The explosive growth of software as a service (SaaS) is one of the great stories of the modern world economy, and it has proven the tremendous power of the Internet as a transformative technology. SaaS is continuing to grow at a healthy clip—well into double digits—and conversations with IT buyers representing small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) suggest the future holds more of the same. Sixty-nine percent of survey respondents expect to increase their use of cloud-based technology in the next three years.
When you’re in the trenches of building your business, there’s a lot going on — acquiring customers, keeping them happy, and ultimately making sure you’re making enough money to survive. Unfortunately, in all the hustle and bustle, we end up losing sight of an extremely important aspect of our business that could make most of our troubles vanish: our pricing. By Patrick Campbell, Founder and CEO, Price Intelligently
It is an unfortunate reality most IT projects don’t end well; in fact researchers found 68 percent end up marginal or outright failures. For software-related projects, only 16.2 percent are completed on time and on budget. If you are a large organization, that number drops to 9 percent. Many never realize the promised value or ROI.
Over the last year, Threat Intelligence (TI) has become a hot topic for the cybersecurity industry. Organizations of all sizes are looking to the channel to provide recommendations on what to purchase, how to implement, and how to gain the greatest value from TI. It is therefore critical the channel clearly understands what TI is, and how organizations can capitalize on its value.
Is the shortage of trained security people the greatest vulnerability?
With technology advancing at a rapid pace, more and more companies are finding it difficult to streamline their operations, often enduring painful consequences. Companies that don’t want to get left behind, stuck in the old days, would be wise to consider implementing these five solutions to keep up with the times.
We’re soon going to need a new descriptor going forward when we refer to the data center. This rings true because network virtualization across private and public environments means the locations of compute and storage resources to facilitate on-demand networking do not sit statically in what could be considered a typical data center anymore. Virtual workloads now dart around like bees in a field of clover. It’s no longer a question or if but when all of this will affect your network.
As we know, in most restaurants today, once finished dining, customers receive the check and then the process begins of the wait staff going back and forth between the POS system, and table to handle the credit card transaction. Meanwhile, that same waiter or waitress is tasked with taking orders and refilling drinks from other patrons. Ultimately, the payment process can disrupt the dining experience of everyone involved.
It’s no secret enterprise, mid-market, and SMB customers are looking to move to the cloud, and smart service providers are adding cloud services to their portfolios to meet the growing demand. By Pete Manca, president and CEO, Egenera
If your company has ever experienced a system outage, you understand the impact of downtime and its potential to disrupt your business as well as your bottom line. By Rob Curls, solutions consultant, Concerto Cloud Services
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