Telecom managers will need to get a handle on which technologies are likely to emerge in the telecommunications industry over the next five years because users are going mobile with or without IT support.
NEWSLETTERS
SUBSCRIBE TO CIO
Are you involved in setting the direction for your company's IT budget or strategy?
Apply today for a FREE subscription to CIO Magazine!
» Subscription Services
» Reprints
Reader Feedback
IT Departments Out of Step With Rapid Uptake of Mobility
READER FEEDBACK
Richard Barker, Sovereign Business Integration Thu, 2007-08-30 07:48
Investing in mobile technologies is all very well, but there are real dangers involved. How many organisations really have any idea of the true cost of ownership of new technologies that they implement? And just how much technology is being implemented without either a clear requirement or objective for return on investment?
Investing in technology on a ‘me too’ basis makes no commercial sense. And yet it is becoming commonplace. Technology underpins every facet of business today, with downtime or poor performance fundamentally compromising profitability. Yet despite the apparent maturity of the industry few companies have achieved any real understanding of how best to exploit IT to deliver business success.
Instead, organisations lurch from one technology implementation to another, with decisions based on a number of spurious demands with no one at any level prepared to take any real responsibility for ensuring the delivery of a tangible ROI.
And once aboard this IT carousel it is near impossible to step off; organisations must consider how many ‘must have’ investments will compromise rather than enable business; and at what cost?
In a technology dependent economy, IT professionals must be prepared to undertake a vital role that combines technology innovation with business understanding. In short, isn’t it time to regain control over IT to achieve real business value?
Post new comment
RELATED SOLUTIONS
There's a lot of buzz about Windows 7 out there. Each month in our webcast series, listen to analysts and customers discuss how Windows 7 and the Windows Optimized Desktop is impacting large companies around the world. Learn how they evaluated Windows 7, including the cost of deployment, deployment strategies, and tangible benefits.
Sponsored by Microsoft
Listen to on-demand Recordings »
Service Level Management Best Practices Life Cycle Overview - Improve Service Levels
Best practices for Service Level Management (SLM) is a process for consistently meeting customer requirements and delivering on IT's promises. See the steps required to ensure high-quality SLM.
Sponsored by Compuware
Read this White Paper »
Keeping Your Members Safe from Online Scams and Predators
In order to keep fraudsters out, romance sites must deploy effective solutions that look at information independent of what is supplied by users. A device fingerprinting solution such as iovation ReputationManager™ provides unique insight into the computers being used to create multiple accounts and exposes hidden device-account relationships that identity-based fraud solutions often miss.
Sponsored by iovation
Read this White Paper »
Resource Alerts
Get instant email notifications by topic when white papers, webcasts, and case studies are added to our library.
Global Warming Research Exposed After Hack
Silicon Valley Abuzz About Tech Video That Lets You Command a Computer With Gestures
Two Approaches to NFC Battle for French Hearts and Mobiles
Palm Pixi Smartphones Now Just $25
FCC: Internet Program for Deaf Cheated Out of Millions
Judge Sets Schedule for Google Book Search Case
Twitter Geotagging: What You Need to Know
Twitter Turns on Geolocation Functionality
Some Nook E-Readers Won't Make it for the Holidays Either
Google's Chrome OS Hits BitTorrent
WHITE PAPERS
FEATURED SPONSORS
SPONSORED LINKS
| CIO MARKETPLACE | buy a link |
Software License control, Windows XP/2000 Upgrades
Use your Intranet to manage Software Licenses, plan for Windows XP/2000 upgrades, do Security Audits and more. Click to try and ask for our white paper - PC Management for the Internet Age.
UNIX and Linux Performance Tuning SimplifiedSarCheck is a performance analysis and tuning tool for most UNIX & Linux operating systems. It produces recommendations with full explanations, and both supporting graphs and tables. Get the most from your hardware by keeping your systems tuned.
.NET Developer Wanted - Boston - Local CandidatesAIR provides sophisticated analytical tools and software systems to help companies manage that risk. We are seeking a Sr .NET Developer with 8-10 yrs exp in .Net & OO development. ASP.NET, VB.NET skills required. Annual bonus - Apply Now
Get More from Your Oracle DatabaseDBAs are constantly challenged to increase performance and keep costs down. This paper discusses the industry best-practice Wait-Event analysis and how Confio has combined this with their Resource Mapping Methodology to optimize DB performance.
THE IDG NETWORK
© 1994 - 2009 CXO Media Inc.