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Hybrid Cloud for Dummies

Hurwitz & Associates is proud to announce the publishing of our newest book, Hybrid Cloud for Dummies.

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Hybrid clouds are transforming the way that organizations do business. This handy guide helps you find out what this new cloud deployment model is all about. You'll get down- to-earth information about cloud technology, questions to consider, and how to plan and deliver your move to a hybrid environment.

Constructing the cloud — learn the basic concepts of the hybrid cloud from both a technical and business perspective
Delivering cloud services — dive deeper into the actual foundational elements of the hybrid cloud
Identifying business value — determine your hybrid cloud needs based on your business objectives
Unified hybrid environments — find out what it means to create a computing environment that brings elements of the data center together with public and private cloud services
Making it work — examine the steps you need to take to make this new architectural approach work — including security, governance, data, integration, monitoring, and more
Get your ticket to the cloud — tips on how to talk to cloud providers and plan for the service you choose

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Victory Index Report for Predictive Analytics

(September 28, 2011) Hurwitz & Associates today announced the findings of its inaugural Victory Index report for Predictive Analytics. Designed for those looking to understand the predictive analytics landscape, this market research assessment tool, highlights both the diverse uses of predictive analytics technology and the vendors who make those applications possible. Predictive analytics is one of the most important trends among information management technology today. It provides organizations with more sophisticated techniques to better understand trends and anticipate future outcomes. As such, the Victory Index is intended to focus a spotlight on what the leading vendors are doing to support this important market. Vendors assessed for this report include Angoss, KXEN, IBM (SPSS), Megaputer Intelligence, Pegasystems, Pitney Bowes, Rapid-I, Revolution Analytics, SAP, SAS, StatSoft, and TIBCO.
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"Smart or Lucky? How Technology Leaders Turn Change Into Success"

Judith Hurwitz's Book Now Available!

Judith Hurwitz has been an industry analyst, writer, consultant, and advisor to leaders in the technology market for almost three decades. In that time, Judith has watched the most promising technology efforts fail miserably only to find that five years later a company will a similar offering becomes an overnight success. Judith has also seen companies come out of nowhere at just the right time and grow into powerful leaders. Sometimes these leaders are able to sustain their market position but often they are surpassed and fade away.

This book provides context to help you understand the dynamics of one of the most important and dynamic markets in the world: technology. There are many lessons to be learned, no matter what market you are focused on. In "Smart or Lucky?" Judith analyzes the companies that have been lucky and then remained smart. The book also examines the smart companies that never made it.

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