How to Attain Cloud Nirvana, One Integration Step at a Time
November 7, 2014
Grazed from eWeek. Author: Chris Preimsberger.
Promising new options for cloud platforms and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications are keeping enterprise IT in the news these days. Just look at the long list of software-defined networking tools and services Google announced Nov. 4. These kinds of options are what Forrester predicts will lead to a $191 billion public cloud market by 2020.
While these new technologies allow IT to innovate faster for less money, it’s important to remember that cloud and SaaS need to be integrated to realize their full potential. Unfortunately, full integration among business systems continues to be a rare occurrence. With enterprise IT facing new promises and challenges in the cloud, its ability to integrate SaaS applications can often be the difference between transforming company culture with successful user adoption and running damage control for a failed IT project…
This slide show, produced using eWEEK reporting and industry perspective from Betsy Bilhorn, vice president of marketing and product management at Scribe Software, offers key best practices to avoid common cloud integration mistakes and ensure integration (and overall cloud) project success…
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