Exclusive IDG research: Increasing virtualization ROI, decreasing virtualization costs. New survey data underscores both the promise and perils of virtualization.
August 19, 2009
Thanks to its potential to improve efficiencies, simplify management, and enhance agility, virtualization is one of the hottest technologies to hit the data center in years. Yet an exclusive research study conducted for Accelerate by IDG Research Services makes clear that many companies are encountering stumbling blocks as they roll out their virtualization strategy. Some, for example, say that virtualizing their data center took longer than expected. Others say they have yet to see the returns they anticipated from virtualization. Still others are having trouble even calculating what returns they’ve collected.
Interactive Intelligence’s Remarkable New IPA (Interaction Process Automation)
August 12, 2009
Is there a viable link between communications and business processes paradigms?
Joe Staples, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Interactive Intelligence, says, “In a recent poll by IDG Research, 88 percent of CIOs and IT people interviewed agreed with the statement: ‘The biggest return on investment from business process automation comes from eliminating latency in processes and minimizing human error.’ Then they asked them what best described the relationship between UC and business process automation. 50 percent said ‘I see where communications technology could be used to automate business processes,’ and 37 percent said ‘I see where it could be incorporated into process automation applications.’ So 87 percent show a nice link between UC and business process automation, something we also found encouraging.”
Navigating the Economic Crisis…
August 7, 2009
Navigating the Economic Crisis: Who Is Confident And Why Research on Building Trust in Business Points to How Some Companies Remain Upbeat — Despite the Tough Times
New research results from Interaction Associates show that two-thirds of the people surveyed – 66% of respondents – say they are “extremely or very confident” in their company’s ability to successfully navigate the current downturn. Companies that self-report strong leadership are even more confident, at 88%.
Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) August 6, 2009 — Some ten months after the economy took a dramatic turn for the worse in Fall 2008, new survey results point to confidence among business leaders and managers.
The findings emerge in a recent survey of trust, leadership, and collaboration commissioned by Interaction Associates and involving leaders at 211 companies from a broad range of industries and company sizes.
Interaction Associates commissioned IDG Research Services to conduct the Building Trust in Business survey as part of IA’s 40th anniversary celebration in 2009. The full report will be released in September 2009 with detailed findings and powerful tools for growing trust, leadership, and collaboration.