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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
April 2009 Segment on Cloud Computing provides an interesting perspective in terms of present day realities
June 7, 2011
One of the things that I like best about the virtual realms of Internet Radio is the fact that all shows are recorded and easily accessed on-demand. Entering our 3rd year since the inaugural PI Window on Business broadcast on March 26th, 2009 on the Blog Talk Radio Network, it never ceases to amaze me […]
Posted in: Commentary
The Zimbra Advantage: Do Talking Heads and e-Mail go hand-in-hand in the cloud?
June 7, 2011
According to former Zimbra President and CTO Scott Dietzen, the name for Zimbra is derived from the song “I Zimbra” by Talking Heads. Back in January 2010, VMWare acquired Zimbra for $100 million from Yahoo, who ironically paid $350 million for the groupware product vendor back in 2007. Talk about a deep discount.At the time, […]
Posted in: Commentary, Public Sector Procurement
What’s really up in the cloud?
June 7, 2011
The majority (60 percent) of UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are focused on improving existing IT systems and processes in order to find efficiencies, instead of buying new systems. As a result, says a survey, they have forsaken new technologies built around cloud delivery, for instance. from June 4th, 2011 Computerworld UK article SMBs […]
Posted in: Commentary
GSA $2.5 Billion Cloud Computing Procurement RFQ: Real Opportunity or a Mirage for SME Vendors
June 6, 2011
The Federal Cloud Computing Initiative is partnering with GSA SmartBuy and the Defense Department’s Enterprise Software initiative for the cloud services contracts. The contracts are reported to be worth an estimated $2.5 billion over five years. Multiple contracts are expected to be awarded. from May 10th, 2011 Washington Technology article GSA launches $2.5B cloud computing […]
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Pitching a Joe Namath-type guarantee, COUPA has both the moxie and track record to pull it off
June 2, 2011
Okay, maybe COUPA’s Jason Hekl wasn’t sitting poolside besieged by a cacophony of reporters clamoring for a big story. Maybe Jason wasn’t getting ready to go before a packed Orange Bowl crowd and millions of television viewers. However, and with the same moxie and a track record of successes a mile long, Hekl delivered a […]
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The Universal challenges of health care procurement
June 1, 2011
It seems that hardly a week goes by when there isn’t one story or another involving health care. From Medicaid reform to the spiraling costs tied to an increase in chronic illnesses – according to health care expert and author of the book Navigating The Healthcare Maze Jeff Knott, a surprisingly large percentage of the […]
Failure and a lack of preparation pose the greatest risk to public sector shared services success
May 19, 2011
Editor’s Note: The one time I open myself up to the possibility that a shared services strategy actually worked, and look what happens . . . This being said the following is my original post referencing my coverage of Arbuthnot’s April 2010 presentation at the 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit. While I will always […]
Posted in: Commentary
Managing Supply Chain Risk: The Nokia and Ericsson Case Study by Jon Hansen
May 18, 2011
Everywhere you look whether in the blogs, or social networking groups or for that matter even the more traditional media streams, the term supply chain risk pops up with increasing frequency. Of course catastrophic events such as the recent earthquake in Japan have a way of igniting widespread interest if only for the time that […]
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25 Years and a Call To Action
May 18, 2011
London, May 16, 2011 – ADR International today marks its 25th anniversary with a call to all in the procurement and sourcing community to build on the impressive improvements in procurement professionalism, standing and the skills set of the procurement community achieved over the past quarter century. from the ADR International Celebrates 25th Anniversary press […]
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Procurement Insights 
While the fat versus thin debate is no longer relevant in the cloud, ownership of and accessibility to sensitive data is now the key consideration
June 8, 2011
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In their June 6th, 2011 ZDNET article titled Is the iCloud the end of the Linux & Windows desktop?, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols & Paula Rooney openly wondered about the relevancy of the fat versus thin client debate within the virtual realms of the cloud . . . or more specifically, iCloud. For those unfamiliar with […]