Business User’s Expectations with Cloud computing
Neil Ward-Dutton recently posted a comprehensive piece on Cloud computing, SaaS and SOA - the universal service network. He wrote that "Regardless of where services come from (and indeed because they will come from multiple places, creating cross-enterprise service networks), it's increasingly the case that in order to deliver effective IT capabilities in the 21st Century, you need to understand SOA principles and build technology and management structures that really support the principles of service orientation."
Amazon and Pownce Shut Down APIs
Amazon has announced that they will no longer be supporting the Alexa Web Search API. This web service has been in operation since December 2005 and offered developers access to Alexa's underlying search engine. Note, this search API is different...
Read more about Amazon and Pownce Shut Down APIs...Preparation is the key
Preparation is the key to a successful employee performance review. Reviews are not something you can just pop into and "winging it" if you want to get the best results from the...
Read more about Preparation is the key...How to buy SaaS Applications
This week I was delighted to join MR Rangaswami, CEO of Sandhill Group, David Knight, SVP at WebEx, and Ken Rudin, CEO of LucidEra for a spirited discussion on how Software as a Service is transforming the software buying cycle. The webcast...
Read more about How to buy SaaS Applications...The Unbundling of the Corporation
Here is an interesting article from the New York Times on the impact the credit crisis is having on corporate models.
Part of the article discusses the transformation of corporate...
Read more about The Unbundling of the Corporation...Training Presentation for Building Google Friendly
The webmaster team at Google has put together this 20 minute video presentation with tips on how to improve your site's presence on Google and how to deal with common issues like duplicate content, fluctuating PageRank, image search,...
Read more about Training Presentation for Building Google Friendly Sites...Performance Management in a Tighter Economy
As we move to tighter economic conditions, Performance Management is becoming critically important to organisations and managers. In the last few years, there has been a tremendous move from traditional reactive Appraisal systems to proactive...
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