Resilience is an important topic for Saugatuck clients, as natural and financial events have struck across the globe. You might be interested in looking at a research piece just written on this issue that examines how organizational resilience is linked to developments in Cloud IT.

Resilience is a growing requirement for organizations. A resilient organization is prepared for disasters of all types, able to respond quickly and creatively, and capable of realizing opportunities in change. Resilience both IT and the organization at large is fostered by Cloud IT. This Strategic Perspective looks at how the Cloud aids in developing resilience.

Resilience

Saugatuck research clients might be interested in looking at a research piece just written that delves into the emerging concept of organizational resilience, and aims to build an understanding of this critical area merging risk management with agility.

What is Happeing?  “Big Data” is an increasingly-used but often ill-defined term, spurred in large part through the growth of Cloud IT and Cloud Business. While not a fundamentally new topic, Big Data has risen to prominence recently as a result of the accelerating rate of data creation, combined with the advent of Cloud-based methods for accessing, managing, storing and analyzing extremely large volumes of data at reasonable cost.

In response to these trends, Saugatuck Technology recently published a new 13-page management study focusing on the current and future state of Big Data, providing enterprise users and providers alike with actionable insight and advice as to how best to harness its benefits and tackle its complexities. (See 951SMS, Understanding Big Data: A Management Study 22Sept2011 – current premium CRS-Base research subscribers can access the report here), the study focuses on three areas of fundamental importance in understanding Big Data, including: