The document discusses the evolution of enterprise portals from traditional on-premise solutions to next-generation SaaS-based portals. It summarizes the findings of research that identified key requirements for these new portals, including cost-effectiveness, security, scalability, and ease of use. The research also indicated that CIOs want "enterprise-proven" solutions from vendors with experience deploying large-scale portals.
Situation Overview
Introduction
Systems of record are important for conducting day-to-day business with customers.
Competitive differentiation increasingly requires organizations to drive decision making based
on analyzing streams of data to target new interactions through mobile channels. Enterprises
are empowering their business analysts as “citizen developers” to develop applications in new
low/no-code environments to accelerate digital transformation and overcome the hurdle of a
shortage in developer resources.
To enable digital transformation of its customers, Salesforce provides a portfolio of services
to support and accelerate application development. Some services are meant for users with
minimal technology experience (often in line of business) with a low/no-code approach, while
others target professional developers offering complete control of application functionality
and the choice of multiple languages. Data analytics can be used to understand customer
interactions and trigger both desktop and mobile applications. Salesforce fully abstracts
infrastructure, removing the traditional time lags and complexity of delivering these types of
solutions
Forrester Report: Master DevOps For Faster Delivery Of Software InnovationSEBASTIEN DENES
Modern applications and loosely coupled architectures allow organizations to deliver software faster. Loose coupling means applications can be developed and delivered in smaller increments with fewer dependencies. This reduces risk and allows teams to work independently and at their own pace. Automating processes like continuous integration, testing, deployment and monitoring further speeds up delivery while improving quality. Organizations must adopt DevOps practices and break down silos to fully realize the benefits of faster and more flexible application delivery.
This document summarizes an IDC white paper about Oracle's total cloud strategy. It discusses how the cloud has transformed IT environments, with ubiquitous access to data and applications from any device. It also discusses Oracle's challenges in proving it can act like a startup with lean pricing and services, while also providing enterprise-grade applications. The document outlines Oracle's portfolio of cloud and cloud-enabling technologies across infrastructure, platform and software as a service to address customer needs in both cloud and traditional environments.
The Expanding Role of Chatbots in Enterprise CollaborationCognizant
Smart virtual personal assistants are set to change the dynamics of enterprise collaboration. The ongoing integration of chatbots into a popular collaboration platform provides a look at what the future may hold.
Nowadays the technological progress allows us to have highly flexible solutions, easily accessible with
lower levels of investment, which leads to many companies adopting SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) to
support their business processes. Associated with this movement and considering the advantages of SaaS, it
is important to understand whether work is being developed that is underutilized because companies are
not taking advantage of it, and in this case it is necessary to understand the reasons thereof. This
knowledge is important even for people who do not use or do not develop/provide SaaS, since sooner or
later it will be unavoidable due to current trends. In the near future, nearly all decision-makers of IT
strategies will be forced to consider adopting SaaS as an IT solution for the convenience benefits
associated with technology or market competition. At that time they will have to know how to evaluate
impacts and decide. What are the real needs in the Portuguese market? What fears and what is being done
to mitigate them? What are the implications of the adoption of SaaS? Where should we focus attention on
SaaS offerings in order to create greater value? These are questions we must answer to actually be able to
assess and decide. Often, decision-makers of business strategies consider only the attractive incentives of
using SaaS ignoring the impacts associated with new technologies. The need for tools and processes to
assess these impacts before adopting a SaaS solution is crucial to ensure the sustainability of the
information system, reduce uncertainty and facilitate decision making. This article presents a framework
for evaluating impacts of SaaS called SIE (SaaS Impact Evaluation) which in addition to guidance for the
present research, aims to provide guidelines for the collection, data analysis, impact assessment and
decision making about including SaaS on the organizations strategic plans.
Cognizant Community 2016: Mastering Digital: How to Navigate the Shift to the...Cognizant
For more than a decade, this unique event has provided busy executives with an opportunity to exchange ideas and insights both with each other and with acclaimed subject matter experts on the panoply of topics critical to advancing their business objectives today — and tomorrow.
Situation Overview
Introduction
Systems of record are important for conducting day-to-day business with customers.
Competitive differentiation increasingly requires organizations to drive decision making based
on analyzing streams of data to target new interactions through mobile channels. Enterprises
are empowering their business analysts as “citizen developers” to develop applications in new
low/no-code environments to accelerate digital transformation and overcome the hurdle of a
shortage in developer resources.
To enable digital transformation of its customers, Salesforce provides a portfolio of services
to support and accelerate application development. Some services are meant for users with
minimal technology experience (often in line of business) with a low/no-code approach, while
others target professional developers offering complete control of application functionality
and the choice of multiple languages. Data analytics can be used to understand customer
interactions and trigger both desktop and mobile applications. Salesforce fully abstracts
infrastructure, removing the traditional time lags and complexity of delivering these types of
solutions
Forrester Report: Master DevOps For Faster Delivery Of Software InnovationSEBASTIEN DENES
Modern applications and loosely coupled architectures allow organizations to deliver software faster. Loose coupling means applications can be developed and delivered in smaller increments with fewer dependencies. This reduces risk and allows teams to work independently and at their own pace. Automating processes like continuous integration, testing, deployment and monitoring further speeds up delivery while improving quality. Organizations must adopt DevOps practices and break down silos to fully realize the benefits of faster and more flexible application delivery.
