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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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