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You Say IT, Forrester Says BT: What's the Difference?

What's in a name? A lot, says Forrester Research CEO George Colony, whose quest to transform Information Technology to Business Technology is taking longer than expected. But would a new name really help bridge the gap between the server guys and the suits?



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Global IT spending to drop by nearly 11% in ’09, Forrester says

The high-tech industry might finally be hitting rock bottom, according to Forrester Research, which Tuesday forecast global IT spending to decline by nearly 11% in 2009 before vendors and end-user organizations begin to see some signs of recovery later this year and early next.



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SMBs more interested in cloud than big businesses? Just a myth, Forrester says

Enterprises with at least 1,000 employees are more interested in cloud-based virtual servers than companies with fewer employees, Forrester Research says in a new report.

| News | Virtualization | 06/11/09 at 7:44 pm |


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Poll: Companies still worried about open-source security

Businesses in North America and Europe remain broadly worried about the security of open-source software, according to new data from Forrester Research, but security concerns about SaaS are diminishing.

| News | Open Source | SaaS | Security | 06/08/09 at 7:30 pm |


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Forrester: Be careful negotiating SaaS contracts

As SaaS (software as a service) applications continue to gain momentum, customers should take certain precautions when negotiating contracts, a Forrester Research analyst said on Thursday.

| News | IT management/strategy | SaaS | 01/15/09 at 4:13 pm |


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