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Embotic V-Commander 3

What's clear to me is that it is best to start with what's actually needed in a organization's own IT environment and refine the search based upon those requirements. Embotics V-commander appears to be a very flexible, low cost option that could immediately bring positive results in the right environments....

Tags: IT Environment, Embotics V-commander, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Bouncing Back From Disaster... Getting Your IT Environment Running Quickly and Efficiently

It is almost inevitable that a company at one or another will face the unfortunate task of recovering from some type of unforeseen downtime. This could be anything from a natural disaster to a power failure. However, what sets the leading organizations apart from their peers is how quickly and...

Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Downtime, Disaster, Technology Executives Club, Strategy, Management

Webcasts 2009-08-05

Implementing Effective End-Point Security and Data Encryption in the Modern IT Environment

The IT security world has changed. Web 2.0, hybrid malware and advanced hacking techniques are now part of the threat landscape. Add in the fact that organised criminal gangs are now operating relatively freely on the Internet and in the real world, and it's no small wonder that the average...

Tags: IT Environment, IT Security, Reed Elsevier Inc., Information Technology, Data Encryption, Encryption, IT Security World, Asset Management, Strategy, Security, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management

Webcasts 2009-08-01

Manufacturer Sets Course for the Future

Adhesives manufacturer Crespel & Deiters GmbH & Co. KG implemented Microsoft Dynamics NAV to make operations more efficient and simplify its IT environment, which previously comprised several disjointed systems. Recently, the company upgraded to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 under the Technology Adoption Program. As part of the implementation, Microsoft Gold...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, IT Environment, Microsoft Corp., Manufacturing

Case studies 2009-06-01

Investment Firm Builds New IT Environment, Reduces Internal Management Expenses by 50%

The Sichuan Investment Group SIG is a major investment body of the Sichuan Provincial Government of China. SIG has 1,000 employees, including an IT team of 30. SIG lacked a cohesive IT strategy that aligned with business needs and the knowledge and tools needed to more effectively administer and support...

Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Sichuan Investment Group, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2009-06-01

IT Consolidation with VMware and Dell Equallogic iSCSI SANs a Fully Virtualized IT Environment - Simple to Deploy, Manage and Grow

Organizations trying to achieve higher levels of efficiency in their data center operations are broadly adopting server virtualization. To support 7x24 operations, enable advanced functionality, and extend the value of server virtualization, storage consolidation is also required. Classically, storage consolidation is a complex and expensive undertaking requiring proprietary infrastructure, expensive...

Tags: IT Environment, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, SAN, Dell EqualLogic, IT Consolidation, VMware Inc., Storage, Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware, Servers, Virtualization, Data Management

White papers 2009-05-08

TechNet Webcast: Integrate Your IT Environment

Is the IT Infrastructure fully dedicated to just one technology solution? Chances are one work in a heterogeneous environment that includes a variety of technologies from Microsoft, Linux, MySQL and Apple. Integration becomes vital in order for the core business applications to maintain business flow and efficiency. How to achieve...

Tags: IT Environment, Webcast, Information Technology, Environment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Integration, Chances, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Open Source, Databases, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Webcasts 2009-05-07

New CIO Gains Control of IT Environment, Establishes Credibility With SAM

A provider of business process outsourcing, eTelecare Global Solutions employs more than 13,000 people worldwide. The incoming chief information officer for eTelecare Global Solutions needed a fast and accurate assessment of his company's IT environment. Through a Software Asset Management engagement, he was able to navigate the company's licensing program,...

Tags: Asset, IT Environment, Information Technology, Compliance, Asset Management, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Operational Planning, Business Operations, It Operations

Case studies 2009-05-01

Essential Server Management for Mid-Sized Organizations: A Strategy for overcoming Challenges in Today's Complex and Costly IT Environments

The task of server management is more costly and complex than ever. At the same time, there have never been greater expectations for IT departments to deliver business value to the organizations they serve. Altiris Server Management Suite from Symantec provides essential server management that enables IT administrators to focus...

Tags: Strategy, IT Environment, Server Management, Symantec Corp., Information Technology, Server

White papers 2009-05-01

Software Developer Migrates IT Environment to High-Performance Computing Solution

Software developer In Silicio, which develops simulation solutions for the microelectronics industry, wanted to offer its solutions to a wider market and be able to create faster, more complex simulations. Therefore, the company switched its open-source operating system to Windows HPC Server 2008. With the new High-Performance Computing HPC environment,...

