Speaking of cost savings......maybe they could do a little work making printer software compatible with Windows 7 instead of just a simple driver which leaves half your buttons non-functioning.
It should surely therefore come as no surprise to anyone that IT executives are unlikely to own up to years of unnecessary expenditure, indeed it is more likely that they deny it and thus perpetuate it, if they feel to confess now would put them at the front of the...
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...
It is critical that organizations are proactive in their approach to mitigating insider threats. Week-after week there are disturbing, déjà vu-like stories of significant data breaches, arrests connected to insider attacks, or investigation reports emphasizing the necessity to control privileged accounts that hold highly sensitive data. This white paper explores...
T-Systems uses the latest technologies to develop network and communications solutions for enterprise businesses and public sector institutions around the world. To remain competitive in the global marketplace, the company became an early adopter of the Windows 7 operating system. After the pilot program is complete, T-Systems expects to benefit...
Start-up storage vendor Pliant Technology has begun shipping a new class of enterprise flash drives to OEMs for evaluation and qualification that should become available in commercial format by the end of September 2009. The technology, called Lightning, is a cache-less enterprise flash format that is designed...
Concord Technologies, a leading online fax service provider, took advantage of new, robust features in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, such as database availability groups and personal archiving, to provide an enhanced online fax solution. Concord Fax Online for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 offers customers cost savings, greater availability, and easier...
IDC believes that the rise of Cloud computing has the potential to be among the most transformative developments in the world of information technology in the last 20 years. To date, Cloud computing is already having a significant impact on the way technology vendors are service-enabling and delivering applications, how...
Listen to IBM Internet Security Systems' take on network security convergence. You will learn how to get more out of your existing investments in network security, combat new Web 2.0, Web application and database threats without purchasing stand alone technologies, and how to protect your company from worms to botnets...
Pella uses the latest technologies to craft beautiful, energy-efficient windows and doors. To support this work, the company's IT Operations and Infrastructure team became an early adopter of the Windows 7 operating system. After the pilot program is complete, Pella expects to benefit from the improved IT management, faster deployment,...
Outsourcing of IT support is a market reality. According to research provided by Gartner, Inc., external service providers are currently maintaining approximately 25 to 30% of all IT infrastructure. If you are considering or haven't yet considered outsourcing your company's IT infrastructure support, then watch this new program and...
Virtualization of business applications allows IT operations in companies of all sizes to reduce costs, improve IT services and manage risk. The most dramatic cost savings are the result of reducing hardware, space and energy usage, as well as the productivity gains that also lead to cost savings ...
Ohio-based Stoneridge is a designer and producer of highly engineered electrical systems and components that are used in automobiles, commercial trucks, and agricultural vehicles. The company's engineers, who work throughout the world, needed better and more cost-effective tools with which to collaborate on design projects. Stoneridge also needed to replace...
C2k is a government agency that provides central IT services to approximately 1,200 schools throughout Northern Ireland. C2k's suppliers include HP for Wide-Area Network WAN services and Northgate Information Systems for local-area network services. C2k coordinates these services centrally to control costs, maintain service quality, and take advantage of economies...
Sui Southern Gas Company SSGC wanted to establish the company's position as a public utility with a customer centric approach to business and integrate multiple disparate billing and customer data systems. The challenge was to improve business processes and deploy industry best practices. SSGC implemented Oracle Utilities Customer Care and...
Compliance with regulations like such as SOX, PCI DSS, and FISMA does not need to be the resource drain that it often becomes in organizations. The key is avoiding a ¨Dform over function¡¬ approach and focusing on the real intent of the requirements, which are actually well aligned with most...
The presenter of this webcast highlights some of the key areas where companies are overspending on software licenses and maintenance today. The attendee will discover four easy ways that can quickly reduce the associated costs and more efficiently manage software licenses.
In today's business environment, ROI derived from Information Technology IT is defined as the percentage measurement of an IT project's expected return, which is calculated by dividing net benefits by costs. This white paper helps in learning how the following categories determine the long-term, financial impact of an ECM system...
The presenters of this webcast discuss how to reduce costs with a vendor management program. The presenters will explain how to achieve significant vendor savings by centralizing vendor relationship information and managing vendor performance.
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