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IT Governance, Risk and Compliance: What the Best Performing Firms Do in IT to Deliver Better Business Results and Lower Risk 2008-05-30 Symantec

Combining the governance of IT with a focus on operational excellence for managing business rewards and risks, the firms with the most mature practices and capabilities are posting much higher revenues, larger profits, along with much better customer satisfaction and retention than 88 percent of their peers - in almost every industry. These same firms experience lower financial loss and risk, lower rates of customer data loss, nearly 100% uptime in IT, and spend much less on regulatory audit than all other organizations. This webcast provides immediate, fact-based insight into adjusting current practices to deliver best-in-class results, based on benchmarks conducted with more than 2,600 organizations from around the World.

Tags: Best Practices

Reduce Compliance Costs by Baselining Spend, Prioritizing Effort & Automating Technical & Procedural Evidence Collection 2008-05-16 Symantec

New Symantec Survey results demonstrate that for Fiscal Year 2008, 30% of Fortune 1000 companies surveyed have budgeted projects for cost and risk reduction through compliance automation. During this webcast, the presenters will talk through the business drivers behind compliance automation, how to baseline the current compliance spend, how to prioritize efforts to realize maximum cost reduction, and how Symantec's Control Compliance Suite can support cost reduction through automated collection and reporting of technical and procedural controls.

The ITIL Imperative: Accelerate from Strategy to Value in '08 2008-01-24 Bomgar

As ITIL hits the top of many organizations' priority lists in '08, business leaders are anxious to see tangible business value out of their ITIL investments. But practical advice on how to use ITIL to drive near-term business value is often hard to find.

Listen to this recorded Webcast, as 3 industry leaders demonstrate how to move your ITIL process from strategy to value:

John Ragsdale from SSPA discusses why ITIL has become such a hot topic

Doug Bagley from BMC Software reviews the role ITIL plays in service automation

Joel Bomgar from Bomgar Corporation shows how the right remote support solution can accelerate your ability to drive near-term value from your ITIL initiatives

Tags: ROI - TCO, Strategic Planning, IT Reliability, ITIL

Service Providers and SAS 70 Reports Understanding Requirements, Compliance and Benefits 2007-11-01 ComplianceOnline

This webinar gives a complete overview of the SAS 70 report and explains what a SAS 70 Report is and who can issue it, which types of entities are candidates for SAS 70 audits and what is the difference between a SAS 70 Type and Type II Report. The webinar also outlines how Sarbanes-Oxley has impacted the demand for SAS 70 audits and how a SAS 70 Audit process works and frequency of reporting. Lastly, it introduces participants to the format documenting controls: COSO and COBIT and the benefits to be derived from SAS 70 audits.

Tags: Strategic Planning, IT Reliability, Planning and Services, Sarbanes-Oxley

HP Mobility Services: Extending the Workplace 2007-02-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)

The presenter of this webcast provides details on how HP Mobility services not only reduce costs and complexity, but also increase application availability, management predictability, and security.

Tags: Infrastructure Management, Services

Momentum Webcast: Increase Return on Investment by Using Software Asset Management (Level 100) 2007-01-23 01:00:26 Microsoft

In business initiatives ranging from business continuity to major application rollouts, inaccurate asset data can mean the difference between success and failure. As companies increasingly rely upon technology, IT departments must accomplish more, despite shrinking budgets and limited resources. Detailed, accurate Software Asset Management (SAM) data is critical to the success of many initiatives. This webcast explores opportunities for increasing Return On Investment (ROI) by using SAM. The presenters also discuss ways the organization can reduce business risk and implement strategies for the effective and efficient management of corporate hardware and software assets.

Live Webcast: The High Business Risks of Low-Cost Web Hosting 2007-01-12 15:17:08 Verio

Building a successful e-commerce site is a challenge in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that lack infrastructure resources and IT personnel. That's why many SMBs are turning to managed hosting services when it comes to developing their online sales channels.

Join this live TechRepublic Webcast, featuring Dennis Boyle, COO of Verio, as he explores:

How managed hosting can help you build a more lucrative e-commerce Web site

The risks associated with Web hosting�and how to mitigate them

Why going beyond price is critical to selecting the right hosting partner

Key criteria for choosing a Web hosting service

Questions to ask prospective vendors

Hosted by James Hilliard, Moderator for TechRepublic, and featuring live Q&A, this Webcast is your opportunity to learn how you can leverage managed hosting to improve your e-business results. Pre-register today!

Note: This TechRepublic Webcast will be recorded and made available on an on-demand basis following the live event. So pre-register today�even if you're not sure you can attend on February 6th�and we'll notify you by e-mail when the on-demand version is available.

HP BladeSystem: Change-Ready - Adaptive Infrastructure in a Box 2007-01-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)

The presenter of this webcast explains how to speed processes for data center tasks, as well as lower costs by eliminating cables and reducing the work of server, LAN and SAN administrators.

Tags: SANs, Virtualization

Tom Hogan: Service-Oriented = Business-Oriented 2007-01-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)

The attendee of this webcast will learn how companies are using a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to drive new business opportunities, reduce costs, improve IT efficiency, and make business more responsive to change.

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture

Customer Discussion Panel: Driving Real World Business Value from Enterprise User Provisioning 2006-11-30 01:00:16 Oracle

Watch this webinar and hear from other organizations about how their identity management implementations provided real business value. Experts from Lehman Brothers, Accenture, and MphasiS discuss their experiences and offer guidance on best practices and future directions.

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Title	Date Added	Company
IT Governance, Risk and Compliance: What the Best Performing Firms Do in IT to Deliver Better Business Results and Lower Risk	2008-05-30	Symantec
Combining the governance of IT with a focus on operational excellence for managing business rewards and risks, the firms with the most mature practices and capabilities are posting much higher revenues, larger profits, along with much better customer satisfaction and retention than 88 percent of their peers - in almost every industry. These same firms experience lower financial loss and risk, lower rates of customer data loss, nearly 100% uptime in IT, and spend much less on regulatory audit than all other organizations. This webcast provides immediate, fact-based insight into adjusting current practices to deliver best-in-class results, based on benchmarks conducted with more than 2,600 organizations from around the World. Tags: Best Practices
Reduce Compliance Costs by Baselining Spend, Prioritizing Effort & Automating Technical & Procedural Evidence Collection	2008-05-16	Symantec
New Symantec Survey results demonstrate that for Fiscal Year 2008, 30% of Fortune 1000 companies surveyed have budgeted projects for cost and risk reduction through compliance automation. During this webcast, the presenters will talk through the business drivers behind compliance automation, how to baseline the current compliance spend, how to prioritize efforts to realize maximum cost reduction, and how Symantec's Control Compliance Suite can support cost reduction through automated collection and reporting of technical and procedural controls.
The ITIL Imperative: Accelerate from Strategy to Value in '08	2008-01-24	Bomgar
As ITIL hits the top of many organizations' priority lists in '08, business leaders are anxious to see tangible business value out of their ITIL investments. But practical advice on how to use ITIL to drive near-term business value is often hard to find. Listen to this recorded Webcast, as 3 industry leaders demonstrate how to move your ITIL process from strategy to value: John Ragsdale from SSPA discusses why ITIL has become such a hot topic Doug Bagley from BMC Software reviews the role ITIL plays in service automation Joel Bomgar from Bomgar Corporation shows how the right remote support solution can accelerate your ability to drive near-term value from your ITIL initiatives Tags: ROI - TCO, Strategic Planning, IT Reliability, ITIL
Service Providers and SAS 70 Reports Understanding Requirements, Compliance and Benefits	2007-11-01	ComplianceOnline
This webinar gives a complete overview of the SAS 70 report and explains what a SAS 70 Report is and who can issue it, which types of entities are candidates for SAS 70 audits and what is the difference between a SAS 70 Type and Type II Report. The webinar also outlines how Sarbanes-Oxley has impacted the demand for SAS 70 audits and how a SAS 70 Audit process works and frequency of reporting. Lastly, it introduces participants to the format documenting controls: COSO and COBIT and the benefits to be derived from SAS 70 audits. Tags: Strategic Planning, IT Reliability, Planning and Services, Sarbanes-Oxley
HP Mobility Services: Extending the Workplace	2007-02-01	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
The presenter of this webcast provides details on how HP Mobility services not only reduce costs and complexity, but also increase application availability, management predictability, and security. Tags: Infrastructure Management, Services
Momentum Webcast: Increase Return on Investment by Using Software Asset Management (Level 100)	2007-01-23 01:00:26	Microsoft
In business initiatives ranging from business continuity to major application rollouts, inaccurate asset data can mean the difference between success and failure. As companies increasingly rely upon technology, IT departments must accomplish more, despite shrinking budgets and limited resources. Detailed, accurate Software Asset Management (SAM) data is critical to the success of many initiatives. This webcast explores opportunities for increasing Return On Investment (ROI) by using SAM. The presenters also discuss ways the organization can reduce business risk and implement strategies for the effective and efficient management of corporate hardware and software assets.
Live Webcast: The High Business Risks of Low-Cost Web Hosting	2007-01-12 15:17:08	Verio
Building a successful e-commerce site is a challenge in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that lack infrastructure resources and IT personnel. That's why many SMBs are turning to managed hosting services when it comes to developing their online sales channels. Join this live TechRepublic Webcast, featuring Dennis Boyle, COO of Verio, as he explores: How managed hosting can help you build a more lucrative e-commerce Web site The risks associated with Web hosting�and how to mitigate them Why going beyond price is critical to selecting the right hosting partner Key criteria for choosing a Web hosting service Questions to ask prospective vendors Hosted by James Hilliard, Moderator for TechRepublic, and featuring live Q&A, this Webcast is your opportunity to learn how you can leverage managed hosting to improve your e-business results. Pre-register today! Note: This TechRepublic Webcast will be recorded and made available on an on-demand basis following the live event. So pre-register today�even if you're not sure you can attend on February 6th�and we'll notify you by e-mail when the on-demand version is available.
HP BladeSystem: Change-Ready - Adaptive Infrastructure in a Box	2007-01-01	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
The presenter of this webcast explains how to speed processes for data center tasks, as well as lower costs by eliminating cables and reducing the work of server, LAN and SAN administrators. Tags: SANs, Virtualization
Tom Hogan: Service-Oriented = Business-Oriented	2007-01-01	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
The attendee of this webcast will learn how companies are using a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to drive new business opportunities, reduce costs, improve IT efficiency, and make business more responsive to change. Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture
Customer Discussion Panel: Driving Real World Business Value from Enterprise User Provisioning	2006-11-30 01:00:16	Oracle
Watch this webinar and hear from other organizations about how their identity management implementations provided real business value. Experts from Lehman Brothers, Accenture, and MphasiS discuss their experiences and offer guidance on best practices and future directions.