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Advanced Systems Group Secures the Network With UTM-1 by Check Point

With company headquarters located in Denver, Colorado and eight offices distributed all over the western United States, ASG is considered a smaller company, employing just over 100 people. ASG is using Verizon Business for management of its wide-area network however the CIO was unhappy with the limitations they faced with...

Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Network, ASG, Firewalls, Networking, Network Security, Security

Case studies 2008-10-01

How ASG's MetaCMDB Strategy Enables More Effective Business Service Management

ASG has a distinctive CMDB offering that can enable superior service management, as well as application and service lifecycle management. ASG's CMDB system ties together the monitoring of disparate underlying systems, applications and devices, maps them to the business services they support, visualizing their inter-relationships through dynamic dashboards. These visualization...

Tags: CMDB, Business Service, Business Service Management, ASG

White papers 2008-06-24

SLM and BSM: The Future of IT Management - Are You Ready?

ASG Software Solutions ASG offers a broad portfolio of BSM focused IT solutions. These solutions are built on its Business Service Platform BSP, developed for organizations that want to adopt BSM and manage their underlying technology from a business perspective. ASG's BSP Service Level Management solution provides SLM capabilities in...

Tags: IT Administration, Enterprise Management Associates Inc., Information Technology, Business Service, BSM, ASG, Strategy, Management

White papers 2008-04-01

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VAT Converter 1.0008 (Windows)

Following the Chancellors announcement for a reduction to the standard rate of VAT from 17.5% to 15% as of today, there's no doubt of the impact the change will have on UK businesses. To assist with the transition ASG Data Solutions Ltd, a Cheshire-based software company, has developed VAT Converter...

Tags: Software, VAT, Microsoft Windows, VAT Converter, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance

Software downloads 2008-12-02

ITIL V3: Making Business Services Serve the Business

ITIL V3, the latest version of the IT Infrastructure Library ITIL, represents a significant advancement for the practice of Business Service Management BSM. Changes in ITIL V3 include the restructuring of the library into a service lifecycle framework with lifecycle stages that include Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service...

Tags: Business Service, ASG Software Solutions, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations

White papers 2008-10-30

Increasing ROI and Reducing the Risks of Your Application Portfolio

Application Portfolio Management APM solutions help IT executives evaluate the benefits, costs, and risks associated with each application while maximizing the value realized from ongoing software investments. They provide executives with the information they need to properly direct investments towards projects that align well with the needs and objectives of...

Tags: ROI, Portfolio, ASG Software Solutions, Asset Management, Roi/Tco, Investment, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management

White papers 2008-10-07

How to Develop Your CMDB Project's ROI

While long-term ROI claims from enterprise customers oftentimes can exceed up to 400% or more, many IT executives are struggling with making initial ROI assessments for their Configuration Management Database CMDB project. While the CMDB is well-established as a foundational element for both advancing proactive IT management and overall ITIL...

Tags: CMDB, ROI, ASG Software Solutions, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Webcasts 2008-09-18

ASG Service Dependency Mapping: Making the Link between IT and the Business

Aligning IT and business perspectives requires the ability to create links between configuration information in an enterprise Configuration Management Database CMDB and the business service as experienced by the user. Service Dependency Mapping SDM products automate the process of creating and maintaining these links. This Enterprise Management...

Tags: Information Technology, CMDB, ASG Software Solutions, Strategy, Management

White papers 2008-07-29

Understanding Your CMDB Project's ROI

Targeted at IT executives responsible for both the financial and ultimate project oversight of an enterprise Configuration Management Database CMDB initiative, this Enterprise Management Associates EMA white paper level-sets expectations for ROI calculations for CMDB initiatives, provides basic ROI best practices, and gives readers sufficient insight to move forward with...

Tags: CMDB, ROI, ASG Software Solutions, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2008-07-28

ASG Service Dependency Mapping: Making the Link Between IT and the Business

This paper examines how IT organizations can transition to a more service-focused approach to managing business applications, and how these leading-edge management solutions support this transition. This new approach is business service-driven instead of infrastructure-driven and enables IT organizations to manage the service in context to technology. In doing so,...

Tags: Enterprise Management Associates Inc., Information Technology, Allen Systems Group, Strategy, Management

White papers 2008-07-01

A Board Room View: Understanding Your CMDB Project

This white paper is targeted at IT executives responsible for both the financial and ultimate project oversight of an enterprise Configuration Management DataBase CMDB initiative. The goal of the paper is to level-set expectations for ROI calculations for CMDB initiatives, provide basic ROI best practices, and give readers sufficient insight...

Tags: CMDB, Board, ROI, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2008-07-01

Driving Best Practices With BSM: Addressing Your ITIL Compliance Issues With ASG

The IT Infrastructure Library ITIL provides a framework of customizable best practice initiatives that help organizations consistently deliver high-quality IT services. Effective ITIL implementation adds value to the IT infrastructure and improves business and service delivery. Business Service Management BSM solutions contribute to ITIL compliance by helping organizations manage their...

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, Business Service, Best Practice, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations

White papers 2007-08-09

The Return-on-Investment Provided by ASG's Business Service Platform

IT applications are everywhere, directly supporting all business processes. This puts pressure on IT to guarantee service-levels that are in line with business needs rather than in line with business wishes, and to find better ways to improve service performance and reduce downtime while reducing costs. But over the past...

Tags: Information Technology, Business Service, IT Application, Strategy, Management

White papers 2007-07-13

Is it time for universal time?

Is it time for universal time?sense?1. my working hours could end up becoming 2000 to 0400. i'd be spending half my saturday at work! :-S. and my boss would have to say "i need this report by thursday. before you leave work, not after you come back!". on the bright...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, universal time, world time, RFC

Discussion threads 2006-01-20

Move From Linux to Windows Raises Business Efficiency for Waste Management Provider

When industrial waste management provider Envirosolve found that the security of its internal network had been compromised, it decided to switch from Red Hat Linux to the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Implemented with the assistance of ASG Consulting, the company's new IT infrastructure takes advantage of several built-in...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware

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