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Beauty vs. Commodity in the Enterprise

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Here is an article on the new 2016 Apple MacBook Pro, and the interest that businesses might have in it, by  Alison DeNisco (@alisondenisco), published on November 18, 2016 in TechRepublic’s CXO Section

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“Considering how mature cloud digital workspaces such as Office 365 have become, the desktop/laptop hardware has lost its relevance,” said Florentin Albu, CIO of Ofgem E-Serve.” With such devices being a commodity, price plays an essential role in their selection. Beauty comes at a price, and in this case the business case for using MacBook Pros in the enterprise would be difficult to articulate.”[…]

Albu said that, for his business needs, a user environment centered around Office 365 and Surface tablets makes more sense. “As such, we don’t plan to actively support other portables for now,” he said.

 

Read the full article here:

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/cio-jury-two-thirds-of-it-leaders-say-their-company-wont-support-the-2016-macbook-pro/

Real Madrid & Microsoft: football and Business Intelligence

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RealMadrid_Ra'ed QutenaWhat’s the link between football and digital transformation? Real Madrid announced back in November a strategic partnership with Microsoft, having in mind the digital transformation of the club.

Yesterday they have published an update, which shows that as with most digital transformation, this one focuses on the customers – that’s us, the fans – and it starts with data. The ambitious partnership looks at an evolution of the club’s data visualisation, making this a more immersive experience for the fans.

Access from any device (hopefully the Surface and Nokia gear in the video are not an indication of a platform lock-in) will be complemented by the ability to build statistics and comparisons between players and teams.

The notable point is Microsoft’s statement regarding the use of Office 365 Power BI (Business Intelligence) tool. This new cloud solution helped Microsoft achieve the “leader” title for agile BI in a Forrester ranking.

Watch the video here.

Further info re Power BI and Forrester here.

Photo published under Creative Commons by Raed qutena

Is the business ready for the cloud?

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Here is an article which tries to answer the question of using the cloud for all IT business needs, by  , published on July 1, 2014 in ZDNet. A number of CIOs and IT Directors including yours truly, give their views on this possibility.

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Florentin Albu, CIO at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, said that only businesses that have been redesigned for the current digital era will be able to take full advantage of the cloud. “Companies are already able to run most of their applications in the cloud – from ERP to more common office apps (email, document management). They cannot (yet) run all applications in this way and the reasons are cost, attitude towards risk, operating model, physical limitations.”

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Read the full article here:

http://www.zdnet.com/can-you-really-do-it-all-in-the-cloud-no-way-say-tech-chiefs-7000031009/

 

Photo courtesy of Nicholas Raymond, published on Flickr under Creative Commons.

Positive outlook for cloud computing but issues still need to be tackled

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Here is an article on the outlook for using Cloud Computing, by  in CIO Insights, June 04, 2010

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“Not all IT chiefs are convinced about the immediate prospects for cloud computing, however. Florentin Albu, ICT manager at Eumetsat, warned: “At present there are still legal and performance (SLA) issues to be addressed.”.”

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Read the full article here:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cio-insights/cloud-computing-wins-over-cios-as-deployments-begin/