This document summarizes an IDC white paper about Oracle's total cloud strategy. It discusses how the cloud has transformed IT environments, with ubiquitous access to data and applications from any device. It also discusses Oracle's challenges in proving it can act like a startup with lean pricing and services, while also providing enterprise-grade applications. The document outlines Oracle's portfolio of cloud and cloud-enabling technologies across infrastructure, platform and software as a service to address customer needs in both cloud and traditional environments.
The Expanding Role of Chatbots in Enterprise CollaborationCognizant
Smart virtual personal assistants are set to change the dynamics of enterprise collaboration. The ongoing integration of chatbots into a popular collaboration platform provides a look at what the future may hold.
Nowadays the technological progress allows us to have highly flexible solutions, easily accessible with
lower levels of investment, which leads to many companies adopting SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) to
support their business processes. Associated with this movement and considering the advantages of SaaS, it
is important to understand whether work is being developed that is underutilized because companies are
not taking advantage of it, and in this case it is necessary to understand the reasons thereof. This
knowledge is important even for people who do not use or do not develop/provide SaaS, since sooner or
later it will be unavoidable due to current trends. In the near future, nearly all decision-makers of IT
strategies will be forced to consider adopting SaaS as an IT solution for the convenience benefits
associated with technology or market competition. At that time they will have to know how to evaluate
impacts and decide. What are the real needs in the Portuguese market? What fears and what is being done
to mitigate them? What are the implications of the adoption of SaaS? Where should we focus attention on
SaaS offerings in order to create greater value? These are questions we must answer to actually be able to
assess and decide. Often, decision-makers of business strategies consider only the attractive incentives of
using SaaS ignoring the impacts associated with new technologies. The need for tools and processes to
assess these impacts before adopting a SaaS solution is crucial to ensure the sustainability of the
information system, reduce uncertainty and facilitate decision making. This article presents a framework
for evaluating impacts of SaaS called SIE (SaaS Impact Evaluation) which in addition to guidance for the
present research, aims to provide guidelines for the collection, data analysis, impact assessment and
decision making about including SaaS on the organizations strategic plans.
Cognizant Community 2016: Mastering Digital: How to Navigate the Shift to the...Cognizant
For more than a decade, this unique event has provided busy executives with an opportunity to exchange ideas and insights both with each other and with acclaimed subject matter experts on the panoply of topics critical to advancing their business objectives today — and tomorrow.
This document discusses the rise of software as a service (SaaS) delivery models which allow companies to access software applications over the internet rather than buying licenses and installing software on their own machines. Some key points:
- SaaS is growing in popularity with both customers and investors as it offers benefits like lower costs, more flexibility, and easier upgrades compared to traditional licensing models.
- While SaaS currently makes up a small portion of the overall software market, projections estimate it will grow to 10% by 2009 as capabilities and customer demand increases.
- For traditional software vendors, moving to SaaS delivery or offering online options will be important to remain competitive and not lose customers to new ent
Architecture Standardization Using the IBM Information FrameworkCognizant
Case study describes how a Middle Eastern banking major achieved digital transformation with a standardized information model based on the IBM Information Framework (IFW).
Why not let apm do all the heavy lifting beyond the basics of monitoring | Sw...Swatantra Kumar
In a short period, the complexity of technology increased exponentially. The number of frameworks that appear “overnight”, together with new architectural patterns and distributed teams, can pose several challenges. Keeping such a complex landscape in check requires constant monitoring.
Choosing the right monitoring solution, not only for the project but also for the team dynamics, will help to identify the possible areas of improvement. Furthermore, embedding a monitoring solution within the development cycle of a product will help to reduce the number of problems that can appear in each step, and might also help shorten the amount of time generally needed in identifying the area of service disruption.
Buzzwords often give context to concepts that evolved and needed a good “tag” to facilitate dialogue. Microservices is a new “tag” that defines areas I have personally been discovering and using for some time now. Articles and conferences described something that I slowly realized I had been evolving in my own personal experience for the past few years.
When your basic accounting needs are no longer met by the limitations of QuickBooks, it’s time to upgrade to Intacct, the cloud-based, best in class, financial management software. Intacct scales with your business, automates your processes, and integrates with your other applications.
Why are Businesses Leaving QuickBooks for Intacct?
Intacct Improves Your Speed and Efficiency
With QuickBooks you often end up spending hours completing manual tasks to compensate for the way it works. Intacct eliminates this unneeded costly time investment by automating time-consuming processes, such as multi-entity/multi-location close and reporting, multi-currency management, revenue recognition, project accounting, and billing. You’ll discover that you have more time to focus on growing your business.
Increased Visibility and Flexibility in Usage.
With Intacct as your cloud-based solution, you can view your financial and operational performance anywhere, anytime. All you need is an Internet browser connection and a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Intacct’s flexible system lets manage, analyze and summarize information the way you want using pre-defined or custom reports and dashboards.
Intacct Integrates with Other Applications and Eliminates Data Re-entry Time
Intacct integrates with best-in-class applications, such as Salesforce, and works with your other business systems seamlessly. Avoid the headaches of having to re-enter data from other applications into your financial system. When it’s time to upgrade from QuickBooks, Intacct is the best replacement.
Cloud-based Intacct Saves Money and Decreases IT Problems.
Intacct accounting software is cloud-based, allowing you to eliminate hardware costs, software maintenance, and upgrade problems. Intacct also provides industrial strength back-up and disaster recovery so your accounting system is secure. When your IT concerns decrease, your company can spend your time and resources focusing on strategic business goals.
Realising Digital’s Full Potential in the Value ChainCognizant
When we spoke with executives across Europe who lead digitising efforts, they described a diverse range of deployments, but digital can, and must, deliver far more than it has so far. In this ebook, we explore how businesses can explore digital's full potential across their value chain.