Tags: Software, IT Environment, Developer, Solution, Information Technology, High-performance Computing, High-performance, Software Developer, Cloud Computing, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management

Case studies 2009-04-01

UN Agency Retools IT System Quickly and Efficiently With Web Portal Environment

With 193 member nations, and programs worldwide, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNESCO is a broad and diverse organization with a complex and disparate IT environment. Solutions are deployed locally, without regard to ease of use, security rules, or access management at the international level. Implementing an...

Tags: IT Environment, Web, Information Technology, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Web Portal, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

Case studies 2009-04-01

Is your data center ready for virtualization? Important power considerations for virtualized IT environments

Virtualization brings the potential to deliver dramatic savings in terms of server count, footprint, power consumption and cooling requirements for data centers. For all its advantages though, virtualization also brings some unique challenges. Overall power consumption will be lower, but power demands per rack will be much higher....

Tags: IT Environment, Data Center, Virtualization, Information Technology, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2009-03-19

Wyeth Enlists McAfee to Protect Global IT Environment From Pervasive Threats

Wyeth, headquartered in Madison, New Jersey, is one of the largest research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare-product companies in the world, dedicated to solving the world's most critical health problems through substantial investments in research and development. It required delivering reliable protection for Wyeth's more than 54,000 desktops. Wyeth's IT security team...

Tags: McAfee Inc., IT Environment, Wyeth, Information Technology, Viruses And Worms, Security

Case studies 2009-03-01

IT Services Provider Enhances User Productivity With Less Complex IT Environment

EACS provides IT services and products for a broad range of large and small businesses. To increase its ability to help customers enhance productivity and lower overhead costs, and to support the IT needs of its employees, EACS embraces and deploys advanced technologies for its own operations. To enhance its...

Tags: IT Environment, IT Services, Information Technology, EACS, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2009-02-03

School District Standardizes IT Environment, Saves More Than $100,000 in Costs

Manteca Unified School District MUSD covers a large rural area in Central California. MUSD needed to update its aging, non-standardized IT environment to save costs and help staff and students work more efficiently. MUSD standardized its infrastructure on productivity and IT management technologies found within the Microsoft School Agreement that...

Tags: IT Environment, IT Administration, Information Technology, School District, Microsoft Corp., Manteca Unified School District, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2009-01-01

Choosing a Standard for BI and Reporting: Simplify the IT Environment Reduce Your TCO Increase Your ROI.

The reasons driving standardization in BI and reporting are core to every company—cutting costs, boosting revenue, and increasing profits. IBM Cognos 8 BI lets business users move among capabilities in a guided way, get the answers they seek, and collaborate while giving IT complete control over the BI environment

Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, ROI, TCO, IBM Corp., Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

White papers 2009-01-01

Improving IT Infrastructure With Change Management

With more and more enterprise systems moving to virtual IT environments, it is important to take the necessary steps to safeguard the entire enterprise. The presenters describe how virtualization is changing the management of IT environments, and what the organization can do to successfully take advantage of this enterprise-changing technology,...

Tags: IT Environment, IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, Tripwire, Change Management, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Strategy, Utility Computing, Tools & Techniques, Management, Storage, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Medical Technology Provider Unifies Global IT Environment With Latest Operating System

Medtronic, a worldwide medical technology provider, had disparate IT environments that were costly to manage and made collaboration difficult for the company's 43,000 desktop and laptop users. Medtronic mapped out a plan to create a common IT infrastructure across the enterprise using the Windows Vista operating system as a foundation...

Tags: IT Environment, Medtronic Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Technology Provider, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2008-11-14

Combining High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions for Critical IT Environments

This paper discusses high availability and disaster recovery solutions and their differences and presents the concepts and technical details of various solutions that combine them for highly critical environments. It discusses the business and regulatory issues that are driving the requirements for these solutions and presents various data center topologies...

Tags: IT Environment, Solution, Information Technology, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Data Centers, Data Management, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2008-10-27

File Integrity Monitoring: Secure Your Virtual and Physical IT Environments

Looking for a File Integrity Monitoring Solution? With the numerous servers, devices and applications organizations rely on to support their everyday business, outages and security breaches due to poor IT configurations are unacceptable. In addition, many organizations must now prove compliance with standards like PCI DSS--designed to protect systems and...

Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Monitoring, Tripwire

White papers 2008-09-10