VIDEOCAST - Effective management is critical to addressing IT challenges. In this program, leading experts David Williams of Gartner and Roger Pills of CA break down IT's three key challenges to managing IT complexity: aligning IT to the business, managing costs, and IT maturity.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Premiered: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | IT Asset Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | IT Systems

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

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the importance of managing energy consumption in data centers and provides an overview of the problems and issues associated with "greening" today's data centers.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: August 11, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Green Data Center | Green Storage | IT Asset Management | IT Service Management

ANALYST REPORT - Infosys' Enterprise Architecture (EA) Survey 2008-09 reveals that EA enables business transformation, its practices continue to mature, and increased outsourcing of EA functions is a strong future possibility.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | CIOs | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | IT Asset Management | IT Departments | IT Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Spending | Strategic Planning | Surveys

WEBCAST - In this webcast, you will see how you can take control of your IT costs by effectively managing your assets with Numara Asset Management Platform (NAMP). You will learn how NAMP automates your resource-intensive IT asset management challenges so you can improve compliance, improve customer satisfaction, reduce risk, and optimize your investments.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Premiered: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Customer Satisfaction | Database Management | Database Management Software | Databases | Enterprise Asset Management Software | Enterprise Content Management | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | IT Asset Management | IT Asset Management Software

ANALYST REPORT - Infrastructure and operations (I&O) comprise 60% or more of total IT spending worldwide. I&O leaders are under intensifying pressure to reduce costs. This Gartner research note outlines the key actions that should be taken to change the I&O cost structure in the short term (through 2010) and in the longer term (during the next three years).
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | IT Asset Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Operational Support Systems

WHITE PAPER - The tools for assessing enterprise-level green practices have evolved from do-it yourself Excel spreadsheets to elaborate carbon accounting software suites available on a subscription basis. By first determining a baseline, organizations can set clear goals for adopting greener IT practices.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Green Data Center | Green Storage | IT Asset Management | IT Managers

WHITE PAPER - In September 2009, Wipro Ltd (Wipro), a global corporation in the Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry which was head-quartered in Bangalore, India, was reviewing its Green IT plan. Read this white paper to learn more about Wipro's quest to become a true ecologically sustainable company.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Management | Green Data Center | Green Storage | IT Asset Management | IT Management | IT Managers | Power Consumption Monitoring

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides analysis and advice on how Dell Virtual Remote Desktop (VRD), a server-hosted desktop virtualization, can deliver substantial benefits, simplifying lifecycle management, and driving ongoing cost and productivity benefits.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | IT Asset Management | IT Management | Productivity | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

EGUIDE - This guide describes seven typical mistakes of IT security compliance and how you can use these lessons to help your organization achieve its compliance goals.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Authentication | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Software | Data Security | IT Asset Management | IT Management | Malware | Network Security | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Security Management | Security Policies | Security Software

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, you'll read about the top objections buyers have for upgrading their current equipment. You'll also hear about the solutions Intel has to offer to help increase the productivity of your workforce, reduce energy consumption, and much more!
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Downtime | IT Asset Management | IT Spending | Personal Computers | Server Hardware | Workforce Planning

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

CASE STUDY - Mosaic Technology sought to partner with a larger company to obtain sales, marketing and technical support, thereby extending its reach into the server and storage virtualization market.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Asset Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | Server Hardware | Storage Hardware | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Microsoft Windows Server® and SQL Server® 2008, together with intelligent server platforms based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, deliver breakthrough performance and scalability within the same energy and space footprint as prior-generation processors.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Configuration Management | IT Asset Management | IT Departments | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Systems | ITIL | Memory | Microprocessors | Processor Architectures | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | SQL | SQL Server

PODCAST - Companies with a flexible IT infrastructure credit their success to an ability to adapt to change. Listen to find new ways to lower IT complexity and improve operating efficiency in your company.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Premiered: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Asset Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ROI | TCO