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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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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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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 current financial climate is an area of concern for business leaders. While many cost saving strategies have been pursued already, there are still opportunities in this area for applications. The top tactics for cutting costs are zero-based...

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The current financial climate is an area of concern for business leaders. While many cost saving strategies have been pursued already, there are still opportunities in this area for applications. Focus on zero-based budgeting and eliminating...

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Outsourcing can be a viable option for enterprises looking to control costs and add value to an area where they might not have in-house expertise.

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This video introduces some of Info-Tech's new research on controlling application related costs in IT. Applications typically account for about 40% of the enterprise IT budget, therefore it faces a lot of scrutiny from senior management.

Vendor Research

This report will help vendors and solution providers understand the market dynamics surrounding non-corporately owned web and cloud-based applications (NCAs), such as Skype and Dropbox.

Tool

Use this Applications Roadmap Tool to automatically build a roadmap that will allow the organization to leverage apps management resources more efficiently.

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The application integration middleware landscape has evolved dramatically in recent years. Once a niche market, middleware deployments have become an essential strategy for competing in today's business environment. Modern middleware will see a...

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In today's IT environment, organizations often have numerous applications communicating with each other chaotically. Middleware streamlines that communication process, providing maximum integration benefits.

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Use this tool to predict the magnitude of hidden costs for your outsourcing project.

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Measure, avoid, and mitigate the hidden costs of outsourcing.

Solution Set

Business and IT leaders have come under increasing pressure to cut costs, in part due to hype surrounding the cost-cutting potential of outsourcing.

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As an Applications Development & Maintenance leader, you must address the key challenges facing the role. The effective management of legacy applications is one of those challenges.

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The PlayBook is in the unfortunate position of having a lot of potential while its competitors, or at least competitor, have already reached theirs. It leaves a mixed first impression, but risk-tolerant business users might find a lot to like...

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Almost half of North American households already have televisions with smart capabilities (most through a separate device, but increasingly through features built-in to new televisions). More importantly, Info-Tech predicts that by 2013, the...

HP has come to a definitive agreement to purchase Palm in a deal valued at $1.2B. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in HP's third quarter. Palm has been struggling for some time in terms of both its market...

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Collecting stakeholder feedback on IT's day-to-day performance is essential for meeting stakeholder expectations. Conduct regular business stakeholder satisfaction surveys to measure IT's performance, and understand where improvement is needed.

(13-Apr-10) Anxious to reap the oft-touted benefits of Windows 7, you may want to jump right into a pilot implementation. But to realize the maximum and most effective return on your latest OS investment and to ensure user buy-in for the...

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Complex IT environments and fluctuating budgets are the norm for Government institutions. They must focus on streamlining processes while providing users with critical IT services. From managing large IT staffs to supporting legacy applications,...

(2-Dec-09) Spokespeople from Info-Tech Research Group Ltd., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sony Corp. and Research in Motion Ltd. provided food for thought on upcoming uses for mobile devices at a Technology Town Hall meeting in Toronto...

1-Oct-09 School districts that have big computing needs but small budgets are turning to a more affordable solution: thin clients. Take Union School District in San Jose, Calif., which turned to thin clients to upgrade a computer lab full of...

Optimizing application delivery across the WAN is becoming critical for multi-site enterprises seeking to consolidate and centralize IT resources. Enterprises looking to improve application delivery across the WAN should consider the dual...

11-Sep-09 Google's announcement of its new Chrome operating system, due to debut in the second half of next year, almost instantly generated controversy and criticism in the technology community. Some industry observers think that Windows 7 will...

Although moving to a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) can enhance business and IT agility, the sheer complexity and scope of the migration make this a potentially pitfall-ridden process. When embarking on an enterprise SOA initiative, IT...

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You now have a set of opportunities to improve the application portfolio, enhance technical infrastructure and strengthen the IT organization. You now need to turn those opportunities into action and describe what needs to be done.

If in-house developed applications are not secured as well as they could be, achieving a level of comfort with enterprise risk will be difficult. Enterprises that employ dedicated security staff should be leveraging this expertise to improve...

Economic concerns that are compelling many enterprises to reassess current IT projects may also affect broader initiatives that are fundamentally important to business strategy, such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). IT leaders must...