Asset/resource/knowledge Management
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Operating IT as a business still a challenge
Insight newsmaker The only department missing most of the efficiencies non-IT units within an organization boast about, is often the IT department, says BMC CTO.
Tags: Asset/resource/knowledge management, IT project management, Service level management, Organization, Business, Business Service Management, BMC Software Inc., Department, SLA, Environment
SOEasy to stay on target for 2010
News The Singapore government has said its standard operating ICT environment (SOE) project is well on the way to meeting its goal for full implementation across 74 government agencies by 2010.
Tags: Desktops, Asset/resource/knowledge management, IT Governance, Hewlett-Packard Co., consortium, public sector, network, Lucent Technologies Inc., data center, desktop
Study: Renewable energies' potential untapped
News It's realistic for the U.S. to get 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 10 years but deeper penetration requires more technology, money, and consistent policies, says a new report.
Tags: Asset/resource/knowledge management, Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Manufacturing, Storage, greenhouse gas, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., barrier
Making the business case for Windows 7
Techguide Selling the idea of migrating from Windows XP, and reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista for IT professionals
Tags: IT Management, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Operating System, Security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, application compatibility, Microsoft Windows XP
How to recession-proof IT
Techguide In the current economic environment, IT is well positioned to make a compelling case for strategic spending that can help weather the storm.
Tags: Strategy, Cost control, IT budgeting, Asset/resource/knowledge management, CFO, Fortune 500, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, CIO, recession
Remotely monitor servers with the Nagios check_by_ssh plugin
Techguide If you are using Nagios to monitor remote servers, you have more than one method to execute checks including the use of the check_by_ssh plugin.
Tags: Open source, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Infrastructure/architecture management, C, Plug-in, SSH, Passphrase, Password, remote server, remote site
Mozilla's crowdsourcing mystique
News For-profit companies such as Google and LinkedIn, strain to copy the Firefox Web browser maker's model of relying on volunteer developers.
Tags: Linux, Directory services, Web browsers, Employee communications, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Web services, Analyst reports, Outsourcing, Google Inc., Web Browser
Ecosystem breaking from Microsoft's grip
News Microsoft got where it is today through its influence over manufacturers. It no longer has the control it once enjoyed.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Mobile, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, ASUS, software
