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IT Complexity and Cost in the Enterprise
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| Copyright© 2010 Microsoft Corporation the future of productivit y IT Complexity and Cost in the Enterprise IT Complexity is taking its toll. From technology and transportation to work and personal relationships, we’re seeing a cultural desire for simplicity that’s transforming the workplace and pushing the limits of existing IT infrastructure. Sure, IT capabilities are strategic for your business, but how do you ensure the maximum productivity from your investments and meet rising demands with a leaner, greener infrastructure? In the face of these challenges, business leaders are looking for tools that can simplify their work, reduce their costs, and help their people become more productive. As you look to the future, choose the right BI tools to drive data- based decisions and adopt secure and sustainable new technologies at the platform level to reduce redundancy in architecture and security systems and achieve higher performance from IT infrastructure. Consider the numbers. •Knowledge workers waste 25 percent of their time battling information overload, costing U.S. companies $900 billion a year. (Basex , December 2008 ) •70 percent of IT budgets are spent maintaining siloed data centers. ( Forrester Research, July 2010 ) •Data centers will outpace the airline industry in GHG emissions by 2050. ( McKinsey, May 2008 ) Learn more about our Enterprise Solutions: Read the Blog get our perspectiv e on trends and challenges . Download the Gadget stay up- to-date on current trends. Visit our Website learn about solutions for addressing business trends. Follow us on Twitter get the latest news that is shaping business productivi ty.
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the future of productivity
IT Complexity and Cost in the Enterprise IT Complexity is taking its toll. From technology and transportation to work and personal relationships, we’re seeing a cultural desire for simplicity that’s transforming the workplace and pushing the limits of existing IT infrastructure. Sure, IT capabilities are strategic for your business, but how do you ensure the maximum productivity from your investments and meet rising demands with a leaner, greener infrastructure?
In the face of these challenges, business leaders are looking for tools that can simplify their work, reduce their costs, and help their people become more productive. As you look to the future, choose the right BI tools to drive data-based decisions and adopt secure and sustainable new technologies at the platform level to reduce redundancy in architecture and security systems and achieve higher performance from IT infrastructure. Consider the numbers.•Knowledge workers waste 25 percent of their time battling information overload, costing U.S. companies $900 billion a year. (Basex, December 2008)•70 percent of IT budgets are spent maintaining siloed data centers. (Forrester Research, July 2010)•Data centers will outpace the airline industry in GHG emissions by 2050. (McKinsey, May 2008)
Learn more about our Enterprise Solutions:
Read the Blog get our perspective on trends and challenges.
Download the Gadget stay up-to-date on current trends.
Visit our Website learn about solutions for addressing business trends.
Follow us on Twitter get the latest news that is shaping business productivity.
