March 2004
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
9h 32m
English
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IBM and on Demand
IBM is the largest IT vendor with the broadest portfolio of offerings. Its breadth has resulted in financial stability during tough economic times. In late 2002, IBM's new CEO, Sam Palmisano, described IBM's new corporate strategy, pulling together most of the established elements of IBM's portfolio—plus new elements, such as business consulting—toward a single vision called “on demand.”[8]
According to IBM, an on demand business is a dynamic business that is flexible from its business processes to its software infrastructure to its hardware infrastructure. On demand is not just about efficiency and cost cutting, it is also about increasing the value of IT to the business. It is about a paradigm shift for IT, as well as growth ...