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Managed Services: An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an...; Full Managed Services Definition >>

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Live Webcast: Meet Enterprise Application Demands on a Tight Budget: Even in a challenging business environment, your business still needs to deliver secure, highly available applications across its global WAN from corporate headquarters to branch offices and mobile workers. Managed service providers can help by letting your business reduce costs and simplify complexity. Learn from the analysts at IDC how...; Tags: Managed Services, Webcast, Enterprise Application, Blue Coat Systems Inc., WANs, Managed Hosting, Network Technology, It Services, Networking; Webcasts 2009-07-02
Cisco and Fluke Networks End-to-End Application Performance Management Solution for Managed Services: By taking advantage of APM solutions from Cisco and Fluke Networks, MSPs and IT departments that operate in a similar manner have full visibility into application performance and can align network resources and control utilization according to business priority and application requirements and accelerate the performance of applications to essentially...; Tags: Managed Services, Performance, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Application Performance, Fluke Networks, Application Performance Management, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2009-07-01
Managed Services and SaaS Security Solutions: Increase Revenue, Reduce Costs: 5oftware as a Service or SaaS is rapidly shifting from just a trend to the accepted way of delivering software, with special benefits for small to mid-sized enterprises. SaaS, however, also refers to Security as a Service, a category within Software as a Service, referring specifically to the delivery of...; Tags: Revenue, Managed Services, Software-as-a-service, Panda Security, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies; White papers 2009-06-18
Managed Services for Mission Critical Communications: The paper examines the case for Managed Services in the wireless communications industry. In particular it compares and contrasts the managed services needs and requirements of commercial, Licensed Operators with the needs of the operators of Mission Critical networks. The paper looks at how for both types of organisation, Managed...; Tags: Managed Services, Network, Managed Hosting, It Services; White papers 2009-05-07
MINDTREE IMTS MANAGED SERVICES: This paper analyses the model of 'Managed Services for IT Operations', real business drivers, types of managed service solutions, and other key factors. It is also intended to assist in sourcing right managed services partners through evaluation of business segment understanding, skills, and resources" ...; Tags: Managed Services, MindTree, Managed Hosting, It Services; White papers 2009-05-01

Xerox lands P&G print managed services contract: Xerox said Tuesday that it will manage Procter & Gamble's global print operations with the aim to cut costs by 20 percent to 25 percent.Â Managed print services are becoming popular as companies look for ways to squeeze costs. All of those stray printers residing in offices...; Tags: Managed Services, Xerox Corp., Procter & Gamble Co., Managed Hosting, It Services, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-04-07
HP BladeSystems Cut Operational Costs, Save Energy and Aid Managed Services Delivery for Telstra International: Telstra International, a leading global telecommunications provider, delivers global network connectivity and a broad portfolio of scalable data hosting and managed services to enhance the competitive advantage of multi-national businesses around the world. Telstra International wanted to introduce blade technology into its London hosting centre to resolve Power and Cooling...; Tags: Telstra Corp., Managed Services, Hewlett-Packard Co., Blade, Roi/Tco, Blade Servers, Managed Hosting, Utility Computing, It Services, Servers, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware; Case studies 2009-03-01
Managed services for mobile networks generated $19 bln in 2008: Managed services for mobile networks returned about $19 bln revenue in 2008, ($5.8 bln for network services and $13.4 bln for IT-related services.) Europe led managed services adoption: Tier One operators there face stiff competition, so they have turned to managed services to improve their margins. According to a new...; Tags: Mobile Network, Managed Services, Mobile, Network, Managed Hosting, It Services, AM; Blog posts 2009-02-27
Managed Services Simplify Taking New Technologies to Market: This paper examines real business-driven questions around taking new technologies, such as WiMAX, to market. It provides information and insights on a range of relevant issues, including what factors should be considered when developing a sustainable WiMAX business case?, understanding what types of Managed Services solutions and models are available...; Tags: Managed Services, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility; White papers 2009-01-15
Managed Services Simplify Taking New Technologies to Market: How Managed Services Enables WiMAX Operators to Focus on Core Business Objectives: WiMAX service providers, both existing and those planning for an initial deployment, should strongly consider the focusing benefits of Managed Services. The most benefit can be gained by selecting a WiMAX vendor that can function as the single point of accountability, having proven global and multi-vendor expertise capable of providing...; Tags: Managed Services, WiMAX, Managed Hosting, It Services, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility; White papers 2009-01-15
