Brian Cann

Virtualizing applications: Striking a balance between security and user expectations

October 14 2011 @1:33 PM
By: Brian Cann
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Most enterprises struggle with the significant cost of supporting their desktop environments. Operating system and application upgrades, patches/fixes, virus management and requirements for new applications continue to burden the CIO's budget.For the past several years, organizations have pursued numerous measures to control costs and maintain security, such as improved processes, application release cycles and established policies, to prevent end-users from installing their own applications. More...
Steven Starace

Staying ahead of the curve with SaaS cloud computing

September 14 2011 @11:17 AM
By: Steven Starace
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As enterprises increasingly become consumers rather than providers of IT, cloud computing—and software as a service (SaaS) in particular—offers a compelling alternative. By providing low-cost, on-demand access to state-of-the-art applications, SaaS-based solutions can help enterprises fast-track their technology modernization at no great expense to themselves. More...
Steven Starace

When it comes to SaaS, think big

August 18 2011 @11:16 AM
By: Steven Starace
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Last week we named a new client for our global trade finance SaaS platform with the media announcement "CGI to work with Scotiabank for global rollout of CGI Trade360®." As president of CGI in Canada Doug McCuaig cites in the release, "Moving its legacy system to a managed service application delivered in the cloud will help accelerate expansion of Scotiabank's global trade business, while ensuring a secure and reliable platform." More...

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