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S'pore startup to plug managed services hole
News Value Advantage wants to help managed services providers penetrate SME market, and address "disconnect" in how technology is packaged and sold.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Service level management, Services, Business, Canadian company, Greg Lipper, Small And Medium Enterprise, CEO, COO, Asia-Pacific
Turning unwanted ads to clicks
News Industry experts discuss how data is driving new advertising metrics, and the ways in which social media ads can avoid being seen as spam.
Tags: Advertiser, Social Media, e-mail, Facebook, network, agency, ROI
Cloud computing: Is it worth legal risks?
Insight perspective The cloud throws up a raft of legal and security concerns, but that doesn't mean firms shouldn't embrace it, says U.K.-based lawyer.
Tags: Cloud computing, Legal, Data security, Security Management, Security, IT Services, Cloud computing, Server, payment, software-as-a-service
Don't CC me, I'll CC you
Blogs Carbon paper fascinated me when I was younger. Write once, get two copies. What a great invention and work tool, I thoug...
CIOs favor six-month ROI
News Outsourcing deals that can promise return on investment within 180 days are nine times more likely to get signed off than those with a two-year or longer turnaround, finds new study.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Services, Outsourcing, IT Budget, Cloud Computing, ERP, CIO, IT outsourcing, outsource
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Techguide Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Cost control, Baseline Cost, Business Unit, Information Technology, Benchmarking Exercise, Project, IT-spending, Cost
Standalone EDS would have 'struggled'
News Outsourcer had a "stagnant" business that would find it hard to cope with global slump and currency swings, says marketing head of HP-owned company.
Tags: Services, Business applications, Acquisitions, Merger integration teams, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Outsourcing, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Accenture Ltd., CIO
Cisco takes Letterman-style approach to push UCS savings
News Cisco Systems took to the Web in a David Letterman-type format to explain to a live audience why its new Unified Computing System is the winning solution for the enterprise.
Tags: Data centers, ROI/TCO, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., ROI/TCO, network, marketing, industry, data center
Common ways IT wastes money on development
Techguide Examples include using developers as support staff and failing to calculate a project's ROI before giving it the go-ahead.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, IT project management, Outsourcing, Project, Money, Training, Chances, Developer, Justin James, Worker
Get developers on board with SOA governance
Techguide A service-oriented architecture expert shares eight ways to coax developers to adopt SOA practices with little or no input, guidance or training.
Tags: Web services, Software engineering/development, SOA, SOA Governance, outsourced development team, Developer, software, outsource, ROI, team
IT vendors offer good measures in bad times
News Technology companies are offering more financing options to help customers, especially smaller ones, tide over the rough economy, according to Asia-Pacific execs.
Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, Business, cost savings, Small And Medium Business, SonicWall, financing, leasing, Environment
Right time to ensure efficiency of BCP spend
News Companies should work at getting better returns on business continuity planning expenditure, instead of cutting expense on such activities during a downturn.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Crisis communications, Mobile, Backup, Cell Phone, Singapore, Forbes, business continuity planning, business continuity, Crisis communications
Online tools must serve business purpose
News Digital media tools must be tied back to business goals, and are not a means to an end, says external online director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Tags: Web 2.0, Internet advertising, Internet, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Tool, Singapore, Advertisement, social networking, marketing, best practice
Firms can gain from proper BPM deployment
Insight perspective Business process management, or "process for processes", helps CIOs anticipate processing issues and optimize efficient processes.
Tags: Process, Business, middle management, Successful Business Process Management, Satishchandra Nayak, ERP, Business Process, BPM, CIO, information technology
URL shortening is hot--but look before you leap
News Fueled by Twitter's popularity, services to abbreviate Web addresses are taking off. They bring a host of problems, but some are working to fix them.
Tags: Web sites, Network administration/implementation, Spam and phishing, Twitter, Web Page, Database, Service, API, DNS, analytics
