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Yearly Archives: 2010

Technology: Huge Growth in Location Based Services

By Dick Weisinger

The Location Based Services (LBS) market is growing quickly.  One report expects the market segment in the US to grow 43.1 percent over the period from 2008-2012.  That number actually seems low when you think about the possibilities of LBS

Technology: Understanding Security for VM Environment is Lagging

By Dick Weisinger

Virtualization is the darling of industry analysts.  In fact it’s been in Gartner’s list of top 10 strategic technologies for a number of years.  And there are good reasons for the hype around virtualization.  The benefits of using it  include:

SaaS: Making the Move to the Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

So, you’ve heard a lot about Cloud Computing, On-Demand and SaaS.  You’ve heard that you can save money, operate more flexibly, reduce the need for specialized in-house IT skills, and be be more operationally efficient. You’ve heard the numbers that

Social Media: Is Enterprise Software Destined to Mirror Facebook?

By Dick Weisinger

It looks like the answer is ‘yes’.  Every vendor from SAP to Microsoft is hatching a plan for adding more collaboration features into their software.   But whether a copy of Facebook-style Social Networking is the right answer for better enterprise

Technology: IT Spending Expected Up in 2010

By Dick Weisinger

Coming off of a bad year in 2009, global IT spending is now on track to reach $3.4 trillion  in 2010, up 5.3 per cent on last year, according to Gartner.  New hardware is the main source of the growth.