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- HP Software CTO: Virtualization and cloud sourcing sprawl likely
- HP Software sees a lot of sprawl on the horizon with virtualization and cloud computing. Those are the two primary key takeaways from my conversation with Jamie Erbes, Chief Technology Officer for HP Software & Solutions. Erbes right has an interesting track record. She arrived at HP...
- Tags: Software, Sourcing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., HP Software, IT Department, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Purchasing & Procurement, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- Beware hidden costs in your IT department
- Beware hidden costs in your IT departmentDocument Management and IT costsHi there. Doc here. I'm covering these types of issues at the blog called the DocuMentor. Visit http://blogs.zdnet.com/doc/?p=111
- Tags: IT Department
- Discussion threads 2009-05-22
- Microsoft: Economy putting a damper on migrations to and from open source
- Due to the downturn in the economy, many business users are putting the kibosh on migrations to or from open source. That's one of Microsoft's findings from its own customer research upon which its execs plan to expound during this week's Open Source Business Conference OSBC. by Mary Jo...
- Tags: Migration, Microsoft Corp., IT Department, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Sanity check: State of the IT profession 2009
- In light of the release of our 2009 IT Skills and Salary Report, I have assembled a set of observations about the current state of the IT profession. Here are the areas of strength and the most significant challenges. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" We the people...
- Tags: Information Technology, Survey, IT Department, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-02-24
- Bellerophon Helpdesk 1.8.3 (Windows)
- Organizations in virtually every industry sector rely on their IT systems to conduct business. The IT department's ability to resolve technology issues and manage the ever-changing IT infrastructure is critical to support business goals. Bellerophon Helpdesk automates many aspects of call management, increasing efficiency which allows staff to focus on...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Argonaut Systems, IT Department, Bellerophon Helpdesk, Help Desk, Call Centers, Strategy, It Operations, Management
- Software downloads 2009-02-19
- Building a Business Intelligence Competency Center: Establishing a Culture of Best Practice
- Business Intelligence BI has become increasingly more strategic in organizations. IT departments are looking for ways to manage and support deployments across divisions, regions, and functions through the standardization of technology. A Business Intelligence Competency Center BICC provides the centralized knowledge and best practices to help make these broader BI...
- Tags: Best Practice, IT Department, Business Intelligence Competency Center, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2009-02-01
- IT offshoring is exaggerated and the IT labor shortage is real
- IT departments are planning to increase offshore outsourcing in 2009, after two years of declines. Nevertheless, a new survey shows offshoring remains a very small portion of IT budgets, and U.S. IT leaders say they’re still grappling with an IT labor shortage. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Information Technology, Offshoring, IT Offshoring, IT Department, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner, SIM Card, Offshore Outsourcing, Society Of Information Management, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- 2008 has been very very good for the Linux Foundation
- IT departments are increasingly software-writing shops. What vendors call customers are, increasingly, collaborators. Vendors are just the tip of the industry iceberg. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Information Technology, IT Department, Linux, Management, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Strategy, UNIX, Vendor
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Momentum Webcast: Security and Management (Level 100)
- IT departments are under increasing pressure to enable new business scenarios while ensuring uptime and protecting confidential data. In order to achieve this, IT departments are asked to drive down the operational costs of running the IT infrastructure and align more resources to driving business value. Attend this webcast to...
- Tags: Security, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., IT Department, Data Centers, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- Webcasts 2008-10-14
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin....
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IT Department, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Addressing Budget Constraints Through Testing
- The increasing unrest of the economic climate is influencing business decision makers to take precautionary measures. Controlling the finances of the business has always been important but the shift in confidence means that those in charge now want more for their money. Financial prudence is forcing budgetary review. Departments are...
