Earlier this week , we examined how the current global economic situation is causing companies to rethink their global sourcing strategies. And how their desire to on-shore supply is being frustrated by a lack of U.S. manufacturing capacity and skilled workers.
(Like Old Mother Hubbard, they returned to the cupboard, but now the cupboard is dry.)
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The technology sector is full of upgrade and implementation horror stories. Who could forget the pain of early 90s ERP installs? Or the struggles with an overzealous IT department’s anti-virus settings that pretty much prevented you from doing any work online? The latest batch of problems making headlines are largely around consumer applications and software. [more]

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The case for adopting best-of-breed SaaS applications is pretty clear. Users want what they need, where they need it, when they need it, with any available innovations and without the costs and IT headaches of “CD” software. But following up on yesterday’s CPO discussion of risk management, it was good to hear Bob Tarzey, Services [more]

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A AMR Research recent article sheds some light on the real value of SaaS in the eyes of customers. As with any business decision, the assumption is typically that price is the most important factor. Luckily, as AMR’s research shows, that’s not the whole story in terms of buyers’ approach to SaaS.
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It is curious that Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer is touring the globe doing stump speeches not for Vista, but for how Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is changing the way businesses buy, use, and view enterprise applications. Even more curious are Ballmer’s predictions:

“In 10 years, we will see the desktop user experience being delivered 100% virtually [more]

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