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- Forrester, SaaS and market uptake in IT management
- Competition in the Changing IT Management Space Yesterday I discussed CA's move into SaaS-based IT Management. Today, a Forrester Research shared with me a new report their firm also released yesterday (How Big Is SaaS In IT Management Software? by Peter O'Neill) on the predicted...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Solution, IT Administration, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc., Markets, Software As A Service (SaaS), Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- SIM survey 2008: Top 10 IT management concerns
- Because SIM's annual IT Trends Survey polls many of the world's leading IT executives, it is an excellent indicator of the current state of the CIO role throughout the planet. See six charts that paint of picture of the CIO in 2008. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: SIM Card, CIO, IT Administration, Information Technology, Survey, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Strategy, Marketing Research, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Marketing, Jason Hiner, IT Professional
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Wine Retailer Uses Integrated IT Management to Support Growth, Improve Store Service
- Total Wine & More is "America's Wine Superstore," operating 54 stores in 11 states and carrying thousands of different wines, spirits, and beers. With the company's success and growth has come a proliferation of servers to support new business initiatives, and an associated increase in technology management work. To relieve...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Server, Wine, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-10-10
- Signs you might not be IT management material
- Signs you might not be IT management materialYou forgot the biggest sign ....... actually wanting to be an IT manager.Lets face it ... if you want to be an IT manager, you really don't have what it takes to be one.Real management material would never "volunteer" for a job that...
- Tags: IT administration, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Signs you might not be IT management material
- In theory, everyone wants to climb the corporate ladder. Yet in practice--as anyone who has ever had a lousy boss or manager can tell you--not everyone is actually cut out to be a manager. Here are eight telltale signs you're probably not cut out for the role of a...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Manager, Professional Development, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Career, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Live Webcast: Simplified Management with IT Automation
- Businesses of all sizes must now contend with complex systems and a variety of business challenges, including regulatory compliance, green computing initiatives, and pressure to reduce IT costs. Add to that the challenges of managing multiple remote networks and an unprecedented level of application integration, and you will quickly begin...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., IT Administration, Webcast, Information Technology, Automation, Strategy, Management
- Webcasts 2008-06-25
- Hospitality ISP chooses HP Thin Clients for high reliability low cost, security and IT management
- Do you need to find a secure solution for public access to the Internet to protect user passwords and block information from other users seeing that they had just accessed? Do you need a reliable solution with no hard drive crashes? Do you need to reduce IT costs and obtain...
- Tags: Security, IT Administration, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Thin Client, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Roi/Tco, Advertising & Promotion, Thin Clients, Strategy, Networking, Internet, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Marketing, Hardware, Management
- Case studies 2008-06-16
- Energy Company Boosts Productivity, Enhances Security With Operating System
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ONGC is the leading crude oil and natural gas producer in India. In order to simplify IT management, ONGC wanted to standardize its operating system across the organization. It deployed Windows Vista Business on 18,000 portable computers, with plans to deploy to an additional 2,500....
- Tags: Security, IT Administration, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Case studies 2008-06-03
- German Technical Services Provider Saves ?200,000 a Year With IT Management
- Germany-based TUV NORD provides technical services from 70 offices worldwide. More than 5,000 employees rely on portable computers when out of the office. But, hard disk drive failures resulted in huge productivity losses. With a system based on Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, the company can identify failures before...
- Tags: Hard Drive, IT Administration, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp.
- Case studies 2008-05-29
- EMS Email Security: Spam and virus-free email without the need for constant IT administration
- While most email filtering solutions have barely evolved over the last few years, Dell MessageOne has broken the mold with a completely new generation of email filtering technology that is more effective, easier for administrators and users to manage, and able to scale to meet the need of the largest...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Information Technology, MessageOne, Virus, Detection Algorithm, Directory Synchronization, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2008-05-14
- Construction Materials Supplier Simplifies Branch Office IT Management, Saves $400,000
- Lafarge North America needed a cost-effective solution to reduce network security risks at branch offices while increasing the efficiency of centralized server administration. The company became an early adopter of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise to test the enhanced features of the Server Core installation option, read-only domain controller, and Terminal...
