The Tale of Cynthia’s Dilapidated IT Infrastructure

 

My friend Cynthia cannot wrap her head around technology infrastructure. She knows that IT infrastructure is the foundation of all organizations. How does she know? Because the IT department tells her so! Beyond that, she doesn’t have a clue. Her IT staff and IT consultants told her that without an effective infrastructure her team can’t develop or exchange information, nor can it protect its competitive and proprietary data or build knowledge repositories to grow revenue and succeed in its market of choice.

Cynthia was scared out of her wits by these predictions of doom! She wanted to do something constructive about that old, creaky IT infrastructure. She hired a team of IT consultants with the skills and knowledge to remotely maintain and support her infrastructure.

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Pinch Me! Great IT Partners DO exist!

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I am demanding! I like smart people! When it comes to finding a technology partner to help me with IT tasks and provide a few extra hands to do the heavy lifting – well there is just no substitute for smarts! As long as I am making a list of characteristics, I would also add functional and domain expertise and business and market value. I want the right solution and excellent results at an affordable cost. I want a partner with ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System (QMS) standards, well-tested business processes, systems and models. I also want a team that will go the extra mile to deliver timely results while maintaining superlative quality. My partner has to have a customer centric approach and work toward a sustained relationship and mutually synergistic growth. After all, my project, time and money are really important to me. I need to know that my partner feels the same way.

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Windows Mobile Business Applications – Get with the Program!

 

The buzz about smart phones and business applications has expanded to the mother of all computer giants, Yes, folks, Windows mobile business apps are here and they can satisfy nearly every Smart Phone need and provide you with new product, marketing and sales opportunities. Opportunities for custom windows phone application development include complex graphical applications, 3D modeling, audio and video streaming on mobile platforms, interactive 2D and interactive 3D games, mobile interfaces for enterprise applications, content management system interfaces, enterprise business management applications for travel, and expense management, and creation of on–the–fly presentations. These interfaces can be designed as platform and device independent, so they are suitable for multiple mobile devices and will satisfy even cross–platform requirements. Users enjoy online and offline synchronization of data and integration of enterprise data sources and web services.

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Here, There and Everywhere! Outsourcing Partners Help You Do the Heavy Lifting!

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There just isn’t enough business money to go around! You want to hire some rock star programmers, project managers, and other IT pros? You have to post the job, interview candidates, hire, pay benefits and competitive salaries. If the workload fluctuates you’ll have to let the staff go and start all over again for the next project.

Fear no more! Outsourcing partners can provide software products and services, software development, programming, project management, application development and maintenance, and infrastructure management to support your business and allow you to focus on your core competencies.

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The Droid of Your Dreams Comes with A Kick Butt Android Biz App!

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Android is not a being from another planet. It is a smart phone mobile operating system. The Android (Droid to his buddies) is a Google business, and supports thousands of apps, including third party developed and certified apps.

If you are a software geek, you can develop proprietary features and extensions. Think Java, XML and C++, with a SQLite relational data base management system and an SGL graphics engine. Take your pick! Developers can adapt the platform to VGA, 2D and 3D graphics and generic smart phone interfaces.

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It’s Only an Ocean Away…Get with the Outsourcing Program!

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I’ve heard all the excuses. Outsource to an offshore IT company and pay a lot of money for rotten communication and a yucky ending to your project or relationship. That is SO yesterday! Today’s most reputable offshore outsourcing IT vendors employ the best resources and serve custom software development needs, ongoing support and maintenance and everything in between.

Not every vendor gets an A+ in service or experience, so do your homework. Find a vendor with great references; one that is located in a business-friendly environment that provides the best IT resources, a dependable infrastructure and a positive government and business relationship. Find a vendor with experience handling client relationships across time zones; one that can handle multi-cultural, multi-lingual relationships; one with cutting edge technology, quality and leadership.

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AR for Gaming is Obvious. AR for Mobile Business Apps is BRILLIANT!

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Any fool can see the advantages of augmented reality (otherwise known as AR) in the gaming industry. But, the business guru with a fire in her belly wants to take AR to the next level. Cutting edge AR business applications for mobile phones or tablets are just about the coolest apps in business today. Listen to Trudy! Achieve greater visibility, generate revenue, and improve productivity and market share. Get with the AR program!Top AR apps provide a near real world experience, and augment those experiences with information, interactive features and functionality to enhance look and feel, and ease-of-use. Use AR for advertising, instructional diagrams, videos, 3D object manipulation, medical or technical apps, travel, real estate, construction, air and space technology, architecture, gaming, design, collaboration, hospitality, navigation, fashion, art, events, career apps, mapping, manufacturing, schools and more!

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Software as a Service: Oxymoron or Splendid Invention?

 

There is software (that miraculous and sometimes maddening invention of programmers and developers that somehow manages, organizes and manipulates your most precious business and personal data). And there is service a word I have come to understand as having something to do with a business helping you by providing attention, expertise or products in exchange for a fee). But, can there really be something called Software as a Service?

Yes! Software as a Service is a wonderful new(ish) invention that allows you to get all the features and functionality of a software package without all the headaches of implementation, installation, deployment, and maintenance and support. It can be accessed via the internet so you can use it from anywhere and, the best part is, someone else has to maintain and support it.

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Gee, Those iPhone Games are Keen but I Need a Business App to Love!

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I’ll admit it! My iPhone is pretty cool. I love the games, the GPS and all the other stuff. My one complaint (if it’s really a complaint) is that this smart phone has so much untapped potential. What if I could design a custom iPhone business app that would help my employees to work smarter and faster from the office or anywhere! I could interact with my customers and let them access accounts, browse and buy services and products and do just about anything they want – all with the convenience of access through their iPhone. All with my dynamite iPhone biz app!

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Outsourcing? A) I’d Rather Have a Root Canal or B) Hey, I’d Love to Share the Load

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Outsourcing wasn’t always fun! In the old days, technology outsourcing involved merciless torture, unresponsive consultants and a mess created by geeks who were clueless about your business. Well, you can finally put down your sword! You no longer have to fight off outsourcing providers to protect the castle!

Today outsourcing offers value for every business. You focus on the things that make you the market sweetheart (core competencies) and we handle the pesky tech tasks you don’t do well (we all have them). Outsourcing services let you optimize results with staff augmentation and skilled resources, and the good news is that the team can be embedded with your team or removed from the day-to-day.

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