Cloud Computing on Ulitzer

Cloud based Google Enterprise Apps This morning Cognizant, the company where I work as an analyst, reported their earnings.  In the earnings call Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza stated, "This year we expect to deliver about $500 million in SMAC (social, mobile, analytics, cloud) related services."  That is a significant number in Boise, Idaho where I live. I study SMAC related topics daily and teach SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) workshops globally.  No one is arguing against these mega-trends in 2013.  The questions I get are related to how to embrace and exploit these trends for the good of the company given their unique position, market, industry and region. On another topic - I read an article today titled, "Renegade Business Execs Drive IT Strategy" that I found intriguing.  Here is an excerpt, "Business executives are increasingly bypassing the IT de... (more)

Peter Done and Peninsula Business Services Launch New HR Tool for Employers - hronline

LONDON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter Done joint founder of Betfred and owner of Peninsula Business Services is continuing to expand his business portfolio whilst nurturing commitment in helping employers spend time running their business. Peter Done has invested £2.3 million in a new online HR management tool called hronline. hronline will be managed by Peninsula Business Services director Alan Price. hronline will be used as a tool to detect fraudulent absence as well as manage HR records and data. hronline identifies patterns and alerts employers of continued absence, it al... (more)

Mobile Commerce News Weekly – Week of May 5, 2013

The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile commerce and marketing, mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking, mobile ads and mobile security that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Kevin Benedict’s What’s New in HTML5 Also read M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read SMAC News Week... (more)

ExtraHop Wins Best of Interop 2013 in Las Vegas

IT Operations teams are under the gun. They need to tackle a growing list of new internal and business projects while supporting all the existing applications that keep the business running. It’s no easy task, but ExtraHop is here to help. Our solution provides IT operational intelligence, helping IT answer the question, “What is happening in my environment right now?” We aim to solve problems that have historically required multiple, disparate tools, and deliver a superset of multiple IT management disciplines, including APM, NPM, IPM, RUM, and BTM. Our products are delivering ... (more)

Kevin Benedict’s What’s New in HTML5 – Week of May 5, 2013

Welcome to Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5.  HTML5 is predicted to be the dominant development environment for enterprise mobility over the next several years.  The questions are when and where should HTML5 be used today.  In this weekly update on HTML5 we report on this ongoing debate and other relevant news. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read SMAC News Weekly Financial Times executive Rob Gri... (more)