Two leaders in value measurement join forces to create Mainstay Salire
Salire finds that the new communications platforms are making their way into our business value analysis and ROI studies. This article provides some interesting insight regarding use of the IPad2 as one of the new evolving communication platforms in the workplace. http://www.cio.com/article/679938/My_First_48_Hours_with_iPad_2_One_CIO_s_Story
Salire is analyzing ROI for Cloud Computing investments for many customers. This article in CFO Magazine sheds some light on the thinking among the corporate finance community in regard to Cloud Computing.
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14557408/c_14564718
In a tough economic climate, reduction in operating expense (OPEX) is often the focus to increase company profitability when sales revenues flatten or decline. Too often reducing headcount to reduce OPEX is the target instead of investing in technology to drive expense reductions. But can new technology truly increase profit?
In short, the answer lies in whether the savings projected for the new technology exceed the capital required to achieve those savings. No magic there, right? Read more
Web tools provide a repeatable, scalable, and structured approach for technology business value efforts while service-based engagements provide highly configured complex analyses that are usually executed by professional consultants working with the client and the vendor. Read more
Financial Case for Accelerating Deployment
I have been involved in consulting on two major technology projects with over $8 Million procurements involved where the main question was “How quickly should we deploy Unified Communications for our Corporation?” There are some primary considerations to take into account with answering this question properly and with a high degree of credibility for the financial decision makers in the company.
Those considerations that I will discuss in this article are the following:
