1st Workshop on Tools for Setting Up and Running a Business in Cloud Computing (TSRB 2014) Chairs' Message

摘要

During the last decade technology evolved in a way that resulted in a huge amount of data. This evolvement imposed on enterprises, the need to automate their core processes for operational excellence while spending huge amounts of money to acquire the infrastructure and the tools to do so. The data repositories developed, provided the means to accrue the significant benefit of leveraging the value hidden in information accumulated during business transactions over time to support decision making and improve performance implying additional investments for the companies. Nowadays, this need becomes crucial for the survival of enterprises since competition becomes more aggressive, profit margins are limited, the market becomes more demanding and customers seek experience of high quality and value.