More than ever, companies are responsible for ensuring the privacy of the personally identifiable information (PII) in their care. The fact that PII is often in the hands of personnel using powerful mobile computers and storage devices away from corporate facilities only complicates matters. Not surprisingly, information security and privacy incidents are on the rise, along with growing public awareness of them.
Once dismissed as a vacuous Silicon Valley buzzword, Web 2.0 is gradually becoming recognized as an important collection of technologies, business strategies, and social trends. In this issue, we will discuss the technologies and concepts that underlie Web 2.0 — and what they mean for the enterprise.
The frameworks, ideas, data, and guidelines in this issue of CBR will be helpful in your quest to evaluate and possibly implement a service-oriented architecture in your organization.
"Understanding the overall business value proposition and how IT and business can best align their strategies is fundamental to selecting the optimal organizational structure."— Jerry Luftman, Guest Editor
This Cutter Benchmark Review issue investigates the extent of organizations’ adoption of application packages, the reasons for adoption, the benefits expected and the benefits realized, software changes, and any difficulties associated with adoption. (Not a member? Download your complimentary copy of the issue here.)
