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Big Data Analytics Adoption

Big Data Analytics Adoption

Big Data Analytics Adoption Big Data is an emerging phenomenon . Nowadays, many organizations have adopted information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) in business to handle huge amounts of data and gain better insights into their business. Many scholars believe that Business Intelligence (BI), solutions with Analytics capabilities, offer benefits to companies to achieve competitive advantage towards their competitors. According to Adelman et al. (2002) , “ Business Intelligence is a term that […]

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Has video conferencing crossed “The Chasm” to the mainstream market?

Has video conferencing crossed “The Chasm” to the mainstream market?

Cisco Market analysis The amount of video on the internet and on our networks is growing significantly.  Here is a view of the business market from Cisco and projections for total traffic growth from 2012 to 2017. Video, represented by the light blue colour, will grow from 2,519 PB (petabytes) in 2012 to over 12,000 PBs in 2017.  It will be bigger than the other two areas combined – ‘Web and other Data’ (darker […]

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VNI Service Adoption Forecast

VNI Service Adoption Forecast

The Cisco® Visual Networking Index Services Adoption (VNI SA) Forecast provides a unique view into global and regional trends of next-generation end-user services and applications. The study also reviews the underlying addressable markets (subscribers and users) and the relevant devices and connections that support the projections. The forecast provides projections for 24 select end-user application and service penetration rates in three primary user categories: residential, consumer mobile, and business. What You Will Learn The […]

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Video conferencing adoption: Tracking trends and deployment strategies

Video conferencing adoption: Tracking trends and deployment strategies

Editor’s note: Video conferencing adoption is growing, and IT departments must install and integrate the technology to their best advantage. Whether it’s room-based video conferencing, desktop video conferencing , telepresence or a combination, this Expert Lesson will guide you through the decision matrix to choose the best solution for your business needs and technical environment. It will also cover how to evaluate your network needs, technical requirements you may be overlooking, and how to […]

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Gartner Study Finds that 42 Percent of CRM Software Licenses Go Unused

Gartner Study Finds that 42 Percent of CRM Software Licenses Go Unused

CIO — One of I.T.’s dirty little secrets is the problem of shelfware—not using software you’ve paid for. And the latest exhibit of this is CRM, according to a recent Gartner report. That study found that of the CRM software licenses purchased in 2002, an embarrassing 42 percent is unused—at an estimated waste of $1 billion to $1.26 billion to companies that purchased the software. Given that the entire CRM software revenue forecast for […]

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Business leaders see collaboration as ‘crucial,’ but are confused by the rapid convergence of tools

AIIM survey reveals the importance of collaboration to business success – yet organizations are not providing alternatives to consumer-grade collaboration tools used by employees. New research by AIIM has revealed the importance of collaboration in business, with 93 percent of business leaders believing internal collaboration is either crucial or […]