Parasuram V Pazhayannur

US Patent:

20030028416, Feb 6, 2003

Filed:

Feb 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/061110

Inventors:

Parasuram Pazhayannur - Edina MN, US

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/010000

Abstract:

A process for evaluating a current technological strategy for an organization is disclosed. The process examines the current technological strategy for potential threats and opportunities based on a landmark technology identified during a technology scan. The potential threats and opportunities are evaluated to develop a proposed strategy indicative of the current technological strategy integrated with the landmark technology. A pilot study is performed on the proposed strategy to render a recommendation on whether the proposed strategy should be adopted or rejected by the organization. Based on the recommendation, the proposed strategy may be either implemented or saved for future reference and re-evaluation.

US Patent:

20030018505, Jan 23, 2003

Filed:

Apr 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/121334

Inventors:

Parasuram Pazhayannur - Edina MN, US
David Aune - Burnsville MN, US

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/007000

Abstract:

A business model for a strategic alliance of organizations within the Storage Service Provider (SSP) market is disclosed. The strategic alliance creates a combination, or partnership, of a data storage provider, a data security provider and a network infrastructure provider. The strategic alliance is proposed in a plan rendered from an evaluation system that analyzes the core competency of one of the aforementioned providers against core competencies required by the SSP market, which are disclosed herein as data security, data storage and network infrastructure. Because each of the providers is deficient in two of the required core competencies, the plan proposes an alliance between that provider and the other two providers, which each have as its core competency one of the deficient core competencies.