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- A guide to cutting IT costs
- Reduction of spending in the IT department is more art than science. Metri consultant Paul Michaels offers some advice on how to get it right. For the past few months everyone was hoping the IT industry might be saved the worst of the credit crunch fallout, on the...
- Tags: CIO, Benchmarking, Information Technology, IT Cost, Paul Michaels, Conundrum, Strategy, Management, IT management, costs, cutbacks, staffing, Paul Michaels silicon.com
- News items 2008-11-21
- Maxmise IT Flexibility and Lower Costs With Grid Computing
- This document discusses grid computing: Oracle's definition of it, the benefits of it, and the elements that comprise an Oracle Enterprise Grid Computing environment. It also highlights an Oracle customer's experiences, and covers when to implement grid computing and covers grid implementation strategies.
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Grid Computing, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking
- White papers 2008-10-31
- Ten Things to Know About Grid Computing on Windows
- This Oracle whitepaper offers insights into Oracle Grid. A grid allows a business to add capacity, cheaply, whenever it is needed. What's more, an Oracle Grid can help you gain control of your computing resources on the database and application server tiers
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Grid Computing, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, Application Servers, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, It service Management, Networking, Enterprise Software
- White papers 2008-10-31
- Grid Computing meets ET
- Could you run your nightly batch cycle on your employees' PCs? Maybe save a bundle on hardware? Probably not. The technique is best for compute-intensive tasks--tasks that require lots of calculation and little data. by Ed Gottsman
- Tags: Grid Computing, Productivity, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Ed Gottsman, PC, Rich Internet Application, Machine
- Blog posts 2008-10-19
- Echelon wins smart meter project in Germany; plus insight on smart grid in Europe
- A reseller for smart grid technology player Echelon announced a deal this week to deploy an advanced metering infrastructure system that will serve roughly 10,000 customers in Hassfurt, Germany. The contract, which will be rolled out over the next three years, is being handled by EVB Energie AG. The utility...
- Tags: Germany, Green Technology, Echelon, Grid, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- University of Otago Improves Application Availability and Scalability With Grid Technology
- Founded in 1869, the University of Otago is New Zealand's oldest university. In 2004, the University decided to replace the long-standing and outdated corporate database and application server platform, which was too costly to maintain. It was extremely time-consuming to build additional application services on that platform - and one...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Application Server, Scalability, Grid Computing, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, Application Servers, Middleware, It service Management, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- The Linux Operating System as a Managed Object: The Case for Infrastructure Management
- Organizations today face two major challenges: deployment of an increasingly rich service mix and managing the associated massive base of computing platforms. In this paper, discover a newish means of viewing a key component of the organizational architecture - treating operating systems themselves as individual managed objects. Few can argue...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Operating System, IBM Corp., Object, Linux, Operating Systems, Litigation, It Services, It Management, Software, Business Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2008-07-29
- ScalarCalc (exe)
- ScalarCalc is a calculator that is to solve real math problems with units and simple enough to perform everyday unit conversions. Try the built in Equations feature to solve common problems. A print feature allows you to print your work. Demo mode operates with fewer significant digits. This version is...
- Tags: HP OpenView, ScalarCalc, Print Feature, Utility Computing, It Management, It service Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- SaaS Solutions for Remote Systems Management
- Simplify your infrastructure management. Download this Computerworld Technology Briefing today to discover why more companies are switching to Software as a Service SaaS to fulfill their PC, server, network and email management needs. Dell's on-demand services for remote infrastructure management simplify IT by delivering the visibility and control you need...
- Tags: Remote System, Software-as-a-service, Dell Computer Corp., Infrastructure Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, E-mail, It Services, It Management, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, It service Management
- White papers 2008-07-15
- Live Webcast: Reduce Your Costs and Prepare for Tomorrow with BMC CONTROL-M
- In IT, many datacenters accommodate more than one scheduling solution, often deploying one for each of their major platforms and applications. While historically this approach has offered good automation capabilities for specific platforms, it is now apparent that it is not only costly, but fails to accomplish the automation efficiencies...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Webcast, BMC CONTROL-M, It Management, It service Management
- Webcasts 2008-07-08
- CGI Group Inc. Turns to BMC Application Problem Resolution to Improve Customer Satisfaction for Top Telecommunications Client
- CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest IT and business process service firms in North America. The company wanted to improve process for resolving application problems for CGI's top client. CGI Group deployed BMC software for its solution and implemented BMC Application Problem Resolution system to quickly reveal root...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Customer Satisfaction, CGI Group Inc., Telecommunications, It Management, It service Management
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Minimizes Downtime and Drives Out Costs With BMC Application Problem Resolution
- Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. is a lifecycle solutions provider of hardware, software, and services for consumer transaction environments in North America. The company needed to lower support costs and improve the reliability of GlobalSTORE, the company's Windows-based retail application, by minimizing the difficulties associated with supporting myriad, site-by-site customized variants....
