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Cost cutting helps Juniper Networks weather light sales

Cost cutting helps Juniper Networks weather light salesJuniper IT using SaaSIt can't hurt that the Juniper IT group is using less expensive, more efficient SaaS for IT management and have been for years. Hopefully they are getting credit for being visionary.Here's a white paper about what they did and are...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Sales strategy, Managed hosting, cloud computing, Strategy, Juniper Networks Inc., Juniper IT, Cost Cutting, information technology, sales

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging'

Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging'Wall Street didn't see any good news for DellI got out of Dell stock last year when they really started getting the negative press and Rollin was shown the exit. I felt bad when I sold at 25 and the stock...

Tags: Investment, Dell Computer Corp., Cost Cutting, stock, IT-spending

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

Additional Resources

GOP will present a health care bill

Good startGood work Dana. This blog is not biased to the left (we'll see how you fare in the talkbacks though).There's of course still the question why you put politics on this IT tech site."ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals. Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, IT Pros, health care, No., Pelosi, GOP

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Sony Vaio X (VPC-X115KX/N Signature Collection, gold)

Sony has thus far taken a position just adjacent to Apple's when it comes to the question of Netbooks. Rather than embracing these low-cost, low-power systems that have become incredibly popular with bargain-hunting consumers, Sony stayed out of the market initially. Its subsequent entries have skirted the outer edges of...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Vaio X, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-02

Microsoft doesn't believe Google Apps numbers

Google Apps has been picking up some steam recently -- announcing a huge deal with the city of Los Angeles, and revealing numbers that suggest over 20 million users and over 2 million companies using the service. Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn't believe the...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Client virtualization will help you create your next generation desktop

Full circle to dumb terminal or network appliance right?RE: Client virtualization will help you create your next generation desktopAs always, speed is the unquantfied variable. If its good, then the apps will run great with no significant degradation. If not (as is usually the case with cost cutting companies now...

Tags: Terminal services, dumb terminal, Client virtualization, generation desktop, desktop, virtualization

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline

Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

3 Strategies for Reducing IT Support Costs

As companies brace for more bumps in the economic downturn, many organisations are indiscriminately cutting costs. To ensure a seamless transition into the post-recession market, however, slashing and burning is not recommended. Now is the time to strategically trim and strengthen for success. This IDC White...

Tags: Information Technology, Citrix Systems Inc., Cost Savings, International Data Corp., Strategy, Management

White papers 2009-10-29

Is the cloud a better place for our data?

As consumers, we have two options of storing our digital data: locally or elsewhere in the cloud. IntraLinks' Mushegh Hakhinian says it's like storing your savings in a mattress or a bank. Commentary- Data loss is an all too common a theme in the news these days. The recent...

Tags: Bank, Password, Data Loss, cloud, storage, Mushegh Hakhinian IntraLinks, Special to ZDNet, Mushegh Hakhinian IntraLinks, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-26

Survey: cloud interest grows triple-fold; cost may not be main factor

buble bust...anyone learns from 2000 and so IT burst?Current interest in private cloudsHi Joean interesting piece, and thanks for the link to my post? This current enthusiasm for private Clouds is also interesting? and I am left wondering how long it will continue.It's presumably a mix of security concerns (real...

Tags: Marketing research, cloud computing, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Survey: cloud interest grows triple-fold; cost may not be main factor

Why are enterprises moving to cloud computing? Cost cutting may not be the main reason. by Joe McKendrick

Tags: Survey, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Marketing Research, Hardware, Marketing, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Flexible IT contains costs, boosts efficiency

Like other midmarket companies today, you're probably focused on cost optimization. In the ForwardView article, "Work smarter, not harder: Flexible IT," experts suggest ways to do more with less. You'll see how making your IT more flexible can help you connect people, information and systems more intelligently - cutting costs,...

Tags: Information Technology, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management

White papers 2009-10-26

Corporate health reform comes to our house

It doesn't matterAll the health care reform bills currently in congress eliminate HSAs.RE: Corporate health reform comes to our houseYou were wrong about one thing. Health Savings Account do not roll over.It is true you can use some of what is left in the first quarter of the next...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, HSA, HRA, network

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Short clip: Verizon invests in growth over cost-cutting

Shadman Zafar, CIO of Verizon Telecom, describes how the company is responding to the current economic downturn by investing in growth and innovation as opposed to cost-cutting and automation.

Tags: Growth, Verizon Communications Inc., Telephony, Leadership, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Telecommunications, Networking, Management, Verizon Telecom

Videos 2009-10-21

What's a brick?

CinderblockMany years ago a product called cinderblock was made from coal fire residue. It was similar to standard concrete block. In many cases, over time, it proved far less satisfactory. One big problem was degradation in a wet environment. It would get sort of mushy and...

Tags: ash, fly ash

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Live Webcast: How American Cancer Society Cut the Cost of Audio Conferencing

You can cut audio conferencing costs without cutting into productivity - you just need the right solution. The American Cancer Society used to rely on a traditional audio conferencing provider that didn't allow them to monitor usage in real time, resulting in surprisingly high bills and additional...

Tags: American Cancer Society, Monitor, Webcast, Audioconferencing

Webcasts 2009-10-20

How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?

Okay, butThey also go out and buy their own servers with some hidden budget line, then try to foist maintenance off on the CIO. And then we try to integrate the data - and the data isn't theirs, it's critical to the health, even survival, of the enterprise.Yes, we...

Tags: Strategy, Virtualization, cloud computing, Regulatory compliance, Marketing Guy, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Stinks to be the CIO: The 2010 IT budget may spike to 2006 resource levels

wowOne would think with our new leader money wouldbe flowing with millions of new jobs all overthe place.Since millions have lost jobs since his automakertake overs and giving banks Billions if not trillionsof dollars that went no where.Now free healthcare for all, that is right free withno cost to anyone....

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, evil, reason business, Microsoft Corp., information technology, IT budget

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Wither Silicon Valley? IT will be driven by emerging markets

Gartner is projecting that the "worse year ever" for IT spending---down 6.9 percent in 2009---will be followed up with dead-cat spending bounce in 2010 of a meager 3.3 percent. Does this dead-cat IT spending bounce mean traditional tech power centers---notably Silicon Valley---are no longer in the driver's seat? ...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Emerging Market, IT-spending, Application Roster, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disaster

LOL! And some said you were covering this up.http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70257&messageID=1348275&tag=content;col1RE: Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disasterMy money goes to TMobile, not Microsoft. This should fall 100% on the shoulders of TMobile!RE: Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disasterWell who-ever is respossible for this stupid act(upgrade without backups? wtf...)...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Storage, Microsoft Corp., Sidekick/Danger disaster, Sidekick/Danger, Microsoft Needs, Hitachi Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13