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Why Enterprises Should Choose HP-UX 11i v3 for Their Data Center Migration Plans

Many IT executives today are looking at consolidating IT operations for several reasons. First, the rash of mergers and acquisitions dictates a rationalization of duplicate processes and infrastructure. Second, the move to streamline operations has resulted in moving from distributed systems to a centralized IT infrastructure. Third, concerns about power...

Tags: HP-UX, Data Center, Information Technology, Oracle11i, Robert Frances Group, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Strategy, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management

White papers 2007-12-12

Service Level Management: The Key to Optimal Customer and User Experiences

Robert Frances Group RFG believes Service Level Management SLM is one of the most critical metrics of the business alignment and value, performance, and success of strategic enterprise IT deployments. However, effective end-user transaction quality and SLM require accurate, comprehensive, and timely information about what customers and users actually experience,...

Tags: Information Technology, Robert Frances Group, Service Level Management, Service Management, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

White papers 2006-10-01

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Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 servers

Increasing energy efficiency with x86 servers. Robert Frances Group RFG explains why Intel/IBM is a winning combination.

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Server, X86 Server, IBM Corp.

White papers 2009-06-22

Using Microsoft Active Directory to Address Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance in Heterogeneous Environments

In a heterogeneous environment of Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac systems, having a strategy for consolidated identity and policy management will make the difference between passing or failing an audit or inspection. In this white paper, the Robert Frances Group, a recognized leader in business and technical consulting to Global...

Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Centrify, Environment, Compliance, Microsoft Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Regulatory Compliance, Directory Services, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

White papers 2005-10-01

If Linux is free, why isn't it cheaper?

If Linux is free, why isn't it cheaper?Linux is cheaper, according to IBMOver on The Register there's an article about an IBM commissioned study which sees Linux thrash both Solaris and Windows for TCO. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/01/ibm_windowsvlinux/"An IBM-sponsored Robert Frances Group study found it is 40 per cent cheaper to buy, implement...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Right Now IT, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris

Discussion threads 2005-09-01

Red Hat to open-source Netscape Directory

Leading Linux vendor, Red Hat, is expected to open source the Netscape Directory technology it acquired last September on the first day of its summit conference in New Orleans on June 1st. As Microsoft Watch reports, Netscape Directory Services NDS will be renamed Red Hat Directory Server and the...

Tags: Directory services, Red Hat Inc., open source, directory server, Netscape Communications Corp.

Blog posts 2005-05-27

The Elastic Enterprise in Action: IT-Empowered Incident and Problem Management

Robert Frances Group analysts believe implementing best-practice incident management and problem management processes represents significant opportunities for IT to deliver demonstrable short- and long-term business value. To capitalize on such opportunities and deliver demonstrable business benefits, however, IT executives must ensure that incident and problem management processes leverage relevant, reliable,...

Tags: Information Technology, Problem Management

White papers 2005-02-09

IT-Empowered Job Scheduling and Batch Management

Batch management is no longer a tactical IT operation; it's now a critical part of effective IT infrastructure and application management. Now BMC CONTROL-M helps you cost-effectively manage batch flow across the enterprise. BMC CONTROL-M helps you better manage and understand the business relevance of your batch processes with event-based...

Tags: BMC Software Inc., BMC CONTROL-M, It Management, It service Management

White papers 2005-01-01

Analyzing Total Cost of Ownership for Internal vs. Hosted Fax Services

IT executives are under constant pressure to do more with less. While they have addressed costs in most technology areas over the past few years, one area of potential savings that is often overlooked is sending and receiving faxes. In most cases this is because faxes are not really considered...

Tags: Fax Service, TCO, IT Executive, Fax

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