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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"IT resources"”.
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The use of time data in assessing the effectiveness of IT resources in a sixth form college
… a technique of individual time data analysis (ITDA) which can be used as a tool for demonstrating the effectiveness of resource use in further education. The study focuses on Information Technology (IT) resources and investigates effectiveness by surveying individual students’ reported resource …
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IT investments and firm performance across economies
Research has shown a positive relationship between IT investments and firm performance. But the results vary across firms and performance measures. Evidence indicates that IT resource allocations, in the form of investment in specific IT asset classes and IT capabilities of the firm, may play an …
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Enterprise information technology project portfolio selection through system dynamics simulations
… relying on information technologies (IT) to help maintain their existing and develop new competitive advantages, investing effectively in IT is becoming more and more important. One of the biggest challenges facing an enterprise IT organization is how to select a project portfolio that …
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Model-driven dual caching For nomadic service-oriented architecture clients
… was the introduction of wireless connectivity which enabled them to host applications that require internet connectivity such as email, web browsers and maybe most importantly smart/rich clients. Being able to host smart clients allows the users of mobile devices to seamlessly access the …
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IT controls in the public cloud : success factors for allocation of roles and responsibilities
… the transformation of the roles and responsibilities of personnel in managing the information technology (IT) resources (via IT governance controls) that have migrated to the cloud. Hence, the objective of this research is to provide a set of success factors that can assist IT managers to …
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Generic templates for monitoring agents
… thesis presents an agent-centric approach for monitoring IT resources, which enables the execution of preprocessing and aggregation steps directly on the target systems in order to limit data transfers to a central server and allow a local event detection and treatment. To keep the agent behavior …
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Grid computing : business and policy implications
… a distributed computing infrastructure that facilitates the exchange of expertise and resources. It is somewhat analogous to the electric power grid in that it can potentially provide a universal source of IT resources that can have a huge impact on human capabilities and on the entire society. …
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A core competency model for aligning information technology with business objectives
… however, research shows companies traditionally have a very difficult time capturing the value from their investment. Any surplus created by these improvements is often competed away and given back to customers. Wall Street's irrational exuberance of the late 1990's has given way to a …
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Cloud Broker Based Trust Assessment of Cloud Service Providers
… as the future Internet technology due to its advantages such as sharing of IT resources, unlimited scalability and flexibility and high level of automation. Along the lines of rapid growth, the cloud computing technology also brings in concerns of security, trust and privacy of the …
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The Organizational Effects of Software as a Service: The Nerds Rise to Power
Organizational subunits such as marketing, sales, human resources, and customer service invest in software as a service (SaaS) as a means to reduce information technology costs, speed time to market, gain access to new technologies, and improve application support and maintenance. For these …
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Factors affecting end-user computing sophistication in small business
… adopt EUC, encourage better utilisation of their IT resources and gain the benefits associated with computerisation. The factors examined are derived inductively from previous studies where a model is developed to map these factors with the degree of sophistication associated with IT and EUC. This …
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Bridging the gap: factors driving retail analytics adoption in traditional retail businesses
This thesis investigates how South Africa's traditional retail sector adopts advanced analytics amid infrastructural, cultural, and economic constraints. Guided by the Technology Organisation-Environment (TOE) framework and Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory, it addresses a critical gap in …
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A Model to support the decision process for migration to cloud computing.
… emerging paradigm for provisioning computing and IT services. Migration from traditional systems setting up to cloud computing is a strategic organisational decision that can affect organisations’ performance, productivity, and growth as well as competitiveness. Organisations wishing to migrate …
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Teaching Symbolic Rhetoric for Multicultural Education
… multicultural and global society. New conditions of rapid cultural change, intercultural engagement, and the instability of traditional notions of identity require of multiculturalism that it be able to account for emergent transcultural and intercultural identities and well as the …
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Diseño de un modelo de Gobierno TI para La Cuenta de Alto Costo
… desde donde se analiza, se procesa y se audita cada caso de alguna de las enfermedades que en Colombia se consideran como de alto costo, para ofrecerle al país información actualizada y de calidad. (Cuenta Alto Costo, 2018). Estas actividades se desarrollan bajo modelos operativos complejos …
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How is user trust in cloud computing affected by legal problems relating to data protection in cloud computing? and how can user trust in cloud computing be built?
… service,providing Information Technology (IT) resources over the Internet. Many types of cloud services, ranging from simply offering an outsourced storage to a full external provision of hardware infrastructure is the main factor attracting people to adopt cloud computing. Nevertheless, …
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