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IT Life-Cycle Management: Will a Platform Emerge?

Major vendors are starting to integrate their application life-cycle management ALM and systems management tools to close the loop between development and operations and are also starting to integrate these tools with portfolio management tools to make the link with planning. This paper considers what an integrated, automated, end-to-end solution...

Tags: IT Lifecycle Management, Information Technology, International Data Group, Productivity, It Services

White papers 2005-05-01

Scriptlogic Solutions & IT Lifecycle Management Suites Comparison

Altiris Client Management Suite focuses on the key functions within the desktop lifecycle: Deployment, Inventory, Backup and Recovery, Software Delivery, Remote Control, OS imaging, PC Personality and OS Migration and Patch Management. It has proved popular with large enterprises for managing and automating the total lifecycle of desktop computers, and...

Tags: IT Lifecycle Management, Information Technology, ScriptLogic Corp., Altiris Inc., Desktops, Os migration, Hardware, It Operations

White papers 2005-02-28

IT Lifecycle Management

Efforts to increase IT cost efficiency and business alignment have adversely led to the creation of poorly interactive business, development and operational silos. Different languages, different metrics, different tools - different mechanisms of accountability within and across lines of business - undermine strategic growth initiatives. This webcast illustrates the disconnect...

Tags: IT Lifecycle Management, Information Technology, Silo, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management

Webcasts

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Lower the Cost of Your Data with IBM System x Servers and DB2

It's no secret, IBM has set the world record for the most database transactions per minute on a single Intel-based server. That achievement came with a price - in fact, the lowest price per transaction in its class. Have you been questioning the real cost of upgrading your database infrastructure?...

Tags: IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Data Management, Storage, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2009-11-01

QPack Free Testing Tool Test Management 5.3.1 (Windows)

QPack is an end-to-end solution for Application Lifecycle Management, containing all development lifecycle modules, such as market requirements, system specs, development, testing, and delivery. QPack ALM supports the marketing team, system architects, developers and testers by providing each team with professional tools suited to its specific needs and methodologies. QPack...

Tags: Medical Device, Microsoft Windows, Application Lifecycle Management, Tool, Orcanos Application Lifecycle Management, QPack, QPack ALM, Medical Device Software Development, QPack Medical Device Software Development, Healthcare, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Privileged Access Lifecycle Management: How PALM Refines Strategy for Enterprise IT

Strengthening security, maintaining compliance, and achieving efficiencies and economies of scale are top-of-mind issues for enterprise IT executives. In this paper, IDC analysts examine the role of identity and access management IAM solutions in addressing these needs and specifically looks at the role privileged access lifecycle management PALM can play...

Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Access, Lifecycle Management, Information Technology, Palm Inc., Access Management, BeyondTrust, Security Administration, Security

White papers 2009-10-14

Improving Efficiency in IT Administration by Implementing Policy Automation

Privileged access is critical for smooth ongoing administration of IT assets. At the same time, this access exposes an organization to security risks, especially regarding insiders. The right solution will provide centralized visibility into policies as well as actions taken related to privileged access control. This will ensure that there...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Automation, BeyondTrust, Strategy, Security, Management

White papers 2009-10-14

Data governance and IBM System z - Your key to business optimization

The pressure's on and it's staying on. How well you manage your data and deliver it can make the difference between business success or failure. The usage, sharing and processing of electronic data continues to rapidly increase, yet many corporations still complain about being data rich but information poor....

Tags: Webcast, Optimization, IBM Corp., Data Governance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

Webcasts 2009-09-29

VMware to step up data center automation game

ResponseThis is great news for the IT world. These tools will greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual environments. And VMware is smart to focus on automation. They understand better than anyone that automation is the key to virtualization and then cloud computing.Without it, you?re not likely...

Tags: Server virtualization, Virtualization, VMware Inc., game, automation, provisioning, virtual server

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Deluxe Service on a Lean Budget: Lower Costs While Raising the Bar on Your Institution's Performance

Recent issues of Campus Technology, University Business, and the Educause Review sport prominent articles about doing more with less. The Educause association's current issues committee put "Funding IT" in first place on its 2009 Top-Ten Issues list, a spot it's held six times in ten years. It's no wonder: declining...

Tags: Performance, Information Technology, Optical Image Technology, Educause Association, Operational Planning, Performance Management, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Content Management, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-09-14

News to know: Apple; Salesforce.com; CRM; Microsoft; PayPal

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable? DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PayPal, CRM, Sales Force Management, Sales

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Another view: SOA is like a mosquito, spreading viral data

Data GovernanceAs you cross organizational boundaries, you have to handle more than just policies and contracts to ensure that service providers and consumers are happy Enterprise SOA Governance.In most cases you even have organizational boundaries within your IT organization and you should institute appropriate governance of service production and deployment...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, organizational boundary, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

EPEAT spreads its wings, goes international

The Green Electronics Council has created an international version of Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool EPEAT that will now enable manufacturers to list their products in 40 countries worldwide. With the expanded focus, EPEAT can now be used by IT purchasers in the United States, Canada, Europe,...

Tags: Lifecycle Management, Manufacturer, Green Electronics Council, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Harris Corporation Cuts Engineering Change Time in Half to Accelerate Time to Market

Harris Corporation is an international information technology company focused on providing assured communications - anytime and anywhere. Harris found that it already learned a lot of lessons about its supply chain downstream - for example, from which vendors it should purchase supplies, which parts it should use, and how its...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Harris Corp., Product Development, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Marketing, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Management

Case studies 2009-08-01

A Good Year for Security Collaboration

Guest Editorial by  George Stathakopoulos It seems like just yesterday when I was at Black Hat.  Now as I get ready to fly to Las Vegas again, I look forward to seeing a lot of security researchers, hearing their latest exploits and how they fared over the...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Conficker Working Group, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-27

News to know: Microsoft, Yahoo; AMD; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when? Microsoft's fiscal 2010 game plan: Seven must-see...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Enterprises seek better ways to discover, manage and master their information explosion headaches

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Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Podcasts, Strategy, Data Centers, Internet, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Ricoh latest imaging tech company to offer "green office" assessment

A couple of years ago, when the managed services mantra was particularly sexy, pretty much every printing or imaging peripherals vendor you can name from memory spun out some sort of managed service designed to manage the print lifecycle. Now, of course, the buzz du jour is "green office," and...

Tags: Ricoh Corp., Imaging, Document Management, Managed Hosting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Maxtor BlackArmor PS 110 - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB

Maxtor's new 500GB BlackArmor PS 110 external hard drive ($160) provides trustworthy storage and data backup solutions for the consumer that needs more space. The shape and design of the drive isn't a far departure from the FreeAgent Go, another thin external HDD from Maxtor's parent company Seagate. The PS...

Tags: Backups, Maxtor Corp., Maxtor BlackArmor PS 110, FireWire, hard drive, Seagate Technology LLC

Product reviews 2009-07-01

See why one CIO is migrating all Treos to iPhones

See why one CIO is migrating all Treos to iPhonesLater than Apple?[i]because they always do what apple does only later and worse.[/i]Better check that timeline of yours. HTC, Nokia, and Samsung all had full screen touch screen cell phones [b]before[/b] Apple did. Sorry but history doesn't support you, it is...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Touch Pro, Palm Treo, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-07-01