As if cloud computing weren’t disruptive enough, there’s a force lurking outside traditional IT: ‘Shadow IT’ or, worse, “Rogue IT”.

As if cloud computing weren’t disruptive enough, there’s a force lurking outside traditional IT: ‘Shadow IT’ or, worse, “Rogue IT”. The experts have a lot to say: THINKstrategies’ Jeff Kaplan: “Most CXOs don’t know how many SaaS/Cloud apps are being used in their organizations.” SAP’s Greg Chase: “What is new is consumerization of IT, or really, IT-ization of the consumer – basically we’re all digital natives now. Individuals are making their own IT choices to get their work done.”...

Where were you at 10:26 am GMT on Jan. 22, 2011? That’s when the 10 billionth app was downloaded from the Apple App Store. Apple’s iconic success paved the way for how your business and, more importantly, your employees now access software.

Where were you at 10:26 am GMT on Jan. 22, 2011? That’s when the 10 billionth app was downloaded from the Apple App Store. Apple’s iconic success paved the way for how your business and, more importantly, your employees now access software. Alan Lepofsky notes, "Via the App Store and the ‘There's an app for that’" marketing campaign, Apple rapidly changed the way people add features and functions to their mobile devices...Now that same approach is making inroads in the business...

Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan. William Proctor and James Gamble. Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Their collaborative innovative solutions delighted their respective markets.

Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan. William Proctor and James Gamble. Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Their collaborative innovative solutions delighted their respective markets. How can your business co-innovate with the people who best understand what your audiences want? Look to the cloud. Sherryanne Meyer quotes Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz: “Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore.” She adds, “The old way of working will no longer work. The cloud is an enabler... sort of a new industrial revolution...

As if cloud computing weren’t disruptive enough, there’s a force lurking outside traditional IT: ‘Shadow IT’ or, worse, “Rogue IT”.

As if cloud computing weren’t disruptive enough, there’s a force lurking outside traditional IT: ‘Shadow IT’ or, worse, “Rogue IT”. The experts have a lot to say: THINKstrategies’ Jeff Kaplan: “Most CXOs don’t know how many SaaS/Cloud apps are being used in their organizations.” SAP’s Greg Chase: “What is new is consumerization of IT, or really, IT-ization of the consumer – basically we’re all digital natives now. Individuals are making their own IT choices to get their work...

Cloud computing: a positively disruptive innovation offering opportunities for every business – including yours. Today our experts discuss virtualization and the private cloud.

Cloud computing: a positively disruptive innovation offering opportunities for every business – including yours. Today our experts discuss virtualization and the private cloud. SAP’s Jeff Anders: “There are a lot of misperceptions about virtualization and cloud computing, based on outdated information.” Deloitte’s Scott Wall: “Virtualization is a key step in creating a private cloud or internal cloud-like capabilities that can enhance the business.” Dell’s Kamesh Pemmaraju: “Corporate data...

“Good help is hard to find.” Is this how you explain your company’s talent shortage? News flash! Our experts say YOU may be the problem. Dr. Steven T.

“Good help is hard to find.” Is this how you explain your company’s talent shortage? News flash! Our experts say YOU may be the problem. Dr. Steven T. Hunt at SuccessFactors: “High performing, highly skilled professionals want to work for companies that value and invest in them – and they will even forego some level of financial reward to work on what might be called ‘cool stuff’. Kevin Wheeler at Future of Talent Institute: “There is only a temporary talent shortage, primarily caused by a...

The economic forecast is rosy for professional services aka ProServe firms. Why? The cloud, says THINKstrategies’ Jeff Kaplan.

The economic forecast is rosy for professional services aka ProServe firms. Why? The cloud, says THINKstrategies’ Jeff Kaplan. “While often easier to use than traditional on-premise apps, cloud solutions still require specialized skills that most internal IT and SW development organizations don’t have. This has opened up a great opportunity for professional services firms.” But double-digit growth has a price, notes Service Performance Insight’s Dave Hofferberth. “In 2012 ProServe revenues...

Where do you stand on the great cloud computing debate: the cloud creates jobs or the opposite? Eager for a definitive answer, Jacqueline Vanacek at SAP and MR Rangaswami at Sand Hill Group launched a “Job Growth in the Forecast” study to determine how cloud computing impacts US job creation. The findings are optimistic. “As cloud computing transforms the entire IT landscape, it will also be a powerful catalyst for generating hundreds of thousands of net new jobs in the United States and...

The hybrid. It’s not just about cars. The newest hybrid in today’s fast lane is the cloud. Kamesh Pemmaraju described it in a 2010 blog: “Many industry observers believe that companies will move towards using a combination of private and public clouds in a hybrid architecture based on their business needs and workload characteristics.” Laurent Lachal adds, “Cloud computing is hybrid because it is user-centric. Hybrid clouds are about finding the right organization-specific mix of cloud...

When SAP SVP Rainer Zinow meets with customers and partners, “the same issues come up time and time again: What exactly is the cloud?” On our debut show, Rainer and other cloud experts answer that question and more. Saugatuck Technology’s Bill McNee: “Today’s businesses and individuals are less encumbered by constraints of time and place, doing their work through a new array of time- and location-independent computing capabilities–Cloud, Mobile, Social and Data Analytics plus...