Saving Six Figures Annually With the HP BladeSystem and Managed Services: Headquartered in North Richland Hills, Texas, ATI Enterprises is a technical and trade career training company with training centers in Texas, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. ATI wanted to build a blade infrastructure that's ready to grow, easy to manage, and up 99.9% of the time, guaranteed. ATI used...; Tags: Managed Services, Hewlett-Packard Co., ATI Technologies Inc., Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware; Case studies 2009-01-01
Nokia Siemens Uses SmartDraw to Help Its Long-Term Clients Visualize Success: Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure companies in the world with operations in 150 countries. While the company provides Dr. Markus Uhlirz is a business performance manager for the managed services business line at Nokia Siemens Networks Austrian office. In the fall of 2008, Markus's skills...; Tags: Managed Services, Nokia Corp., Siemens AG, SmartDraw, Managed Hosting, It Services; Case studies 2008-12-16
Preparing for Cloud Computing: The Managed Services Revolution: This real-time, multi-tenant infrastructure is inherently complex, and customers will have concerns over its security and availability. Integrated, scalable, and cost-efficient management tools will be needed to ensure that the cloud computing infrastructure delivers the service levels customers expect, that it keeps data and applications safe, that it meets compliance...; Tags: Managed Services, Cloud Computing Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware; White papers 2008-11-01
Oracle Blends Managed Services With OnDemand Pricing: Growing businesses are increasingly realising that Managed Services offer a scalable, flexible route forward. This whitepaper explores Oracle Managed Services offerings for PeopleSoft and Siebel, and sees how they can deliver an easier deployment, with on-demand pricing.; Tags: Managed Services, Oracle Corp., On-demand, It Services; White papers 2008-10-23
E-mail Security Buyer's Guide: Software, Appliance, Managed Service: Email security solutions fall into three basic categories: software-based, appliance-based and managed services (also known as SaaS - Software-as-a-Service). Key weaknesses of software-based and appliance-based solutions include: Difficulties in ensuring the solution stays up-to-date Major commitment of in-house IT resources Ongoing investment in additional...; Tags: Software, Managed Services, E-mail Security, MessageLabs Ltd., E-mail Security Buyer, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Software As A Service (SaaS), Online Communications, Security, Emerging Technologies; White papers 2008-10-01
Virtualize Your SOA With the Managed Services Engine: Use the Microsoft Managed Services Engine to Manage the Changes in Your SOA: If there is one truth in software development it is that change is constant. The best any developer can do is to isolate the things that change from the things that stay the same. At all levels of an architecture the fact that things will change must be taken into...; Tags: Managed Services, Jupitermedia Corp., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, It Services, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-09-17
Dell Managed Services for Small Business Saves the GetLegal.com IT Team Nearly 1,000 Hours Per Year in Maintenance Time: Whether an individual is looking for a tax attorney or a large law firm needs a snazzy Web site, GetLegal.com has the solution. A complicated infrastructure threatened to overwhelm the company's two-man IT team, leaving little time to support the company's growth strategy. Dell Managed Services for Small Business designed...; Tags: Managed Services, Dell Computer Corp., Monitoring, Small Business, It Services; Case studies 2008-09-01
HP Services Delivers Global Managed Services Project at PZ Cussons: PZ Cussons International Ltd, a leading manufacturer of personal healthcare products and Fast Moving Consumer Goods FMCG, operates in 13 countries within Africa, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. PZ Cussons International Ltd wanted to support future growth and mitigate any risk to business continuity by optimising its global IT infrastructure...; Tags: PZ Cussons Plc., Managed Services, Hewlett-Packard Co., Managed Hosting, It Services; Case studies 2008-09-01
Calibrating Managed Security Services for SMB: A VISOR Business Model Approach: The five-variable VISOR Business Model is useful for service providers to help assess the viability of a new service for a particular market. In emerging managed services markets, the search for viable business models that clarify service configuration and value-add is particularly important to customers as they evaluate these services....; Tags: Managed Security, Managed Services, Managed Security Service, Small And Medium Business, VISOR Business Model, Managed Hosting, E-mail, It Services, Security, Online Communications; White papers 2008-09-01
Dell ProManage Managed Services for Small and Medium Business Saves the GetLegal.com IT Team Nearly 1,000 Hours Per Year in Maintenance Time: A complicated infrastructure threatened to overwhelm the company's two-man IT team, leaving little time to support the company's growth strategy. Dell ProManage Managed Services designed a customized, multilevel support plan that uses Dell Remote Monitoring software to identify issues throughout the infrastructure before they interrupt business. As a result this...; Tags: Managed Services, Dell Computer Corp., Monitoring, Small And Medium Business, Managed Hosting, It Services; Case studies 2008-09-01