Collaboration in the Cloud - How Cross-Boundary Collaboration Is Transforming Business (Hardcover)

~ Erik van Ommeren (Author), Sander Duivestein (Author), John deVadoss (Author), Clemens Reijnen (Author), Erik Gunvaldson (Author)

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Improving Collaboration between people and between organizations is no longer optional if you want to survive in today s hyper connected business world. Speed of change, unpredictability and the increasingly social nature of the marketplace make collaboration instrumental to your company s ability to differentiate. New ways of collaboration are starting to take place within your company, across value chains and in the individual social domain of your employees. At the same time, new architecture and delivery models are bringing many new collaborative tools within reach of every person in your organization, with or without your knowledge or control. The use of personal email is one example we have learned to address, but how do you respond to personal workspaces, document sharing or instant messaging? Or even better: how does your business benefit from them? On the technology side, a volatile mix of acronyms like SOA Service Oriented Architecture, SaaS Software as a Service and Web2.0 is brewing that is drastically changing our view on the role and value of Information Technology. If left to chance there is little hope for success: you need a strategy. The new business world that is starting to show all around us is driven by autonomous, bottom up organizations where innovation and collaboration are part of the culture. In Value Chain 2.0, it is about quickly establishing combinations that offer value to the marketplace. It is about crossing boundaries and taking the full benefits from Cloud Computing and anything available As A Service, from platform to complete business solution.

About the Author

Erik van Ommeren is responsible for VINT the International Research Institute of Sogeti in the USA. He is an analyst, public speaker and co-author of the books SOA for Profit: A Manager s Guide to Success with Service Oriented Architecture and Open for Business: Open Source Inspired Innovation. Sander Duivestein is a senior analyst at VINT, the International Research Institute of Sogeti. He is also an internet entrepreneur. Prior, Sander was a software architect at Capgemini. He is coauthor of the book Me the Media: Rise of the Conversation Society. John deVadoss leads the Patterns & Practices team at Microsoft. His responsibilities include platform and architecture strategy for the Microsoft application platform and developer tools. He has over 15 years of experience in the software industry and has been at Microsoft for over 10 years. Clemens Reijnen is a software architect at Sogeti and was awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) by Microsoft. Clemens has a broad background in software development and architecture. He also runs a technical blog. Erik Gunvaldson Erik Gunvaldson is a senior program manager for Microsoft Online Services. He manages the partner, customer, and community programs of Microsoft Online. He has over 20 years of experience in IT.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Uitgeverij kleine Uil (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9075414242
• ISBN-13: 978-9075414240
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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