The document discusses how banks are increasingly adopting cloud-native approaches to application development and deployment to improve business agility, customer experiences, and operational efficiency. It outlines three common uses cases driving cloud-native adoption: 1) transforming the business for greater agility and flexibility, 2) optimizing operational efficiency using public cloud infrastructure, and 3) adopting an API ecosystem. While cloud-native approaches provide benefits, banks face challenges integrating legacy infrastructure and cultural changes. The document recommends banks assess their application portfolio to determine what can be lifted to the cloud, rewritten for cloud, or retired.
In this White Paper we provide some insights into the differences between Live-Wireframe applications authoring and programming using traditional tools.
Skelta BPM provides enterprises with a strong and collaborative platform that automates business processes that are required to complete specific business goals.
The document discusses how increased digitization is putting pressure on businesses to be more agile and innovative with their IT. It describes how Platform as a Service (PaaS) is evolving from a technical layer to a full-fledged business system that can accelerate the development and deployment of new applications. Specifically, PaaS provides standardized, scalable services that lines of business can use to quickly test and implement new ideas without technical expertise. The document also gives examples of how PaaS is enabling innovations in industries like retail through applications for mobile marketing, data analytics from sensors, and more integrated software ecosystems.
- CIOs are facing mounting pressure to do more with less as IT spending decreases and more technology spending occurs outside the IT department.
- Unified Computing combines outsourcing managed services with cloud computing to provide IT departments agility and lower costs while allowing them to become strategic enablers of the business.
- This approach provides all the benefits of cloud infrastructure alongside application skills and delivery from a large systems integrator. Companies like UEFA have adopted this model to dynamically scale their systems and lower costs.
This document discusses how organizations can optimize business value through hybrid apps. It argues that IT and business units must become partners to embrace new technologies like cloud, mobile, and data sources. A hybrid model allows apps to access internal and external data without worrying about the source. This enables new apps that follow real-world processes instead of silos. Combining new data sources and thinking can create new apps and insights that drive revenue. The new approach makes data available to wide audiences and empowers business users.
New Security: A $4-Billion Market in 2011 - Changing the Game: Monthly Techno...Capgemini
The document provides an overview of the growing $4 billion market for "new security" technologies, driven by factors such as increased mobility, cloud computing, and the need for enterprises to securely do business with external partners and customers. It discusses how traditional internally-focused security approaches are insufficient for today's more open, "outside-in" environments. Standards bodies are working to define security standards for cloud, mobile, and business-to-business interactions to address this need. The growth of the new security market reflects enterprises' need to protect themselves and meet requirements for external business interactions.
Digital transformation for software enterprises involves leveraging techniques from industrial processes to increase developer productivity and transparency in software development operations. Specifically, it refers to applying concepts like division of labor, supply chain management, and transparency of components used to build software. This addresses challenges around measuring individual developer productivity, avoiding silos, and managing growing complexity, while also improving quality, reducing financial risks from bugs or security issues, and disrupting the IT outsourcing market.
This document provides an overview and analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) for Facebook advertising among retailers from Q3 2012 to Q3 2013 based on data from over 100 retailers leveraging Nanigans' predictive lifetime value platform. Some of the key findings include:
- Retailer Facebook click-through rates increased nearly 4x from Q3 2012 to Q3 2013, with the largest quarterly increase from Q4 2012 to Q1 2013.
- Cost-per-mille (CPM) prices increased over 2.5x from Q3 2012 to Q3 2013, with prices spiking each quarter's last month.
- Despite price increases, return on ad spend (ROI)
The document discusses SOAapps.com, a business application marketplace launched by EnterConnect Inc. It outlines how the marketplace allows businesses to (1) accelerate growth by reaching more customers, (2) gain a competitive advantage through optimization on Oracle Fusion Middleware, and (3) shape the future of software as a service delivery. The document then discusses SOAapps.com's strategic roadmap to becoming a platform as a service leader by 2009 through developing its partner program and categories offered, and driving awareness and demand through marketing initiatives.
The document provides instructions for a coursework project to design and build a database for a bouncy castle hire business. It outlines 6 tasks to complete with increasing levels of difficulty to achieve a Pass, Merit or Distinction grade. Task 1 involves database design, Task 2 is to construct the database, Task 3 is to interrogate it with sorts and queries, Task 4 is to create reports from the queries, Task 5 is to build a user interface, and Task 6 is to test the database. Completing the base requirements for each task achieves a Pass, while higher grades require more advanced elements like custom forms and validation.
This document discusses the rise of software as a service (SaaS) delivery models which allow companies to access software applications over the internet rather than buying licenses and installing software on their own machines. Some key points:
- SaaS is growing in popularity with both customers and investors as it offers benefits like lower costs, more flexibility, and easier upgrades compared to traditional licensing models.
- While SaaS currently makes up a small portion of the overall software market, projections estimate it will grow to 10% by 2009 as capabilities and customer demand increases.
- For traditional software vendors, moving to SaaS delivery or offering online options will be important to remain competitive and not lose customers to new ent
Architecture Standardization Using the IBM Information FrameworkCognizant
Case study describes how a Middle Eastern banking major achieved digital transformation with a standardized information model based on the IBM Information Framework (IFW).
Why not let apm do all the heavy lifting beyond the basics of monitoring | Sw...Swatantra Kumar
In a short period, the complexity of technology increased exponentially. The number of frameworks that appear “overnight”, together with new architectural patterns and distributed teams, can pose several challenges. Keeping such a complex landscape in check requires constant monitoring.
