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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO Business Intelligence

No IT organization wants to get caught short on processing or storage resources that could negatively affect operations, or have to suddenly add resources that exceed the budget. Refactoring applications to take advantage of cloud-native services is vital to maximizing cloud ROI.

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Cost Avoidance and Operational Costs | Maximizing Business Value with AWS

Linux Academy

For example, you can eliminate costly infrastructure refresh programs, and a variety of software license maintenance. Consider the typical items in your budget in a traditional IT environment like hardware maintenance costs, costs associated with OS patching, storage administration, and testing.

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- Microsoft vs Open Source

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

On the other hand, all governments have budget pains. I got my first official budget cut memo three weeks ago (we’ve been doing actual budget cutting for at least 9 months). Furthermore, many of our applications now vitally depend upon web services for their user interface. Well, where is our budget pressure?

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Beginner’s Guide to Business Process Management (BPM) Software

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

What should you be aware of before licensing a BPM tool? For instance, maybe a company’s ERP system isn’t connected with their reporting or budgeting software. Here are a few questions to ask about licensing: Will the price go up as you add more users? Does it support RESTful web services? What is a ‘user’?

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Legacy System Modernization 101

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

The problem is, these companies don’t realize that legacy application costs go far beyond licensing costs. Core legacy business applications, and the infrastructure required to run them, often consume a high share of a company’s IT budget. The result: Projects take longer and run over budget. But, is that really true?

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7 tough IT security discussions every IT leader must have

CIO Business Intelligence

Such conversations … should conclude with clear actions, benefits, timelines, and the budget and resources required to close gaps.” Leaders set the tone for their organization’s IT security strategy, says Ryan Orsi, worldwide partner lead for security at Amazon Web Services. “A Have we fostered a culture of security?

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Official launch of the Top 100 Australian Web 2.0 Applications list

Trends in the Living Networks

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