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- IT Economics: CA Infrastructure Management Reduces Operational Costs and Increases IT Efficiency
- CA customers have provided a number of proof points that illustrate how automated, integrated infrastructure and performance management can significantly lower the cost and improve the productivity of IT infrastructure management teams. As IT organizations lay out plans for new investments in virtualization, unified communications, SOA, and cloud computing, they...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., International Data Group, It Services, It Management, It service Management
- White papers 2009-07-01
- The Infrastructure Management Challenges Associated With Virtual Servers
- Although virtualization is important to IT organizations, it certainly isn't new: IT organizations have been implementing virtualized technologies such as Virtual LANs VLANs and Virtual Private Networks VPNs for at least 20 years. Most of the current interest in virtualization revolves around virtual servers. Although many benefits are associated with...
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Infrastructure Management, Information Technology, Environment, Virtual Server, Computer Associates International Inc., Server Virtualization, Ip storage, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2009-03-24
- Adding Value Through Automation: The Evolution of Remote Infrastructure Management
- Remote Infrastructure Management RIM is not a new concept, but it's one that is transforming from basic labor arbitrage into something far more significant for business. Initially, this type of solution was deployed primarily to reduce costs. Today, that focus has shifted. In this just-in-time, 24x7 world, the costs related...
- Tags: Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Infrastructure Management, Automation, Remote Infrastructure Management, Quality, It Services, It Management, Financial Services, Business Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2009-02-23
- Implementation of ITIL Processes: Challenges and Critical Success Factors
- Infrastructure Management IM is a practice aimed at optimizing the efficiency of an organization's IT and may be defined as the management of all critical components of the organization's operations, including equipment, software, data, processes, human resources, etc. As the term itself suggests, RIM essentially means delivering Infrastructure Management Services...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Sonata Software, ITIL, It Services, Process Improvement, It Management, Quality, Business Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2009-01-07
- IT Manager Webcast: Platform Solution Blueprints: Virtualization and Infrastructure Management (Level 200)
- Virtualization in the enterprise helps IT managers in two critical ways. First, virtualization reduces costs by consolidating servers, eliminating unnecessary hardware contracts, and simplifying client hardware configurations through presentation and application virtualization. Second, virtualization can dramatically increase flexibility. When a resource formerly pinned to hardware can be recreated in software,...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Webcasts 2008-12-04
- The Value of Service Optimization
- Service Optimization is a disciplined approach to increasing IT performance while reducing IT costs. It can help deliver higher margins and more value for businesses, changing the perception of IT from a cost center to a value center. Service Optimization identifies underperforming infrastructure and application management processes within the data...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Infrastructure Management, Optimization, Information Technology, Mainframe Infrastructure Management Activity, It Management, Mainframes, It Services, Strategy, It service Management, Servers, Hardware, Management
- White papers 2008-11-19
- Unisys Real-Time Infrastructure (RTI): Automation and Virtualization in the Data Center - Financial and Operational Value Study of RTI Implementations Utilizing Unisys Infrastructure Management Suite
- Unisys Real-Time Infrastructure RTI solutions allow customers to enable business-driven IT with massive reductions in costs and risk. The following case study showcases customer value through RTI implementations, which provide customers with critical infrastructure automation and virtualization capabilities. RTI implementations can yield tremendous financial and functional benefits for customers when...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Data Center, Financial, Unisys Corp., Infrastructure Inc., Automation, RTI, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Italian Food Distributor Reduces Infrastructure Management Time to Minutes Per Day
- By spending so much time on management tasks, IT personnel at Alimenta in Italy had little chance to focus on strategic planning. The existing infrastructure wasn't flexible enough to scale with increasing amounts of data. Over time, the company faced a growing risk of key applications being disrupted or data...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Infrastructure Management, Italian Food Distributor, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- Case studies 2008-09-03
- Leading Provider of IT Solutions to the Telecom Industry Achieves ISO 20000
- The IT division supporting Tech Mahindra's Mumbai and Pune offices had in place a good mature set of ITIL Best Practices for few processes. ISO/IEC 20000 certification was achieved in support of a strategy of continuous improvement of IT services and alignment of IT service delivery and management to business...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Information Technology, ISO, Telecommunications, Vyom Labs, It Services, Strategy, ITIL, It Management, Management, It service Management
- Case studies 2008-08-05
- 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, Litigation, Operating Systems, It Services, It Management, Software, Business Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2008-07-29
- 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
- Scalable Non-Blocking Infrastructure Management: A Comparative Study
- Today's enterprise environments impose demands for a large-scale, highly available, fault tolerant physical layer infrastructure. Typical storage area and data communication network environments, within a single data center or across geographically dispersed sites, can easily require several thousand ports of connectivity. The ability to plan for and build out network...
