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The influx of consumer devices has brought along a variety of potential security risks through the consumer applications that end users have on their devices. Hamilton Health Sciences built an application ecosystem that mitigates the risk of...

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The influx of consumer devices has brought along a variety of potential security risks through the consumer applications that end users have on their devices. Protect the organizational assets while enabling end-user productivity.

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The influx of consumer devices has brought along a variety of potential security risks through the consumer applications that end users have on their devices. Protect the organizational assets while enabling end-user productivity.

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This video introduces the key driver of personal and unmanaged applications (PUAs) and the potential long term application portfolio strategy to integrate these into the enterprise.

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Applications management is a delicate balance, and metrics help maintain that balance. It all begins with measuring quality and customer satisfaction.

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Applications management is a delicate balance, and metrics help maintain that balance. It all begins with measuring quality and customer satisfaction.

London, ON – July 6th, 2011 – Info-Tech Research Group’s recently published Application Development Tools Vendor Landscape report ranks ComponentOne and Infragistics as market Champions. Telerik and DevExpress are recognized as Innovators in...

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Use this guide to understand the pillars of a successful development team, and the correct metrics that will help you measure and improve your success pillars.

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Application development outsourcing offers organizations potential cost benefits, an expansion of IT skills, and a higher level of flexibility with IT resourcing. However, outsourcing projects commonly run over budget, fall off-schedule, or...

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Application development outsourcing initiative success depends greatly on a thorough contract. While it does not have to be overly complex and laboriously constructed to be sound, the contract must systematically cover all aspects of a project...

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Out of sight should not mean out of mind when it comes to application development outsourcing projects. The work may be performed offsite, but the organization's IT department must regularly record and review the progress. That way, when...

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Finding the right outsourcer is essential to a successful outsourced application development project. When organizations are navigating the outsourcing vendor landscape, they must know what type of outsourcing arrangement they need (offshore,...

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Application development outsourcing can be a risky process if organizations approach it unprepared. Examine organizational needs and the details of the outsourcing initiative to determine potential successes and challenges. Then decide if the...

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There is real and growing interest in cloud computing despite the overuse and overhype of the term cloud. One of the fastest growing areas of the cloud is cloud-based development. Enterprises of all sizes are evalutating the potential of...

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There is real and growing interest in cloud computing despite the overuse and overhype of the term cloud. One of the fastest growing areas of the cloud is cloud-based development. Enterprises of all sizes are evalutating the potential of...

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Enterprises must take care to assess the right fit of any new technology. Platform as a Service is one such technology that has garnered a lot of interest and excitement, but care should be taken not to move too quickly.

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"The Cloud" has become major hype area as cost conscious enterprises explore the potential of renting IT services (infrastructure, applications, development platforms) to save costs over internal provisioning (i.e. buying and maintaining...

Use these notes to apply cost-savings across your department. Discover cost savings in every aspect of your cost-to-serve expenses, and use the guidance and tools below to start reducing costs today.

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Using pre-defined app dev principles and procedures, applications should be designed and implemented as securely as possible. Without secure app dev, the potential exists for an application component of an information system to be constructed...

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Using objectivity when deciding who and where to cut is nearly impossible. This tool will assist you in identifying cut candidates as objectively as possible, while ensuring that all required IT roles are covered to continue operations...

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Download this policy to help you regulate software development and code management in your organization.

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Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications involve significant costs for most enterprises. Follow five key strategies to drive the costs out of the COTS portfolio.

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Application development is a major cost center for most IT shops. On average, application development accounts for 40% of FTE allocation. Info-Tech presents five key strategies for reducing the impact of app-dev.

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Application maintenance is a significant cost concern for many enterprises. The best way to control maintenance costs is through active management of the application portfolio. Follow Info-Tech's recommendations to attain a 30% reduction in...

Small enterprises with advanced technical capabilities looking to expand quality assurance (QA) with an automated performance testing tool should review new offerings from HP, IBM, Borland, Micro Focus, and Microsoft. Use this vendor landscape...

When gathering requirements for software procurement decisions, enterprises need enough information to narrow the field of candidates. Too much detail, however, can rule out potentially viable candidates. Narrow the field without developing...

As part of IT cost management efforts, healthcare industry shops focus on three IT service areas ? discretionary and IT administrative spending, application development, and server and storage. Info-Tech's research suggests three key strategies...

Small enterprises have invested substantial amounts of time and money to construct and effectively manage their network infrastructures. As wireless continues to penetrate small enterprises, concerned managers ask if and how they should...

Many people would intuitively think that small enterprises have different cost-cutting priorities than large enterprise. In general, this is not the case - most enterprises follow a similar cost-cutting path regardless of the number of...

An appropriate description of requirements is essential to the successful deployment of a new application function, whether purchased or developed. Too often, we get the requirements wrong, and as a result, we fail to satisfy our internal and...