Recently I read an article from Inc.com that outlined the six major tech trends for 2012. Inc.com claimed that these trends could create huge opportunities or huge disruptions in the enterprise. As I read through the six trends (predictive technology, HTML5, high resolution displays, social analytics, speech for business and business-ready storage), it struck me [...]
Recently, I talked about key technology trends for 2012 and called out cloud computing as one area that companies are further exploring in 2012. Cloud computing is obviously an area where companies see opportunities to create more efficient, scalable systems and applications while also reducing costs. To that end, we see companies slowly moving various [...]
On Jan. 9 , I discussed the importance of CIOs driving innovation by aligning technology to business goals. Avanade’s own CIO, Chris Miller, is a good example of what I mean. As a business technology consultancy, Avanade‘s employees expect a lot from their technology – the software, hardware and services – to enable them [...]
As IT professionals, we are responsible for providing the tools to help an organization collaborate. We address this by putting in place things like Microsoft SharePoint Server, MySites, Instant Messaging systems, telephone systems, Wikis and other tools. All of these tools are very important and will absolutely help facilitate better collaboration. However, just implementing the [...]
Like Moore’s Law, the Consumerization of IT is a trend. You can’t touch it, you can’t buy it, and you can’t install it. Though devices tend to be the hot button item, consumerization is about the broad adoption of consumer technology in the workplace. This includes software (apps), social computing, new collaboration patterns in the cloud, and [...]
