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Dennis Byron

October 2008

October 30, 2008

Where's Your Favorite Enterprise Software Supplier from 1997?

We're going to be doing an IT Business Edge feature article soon on the consolidation of the enterprise software industry. It's important because the consolidation converts to fewer choices for you i... More >

October 27, 2008

Microsoft Says Windows Azure Offers 24/7 Availability, 9-to-5 Admin Costs

At the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference, Server and Tools VP Bob Muglia positions the new Microsoft Windows Azure cloud offering as the next 2010-2019 step after Web (1990s) and Web serv... More >

IT Management Advice from the Last Industry Downturn

I don't know who Stephan is and his blog does not tell me.  But his latest post, Six Reasons Why My VC Funded Startup Did Fail , has an interesting message for you from two perspectives: you as an ... More >

October 24, 2008

Influence in IT: Who Makes Your Top 10?

In general I don't use tertiary sources, but this looks pretty reliable and it's a just-for-fun blog post anyways: According to Insurancenetworking.com , according to DM Review , according to Aberd... More >

October 21, 2008

Now Here's a Good Idea: Pegasystems Trefler On Software-Enabled Software Development

I heard a presentation by Pegasystems founder and CEO Alan Trefler on Oct. 20 that ties to my research along the lines of "What Happened to the Software Factory?" (See also http://www.itbusinessed... More >

October 20, 2008

Study on Enterprise Software Shows Buyer, Supplier Differences

There's an interesting study from SandHill Group / Neochange on the blogosphere that says -- surprise, surprise -- your enterprise software supplier might look at the world differently than you do. ... More >

October 17, 2008

IT After 2010: Think About Your Company, Not Technology

In my last post on the impact of the current financial crises (plural -- not a typo) on IT, I said "In IT in 2009/2010, It'll Be about Jobs and Budgets." Now the question is: what happens when we c... More >

October 15, 2008

In IT in 2009/2010, It'll Be about Jobs and Budgets

In my last post , I took a historical perspective on the relationship between previous stock market "corrections" and major changes in the IT market during those same periods.  Those changes were th... More >

October 13, 2008

Happy New Year! For IT, Enterprise Software Markets, 2008 Is Over

In my last post , I took a historical perspective on the relationship between previous stock market "corrections" (as measured by peaks and valleys in the Dow industrial average) and the fortunes o... More >

October 10, 2008

Black Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Their Effect on IT

No IT blogger worth the title can let the week of October 6 pass without relating what's happening in the financial markets to IT, and its effects on IT managers and staffs. Actually I'd rather hea... More >

October 8, 2008

Oracle Primavera Acquisition Could Re-Ignite PSA Movement in Enterprise Software

It's deja vu all over again at Oracle, which said October 8 that it has agreed to acquire Primavera . Primavera sold over $150 million in Project Portfolio Management (PPM) enterprise applications i... More >

October 7, 2008

New IBM SaaS/Notes Effort a Signpost on the Road to Outsourcing

As of 9:00 a.m. October 6, 2008, Forbes.com is running a story about a new IBM concept called "Blue House." http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/10/05/ibm-google-cloud-tech-enter-cx_ag_1006ibm.ht... More >

October 3, 2008

IT Megamergers' Effects on IT Departments: What They Mean for You

The rumor about Cisco acquiring EMC -- which means acquiring VMware -- has been floating around Wall Street for a few months. So like everything else on Wall   Street at the beginning of October 20... More >

October 2, 2008

Microsoft Venture Gets Help from 'Ruby on Rails'

There is a legal and ethical imperative to keep certain relationships at arm's length when you jointly own a company. Still it's more than interesting that a company partly owned by Microsoft -- msnb... More >

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