Choosing the right monitoring solution, not only for the project but also for the team dynamics, will help to identify the possible areas of improvement. Furthermore, embedding a monitoring solution within the development cycle of a product will help to reduce the number of problems that can appear in each step, and might also help shorten the amount of time generally needed in identifying the area of service disruption.
Buzzwords often give context to concepts that evolved and needed a good “tag” to facilitate dialogue. Microservices is a new “tag” that defines areas I have personally been discovering and using for some time now. Articles and conferences described something that I slowly realized I had been evolving in my own personal experience for the past few years.
When your basic accounting needs are no longer met by the limitations of QuickBooks, it’s time to upgrade to Intacct, the cloud-based, best in class, financial management software. Intacct scales with your business, automates your processes, and integrates with your other applications.
Why are Businesses Leaving QuickBooks for Intacct?
Intacct Improves Your Speed and Efficiency
With QuickBooks you often end up spending hours completing manual tasks to compensate for the way it works. Intacct eliminates this unneeded costly time investment by automating time-consuming processes, such as multi-entity/multi-location close and reporting, multi-currency management, revenue recognition, project accounting, and billing. You’ll discover that you have more time to focus on growing your business.
Increased Visibility and Flexibility in Usage.
With Intacct as your cloud-based solution, you can view your financial and operational performance anywhere, anytime. All you need is an Internet browser connection and a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Intacct’s flexible system lets manage, analyze and summarize information the way you want using pre-defined or custom reports and dashboards.
Intacct Integrates with Other Applications and Eliminates Data Re-entry Time
Intacct integrates with best-in-class applications, such as Salesforce, and works with your other business systems seamlessly. Avoid the headaches of having to re-enter data from other applications into your financial system. When it’s time to upgrade from QuickBooks, Intacct is the best replacement.
Cloud-based Intacct Saves Money and Decreases IT Problems.
Intacct accounting software is cloud-based, allowing you to eliminate hardware costs, software maintenance, and upgrade problems. Intacct also provides industrial strength back-up and disaster recovery so your accounting system is secure. When your IT concerns decrease, your company can spend your time and resources focusing on strategic business goals.
Realising Digital’s Full Potential in the Value ChainCognizant
When we spoke with executives across Europe who lead digitising efforts, they described a diverse range of deployments, but digital can, and must, deliver far more than it has so far. In this ebook, we explore how businesses can explore digital's full potential across their value chain.
The document discusses how banks are increasingly adopting cloud-native approaches to application development and deployment to improve business agility, customer experiences, and operational efficiency. It outlines three common uses cases driving cloud-native adoption: 1) transforming the business for greater agility and flexibility, 2) optimizing operational efficiency using public cloud infrastructure, and 3) adopting an API ecosystem. While cloud-native approaches provide benefits, banks face challenges integrating legacy infrastructure and cultural changes. The document recommends banks assess their application portfolio to determine what can be lifted to the cloud, rewritten for cloud, or retired.
In this White Paper we provide some insights into the differences between Live-Wireframe applications authoring and programming using traditional tools.
Skelta BPM provides enterprises with a strong and collaborative platform that automates business processes that are required to complete specific business goals.
The document discusses how increased digitization is putting pressure on businesses to be more agile and innovative with their IT. It describes how Platform as a Service (PaaS) is evolving from a technical layer to a full-fledged business system that can accelerate the development and deployment of new applications. Specifically, PaaS provides standardized, scalable services that lines of business can use to quickly test and implement new ideas without technical expertise. The document also gives examples of how PaaS is enabling innovations in industries like retail through applications for mobile marketing, data analytics from sensors, and more integrated software ecosystems.
- CIOs are facing mounting pressure to do more with less as IT spending decreases and more technology spending occurs outside the IT department.
- Unified Computing combines outsourcing managed services with cloud computing to provide IT departments agility and lower costs while allowing them to become strategic enablers of the business.
- This approach provides all the benefits of cloud infrastructure alongside application skills and delivery from a large systems integrator. Companies like UEFA have adopted this model to dynamically scale their systems and lower costs.
This document discusses how organizations can optimize business value through hybrid apps. It argues that IT and business units must become partners to embrace new technologies like cloud, mobile, and data sources. A hybrid model allows apps to access internal and external data without worrying about the source. This enables new apps that follow real-world processes instead of silos. Combining new data sources and thinking can create new apps and insights that drive revenue. The new approach makes data available to wide audiences and empowers business users.
New Security: A $4-Billion Market in 2011 - Changing the Game: Monthly Techno...Capgemini
The document provides an overview of the growing $4 billion market for "new security" technologies, driven by factors such as increased mobility, cloud computing, and the need for enterprises to securely do business with external partners and customers. It discusses how traditional internally-focused security approaches are insufficient for today's more open, "outside-in" environments. Standards bodies are working to define security standards for cloud, mobile, and business-to-business interactions to address this need. The growth of the new security market reflects enterprises' need to protect themselves and meet requirements for external business interactions.
Digital transformation for software enterprises involves leveraging techniques from industrial processes to increase developer productivity and transparency in software development operations. Specifically, it refers to applying concepts like division of labor, supply chain management, and transparency of components used to build software. This addresses challenges around measuring individual developer productivity, avoiding silos, and managing growing complexity, while also improving quality, reducing financial risks from bugs or security issues, and disrupting the IT outsourcing market.
