Friday July 30 , 2010

Judith Hurwitz

Judith Hurwitz - President & CEO

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Judith S. Hurwitz is President and CEO of Hurwitz & Associates, Inc., a strategy consulting and research firm focused on distributed computing technologies.   A pioneer in anticipating technology innovation and adoption, Judith advocates for a pragmatic adoption of an architectural and business approach to the emerging market for cloud computing, service orientation, and service management. She has served as a trusted advisor to many industry leaders over the years. Judith has helped these companies make the transition to a new business model focused on the business value of emerging platforms.

Prior to founding Hurwitz & Associates in 2002, Judith was a co-founder of CycleBridge, a consulting firm focused on life sciences software. In 1992, Judith was the founder of Hurwitz Group. She also served as a senior information technology consultant at John Hancock and Apollo Computer.

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CloudCamp Boston July 2009

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Judith speaking at CloudCamp Boston Part 1

Part 1 of 2 - John Treadway and Judith Hurwitz give an Intro to Cloud Computing at CloudCamp Boston on July 30th, 2009. The total presentation is just over 20 minutes and is divided into part 1 and 2. For more information about CloudCamp Boston, please visit http://www.cloudcamp.com/boston

Judith speaking at CloudCamp Part 2

Part 2 of 2 - John Treadway and Judith Hurwitz give an Intro to Cloud Computing at CloudCamp Boston on July 30th, 2009. The total presentation is just over 20 minutes and is divided into part 1 and 2.

   
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Linux and Commercial Software: Combining to Support the Cloud Environment

Author Judith Hurwitz, CEO

 Sponsored by IBM

 The cloud in cloud computing provides the  means through which everything from computing power to computing infrastructure, applications, business processes to personal collaboration can be delivered to the user as a service.

Cloud computing has become one of the most important technical and business trends in decades. Increasingly, companies are turning toward cloud computing as a way of increasing the agility of their computing environment.  Management understands that IT is a business asset that should be able to expand and contract based upon need. They are looking for methods of having the best possible resources at the optimal price without increasing capital expenditures.  

The movement toward this increasingly optimized cloud model is part of the movement towards the industrialization of computing. Therefore, cloud computing is helping to transform the way we think about using technology as a business asset and as an agent of change.

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CASE STUDY How WaveMaker helped KANA transform its call center software

Author: Judith Hurwitz

Sponsored by WaveMaker

WaveMaker Studio is a drag and drop development tool that runs in a browser. WaveMaker enables anyone to build web applications without complex coding. WaveMaker Studio is actually built with its own tools. This makes it easy for ISVs to embed the studio into any WaveMaker application.

One ISV who has seen these benefits is KANA Software. KANA Software is a leading service management ISV with over 600 companies worldwide deploying its product, including more than half of the world's largest 100 companies.

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