WHITE PAPER - This IDC White Paper examines the roles of virtualization and automation in improving operational efficiencies. Delivering end-to-end service visibility across both physical and virtual infrastructures is a key requirement for preventing service outages or failures.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: May 25, 2009


Topics:  Business Service Management | Change Management | Configuration Management | Data Center Management | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | Server Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This paper proposes an approach for IT to manage virtualized environments and shows how HP Business Service Management software enables IT operations to link specialists and specialized tools into day-to-day operations while keeping promises to business users.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2008


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | IT Management | IT Service Management | Linux | Software Virtualization | UNIX | Virtual Machine | VM

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer delivers all-in-one monitoring for the data center. A single interface provides a view to the availability and performance of servers and network and storage devices on a network. It eases troubleshooting without agents.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Data Acquisition Hardware | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Database Administration | High Availability | IT Management | IT Managers | LAN | SAN

WEBCAST - In this webcast, discover how to achieve greater virtualization maturity, from clearer visibility to higher service levels in your VMware environment. Learn how to identify where your company fits in the virtualization maturity model and find virtualization tools that enable optimal IT performance.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Premiered: November 13, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Management | Mobile Workers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | VMware

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This executive brief reviews the benefits of integrated asset management between development and operations and provides a concrete example of the impact analysis benefits of having a unified catalog of services and assets.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Asset Management | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Service Management

MICROSITE - The resources compiled here explore ways your organization can work to achieve high performance computing. Read more about boosting server performance, how you can power desktops, increasing mobility and securing client systems. These tools will provide you with information to help your organization deliver the best overall performance. Period.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | High Performance Computing | IT Management | Laptop Computers | Multi-core Processors | Notebook Computers | Productivity | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Software Development Tools | Software Implementation | TCO | WiMAX

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides everything the CIO and IT team must know to evaluate a CRM system based on the critical business and technical issues that matter to IT directors and chief information and technology officers.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: November 11, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | CRM | CRM Best Practices | CRM Services | CRM Software | CTOs | IT Departments | IT Management | IT Service Management | IT Utility Services | TCO

WEBCAST - View this webcast to learn how green IT is successfully being implemented in enterprises today and to gain understanding of green IT from cost, compliance, investment, and customer perspectives.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Premiered: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | CIOs | Energy Efficiency | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | Green Data Center | Investments | IT Management

CASE STUDY - Intelliem provides customized solutions that help companies improve their IT environments and that train workers to use software productively. Intelliem needed a cost-effective Web conferencing service to replace meetings, training sessions, and presentations requiring travel to on-site locations. Microsoft® Office Live Meeting was adopted.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | IT Management | Microsoft Office | Productivity | VoIP | Web Conferences | Web Conferencing Software

WHITE PAPER - With all these great products available at such incredible rates, it's easy to see why Low Rate Financing is the best way to get the IT solutions your organization needs. Read this brief paper to learn more.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Financing | Hardware Selection | IT Management | IT Spending | Software Selection | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how you can use IBM's InfoSphere software, and integrated platform for trusted information, to align business and IT, accelerate your projects for faster time to value, leverage your existing infrastructire, and adapt to the changing needs of your business.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: November 11, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Processes | Data Integration | Data Management | Information Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Master Data Management

EZINE - IT Service Management frameworks are helping CIOs leverage best practices to lead change, improve response time and better manage the IT/business relationship. In this CIO Decisions eZine, experts offer insights into how to roll out your ITSM implementation.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | CIOs | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Management Services | IT Service Management | ITIL

ANALYST REPORT - With all protocols and storage features included in the cost of the system, Sun claims its new unified platform delivers significant performance gains and cost benefits versus proprietary unified storage solutions.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2006


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems | Open Source | Server Management | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - What will be most important to IT organizations over the next 12 months? It's probably no surprise that cost control or reduction in spending is the key priority. This white paper looks at the near-term activities of the IT organizations surveyed by TechTarget, along with their constraints, issues, motivating factors, and strategies.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Change Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Management | IT Management Services | Server Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, expert Michael A. Clark, Managing Director for EDDix LLC, highlights eDiscovery and offers insight for preparing your company for litigation.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 6, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | IT Management | IT Managers | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Management