This document provides an overview and analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) for Facebook advertising among retailers from Q3 2012 to Q3 2013 based on data from over 100 retailers leveraging Nanigans' predictive lifetime value platform. Some of the key findings include:
- Retailer Facebook click-through rates increased nearly 4x from Q3 2012 to Q3 2013, with the largest quarterly increase from Q4 2012 to Q1 2013.
- Cost-per-mille (CPM) prices increased over 2.5x from Q3 2012 to Q3 2013, with prices spiking each quarter's last month.
- Despite price increases, return on ad spend (ROI)
The document discusses SOAapps.com, a business application marketplace launched by EnterConnect Inc. It outlines how the marketplace allows businesses to (1) accelerate growth by reaching more customers, (2) gain a competitive advantage through optimization on Oracle Fusion Middleware, and (3) shape the future of software as a service delivery. The document then discusses SOAapps.com's strategic roadmap to becoming a platform as a service leader by 2009 through developing its partner program and categories offered, and driving awareness and demand through marketing initiatives.
The document provides instructions for a coursework project to design and build a database for a bouncy castle hire business. It outlines 6 tasks to complete with increasing levels of difficulty to achieve a Pass, Merit or Distinction grade. Task 1 involves database design, Task 2 is to construct the database, Task 3 is to interrogate it with sorts and queries, Task 4 is to create reports from the queries, Task 5 is to build a user interface, and Task 6 is to test the database. Completing the base requirements for each task achieves a Pass, while higher grades require more advanced elements like custom forms and validation.
This document appears to be an art portfolio listing for an artist named Felipe Sabogal Zuluaga. It includes 14 different artworks or projects titled with phrases such as "I Have Mixed Feelings About New York", "The Face That Launch'd a Thousand Ships", and "Earthy Man". The portfolio provides only the titles of the artworks without any descriptions.
Why Grammar and Punctuation and Picky Layout Rules Matter in AdvertisingNoah Liberman
Does your brand have a real editorial style manual? Does your agency have a grammar cop? Do you know why hyphens matter to your bottom line? Do you think I'm crazy? Read this. Takes five minutes.
The document discusses various models for managing inventory and dealing with uncertainty in demand, costs, lead times, and other factors. It describes how uncertainty can be classified as unknown, known, or uncertain and probabilistic models can handle uncertain situations. Different cases of uncertain demand are illustrated, and models for discrete demand, the newsboy problem, shortages, intermittent demand, service level, and target stock levels are explained. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to determine optimal order quantities, safety stocks, reorder levels, and target inventory levels given uncertainty in demand and lead times.
This document summarizes a study of CEO succession events among the largest 100 U.S. corporations between 2005-2015. The study analyzed executives who were passed over for the CEO role ("succession losers") and their subsequent careers. It found that 74% of passed over executives left their companies, with 30% eventually becoming CEOs elsewhere. However, companies led by succession losers saw average stock price declines of 13% over 3 years, compared to gains for companies whose CEO selections remained unchanged. The findings suggest that boards generally identify the most qualified CEO candidates, though differences between internal and external hires complicate comparisons.
Traditional application delivery is broken and cannot keep up with demands of the digital age. However, Low-code Platforms are emerging as key enablers to innovation by simplifying the development and deployment of custom enterprise apps.
SaaS, or Software as a Service, is radically transforming conventional software tools for micro/SMEs by diminishing transaction costs, increasing market flexibility and providing
cost effective outsourcing solutions to IT. Unlike any other time in history, micro/SMEs have a level playing field with large enterprise and Fortune 500 companies through early adoption of a myriad of SaaS solutions, which are enabling massive efficiency gains in areas such as: ERP, CRM, BI & HR solutions to name a few.
The document discusses the limitations of traditional software development methods, including bugs, time consumption, and failure to apply lessons learned. It introduces Encanvas' Applications Fabric as a codeless cloud service that allows for faster, lower risk application development. This addresses the need for organizations to develop applications quickly to support digital transformation and leverage disparate data sources. The Applications Fabric uses Computer Aided Application Development (CAAD) methods that involve designing applications using pre-formed building blocks rather than coding, reducing risks, costs and development times.
The article discusses Marchex, a SaaS solution provider that helps companies drive calls and convert callers into customers. Marchex analyzes calls to understand what happens and provides technology solutions to improve ROI. Russell Horowitz recently returned as executive director to guide Marchex's strategy and help customers leverage technology. SaaS has changed industries by providing on-demand cloud-based software accessed online through subscriptions, empowering a new way to access software compared to traditional methods.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is one of the fastest-growing divisions in the IT industry. SaaS models, which are centrally located on a remote cloud network, operate on a subscription basis and become useful for many businesses due to their flexibility, cost, and many other reasons.
Newsdata.io is just another example of Saas based product, which in this case is a news API that users use to get required news data through API calls. This is just one simple example of Saas.
In the coming period due to the covid pandemic, many companies will need the remote working of their employees, so the need for SaaS will only increase.
In this article, I’ve included some of the most important trends and growth data for SaaS solutions in 2022.
The document discusses how CA and Microsoft are collaborating to enable the Internet of Things (IoT) driven application economy. It describes how the IoT has the potential to create $2.7-$6.2 trillion in economic impact annually by 2025. CA and Microsoft provide infrastructure, management, and analytics tools to help companies monitor things, build applications, and ensure customer experience in the IoT economy. Their solutions help organizations address challenges around data collection, monitoring, application development, and assuring user satisfaction.
