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How to "MAP" Your Infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008 | 2009-10-12 | Global Knowledge |
| The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. The data and analysis that this tool provides can significantly simplify the planning process for a wide range of migration projects. This automation tool helps IT professionals and consultants establish a clearer understanding of your infrastructure, desktop and virtualization needs through network-wide assessment of your assets including desktops, laptops, servers, applications and network devices. The tool uses a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that is familiar and easy to use.
Tags: Network Management, IT Professionals, Internet and Web |
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10 Steps to Control Wireless Costs Through Consumption Management | 2009-10-05 | MBG Expense Management |
| In the telecom and data communications environment, the challenge is to strike the right balance between understanding corporate usage trends and adopting new technologies that can make the organization more effective while still reducing costs.
This white paper will reveal the 10 proven steps organizations can take to manage and control variable telecom costs that are impacted by individual usage behavior. Intended audience: Telecom VPs, Managers & Directors, IT Finance Managers, IT Managers, IT Procurement VPs, CIO Tags: Network Management, Telecommunications, Telecommunications, IT Budgeting |
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Telecom Expense Management: 5 Best Practices for Reducing Telecom Cost | 2009-10-05 | MBG Expense Management |
| Telecommunications expenses are among the largest cost items on corporate income statements. According to leading industry analysts, many companies can lower their telecommunications costs by 15% or more without damaging their service quality, and the savings would go directly to their bottom lines.
In this white paper, MBG will discuss five steps that will help an organization achieve lasting savings and what you can do to successfully implement [the associated] valuable best practices. Intended audience: Telecom VPs, Managers & Directors, IT Finance Managers, IT Managers, IT Procurement VPs CIO Tags: Telecommunications, Telecommunications, IT Budgeting |
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Dell Update Deployment Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager | 2009-09-22 | Dell |
| IT organizations often struggle to efficiently manage a large number of systems while still maintaining a secure environmentÂand deploying hardware, firmware, and software updates in these environments can be fraught with challenges. Efficiently managing system updates requires using a management solution that can scale and automate update deployment in a reliable way. To help meet this need, Dell and Microsoft have collaborated to simplify and accelerate hardware configuration and deployment through an integrated solution that combines Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and DellTM Hardware Update Catalogs.
Tags: IT Infrastructure, Software Development Tools, Server Platforms - OS |
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Dell on Dell: Under New Management | 2009-09-22 | Dell |
| Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 helped the IT team recapture lost time and reduce costs by streamlining and automating operating system installation, improving the speed of asset reporting, and tracking application usage in real time.
Tags: Software Development Tools, Client System Hardware, Management, Server Platforms - OS |
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Colorcon Ensures IT Performance Across Global Operations With Enterprise Monitoring Solution | 2009-09-01 | Oracle |
| Colorcon wanted to provide a comprehensive management tool to facilitate effective and efficient monitoring of the company's rapidly growing IT environment and automate monitoring processes and gain an enterprisewide view of IT performance across operations that span 28 global locations. The challenge was to ensure round-the-clock availability of the company's database, middleware, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that support its worldwide operations and enable greater visibility into IT issues to accelerate identification of root causes and problem resolution. Colorcon implemented Oracle Enterprise Manager to provide Colorcon with end-to-end visibility into global IT performance levels, replacing a number of disparate, spreadsheet-based tools and increased automated monitoring capabilities - reducing system downtime, maintenance costs and improving productivity.
Tags: Data Infrastructure |
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Dell ProConsult Application Migration & Management | 2009-09-01 | Dell |
| Dell has developed an efficient, cost effective factory approach to Application Migration that begins with assessment and reporting on the compatibility of your application portfolio.
Tags: Network Management, Workflow Management |
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Executive Update: IBM WebSphere Portal enhancements | 2009-08-06 | IBM |
| This update covers recent enhancements to the IBM® WebSphere® Portal including improved performance and extensive Web 2.0 capabilities. See how to lower costs and extract value faster with more responsive, interactive and intuitive business applications from WebSphere Portal Version 6.1.
Tags: Enterprise Planning, Server Platforms - OS, Software Development Tools, Internet and Web |
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Using the Latest in Hypervisor Technology to More Effectively Manage Desktops | 2009-08-01 | Virtual Computer |
| bare-metal PC hypervisor in order to provide management capabilities that would not otherwise be
available in a desktop management platform. The paper considers the value proposition of Virtual
Computer's product, the company's business model, and the dynamics of the market in which Virtual
Computer competes.
Tags: Network Management, IT Infrastructure, Client System Hardware, Desktop Client OS |
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Secure Information and Manage Endpoints With 24x7 Monitoring and Management | 2009-07-28 | Symantec |
| Due to the growing threats and the challenge presented by limited resources, there is an increasing desire to partner with a service provider for the deployment and management of endpoint protection solutions. In fact, a recent Managed Security in the Enterprise report stated a majority (61 percent) of those surveyed are embracing managed security services for some or all of their IT security needs with two thirds reporting they are understaffed. To provide relief for IT departments in the face of increasing threats and staffing challenges, Symantec is offering Symantec Managed Endpoint Protection Services, which are composed of deployment, management, and 24x7 monitoring for endpoint protection technologies.
Tags: Security Administration |