Many traditional enterprises see monetary opportunities to incorporate their market knowledge into new or specialized SaaS applications and data sets. Let’s say you’re the owner of a tire manufacturing company that’s been in business for more than 70 years. You have some great proprietary logistics systems you’ve used for decades and systems that are famous … Read more
The devil, as they say, is in the details. Don’t get tripped up on these common mistakes when calculating SaaS implementation costs. If you are contemplating a digital transformation initiative that includes migrating to a SaaS solution, one of the key factors you’ll evaluate is the total cost. But don’t stop there. For a more … Read more
Businesses will need to work more efficiently and spend less, which means CIOs will need to forge new value-based partnerships with IT suppliers. Many businesses will struggle to recover economically, which will inevitably lead to job cuts as companies try to reduce their operating costs. Earlier in June, CBI director general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “The government’s … Read more
On the chance that the COVID-19 virus forces masses of employees to work from home, this could be the time to review your disaster-recovery plans and address shortcomings. Backup and disaster recovery systems often do not get the respect or budget that they deserve, and despite its potentially dire dangers, the coronavirus COVID-19 could actually … Read more
Here are the factors you need to weigh so you can make a smart decision about the network automation tool that’s best for your organization. The concept of network automation has been around for as long as there have been networks, and until now the uptake has been slow for a number of reasons including … Read more
The top cloud providers for 2019 have maintained their positions, but the themes, strategies, and approaches to the market are all in flux. The infrastructure-as-a-service wars have been largely decided, with the spoils going to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, but new technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning have … Read more
As cloud services grow, there are more expenditures to track than ever. But understanding why you’re spending is as important as knowing what you’re spending in the cloud. In these days of cloud services and BYOD, you can’t always tell what you’re spending on IT by looking at purchasing agreements. You can start by asking … Read more
Cost management is a priority for organisations seeking to use infrastructure and software as a service. Public cloud, where a third-party provider makes computing services available over the internet, is big business, with Gartner predicting a total market size of almost $400bn in 2020. While public cloud can be divided into various elements, the two … Read more
Having poor talent is worse than not having the talent at all, and too many enterprises lack both the skills and the talent for cloud security. A new report from McAfee highlights the skills gap when it comes to security in the cloud. The report reveals that one in four organizations using infrastructure as a service (IaaS) … Read more
The cloud-based service management company has extended its reach in IT asset management to help businesses optimise cloud subscriptions. ServiceNow has agreed to acquire software as a service (SaaS) management company VendorHawk to help businesses licence software more cost-effectively. According to ServiceNow, vast amounts of a company’s IT budget is being lost due to under-utilised software. … Read more
