Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
German software maker SAP AG warned that its sales had abruptly dropped off in the last two weeks of September as companies cut back on computer-related spending due to the widening financial crisis. The announcement on Monday drove SAP shares down 16%, their biggest drop in nearly 12 years, and pulled down the whole technology…
As service orientated architecture (SOA) hits mainstream, anecdotes about SOA deployments gone awry become increasingly commonplace. Like the report of Mark Twain’s “death,” in which his illness was distorted by word of mouth into the ultimate departure, reports of the demise of SOA have been greatly exaggerated. No doubt about it SOA is difficult. However,…
Last month’s article, the first in this series, discussed the evolution of software as a service (SaaS) from the application service provider (ASP) model to today’s SaaS poster child, Salesforce.com. It discussed the forces making some companies re-think their approach to delivering IT services to the business, and move toward a service-provider, rather than an…
Industry veterans are familiar with the application service provider (ASP) concept. The idea is that a business software company, or its designated partner, hosts an enterprise software offering for end-user IT organizations. This eliminates the need for IT to plan, deploy, support and modify the software in-house. While the ASP concept has always seemed like…
Everyone involved with software development, deployment, or procurement understands that security is important. As such, it is an area that CIOs consistently identify as a top priority for new IT investment. Most IT executives now recognize that software security is not just about security features, but also depends on security assurance. System security can be…