IT Pro Show 120: 01.21.2013

Executive Summary:

Was the Sun acquisition ultimately good for Oracle? How does social media impact your company’s bottom line? Are you leveraging it the best way possible? Plus, we’ll engage in a discussion around some ways your organization should be thinking in regards to the modernization of existing apps for the devices that are prevalent in your enterprise; whether they are company-issued or employee-owned.

Hosts: John Kresic, Tom Kresic, Mike Kresic

Running Time: 46:06

IT Pro News:

How Ellison sees the future of enterprise solutions and how it may affect your IT sourcing
Shouldn’t Google Compute be in your IT future as the IaaS marketplace expands?
How does social media impact your company’s bottom line? The companies that do it right see significant rewards from engaged customers.

How will you add support for Mobile & Touch to your Enterprise?

Apps you built, bought and host, SaaS need to be modernized.
Plenty of devices have changed the landscape: smartphones, tablets, BYOD.
Do you need to build all of these capabilities or can you leverage the cloud for some apps (that contain neither Confidential or Highly Sensitive data)?
BYOD can help reduce your IT support if you set policies correctly.
Is your infrastructure robust enough to support connectivity for everyone, everywhere?
What tools do you need to securely provide corporate data on employee-owned devices?
Does mobilizing your workforce lower costs elsewhere (Corporate Real Estate?)

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