MSP Industry Brief - From Break / Fix to Recurring Revenue Madeline Titcomb
This industry brief highlights the industry and technology trends impacting MSPs now and in the future. It highlights ways for MSPs to take advantage of the cloud to create new revenue streams, address customer needs, and grow recurring
revenue for greater profitability and less volatility.
Albiorix Technology brings the top 10 digital transformation trends to watch out for in 2023 that you can adopt to improve your business performance.
For More Information: https://www.albiorixtech.com/blog/digital-transformation-trends/
The document discusses several new trends in cloud computing including cloud as an innovation platform for mobile, social, and big data applications. It also discusses the growth of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), software-defined hardware, big data analytics in the cloud, security in the cloud, and cloud-based collaboration across generations in the workplace. A survey found that cloud adoption is now strategic for many companies and SaaS adoption has grown significantly while IaaS and PaaS are reaching a tipping point. The amount of data residing in the cloud is also expected to grow significantly in the next two years.
A Seat at the Table: The Case for Making Professional Services a Strategic Fu...JoshuaWalovitch
As the cloud becomes more ubiquitous, software purchasing becomes more decentralized. Individual business units purchase point solutions to solve specific, department-related problems that don't always support the organization's overall efficiency.
Learn how companies can generate efficient sales processes by prioritizing professional services teams in the latest whitepaper from WorkRails.
Splice Machine Digital Transformation 2.0 white paperSyed Mahmood
This document discusses the evolution of digital transformation. Digital Transformation 1.0 involved automating manual processes and moving operations online. While cloud migration provided agility, true transformation requires modernizing applications to leverage new data sources and intelligence. Digital Transformation 2.0 requires transitioning from systems of record to systems of signals that can analyze real-time data using AI/ML. For companies to realize the benefits of DX 2.0, all applications must be modernized to ingest diverse data sources and embed intelligence. Approaches like lambda architecture are too complex, requiring specialized skills and loose coupling between systems. True transformation is achieved by modernizing applications themselves.
[Infographic] Cloud Integration Drivers and Requirements in 2015SnapLogic
SnapLogic and TechValidate queried more than 100 U.S. companies with revenues greater than $500 million about the business and technical drivers and barriers for enterprise cloud application adoption in 2015 and beyond.
You can also learn how the SnapLogic Elastic Integration Platform can help by going to www.SnapLogic.com/iPaaS.
There has been a paradigm shift in the way how organizations are moving towards enterpriselevel
adoption of Rich Internet Applications and Platforms with the evolution of internet. Earlier
the webpages were more of static content and involved lot of traversing through pages to complete
a transaction, now the web applications are very much dynamic, interactive and help the
user complete the same transaction in a few clicks. In the near term, such adoption will favor
The deployment of Rich Internet Applications and technologies added more twist to these
changing terrains by providing desktop like features, sandbox security and many more capabilities
there by creating an integrated rich user experience where most of the business users want
to access their RIA applications on Mobile and tablet devices.
This paper also presents key trends to understand the evolution of different RIA technologies
and also harness the power of RIA in creating an interactive and converging user experience
across domains and industries.
RICH INTERNET APPLICATIONS, PLATFORMS AND TOOLS - A PARADIGM SHIFT IN WEB USE...cscpconf
There has been a paradigm shift in the way how organizations are moving towards enterprise level
adoption of Rich Internet Applications and Platforms with the evolution of internet. Earlier
the webpages were more of static content and involved lot of traversing through pages to complete
a transaction, now the web applications are very much dynamic, interactive and help the
user complete the same transaction in a few clicks. In the near term, such adoption will favor
The deployment of Rich Internet Applications and technologies added more twist to these
changing terrains by providing desktop like features, sandbox security and many more capabilities
there by creating an integrated rich user experience where most of the business users want
to access their RIA applications on Mobile and tablet devices.
This paper also presents key trends to understand the evolution of different RIA technologies
and also harness the power of RIA in creating an interactive and converging user experience
across domains and industries.
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1. “Enterprise-Proven” is the
Prerequisite for Enterprise
SaaS Portal Solutions
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Cost effectiveness, security, scalability, ease of use and
legacy integration are top requirements for next-generation
business portals.
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Executive Summary
There’s no doubt that portals of the traditional sort are yesterday’s news.
They’re focused primarily on internal information-sharing and productivity
gains. And more often than not, they’re implemented on-premise like many
other first-generation technologies.
But next-generation portals are heading in entirely new directions. They will become the
platform for information integration and application consolidation, the launching point for
internal as well as external collaboration. Embracing a more attractive service delivery option for
the enterprise, they’ll be deployed through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.
With this evolution, CIOs are raising the bar in terms of their expectations and a new class of
portal solution is in order. “CIOs are demanding what we call ‘enterprise-proven’ solutions that
reflect deep experience in large-scale deployments,” says Sam Jankovich, Chief Executive Of-
ficer and President of EnterConnect Inc., a leading provider of enterprise business portals based
in San Jose, CA. “These are solutions which offer the cost-effectiveness, low risk and scalability
that this study proves are in demand.”
A recent online poll by IDG Research Services quickly validates this evolution—and discredits old
concerns about SaaS as a delivery vehicle. Gauging CIOs’ wish lists for next-generation portals,
the research uncovers undeniable requirements for enterprise-proven solutions. Key findings
include:
• Critical business applications are driving SaaS-based portal adoption.
• But when it comes to deployment, CIOs want a class of product that fits
the enterprise.
• The top attributes CIOs look for in such solutions include cost-effectiveness,
security, scalability, ease of use and integration capabilities.
