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Surviving and Thriving in Today's Turbulent Business Environment
Today's unprecedented economic crisis, escalating competitive pressures and rapidly changing customer requirements are forcing organizations of all sizes to re-evaluate their corporate priorities, sourcing strategies and go-to-market tactics. These challenges are driving organizations to adopt a new generation of 'on-demand' services to fundamentally transform the way they operate and do business.
THINKstrategies' Founder and Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, has been in the forefront of exploring the business implications of these trends. Below you can find recent videos in which Kaplan provides his perspectives regarding these trends. Click here to read and hear more of Kaplan's views regarding today's challenges and opportunities.
You can also click here to find a series of THINKstrategies industry overview presentations about these trends.
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| Coping with the Technology Industry Inversion and Capitalizing on the On-Demand Services Movement
When people look back at this period in the history of the information technology (IT) and telecommunications industries, they will see a fundamental shift from technology-centric products to services-driven solutions. Even more importantly, we are experiencing a migration of technological capabilities from on-premise systems and software to web-based or 'cloud' computing, on-demand services.
THINKstrategies was the first independent consulting company to recognize that these trends are creating new sourcing challenges for IT/business decision-makers, operational and marketing challenges for IT solutions providers and investment challenges for venture capitalists. These challenges are being compounded by escalating fuel costs, the deepening credit crisis and rising concerns about the environment and global warming.
THINKstrategies is the only independent strategic consulting company that focuses entirely on these challenges and the shift to on-demand services such as cloud computing, managed services, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and other out-tasking solutions.
THINKstrategies' unique perspective and practical advice has helped IT vendors, telecom carriers, resellers, enterprise IT/ business decision-makers and technology investors re-THINK their strategies and re-focus their energies to be more successful.
This movement toward service-centric business models poses new challenges and offers new opportunities for those who grasp them. This "industry inversion" will require IT and telecom professionals to swap old technical skills for new business proficiencies. It also will force IT organizations, technology suppliers and telecom carriers to redefine how they deliver value to their end users and customers, respectively.
Click here to read THINKstrategies' initial description about what companies need to do to respond to this industry inversion.
In response to these trends, a growing number of enteprises are re-evaluating their sourcing strategies and IT solution providers are revamping their value propositions and developing new offerings.
Click here if you'd like to read THINKstrategies' industry leading views in NetworkWorld regarding the changing nature of IT and business process outsourcing.
THINKstrategies is helping IT solutions providers, IT executives, and venture capital firms contend with these changes. Our mission is to help our clients re-THINK their corporate strategies and redirect their limited resources to achieve their business objectives.
Click here to read our early view in InformationWeek about how the IT industry is shifting from a technology focus to a services orientation.
We have a unique perspective on the current state and future direction of the IT industry, an unparalleled track record of success and proven methodology that has an immediate impact on our clients' effectiveness. You can find our latest views regarding industry trends on our blog, THINK IT Services.
THINKstrategies also provides a broad array of strategic consulting services ranging from indepth assessments and analysis to a unique set of On-Demand consulting services. Click here to listen to a brief overview of THINKstrategies' unique consulting services, capabilities and benefits.
We are also pleased to host the largest online directories and best practice resource centers regarding Software-as-a-Service and Managed Services, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Managed Services Showplace.
Please take a few minutes to tour the rest of our website to learn more about what we do and how we've helped clients like you achieve their goals.
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How we can help you
Whether you are an IT solutions provider trying to gain a competitive advantage; an enterprise IT executive searching for ways to generate a greater ROI from your IT investments; or a venture capital firm trying to make smart investment decisions, THINKstrategies can give you the insight, advice, and hands-on help you need to attain your goals. Click here to listen to a brief overview of THINKstrategies' unique consulting services, capabilities and benefits.
Click here if you would like to contact us to learn more about how THINKstrategies can help you re-think your IT strategies and achieve your business objectives.
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