Insurance providers, laboring under legacy systems built up over decades, are in desperate need of systems transformation to compete for new customers and business in a rapidly evolving industry. But building a traditional business case for IT systems modernization, based upon the justification that consolidating aging and redundant legacy systems will reduce maintenance, support, upgrade [...]
History is full of instances where a competitor’s innovation disrupted–and even destroyed–a well-established company’s core business model. This paper discusses a disruptive business solution offered by Acxiom, which will help information-products companies change the way they do business. Adopting this solution will change market position for information-products companies (as well as their clients in multiple [...]
The objective of this white paper is to provide an overview of the conditions pointing to an IT technology refresh, the possible paths for navigating the IT technology refresh, and ways to ensure that the IT technology strategy optimizes IT service/cost characteristics. Click here to download this white paper
What strategies can a CIO deploy when the IT team needs to perform an implementation but is hindered from doing so because they don’t have the new skills and must also continue performing daily functions of the IT department? This paper discusses a unique approach, known as “Transitional Outsourcing.”
Utilizing the knowledge gained from Y2K efforts, dramatic improvement of the business model is possible. Through a process called Strategic Business Modeling (SBM) this valuable information can be organized for the move to a new business environment. For many companies that means enabling or moving legacy business function to a new infrastructure, allowing for ease [...]
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