The Business of Portals
The enterprise portal is today’s most pervasive framework for integrating information, people
and processes across organizational boundaries. Using a familiar web-based interface, portals
aggregate and personalize information through application-specific portlets making it easy for
users to share information and interact. These portals are being deployed for a variety of appli-
cations to enable better communication, enhance productivity, promote collaboration, improve
customer satisfaction, and, of course, reduce costs.
According to a study by Framingham, Mass.-based IDG Research Services, information technol-
ogy and business leaders obviously see and appreciate that value, with 70 percent indicating
that their companies are currently using one or more enterprise portal solutions. What’s more,
40 percent say they plan to implement one or more new solutions; while 44 percent will replace
or enhance existing solutions in the next 12 months.
So what’s spurring such enthusiastic investments in portal technology? Today’s successes and
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The the promise of the future have enterprises itching for more. Traditional portals have proven their
worth, but have been somewhat limited to specific one-off applications for internal constituents.
EnterConnect
Now enterprises are ready to branch out and transform their portals into much more. These por-
Vision tals will prove instrumental to the corporate infrastructure as the platform on which they base all
EnterConnect information integration and application consolidation.
delivers on-de- “We’re talking about one platform solution that integrates your .com, your intranet, and your
mand business extranet as well as other key business applications,” explains Jankovich. For example, a leading
portals that telecom rationalized and consolidated more than 3,000 intranets and extranets globally into 50,
empower even he says, while decreasing costs by more than $50 million.
the most demand-
ing enterprise
Business Needs Drive SaaS Portal Deployment
environments to As CIOs consider next-generation portals, they’re looking for a service delivery model that is in
transform ordi- keeping with this vision of an information and application infrastructure for the enterprise. And
nary operating they’ve got their sights set on Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS.
results into ex- SaaS is a software deployment model whereby an application is hosted as a service and provid-
traordinary gains ed to customers via a secure Internet connection. These days, it’s being used for everything from
in productivity, accounting to sales force automation. The delivery model eliminates the time- and resource-
e f fi c i e n c y a n d intensive task of installing and running applications on masses of computers. Thus, it’s easier
to deploy and alleviates ongoing management and support burdens. SaaS reduces up-front
revenue accelera-
expenses, instead using predictable monthly service fees.
tion. Putting our
“enterprise “SaaS makes enterprise portal implementations easier—that is, easier to deploy more quickly to
know-how” to more users and easier for users to learn and then leverage more effectively,” Jankovich reports.
“It’ll make enterprise portals ripe for viral adoption across any number of key business applica-
work, we enable
tions—inside and outside the organization.”
our customers to
consolidate, This is exemplified by a very large Southern U.S. manufacturer, he says, which implemented a
collaborate and SaaS-based enterprise portal solution to integrate 35 intranets and extranet—across multiple
countries and six different languages—into its worldwide document management site and go-to
connect—
source for 13,000 employees.
anytime and from
anywhere. So, when it comes to next-generation enterprise portals, it’s no surprise that this burgeoning de-
livery model is on the cusp of widespread adoption. In fact, 31 percent of the responding compa-
nies are currently using or considering the use of a SaaS enterprise portal in the next 12 months.
The SaaS Appeal
A SaaS delivery model for enterprise portals has compelling business appeal. Cost reduction is
the number one business priority for current or planned use of such solutions, according to 77
percent of respondents.
A global wireless provider’s use of an enterprise portal demonstrates this savings potential.
It was taking the company 45 minutes to onboard a new customer and activate a cell phone,
Jankovich explains. But with a new portal platform that process was reduced to 15 minutes, off-
loading 300,000 calls per month from the call center.
Other drivers include enabling more effective communication, improving customer satisfaction,
increasing employee productivity and improved security. One organization that has experienced
these benefits is a major Chicago-based medical center, which deployed an information portal
so 5,000 users—staff and physicians—can collaborate and share documents. That said, CIOs
are deploying these portals in key functions or departments that stand to gain the most from
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such benefits, including
Top Business Priorities Driving Current and/or Planned marketing and sales sup-
Use of SaaS Enterprise Portal Solutions port, HR and employee
self-service, knowledge
Cost reduction 77% management and cus-
Enabling more effective comunication 46% tomer self-service.
Improve customer satisfaction
40%
SaaS portals also have
Increasing employee productivity 40% widespread appeal from
Improve security and control
access to information 40% an IT perspective. The
Streamlining the management
of digital assets 37% managed service
Boost time-to-market/revenue 34% delivery model elimi-
nates much of the
Enabling employee self-service 34%
Promoting easier collaboration
management and cost
among employees 31%
burdens that plague
Enabling employees to easily connect and
collaborate with partners and suppliers 31% on-premise deploy-
Enabling customers and clients to easily
connect with employees 29% ments. And that means
Improving project
29% the IT team can be
management discipline
more responsive and
Enable better compliance management 26%
devote more resources
Other 6% Source: IDG Research, August 2008 to strategic imperatives.
Indeed, 91 percent of
respondents agree that the use of SaaS-based enterprise portals will enable IT to be proactive in
its approach to solving business problems. An equally impressive number say these portals will
enable IT to focus more on innovation and less on infrastructure and that they will have a posi-
tive impact on efforts to align IT and business.
“You don’t have to be an IT professional to manage the portal, so it’s the business folks that are
keeping it up-to-date and driving productivity,” reports Jankovich. “And that means IT can focus
on the mission-critical issues that keep the lights turned on.”
