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Posted by Margaret Dawson on September 19, 2011 at 3:16 pm
The lesson? Whether your product is targeted at consumers, SMB or large enterprise, the social Web cannot be ignored. So, the need for greater due diligence and management of information is more important than ever. Just like network admins who hugged the perimeter and ignored the power of the Internet and mobile workers were left with holes in their firewall, businesses who don’t realize the power of social media could be left with holes in their marketing and their corporate reputation. Content and information is king, whether on your network, in the cloud, or on Twitter. Your job in IT, and in marketing, is to secure that content and how people access it.
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Posted by Rosie on April 18, 2011 at 10:00 am
FTP has had a good run and continues to be used broadly today, but over the years, as the Internet has evolved and grown, FTP has fallen short in some key areas such as security, lack of visibility and the ability to audit file transfers. Some businesses also face challenges using FTP due to a lack of robustness and varying implementations depending on platforms.
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Posted by Margaret Dawson on February 25, 2011 at 8:08 am
Companies of all sizes want visibility into this goldmine of information given the impact it can have on their top and bottom line. This is particularly true with B2B integration processes, where insights into the status of critical messages, the successful transmission of real-time information, or details on the most active customers or partners can help companies be more agile and adjust to business fluctuations.
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Posted by Margaret Dawson on February 18, 2011 at 11:44 am
Using technology to automate customer-facing processes can help, especially leveraging cloud computing to minimize the impact on your customer’s infrastructure and optimize time to market. Take cloud-based B2B integration, which allows your customers to seamlessly exchange electronic documents and real-time messaging with you, increasing the level of collaboration and automating business processes for both companies
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Posted by Margaret Dawson on February 7, 2011 at 11:45 am
B2B integration providers are also moving toward a future of cloud service brokerage, which Gartner’s Benoit Lheureux proclaims is the future direction of cloud integration.
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Posted by Margaret Dawson on February 3, 2011 at 7:00 am
Today, Feb 3, 2011, is Chinese New Year, and based on the Chinese zodiac, we are welcoming in the year of the Rabbit and saying goodbye to the Tiger. Those born in the year of the Rabbit are characterized by a tranquil spirit. Rabbits are often balanced and somewhat cautious. However, you don’t want to [...]
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Posted by Margaret Dawson on January 27, 2011 at 8:00 am
A couple of weeks ago we dove into my first prediction around cloud computing and business integration for 2011, which was that companies will stop buying the cloud, for cloud sake, and start buying the solution. Moving on to the second of my five predictions, let’s talk security, and more specifically, how cloud vendors are [...]
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Posted by Margaret Dawson on January 11, 2011 at 2:18 pm
Back in November, I made my prognostication of what we believe to be the top five cloud and integration predictions for 2011. Now that the New Year is here, let’s dig a little deeper into each of these predictions and shed some light on what we think is likely to happen in this year. Today, [...]
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