Judith Hurwitz

What's an information agenda?
I had an opportunity to have a chat with Ambuj Goyal, General Manager of IBM's Information Management division about the idea of an information agenda—an initiative that IBM recently announced. The company intends to make a major investment...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 30th September '08

Confessions of a Twitter user
Back in January of this year I signed up for a Twitter account. I have to admit I was skeptical. Why does anyone need to know what I am doing right now? I wrote a blog about how silly I thought it was. Then after playing around with Twitter for...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 26th September '08

Ten things I learned about Citrix… and a little history lesson
I attended Citrix's industry analyst event a couple of weeks ago. I meant to write about Citrix right after the event but you know how things go. I got busy. But I am glad that I took a little time because it has allowed me the luxury of thinking...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 24th September '08

Can HP Lead in Virtualization Management?
HP has been a player in the virtualization market for quite a while. It has offered many hardware products, including its server blades, which have given it a respectable position in the market. In addition, HP has done a great job being an...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 16th September '08

Is Anticipation Management a Game Changer?
I am going to introduce you to the idea of anticipation management. I hope that by the end of this you will agree with me that at the end of the day, this is what the value of information is all about. Alright, you might ask, what is anticipation...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 4th September '08

Cloud Computing: a work in progress or a silver bullet?
I have seen some research recently that suggested the CIOs are not seriously thinking about Cloud Computing. Is this a leading indicator on this emerging market or is it looking in the rearview mirror? I vote for the rear view mirror...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 7th August '08

Will Desktop Virtualization Be Huge?
I have been spending a lot of time over the past several months looking at issues around desktop virtualization. While a lot of the focus in the market has been around server based virtualization, I'd put my money behind desktop virtualization....
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 28th June '08

Can Microsoft Pull Virtualization, SOA, Management, and SaaS Together?
For three years in a row I have attended Microsoft's server and tools analyst briefing. This is the vision of Microsoft that focuses on the server side of the company. A few years ago I predicted that this part of the company would get my vote in...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 18th June '08

Why did CODA move to salesforce.com?
After meeting Steve Pugh, CEO of CODA Financials, Inc., I wanted to understand why this mid-market financial applications vendor decided to build its next generation infrastructure on salesforce.com's infrastructure. I found the decision making...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 10th June '08

Is there beef behind salesforce.com?
I have been following salesforce.com since its founding in the mid-1990s. Initially the company started by creating a contact management system which evolved into the sales force platform it offers today. Last month I attended a small dinner...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 30th May '08