- Tags: Constraint, Financial, Information Technology, AppLabs, Financial Prudence, IT Department, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management
- White papers 2008-09-30
- Del Monte Uses Virtualization to Save Power and Speed Software Deployment
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Del Monte Foods has been producing food since 1916. The company depends on accurate demand forecasting, which requires extensive collaboration and data-intensive analysis. The IT department is tasked with meeting these business demands while keeping costs low to reduce corporate overhead. Del Monte is using...
- Tags: Information Technology, Del Monte, IT Department, Virtualization, Server Consolidation, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Strategy, Hardware, Servers, Storage, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-09-08
- IT pros: Choose a side
- IT pros: Choose a sideNot so Black and White.The problem of where IT and IT employees fit into the business has never been as black and white as it's been portrayed. The "glass house" concept from the mainframe days didn't work to meet the real needs of the business -...
- Tags: information technology, IT Department, IT Pros
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- Kapow takes a jab at challenge of creating mashups from JavaScript and AJAX sources
- The Portal Content Edition, which enables companies to refurbish existing portal assets, has several enhancements to the web clipping technology for development and deployment of JSR-168 standards based portlets. It now provides the ability to make on-the-fly changes to clipping portlets that enhance portal functionality, while adding a portlet deployment...
- Tags: Portlet, Web, JavaScript, Mashup, Kapow, IT Department, Product Pricing, Portals, Web Technology, AJAX, Channel Management, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Marketing, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-06-14
- Network and Voice Management for Evolving Business Environments
- IT departments are now required to deliver measurable operational improvement that specifically advances business process and corporate objectives. In addition, IT staffs must meet a growing list of evolving requirements for security, service-level agreements and operational efficiency. CIOs and other IT executives are searching for focus and technological direction as...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Environment, Computer Associates International Inc., IT Department, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-05-16
- Kapow's Web-to-spreadsheet data service helps enterprises exploit cloud-based mashups
- Kapow Technologies at the Web 2.0 Expo this week will aim to solve one of the biggest problems facing enterprises as they seek to solve external-internal data chaos by leveraging cloud-based data management services. With Kapow OnDemand, a cloud-based service that uses the company's Mashup Server, Kapow...
- Tags: Data Service, Web, Service, Spreadsheet, Mashup, Kapow, IT Department, Productivity, Data Management, Channel Management, Microsoft Excel, Marketing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- iPhone in the enterprise: Bridging the employee, IT department gap
- iPhone in the enterprise: Bridging the employee, IT department gapYou've GOT to be kidding!I can't protect data on a phone I can't access remotely, I have to give glitz to employees for glitz sake and I have to use one service vendor. Yeah, right. And watch out for the flying...
- Tags: IT Department, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- 8 common lies told by enterprise software sales people
- 8 common lies told by enterprise software sales peopleThe Truth Is Out ThereGreat post and great e-Book! Its about time someone told the truth about enterprise sales!ObservationsHere on ZDNet I've posted:"The normal condition of software is broken."The author states:"The bottom line with custom software in the enterprise is that...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Tools & Techniques, salesperson, IT IS, enterprise software sales people, common ly, enterprise software sale, IT Department, ROI, software, enterprise software
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Cisco IOS Software Embedded Event Manager Harnesses Network Intelligence to Increase Availability
- Organizations are increasingly reliant on advanced information systems to build products, serve customers, and achieve goals. IT departments are under pressure to ensure continuous access and Cisco customers frequently cite the availability of critical systems as a high priority. Because today's systems, data stores, and user communities are often highly...
- Tags: Software, Cisco IOS, Network, Cisco IOS Software, Network Intelligence, Cisco Systems Inc., IT Department, Cisco IOS Software Infrastructure
- White papers 2007-12-24
- Seven Design Considerations for a Green Data Centre
- IT departments are under increasing scrutiny and pressure to deliver environmentally-sound solutions. Large data centres are one of the most significant energy consumers in an organisation's IT infrastructure, so any measures that one can take to reduce this consumption and therefore also carbon dioxide emissions will have a positive impact...
- Tags: Information Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Dimension Data, IT Department, Data Centre, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2007-12-10
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