The general feeling in the Valley right now seems to be that there is a dearth of really new ideas or companies in the hopper. DEMO was flat, everyone has their Cleantech investments in place, and people are tired of talking about Facebook for...

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) often instil fear in the hearts of IT leaders, who wonder what will become of their people, processes, and technology in the new organization. Use this storyboard to align IT with M&A goals, plan for the new...

Solution Set

IT must determine the business goals of the M&A, while also reviewing and revising its current staffing, applications, and infrastructure to address the needs of the post-merger organization.

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Deciding on a post-merger target technology environment is a crucial planning step for IT professionals who are about to go through a merger or acquisition (M&A). Use Info-Tech's Merger & Acquisition Target Technology Environment Selection Tool...

Growth through acquisition is common in the IT industry, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) greatly enhances the speed and success of technology integration between firms. A merger is most often a business decision that is made with little...

When two enterprises merge through acquisition, all efforts must be taken to preserve the business value of the enterprise that was taken over. Moving through the integration of the systems infrastructures in a speedy manner will minimize any...

IT managers that are unhappy with the often excessive money they are paying for software Maintenance and Support (M&S) can replace their apps vendor with a third-party provider. When third-party M&S is the right fit for the enterprise, it can...

Vendor consolidation is a strong trend in the enterprise applications market. Use Info-Tech's framework to effectively respond to the opportunities and threats created when one of your application vendors is acquired by another company.