CBDI Journal Index
The CBDI Journal is now published on an occassional basis and since September 2010 is now freely available to visitors.
You can download the complete journal below, or access the individual reports, together will many other reports from the back-catalog of CBDI Journals.
See also the Research Note Index for further reports and insights
Note: The complete back-catalog of CBDI Journals prior to September 2010 together with a broader range of guidance is only available via the CBDI-SAE Knowledgebase, which is only accessible to paying subscribers. The journal reports listed below are just a small selection of the guidance and reports that we have chosen to make freely available here.
CBDI Journal Editions
CBDI Journal June 2012
Editorial: Raining on the “Cloud Service Model” Parade
Practice Guide: Everything is a Service?
Exploring the path towards a unified service model
The Cloud movement is discussing the term Everything as a Service (EaaS or XaaS). In principle this is a welcome development, encouraging business and IT participants to adopt services and service oriented concepts everywhere. However it appears that the E/XaaS initiative may be more about marketing than reality. In this article we suggest how this very promising idea might be developed to clarify Cloud Service taxonomy and deliver convergence of business and IT perspectives in a Unified Service Model.
By David Sprott
Practice Guide: Developing an Enterprise Mobility Framework
Is your enterprise ready for mobility and BYOD? It is a growing imperative, but not many are. Enterprise Mobility – the use of mobile computing within the enterprise – has gained significant momentum in recent times. This report establishes the requirements for an Enterprise Mobility Framework and outlines some of the key elements.
By Lawrence Wilkes