- Tags: Physical Layer, Fault-tolerance, Infrastructure Management, OnPATH Technologies, It Services, It Management, It service Management
- White papers 2008-03-25
- Network Change and Configuration Management: Optimize Reliability, Minimize Risk and Reduce Costs
- One of the most dramatic innovations in the infrastructure management marketplace in the last five years is the rise of Network Change and Configuration Management NCCM as a strategic requirement. In the past, network configuration management had been relegated to a pure-play element management approach associated with the "care and...
- Tags: Asset, Configuration Management Inc., Enterprise Management Associates Inc., Infrastructure Management, Network, Asset Management, Networking, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- White papers 2008-03-01
- Brand-Rex and RiT Score With Arsenal Football Club
- With efficient and error-free network management a top priority, Arsenal Football Club looked for an advanced infrastructure management solution that would give them full visibility into network connections - whether in training rooms, conference facilities or special function communications boxes - and maximum control of the numerous ISDN lines used...
- Tags: Solution, Intelligent Infrastructure, Infrastructure Management, RiT Technologies, It Services, It Management, It service Management
- Case studies 2008-02-21
- Reduced Costs and Increased Productivity Through Remote Infrastructure Management and Support
- MindTree Consulting undertook the management and support for an online store application used internally by a large virtualization services company to track sales orders and support. This application forms the backbone of the client's sales process and helps them bundle different components of products to offer to their customers. It...
- Tags: MindTree Consulting, Infrastructure Management, Sales Strategy, It Services, It Management, Sales, It service Management
- Case studies 2008-01-24
- Offshore Considerations for Infrastructure Management
- Infrastructure management is increasingly offshored these days. Everest Research Institute predicts that remote infrastructure management will grow to $8.6 billion in the next three years with an annual CAGR of 61%. Gartner predicts that infrastructure management is the third wave of services to be offshored after IT services and business...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Everest Research Institute, It Services, It Management, It service Management
- White papers 2008-01-09
- Web Service Architecture for Railway Infrastructure Management Systems
- The European Community pursues the 'Liberalization' of European railway traffic. One of the key issues of this plan is the separation of railway infrastructure management and transport service operation. But this also means that the 'Traditional' national railway companies have to be divided, leaving one unit managing the infrastructure and...
- Tags: Web, Marketing, Infrastructure Management, Aachen University, Web Service, European Community, It Services, It Management, It service Management
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Application Development, Application Management, and Infrastructure Management for a Leader in the Travel Domain
- MindTree Consulting leveraged its expertise in the travel domain and its experience in application development and maintenance to execute new application development and maintain existing applications for a leading provider of distribution solutions in the travel domain. With MindTree's engagement, the client is able to optimize its investment with a...
- Tags: MindTree Consulting, Application Development, Infrastructure Management, Leader, Domain, Application Management, Software Development, Development Tools, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2007-12-18
- Simplify and Integrate Your Application Infrastructure Management
- How healthy are the business-critical applications right now? What is the impact of being down or slow for a few minutes, hours or days? If there was a problem, can anyone quickly isolate the root cause, and find out which services are affected? This webcast on the value of managing...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., It Services
- Webcasts 2007-09-13
- Five Ways to Reduce Costs for Batch Processing
- IT has largely been forced to use upgrades to ensure they meet batch commitments. While this sometimes delivers timely results, it can also significantly increase costs and further erode the IT cost of ownership position. Fortunately, infrastructure management technology provides alternatives to upgrades; alternatives that deliver more consistent and better...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Infrastructure Management, Information Technology, Upgrade, It Management, It Services, Strategy, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2007-09-07
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