WHITE PAPER - Managing the virtual infrastructure end-to-end is becoming more challenging as virtual environments continue to grow and more data center elements meld into the "cloud". This whitepaper will discuss the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud", and present you with questions that will help you create the best organizational strategy.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Service Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ITIL | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper is the first in a series of white papers designed to provide a complete view of IIMv3 and its value proposition to the enterprise. Look for additional white papers on IT transformation, the IIMv3 architecture, and the Next Generation Data Center.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Networking | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Service Management | ITIL

WHITE PAPER - The Dell™ Management Console Powered by Altiris™ from Symantec™ provides a comprehensive management platform based on standardized IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes—facilitating the adoption of industry best practices and helping streamline and simplify IT management in enterprise data centers.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Asset Management | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services | IT Systems | IT Workforce | ITIL

WHITE PAPER - This free handbook explains why "enabled compliance" is what IT management and CIOs need to maximize mobile worker productivity while optimizing the balance of service quality, cost and risk to the organization.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | ITIL | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Device Management Software | Mobile Workers | Operating Systems | Productivity | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - Enterprise Management Associates® (EMA®) research shows 75% of CIOs are facing budget cuts. Most CIOs need to go beyond obvious cost reduction measures to address the largest single IT cost - staff. This whitepaper will discuss the ways that Workload automation can effect real cost savings.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | ITIL | Job Scheduling Software | Log Management | SLA | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - This paper shows how next-generation Sun servers, based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, allow IT organizations to meet these challenges by delivering game-changing performance and virtualization improvements that help enable companies to leverage best practices for IT management, application deployment, work processes, and cost control.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | IT Best Practices | IT Management | ITIL | Server Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the CMS (configuration management system) as emphasized in ITIL V3, and explores how it differs from a CMDB. Further, it shows how a CMS increases your ability to make better IT decisions that impact business agility, productivity, and quality of service.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | CMDB | Configuration Management | Data Centers | Database Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ITIL

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the principles for achieving power and cooling capacity management.
Posted: July 10, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Blade Servers | Capacity Management | Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | ITIL | Power Consumption Monitoring | UPS

WHITE PAPER - In these tough economic times, how do you address the challenge of reducing costs without diminishing your service quality? Companies can lower costs significantly and meet the growing demand for services by taking a more holistic approach. This paper discusses the importance of taking a unified approach to service support management and...
Posted: June 18, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | CIOs | Configuration Management | Help Desks | IT Service Management | IT Services | ITIL | Service Level Management | Service Process Optimization Software | Workforce Planning

WHITE PAPER - The journey to ITIL is challenging and requires clarity of vision and a disciplined execution to achieve that vision. By following ITIL practices, your IT organization will become more closely integrated with the business. BMC recommends making the journey to ITIL in a sequence of six incremental steps, the phases of which are driven through...
Posted: June 18, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | Change Management | Compliance (Systems Operations) | IT Best Practices | IT Service Management | ITIL | Sales Force Automation | Service Level Management | Workforce Management Software

WHITE PAPER - IT executives are under intense pressure to cut costs, and that pressure is significantly increased by the current grim economic outlook. So, how can your organization weather this economic storm? Surprisingly, a variety of opportunities for IT are hidden within today's financial challenges. Learn how with the right approach, processes, and...
Posted: June 18, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Process Reengineering | IT Auditing | IT Service Management | IT Workforce | ITIL | Sales Force Automation | Workflow Software | Workforce Management Software | Workforce Planning

WHITE PAPER - Working harder simply won't get you there. No matter how many people you allocate, sinking more labor into old IT practices cannot concurrently meet rising demands on IT and cut costs. Read about cost-effective, automated ways to meet this challenge head-on in our latest article, “Strategies for Modernizing IT, Reducing Costs, and..”
Posted: June 17, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Reengineering | Business Service Management | Data Collection | Help Desk Management | IT Best Practices | IT Service Management | IT Services | ITIL | Service Level Management | SOA | SOA Governance

WHITE PAPER - IT executives and their teams need a comprehensive and accurate view of IT services. A service catalog includes all relevant details about your services, including which service level agreements (SLAs) are associated with it, who is able to request it, how much it costs, and how to fulfill it. This paper describes the IT Infrastructure...
Posted: June 17, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Process Automation | Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Service Management | IT Services | ITIL | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Service Level Management | SLA | SLA Management Services | SOA | SOA Governance

WHITE PAPER - IT Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®) best practices promote a well-functioning, collaborative IT environment that can enable the business and your IT organization to cope with the effects of economic stress. ITIL can help you to deliver higher-performing technology services that help your business to be both more competitive today and...
Posted: June 15, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Customer Satisfaction | Downtime | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | ITIL | Knowledge Management | Operational Metrics (Systems)

WHITE PAPER - IT organizations can significantly improve efficiency and reduce operational costs by creating environments with shared access to common data to support Operations and the Service Desk, and evolving and automating key processes between the two groups.
Posted: June 15, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Help Desk Management | IT Best Practices | IT Spending | ITIL | Service Level Management