Is Flexible IT, better strategy ?

Technology architecture is one subject guaranteed to make a chief executive’s eyes glaze over. For many CEOs, the topic is mysterious. Even for those who understand technology better, it is a sore subject because today’s IT architectures, arcane as they may be, are the biggest roadblocks most companies face when making strategic moves.

Strategists have largely discredited classical notions of strategy formation. The empty biennial reviews of yesteryear are gone, superseded by "radical incrementalism,"which emphasizes rapid waves of near-term (6- to 12-month) operational and organizational initiatives brought into focus by a shared view of a company’s much longer-term (five- to ten-year) strategic direction. A quick sequence of focused incremental shifts can produce cumulative and radical change that isn’t easy to copy. Radical incrementalism has helped companies such as Charles Schwab, Dell, Microsoft, and Wal-Mart Stores reshape industries and deliver superior returns to shareholders.

Yet radical incrementalism is notoriously difficult to accomplish. Operational shortcomings and organizational inertia hinder companies from making near-term innovations in business practice and process. Technology can be an even bigger hindrance—in part because it’s so deeply embedded in operations and organization, in part because information systems are ri

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Future is of tablet computer!

While a tablet of this kind is a great way to experience the web, view photos and videos and use a host of applications, it is also rapidly becoming a business tool. Consumers would use an Apple iPad is so they can work on the go.In India, the use of iPads is coming up in a big way; a majority of the Indian consumers are gung ho over the device and trying to own one at the earliest.

Information workers — and their employers — are seeing the clear value of tablets for work-related activities. More than half of Fortune 500 companies bought iPads in the first few months of their availability. It won't take long before a smart phone and a tablet are many more workers' constant companions. Although the future of tablet computer is bright but there are some key challenges to be addressed:

Scalable performance: Wi-Fi performance is particularly important for tablets such as the iPad or Playbook because Wi-Fi is the only way to connect.

Ease of integration: iPads and the soon-to-be-released Playbook use 802.11n technology, and IT need to ensure these high-performance devices will not adversely affect the performance of clients using legacy Wi-Fi technology.

Strong security: How does enterprise IT ensure that tablet users have convenient access while ensuring that sensitive corporate data is protected?

Mobility with ease: Users expect seamless mobility when using mobile devices. IT must ensure that users can move across the campus, hospital, store or office, without breaking their connection so that productivity will be unimpeded.

Maximizing battery life: iPad gets about six hours (in practice) to ten hours (in theory) of battery life and the Dell Streak gets a full day.

Reference: IT Next Magazine  

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Future of Technology is Cloudy!

Cloud Computing

In recent time the cloud has become one of most talked over term and the most prominent technology
in every report or prediction. The biggest attraction of going on the cloud has always been the low costs associated with the paradigm.

Challenges & opportunities:

According to IT Next magazine, the question that most large corporations planning to use the cloud are asking, “Where will my data be stored?” and “What jurisdictions will apply to it?” These sort of questions will gain much importance in 2011. Conceptually, a private cloud will look great on the paper, but it is much more complex a task to make it a reality for many organizations. The biggest obstacle comes in the form of lack of system management tools that can synchronise the data centre functions with that of the cloud. Nevertheless, the benefits that are offered by the cloud, namely in terms of efficiency and costs, are just too good to be ignored. As more enterprise applications get ported on the cloud, companies will be more inclined to make use of them. The future is indeed very cloud

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