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The rich list: Who are the wealthiest people in IT?

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 enews

It’s all about the money as we run down the top ten richest people in tech For whatever reason, most likely because they wield various forms of power over the general populace, we remain obsessed with the wealthy. And humans love to categorise, hence the endless lists of stuff, including the richest persons inhabiting our little planet. Here’s our list of the top ten richest people in IT, which will be updated regularly. 10. Masayoshi Son (Worth: $18.2bn) Japan’s richest man, Masayoshi Son is founder and CEO of ISP and…

The End of SaaS?

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 enews

It’s almost time to close down SaaS as a sector. Again. SaaS or “Software as a Service” businesses first appeared in the late 1990’s as Application Service Providers or ASPs. Part of the implosion of the Internet bubble in 2001 was the complete abandonment of the model because it made no money. After big investments in software services intended to replace on premises software for businesses (especially Microsoft and Oracle), ASP was retired. This time it’s different. SaaS is being overrun by data. I’ll explain, but first let’s review some…

Starbucks is also into IT

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 enews

Every business must have a unique niche if you wish to separate yourself from others to compete in the marketplace. This is especially true if you are competing in an industry that is very crowded with competition and low price is a driving incentive for the customer. It used to be that a cup of coffee was just a cup of coffee. Then a company came along and completely changed the rules. They violated every marketing rule. They overpriced their product. They changed the language – a small is actually…

Facebook is dead, it just doesn’t know it yet!!

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 enews

Today I met an old friend and asked him why is he not active on Facebook and he said he has deleted his account. That got me thinking – off late I have stopped going much on Facebook, and so have lot of my friends…. very infrequent updates and sharing… Is there an underlying trend? I decided to stretch the truth and Google “Facebook is dead”. Some of the most interesting returns of the search query: BusinessInsider – 1 Apr 2014 – The Rich Kids Of Instagram Declare Facebook Is Dead Forbes…

Fast Failure: The Secret to Success

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 enews

Surveying the business landscape over the past five years makes me especially optimistic about growth. Strangely, that’s because so many U.S. businesses are failing—but failing successfully. As unexpected as that sounds, the best organizations and business leaders are now adept at failing and then quickly applying lessons learned from those misfires to fuel future successes. Today’s problems are incredibly complex. Few can be solved on the first try. But we find that clients who seek to understand what does and does not work ultimately make more confident, grounded decisions. The insurance industry…

Microsoft acquires InMage: Better business continuity with Azure

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 enews

I’m pleased to announce that Microsoft has acquired InMage, an innovator in the emerging area of cloud-based business continuity. Our customers tell us that business continuity – the ability to backup, replicate and quickly recover data and applications in case of a system failure – is incredibly important. After all, revenue, supply chains, customer loyalty, employee productivity and more are on the line. It’s also very complicated and expensive to do. CIOs consistently rank business continuity as a top priority, but often don’t have the budgets or time to do…

‘A Threat to Internet Freedom’

July 13, 2014July 14, 2014 enews

The last few months have been critically important for the future of Internet freedom and access. The concept of “network neutrality” has been so central to our experience of the Internet, and such a driving force for innovation and expression, that most of us have taken it for granted. This Op-Doc explains the basic idea: when you visit a website, the phone or cable company that provides Internet access shouldn’t get in the way. Information should be delivered to you quickly and without discriminating about the content. Yet now the…

Microsoft warns of pending support deadlines for Windows 7, Office 2010 SP1, Windows Server 2003, and more

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 enews

Microsoft officials are beginning to sound the support warning bell for customers running a number of its popular products, including Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and more. As the second half 2014 rolls in, Microsoft is stepping up its warnings for approaching support deadlines for some of its key products, including Windows 7. A few definitions worth knowing: Mainstream support is the typically five-year period when Microsoft provides free patches and fixes, including but not limited to security updates, for its products. When a product exits the mainstream support phase, Microsoft…

Google, Dropbox band together to fight patent trolls

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 enews

A new group seeks to provide its members insulation against attacks by patent trolls Google, Dropbox and a few other high-tech firms have come up with a new way to help defend themselves against patent trolls. Patent trolls, or “non-practicing entities,” are companies that buy up old patents and try to monetize them by accusing others of infringement. They usually request a one-off licensing fee to end a lawsuit, something many companies reluctantly pay because it’s cheaper than defending the claim. The practice has become a significant problem in the…

How to Tame Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud Multisourcing

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 enews

SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud services) technologies are complicating an already complex IT services value chain. Here’s how to tame this multisourcing beast. Multisourcing — parceling out the IT services portfolio among a number of vendors — is the new normal in IT outsourcing. And as social, mobile, analytics, and cloud (SMAC) services become increasingly important to the IT environment, companies will find themselves managing an ever larger pool of smaller deals that are, in many ways, different from their traditional outsourcing relationships. And, says Lois Coatney, partner with outsourcing consultancy…