“Enterprise-Proven” the Only Way to Go
Most compelling, however, the SaaS delivery model has enterprise appeal. In terms of large-scale
implementations, it trumps other delivery options on key issues that are vital to success. The
potential benefits considered most critical by respondents include cost-effectiveness, low risk
and scalability.
But in terms of adoption, SaaS is still in the early stages of the hype cycle. And that begs some
very important questions: Are today’s solutions enterprise-ready? Will they address the need
for affordability and scalability? Will they present risk to the enterprise?
“What CIOs really need for successful implementations are business-ready, out-of-the-box por-
tals that work in their environment and meet their business requirements of cost-effectiveness,
low risk and scalability,” Jankovich observes. That is, “enterprise-proven” solutions.
And that means CIOs need SaaS portal solutions that reflect more than a decade of experience
earned from large-scale enterprise portal deployments, with Fortune 1000 success stories to
back them up. Which is why, respondents say, that when evaluating providers, the most impor-
tant traits are proven experience in the enterprise space (89 percent) and vendor reputation
(86 percent).
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Making the Grade
Important Features When Evaluating/Considering CIOs are looking for vendors that can step
SaaS Enterprise Portals up to the plate with solutions that make
the enterprise grade. And they have very
Cost-effective deployment 63% 31% 6% strong opinions about what that entails.
Secure solution 54% 37% 9% Indeed, when evaluating or consider-
ing SaaS enterprise portals, the features
Enterprise proven systems
(scalability) 51% 34% 14% respondents identify as critical or very
Ease of administration important include:
(business user level admin) 43% 40% 17%
Infrastructure that can integrate 94 percent praise cost-effectiveness. Do-
multiple services (PaaS) 43% 37% 17% 3%
ing more with less is a familiar mantra for
Availability to integrate with all
major technology platforms
51% 26% 17% 6% any IT organization. CIOs already have
Short upfront installation/
29% 49% 17% 6% enough to manage with their infrastruc-
training time
ture; they can’t hire an army to manage
Customizable solution 34% 40% 26% every application. They need solutions
that can be rolled out and managed in the
Open Platform 40% 29% 29% 3%
most cost-effective manner.
Critical Very Important Somewhat Important Not Very Important
Ninety-one percent point to a secure solu-
Source: IDG Research, August 2008 tion. For any critical business application,
risk mitigation is of utmost importance—
not only to keep data and business processes secure, but also for regulatory compliance. CIOs
won’t knowingly put the organization at risk; and more to the point, they’re ready to go the extra
mile to implement appropriate safeguards.
85 percent say scalability is crucial. SaaS portal solutions must scale, not just to the current
needs of the business but to future needs as well. No business application looks the same today
as it will 12 or 24 months down the road—not in terms of the technology infrastructure, the vol-
ume of users, nor performance expectations. CIOs need to know that their investments will meet
those needs, today and tomorrow.
83 percent cite ease-of-use benefits. Portals must be easy for the user to adopt—after all, the
quicker the adoption, the quicker the time to realize the rewards. In addition, 78 percent point
to ease in installation and training. It has to be easy for IT to get applications in the hands of the
masses and get them up and running with as few resources as possible.
77 percent indicate that integration plays an instrumental role. Solutions must integrate seam-
lessly with existing infrastructure and business processes, without force-fitting compatibility with
legacy systems and the costly programming that often comes with traditional on-premise solu-
tions. Simply put, integration must be easy, allowing for speedy deployment.
Yet, all that said, respondents cite several reasons for not considering SaaS portals that directly
conflict with the expected benefits and true potential of SaaS as evidenced in this study. For
example, data security (34 percent), cost (31 percent) and integration (30 percent) top their
concerns despite the fact that these features are also cited as business drivers in the adoption
of SaaS enterprise portals—revealing a startling gap between what enterprises need from SaaS
portals and what is (or what is perceived to be) delivered today.
Bottom line: CIOs want what they want. And, according to this study, they want an enterprise-
proven SaaS portal solution.
That means vendors need to prove that their solutions are ready for enterprise primetime—that
they are cost-effective, secure, scalable, and easy to use, and that they integrate with legacy
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infrastructure. And CIOs mustn’t be afraid to ask vendors the tough questions, nor demand proof of
enterprise readiness.
“The information technology leaders that responded to this survey are already asking those
questions,” concludes Jankovich. “And they’re getting the right answers from the vendors like
EnterConnect.”
Activity-Based Metering:
The SaaS Pricing Structure of the Future
Not surprisingly, cost reduction is the top business priority driving companies’ current and/or
planned use of SaaS enterprise portal solutions, cited by 77 percent of respondents. Rightly so, as
SaaS service models deliver a more affordable solution than on-premise alternatives by eliminating
many upfront costs and dispensing with the burdensome expense of ongoing overhead support and
custom programming.
Despite this focus on the promise of cost reduction, responses in the IDG Research Services poll in-
dicate that there is much confusion surrounding the cost of SaaS portal applications. In fact, a full 71
percent of respondents are unsure of what a SaaS enterprise portal would cost per user, per month.
And, for example, the $60/per user/per month fee they pay for applications like SalesForce.com can
be considered expensive—especially when much of the application’s functionality goes untapped
and unneeded by users.
“Today, you pay for it all whether you use it or not,” says EnterConnect’s Jankovich. But three-
quarters of respondents strongly or somewhat agree that they should be able to pay only for the
services and functionality they use. “An activity-based, metered billing approach like this would
make SaaS portals more affordable and accessible,” he adds. “That may be advanced thinking today,
but it’s certainly my vision of the future.”
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