Thursday February 23 , 2012

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Creating Dynamic Business Networks: Removing IT Silos to Create Smarter Computing Creating Dynamic Business Networks: Removing IT Silos to Create Smarter Computing

Date added: 10/03/2011

Author

Judith Hurwitz, CEO

Sponsored by IBM

The world of Information Technology is changing from a set of disconnected silos to a dynamic foundation that supports a more agile and flexible business environment. To support the need for business change demands that IT assets become a pool of resources and integrated information sources. This new emphasis on leveraging assets is directly tied to economic  transformation across increasingly important business networks. Companies are beginning to understand that their  competitive value in the markets they serve are directly related to the way they empower their ecosystem of customers,  partners, and suppliers. Traditional techniques of managing these relationships are becoming too costly and inefficient. At the same time, companies are recognizing that their survival depends on their ability to innovate and offer new products and services that leverage their intellectual property. This innovation has to be achieved in the context of flat or declining budgets. In this paper, we provide an overview of IBM’s Smarter Computing initiative and how it recognizes the changes taking place within the IT paradigm.

An Evolution in Scalability and Support An Evolution in Scalability and Support

Date added: 09/01/2009

Author

Judith Hurwitz, CEO

Sponsored by EnterpriseDB

It is a complicated time for companies trying to keep up with important innovations intheir technology infrastructure without having to replace their existing investments in everything from legacy applications to complex databases.          

The reality in today’s market is that companies must continue to upgrade their technology or risk falling behind their  competition. Companies are taking many paths to confront this issue. Some companies are moving to a Service Oriented Architecture in order to encapsulate their existing valuable knowledge into a reusable form. Other companies are looking to sophisticated open source software to either supplement or replace aging systems. In addition, companies are looking for the right partners to support their needs for reliability. The reality is that there is no one approach that will solve all customer problems. What works for many customers is to select a hybrid solution – a combination of leveraging existing investments, a reliable support infrastructure combined with investments in emerging technologies. This hybrid approach can also strengthen the value of the technology a company has already invested in.

Understanding the Business Benefits of an Open Source SOA Platform Understanding the Business Benefits of an Open Source SOA Platform

Date added: 03/01/2009

Author

Judith Hurwitz, CEO

Sponsored by Jboss

SOA simplifies and speeds the automation of business processes by delivering the desired functionality as services.

In a highly competitive business environment, the ability to adapt the information technology infrastructure quickly is  imperative. Many businesses are turning to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to create a flexible infrastructure. SOA enables organizations to build and deploy IT systems that directly serve the goals of the business faster and more easily than traditional approaches. A business services approach helps businesses and IT to establish a common language of communication, align IT with business needs, and facilitate change. SOA, in short, allows businesses to adapt their IT to meet frequently changing business challenges.

GMA SOA "Using Process and Service Models to Help Transform Business Processes in Financial Services GMA SOA "Using Process and Service Models to Help Transform Business Processes in Financial Services

Date added: 12/01/2007

Authors

Marcia Kaufman, COO and Principal Analyst

Dr. Fern Halper, Partner

Judith Hurwitz, CEO

Sponsored by IBM

The most successful companies in this very process-intensive sector have recognized that consistent, efficient, and repeatable business processes are a required foundation for meeting their goals for growth and innovation.

Financial services organizations faced with increasing competitive pressures are looking for innovative approaches to leverage their strategic assets. Many companies are looking to implement industry best practices to enable the business to increase revenue, attract new customers, and offer new products – without increasing expenses dramatically. The most successful companies in this very process-intensive sector have recognized that consistent, efficient, and repeatable business processes are a required foundation for meeting their goals for growth and innovation. Hurwitz & Associates recommends that organizations select routes to business innovation by improving efficiencies based on identifying common processes. Because this is by no means an easy task for a large financial services organization, it must be approached in an incremental way. To understand the impact of process on financial services companies, it is helpful to look at some examples.

Homepage: http://www.hurwitz.com