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Downtime, Fujitsu Ltd., It Management, It service Management
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Largest U.S. Integrated Direct Marketer of Consumer Electronics Maintains Hundreds of Customized Enterprise Applications With BMC Application Problem Resolution
- Crutchfield Corporation is the nation's first integrated marketer of consumer electronics products. The company needed to streamline integration, migration, upgrades, and general problem resolution for an exceptionally complex, proprietary, 250-application enterprise system. Crutchfield deployed BMC systems for its solution and implemented BMC AppSight Application Problem Resolution System to swiftly pinpoint...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Enterprise Application, It Management, It service Management
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- University Closes Information Gap With BMC Service Desk Express Suite
- Liverpool John Moores University is a city-based university, with more than 27,000 students studying 200-plus courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The University needed a flexible and sophisticated service desk solution to replace a number of disparate systems. The University deployed BMC software for its solution and implemented BMC Service...
- Tags: Service Desk, BMC Software Inc., Liverpool John Moores University, It Management, It Services, It service Management
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- The Regence Group Provides Information to 6,000 Users With BMC Remedy Knowledge Management
- The Regence Group is the Pacific Northwest's largest affiliation of health care plans. The Group needed an easy-to-implement knowledge management solution that had faster and easier searches, and was easy to use for all types of users. The Regence Group deployed BMC systems for its solution and implemented BMC Remedy...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Remedy Corp., Regence Group, Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, It Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, It service Management, Management
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- How grid computing is speeding up the race for cures
- Today's doctors need the ability to try out many options very quickly and throw out the bad ones just as quick-without the expense of testing. This article shows how doctors use the World Community Grid to harness the power of thousands of computers to produce results that can save lives....
- Tags: Grid Computing, IBM Corp., Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, Productivity, It service Management, Networking
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Live Webcast: Virtual Service Oriented Grids: Transforming the Enterprise
- One of the most powerful features of computing grids is the capability to identify and allocate resources needed to build and run applications on demand and in almost real time, without months of negotiation or waiting for the hardware procurement cycle to facilitate it. While most discussions...
- Tags: Webcast, Grid Computing, Grid, Intel Corp., Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-04-22
- Ensuring Premium Data Quality and Precision at One of Switzerland's Leading Health Insurance Providers
- CONCORDIA AG is one of Switzerland's top five health insurance companies. The company wanted to ensure complete data quality and integrity across its production and development environment. The challenge was to introduce new DB2 database definitions and structures into production without errors occurring. CONCORDIA deployed BMC software for its solution...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Health Insurance, Data Quality, Health Care, IBM DB2, It Management, Databases, It service Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-04-01
- Appistry Open Distribution Not Open Source
- Appistry's Sam Charrington (Vice President of Product Management & Marketing) and I enjoyed a long chat about the companies newest marketing move, giving software away to develop a broad developer community. Since I have seen this done before, I wanted to know more about what the company was doing besides...
- Tags: Appistry, Application, Open Source, Grid Computing, Appistry EAF, Digipede, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- TSM on System i: Information and Considerations
- This paper helps customers to understand the Tivoli Storage Manager TSM products on the System i platform and understand why the TSM Client solution is often not the best choice for System i backups. The TSM product has multiple components. The two key ones are the TSM Client that gathers...
- Tags: Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM Corp., Tivoli Storage Manager Product, Storage Management, It Management, Storage, Hardware, It service Management
- White papers 2008-03-28
White Papers and Webcasts
This video provides an overview of Intel's Unit Level Traceability (ULT) system, a technology developed to address the complexities that exist with the introduction of new manufacturing technologies in Assembly/Test in Intel. Video playing time is 4 minutes.
