IDC New Zealand has pronounced a fundamental shift in the country’s IT services landscape as a result of what it calls ‘third platform technologies’: cloud, mobility, data analytics and social media.
Of all of the ongoing expenses needed to keep corporate IT running, network-related costs are perhaps the most unwieldy. New technologies, changing requirements and ongoing equipment maintenance and upgrades keep IT staff on their toes and money flowing out the door. But there are ways to manage network costs.
This week I thought as a public service I would lay out the real cost of deploying a SaaS (software as a service) solution, starting with a look at two major SaaS providers, Salesforce.com and NetSuite, both of which offer CRM solutions.
Customers are voting with their feet when it comes to data breaches, according to the 2006 Cost of a Data Breach study.
Of all the waste in the typical datacentre, none is as often overlooked as the series of steps that convert power back and forth from AC (alternating current) to DC (direct current). My Ton, senior project manager at environmental consulting firm Ecos Consulting, aims to change that. Ton says companies can cut power usage by more than 20% by retooling their datacentres to run on DC.
Two years of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have shored up corporate accounting practices — but with lopsided costs compared to benefits gained.
Most IT organisations calculate their standard infrastructure expenses based on servers, telecommunications gear and desktops. Few consider the cost of the electricity required to power and cool the equipment. With today's rising energy prices, companies can no longer ignore the cost of power. In some markets, the electricity bill for a server facility can run four to six times the cost of renting the building space.
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