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Cloud Computing 1-0-1

2009-12-28T12:08:10+05:30

Here is my perspective on the Cloud Computing scenario as it unfolds going forward. Cloud Computing, by virtue of its dynamic, real-time upward and more importantly, downward scalability with a pay-per-use costing model, is particularly useful where there is significant inpredictability of demand for computing and storage resources or a large (though at times predicatble) variation in computing and storage activity through the year

Trends driving demand for Virtualization & Cloud Computing

2009-12-28T11:55:05+05:30

In the post-economic turmoil world, even as the global economy pulls out of tough times, business leaders are likely to continue putting pressure on managers to do more with the same or better still, more with less. Tough times have taught some tough lessons and the drive for greater productivity, lower complexity and greater responsiveness is likely to continue.

Google Wave’s Impact on the Enterprise Content Management Space

2009-12-11T12:03:06+05:30

Google Wave has the potential to dramatically alter the Collaboration and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) market spaces. Traditional ECM vendors may end up offering Google Wave plug-in’s to make collaboration more effective. Also, vendors who have been thriving on providing...

Google Wave Threat to Microsoft SharePoint?

2009-11-12T17:48:03+05:30

Google Wave is definitely an innovative way for collaboration and communication (C&C) for individuals. It’s still in initial stages of testing and is being tried out for personal use and informal chatting. Microsoft SharePoint (MOSS) as compared to Google Wave is a complete ECM product suite with many more features which are just not limited to C&C.

Sustaining Competitive Advantage Of Divested Business

2009-10-22T16:24:35+05:30

Market realities and increased competition have pressurized corporations to revisit their priorities and operational strategies. Divesting non-core business units that no longer fit strategic goals and selling under-performing units can be a viable means to resolve pressing business issues at hand. However, separating a business unit (BU) from its parent organization is wrought with tremendous IT challenges for both the parent as well as the BU being divested. Here are a few observations from the perspective of business unit(s) that are being divested to eunsure they safeguard the competitive advantage in the face of divestiture.