Posts Tagged ‘Cloud Computing’

Future of HCSC Software

Thursday, July 15th, 2010 by Tim Giehll

After attending the HR Thought Leadership conference in Atlantic City in June, I came away with a bunch of insights from attendees and other speakers about the Future of Human Capital Supply Chain Software.  I heard from a number of corporate HR executives that there is a HUGE market globally for the “replacement” of first generation 1.0 Talent Management systems over the next few years. This is being driven by the explosion of Web 2.0 technologies and the dis-satisfaction that many corporate HR users have with their “over-sold” current 1.0 talent management solutions. 

In general, the Top 5 Future Capabilites Include:

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Cloud Computing for Human Capital

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 by Tim Giehll

Today’s business buzz is all about Cloud Computing. With rapid progress in the technology sector, there are new ways to enhance productivity, while cutting costs substantially for the long term. Plugging into the Cloud promises to eliminate the need for costly on-site servers, complex installed software, backup worries and disruptive and expensive upgrades.

Cloud Computing is currently the most sought-after technology for many industries – the staffing and recruiting industry is no exception.

And for good reason.

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Cloud Computing for HR

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 by Tim Giehll

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard the loud buzz about Cloud Computing.  Plugging into the Cloud promises to eliminate the need for lots of on-site hardware, installed software, and disruptive and expensive upgrades for Human Resource departments and Staffing firms.  Just think, no more hardware to buy/replace, no more servers to maintain, no more IT staff to pay and no more backups to worry about.  HR departments and staffing firms “do not want to manage IT, they want to manage their business”, explains Simon Piff, a practice director for enterprise infrastructure at www.IDC.com , the global IT market researcher.  Cloud applications for HR and Staffing also can support fast, scalable, and incrementally priced growth.  

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Got Your Head In The Cloud?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by Tim Schram

If you haven’t heard the phrases ‘Cloud Computing’ and ‘Saas’ (Software as a Service), then you may have been hiding under a rock.

Whether you are reading a blog, surfing the Net or leafing through an IT magazine, you’re bound to come across that terminology. Just by doing a Google search for some industry-related words, the numbers are impressive:

  • 63,200,000 hits for Client Server
  • 29,500,000 hits for Cloud Computing
  • 25,500,000 hits for Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • 14,300,000 hits for Active Server Pages (ASP)
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