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Cisco had an interesting Cisco Plus Virtual conference lined up running simultaneously in Brussels, Oslo, Amsterdam and Stockholm. Part of the agenda focused around the new big trend: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). During the conference Cisco and partners stressed the importance of this trend but also that it needs carefully planning and preparation within […] Read more »
In this piece we look at the size of the total addressable market (TAM) for SaaS CRM in The Netherlands. We analyze the pricing and offerings of nine SaaS CRM vendors. We size the number of sales & marketing professionals and segment in company size and vertical market. Table of Contents Bottom Line The Connected […] Read more »
Or is the uptake of cloud computing threatening to take your livelihood away? Last week, METISfiles joined webwereld to discuss the impact of cloud computing on IT professionals’ job security in The Netherlands. Participants included Jasper Bakker (webwereld) moderating the discussion, Corno Vromans, IT Manager Tilburg University, and Rogier Tharner, Technical Consultant Neomax. The webcast […] Read more »
Job cuts are about as common as cars on the A2 these days. Hardly a day goes by when there are no headlines announcing new lay-offs. And not only in the financial sector. Yes, it is the economy doing a double dip after the credit crunch. Or is it? To survive difficult economic times companies […] Read more »
If we have to believe the media comments on the latest PC shipment numbers, the PC market is just about dead; thanks to the media tablets and smartphones. But when looking more closely at the shipment numbers the story is a bit more complex. Context calculated Dutch PC shipments in 2010 to be more than […] Read more »
Whenever I read about the ‘Flexible Workforce’ or ’The Future of Work’ (‘Het Nieuwe Werken, HNW’) I wonder whether the concept is a means to an end, an objective or a result. Governments and ICT vendors are telling us this concept can help us to overcome the problems an aging population will bring about and, […] Read more »