position of leadership. Becoming a customer-centric organization that fosters innovation and collaboration requires a new way of thinking and operating. Companies equipped with the tools and vision to embrace that change today will be positioned...
Published: Nov 12, 2013
Three primary cloud deployment strategies are available today for enterprise software—public, private or hybrid cloud. However, many cloud vendors force enterprises to choose between data security or cloud deployment flexibility: they’re either unable or unwilling to give the enterprise both.
But for those...
Published: Apr 10, 2014
The virtualization market reached a tipping point in 2010, when more virtual servers were launched than physical servers. Today, VMware generates more than $4 billion in annual sales and has assets valued at more than $40 billion.
Published: May 01, 2013
It’s no secret that Software as a Service (SaaS), and the cloud in general, offers the enterprise a tremendous opportunity. SaaS delivers the breadth, simplicity and affordability of packaged applications in a fraction of time and for a fraction of the cost of traditional models.
But SaaS also changes the dynamics...
Published: Feb 10, 2015
The following is a side-to-side comparison of how thinkingphones’ cloud communications delivery model compares to traditional premises-based systems.
In both the short-term and long-term, thinkingphones makes strategic sense for forward-thinking enterprises looking to consolidate communications applications...
Published: Jan 05, 2015
When it comes to landing page optimization, we often focus our attention on page layout, compelling call-to-actions, and motivating copy. All of these elements are extremely important, but they are meaningless without accurate data. If users enter bad data on landing pages or forms then no amount of split A/B testing can...
Published: Oct 03, 2013
In This Paper:
- Internal technology services that lack resources, rigor or efficiencies are prime candidates for the cloud
- Understand the business and regulatory requirements around the data to be moved to the cloud
- Know your cloud provider’s security and privacy commitments, and what responsibilities...
Published: Apr 22, 2014
Like most enterprise IT organizations these days, you’re inundated with requests to implement the cloud. As a common practice, your data center fields and implements such requests on a project-by-project basis. These requests, however, can be diverse. Some can relate to consuming specific public cloud services, while...
Published: Aug 01, 2013
In a perfect world, getting rid of old IT equipment would be as simple as pulling the old stuff out and plugging the new stuff in. And there would be a clear timeline you could count on to tell when any aging piece of equipment in your data center becomes a detriment.
Published: Mar 12, 2014
This whitepaper provides some frequently asked questions and important insights about private clouds, to help organisations discover how private clouds add value while maintaining simplicity, enabling automation and driving self-service.
Published: Jun 13, 2014
The primary driver for cloud adoption will shift from economics to innovation as leading-edge companies invest in cloud services as the foundation for new competitive offerings.
These four pillars — Big Data, Cloud, Mobility and Social — are creating new business value and unprecedented innovation.
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Published: May 19, 2014
COMPANIES THAT ARE moving most aggressively to adopt cloud computing are being rewarded with competitive advantage through increased business agility, according to a recent survey of 527 Harvard Business Review readers in large and midsize organizations around the world.
Published: Sep 04, 2014