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New Forrester study: What is the ROI of application modernization?
If you work in IT, you’ve probably heard grandiose-sounding promises about the ROI of application modernization. It might not be surprising, then, that businesses everywhere are embracing the hybrid, multicloud cloud model. According to an IBM commissioned study by Forrester Research, 62 percent of infrastructure decision makers reported using hosted private cloud in 2017, and […]
Calculating the ROI of migrating SAP to cloud managed services
The potential value of cloud managed services extends far beyond reducing infrastructure costs and freeing up IT staff to focus on more innovative tasks. These solutions can create value across an enterprise by helping to accelerate time to market for new products and services, increase customer reach and retention, reduce labor costs, help improve security, […]
How organizations are measuring cloud success
Cloud adoption has entered the mainstream. Organizations are embracing cloud to drive enterprise-wide innovation that improves customer relationships while delivering operational efficiencies. But how are they measuring the success of their cloud initiatives? What criteria are they using to decide which workloads should move to the cloud? How are they using return on investment (ROI)? […]
“Outthink” comes alive in insurance industry drones application
The concept of “outthink” is sweeping through numerous industries as companies and individuals uncover new ways to transform their businesses using social, mobile, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and cognitive technologies. To make this strategy a success, outthink must come alive to fuel innovation. This new approach to technology must be thoughtfully applied to a […]
Cognitive computing is driving ROI on cloud
A driving force in cloud adoption is the cost savings one gets from eliminating physical servers, then migrating applications and data into the cloud. This reduces up-front capital expenditures (CAPEX) and enables budget planning that is based around operating expenditures (OPEX) and on-demand service provisioning. Undoubtedly this propels pricing competition among major cloud service providers. […]
Cloud Foundry Conference 2013: Why Cloud Foundry? Why now?
Takeaways from this year's Cloud Foundry conference in Santa Clara, Calif.
Cloud modernization approach – Part Two
Cloud modernization solutions are explored from an enterprise perspective.
Cloud modernization approach – Part One
Introducing a methodical approach to modernizing an organization's IT environment.
How to save in IT investments through cloud
There are various ways to save money when assuming a cloud computing strategy. Sometimes it is difficult to see these savings from the start, because people tend to think that there is a need to get into an up-front investment, which won’t provide a return on investment (ROI) in a clear way.
What type of desktop for my users?
This post goes through several categories of pros, cons and considerations for different types of desktops.