The SaaS-ification movement explained
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...
4 mistakes companies make with SaaS cost estimating
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...
Economic slowdown will force CIOs to redress SaaS pricing
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,...
Coronavirus prep could prompt better disaster recovery
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...
7 considerations when buying network-automation tools
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...
Top cloud providers 2019: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud; IBM makes hybrid move; Salesforce dominates SaaS
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,...
Do you know what your cloud use really costs?
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...
Counting the costs of IaaS and SaaS
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...
Cloud security: The skills gap is delaying cloud migration
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...
ServiceNow buys into SaaS licensing to drive digitization
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...