- Tags: IT Administration, Microsoft Office, Construction Material, Lafarge, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Terminal Services, Construction, Servers, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Railway Ticketing Agency Improves Performance and Eases IT Management
- Voyages-sncf.com is the online travel agency for the Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais SNCF, a public enterprise that operates rail services for passengers and freight throughout France. With more than 9 million Web site visitors a month, Voyages-sncf.com needed to ensure that its ticketing Web site is available...
- Tags: IT Administration, Performance, Agency, Information Technology, Voyages-sncf.com, Advertising & Promotion, Web Site Development, Strategy, Servers, Marketing, Internet, Management, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Canon Ensures Continuous and Consistent Customer Services With Simplified IT Management
- Canon is one of the world's leading brands in office equipment and photographic technologies, and has more than 200 subsidiaries in key locations such as Japan, Europe and the Americas. To grow existing accounts and attract new customers, Canon must provide responsive and efficient customer services. Support and sales staff...
- Tags: Customer Service, IT Administration, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Canon Inc., Sales Strategy, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-03-27
- Environmental Services Firm Consolidates Infrastructure, Improves IT Management
- Facility and environmental services provider Manutencoop Group was losing productivity due to a fragmented and inconsistent technical infrastructure. Besides improving its IT systems and streamlining applications, the organization wanted to simplify software distribution, updating, and licensing while keeping costs down. Manutencoop chose a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement for its licensing solution...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Training, Manutencoop Group, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Workforce Management, Strategy, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-03-14
- Austrian Construction Company Simplifies IT Management With Standardised Technology
- PORR AG was using a range of technologies from different manufacturers that lacked compatibility and made it difficult to manage the company's IT infrastructure. A standardised solution from one supplier would simplify the management of its IT systems, and promote interoperability. PORR AG standardised its infrastructure with the deployment of...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Information Technology, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2008-03-05
- Splunk goes 'platform' to extend IT search benefits across more IT management functions
- Gaining more insights early and often into what vast arrays of servers, routers and software stacks are actually doing has long been on the top of the IT wish list. Traditional IT management approaches force the trade-off been depth and comprehensive reach, meaning you can't get the full, integrated picture...
- Tags: Business Intelligence, Application, IT Administration, Information Technology, Goal, Benefit, Splunk, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Dell Helps Ingersoll Rand Improve Computing Performance and Reduce IT Management and Training Costs
- What do air compressors, golf carts, door locks, and commercial refrigeration units have in common? They are just a few examples of the many types of goods produced by Ingersoll Rand. A large, diversified manufacturing company, Ingersoll Rand operates more than 120 plants in 60 countries. All of these far-flung...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Ingersoll-Rand, Performance, Information Technology, Training, Computing, Computer, Productivity, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Research Institute Streamlines IT Management With Flexible Deployment
- The Institute of Microbiology at ETH Zurich wanted a more flexible, streamlined deployment process for client software. It installed Windows Server 2008 to take advantage of Windows Deployment Services. Now it can deploy a standard customized image to computers from multiple hardware vendors. The institute also plans to reduce server...
- Tags: IT Administration, Microsoft Windows Server, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Humble ISD's Centralized, Clustered Network Infrastructure Is Improving the Quality of Education Through 20-Fold Faster Data Access, Greater Uptime, More Reliable Data Backup and a 40% Reduction in IT Administration Time
- The Humble Independent School District is named for a pioneering Texas settler, not for its approach to education. The fast-growing Humble Independent School District needed to improve network bandwidth and uptime, make data backup faster and more reliable, and reduce the time its IT staff spent on repairs and routine...
- Tags: Education, Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Information Technology, Data Backup, Uptime, Humble Independent School District, Cluster, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Servers, Data Management, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Schools Improve IT Management, Conserve Resources With New Operating System
- Norwalk Public Schools wanted to improve its IT operations and management and simplify application and system deployment. The district is working with partner Digital Back Office to deploy a prerelease version of the Windows Server 2008 operating system. The district is using the new system to enhance security, consolidate its...
- Tags: District, IT Administration, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-02-01
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