Dovetail Software Blogs: The Future of Amdocs Clarify
“For
the Clarify owner, at least, as we’ve said before, some of the choices
are simple. Dovetail Software is the answer for the application suite
deployed against the robust Clarify database. Dovetail products
immediately deliver vast feature and function enhancement, in a
seamless replacement install, but more than this they deliver the
freedom to choose the future beyond one vendor, and outside the
confines of CRM.”
Experts: Botnets add fault tolerance
“Security
experts contend that a growing number of operators of compromised
computer networks (or “botnets”) are finding new ways to grow their
networks and make them immune to potential shutdowns, including
sophisticated fault-tolerance planning to help ensure that their
networks can’t be easily wiped out.”
SOA and BPM consolidation
“The supply and demand for SOA and BPM
tools and implementors is way out of wack. On the tool side there are
way too many vendors and products and you will continue to see the big
guys like IBM, BEA, Oracle, HP, and
Microsoft go shopping. The implementor side has a different twist to
it. There are many niche players who have staffs that range from 100 to
1000 people. These companies have been implementing SOA and BPM
before they became the hottest topic since Paris Hilton’s jail
sentence. Now that the demand is so high, they are having problems
staffing up.”
ITtoolbox/PJA Social Media Index
- IT
decision-makers and influencers spend an average of 3 � hours per week
consuming or participating in social media, more than they do consuming
editorial media or vendor content. Executive decision-makers have the
highest usage profile among IT audiences.
- IT
decision-makers and influencers reference vendor Web sites more (and
trade magazines and editorial web sites slightly less) than
user-generated content for making purchasing decisions, but trust
user-generated content more than they do either of these traditional
content sources.
- Nearly two-thirds of respondents believe
that social media content and user-generated tools have made for a more
informed purchasing decision, and more than three-quarters believe they
have made their lives more efficient.
- The single most
valuable thing about social media for IT decision-makers and
influencers is its objective feedback on products and services from
multiple sources.
Role of the Enterprise Architect
“The
EA is responsible for understanding the business mission, strategy, and
processes and creating an IT technology strategy that enables the
business to meet its goals. In other words, the EA is responsible for
making IT an enabler and not a cost center.”
The Top 25 in Supply Chain Management
”...those
companies that practice successful demand-driven supply networking
(DDSN), or the strategy of taking customer demand, supply chain, and
product development into account to drive products to market, are
likely to carry 15 percent less inventory, are 60 percent faster to
market with products and/or services, and complete 17 percent more
orders.”
The Long Tail of E-Commerce
“Today,
online retailers must operate with a different set of rules than
traditional retailers and embrace new techniques and technologies to
increase revenues. By understanding Long Tail economics, improving
product recommendations and harnessing the wisdom of crowds, e-tailers
can stay competitive and increase visitor-to-buyer conversion rates by
50 percent and more.”
