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Mission Impossible: Judging TCO of Enterprise Software Upgrades

Irregular timing. Business disruption. Endless "options." These are just three reasons that enterprise application upgrades remain a "wild card" business scenario for companies, says Forrester's Paul Hamerman--so you'd b

Jul 1, 2010
ERP Systems IT Strategy SaaS
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SharePoint 2010: Four Big-Name Social Networking Rivals

IBM, Cisco, Google and Salesforce all aim to beat Microsoft SharePoint 2010 at the high-stakes enterprise social networking game u2014 and have recently made some smart plays. Here's a look at how the rivals currently stack up.

Jun 28, 2010 6 mins
Microsoft Office Office Suites Social Networking Apps
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CIOs to Vendors: Forget One-Stop Shopping, Get to Know My Business

Vendors seem to think what CIOs want is a one-stop-shop solution. But what CIOs really want is something far more precious: Salespeople who actually understand the individual customer's business.

Jun 25, 2010
CIO ERP Systems IT Strategy
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Why You Don’t Need a Cloud Strategy

The trouble with creating a "cloud strategy"? You're focusing on technology, not business benefit. Forrester's Randy Heffner advises you focus on how cloud can enhance your existing architecture strategy.

Jun 17, 2010
Cloud Computing
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Cloud Computing Support: Success Starts at Home

Amazon Web Services support has come under fire recently. But as CIO.com's Bernard Golden explains, many of the problems start when IT organizations make false assumptions about who's responsible for application scaling and maintenance.

Jun 17, 2010
Cloud Computing Virtualization
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Microsoft Eats Its Own SharePoint 2010 Dog Food: 7 Lessons

In the tradition of 'eating your own dog food," Microsoft shares best practices that it learned while using Sharepoint 2010 for social networking and podcasting.

Jun 17, 2010
Microsoft Office Office Suites SaaS
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Apps Premier: CIOs Weigh Adoption of Google’s Enterprise Collaboration and Communication Suite

More CIOs are adopting Apps Premier, but Google has to beef up Docs and broaden its appeal to win more enterprise converts to its cloud-based collaboration, communication and productivity tools.

Jun 16, 2010
Cloud Computing Microsoft Office Office Suites
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BI Moves to the Cloud

CIO survey finds one in five plan to move analytics off-premise in the next three years.

Jun 16, 2010
Business Intelligence Cloud Computing
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Formula 1 Team Uses Cloud Computing for Grand Prix Success

As Nico Hulkenberg, the 22-year-old up-and-coming Formula 1 driving star, approaches the final chicane of the Circuit Gilles Villenueve during the Canadian Grand Prix he will already know from telemetry data hosted in the cloud to slow down 10 metres

Jun 15, 2010
Cloud Computing
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Pre-Packaged Private Cloud: 4 Questions to Ask

Vendors are now pushing unified solutions for private clouds, but are these choices right for your enterprise? Forrester Research's James Staten shares four key questions to consider as you compare options.

Jun 15, 2010
Cloud Computing Private Cloud