Configuration Management
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The secret to creating 'pretty' code
Insight Perforce chief technology officer Christopher Seiwald maintains that software code should be more than simply functional.
Tags: Business applications, Protocols and platforms, Software Configuration Management, Configuration Management, software, IDE, core competency, asset, application development, chipset
Businesses to get more demanding of IT in 2009
News As the economy slumps, they are likely to expect more from their IT service suppliers in 2009 as quick returns on investment and efficiency become priorities.
Tags: Service level management, Open source, Network infrastructure, Outsourcing, Ovum, ITIL, IT Services, Cloud Computing, Silicon.com, information technology
Software is HP's 'fastest growing' unit
News IT giant's software arm is worth US$3 billion in 2008, compared to US$1 billion in 2005, but HP remains cautious on cloud strategy, say company execs.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Utility computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Cloud Computing, Vienna, business technology, business technology optimization, Quality Center 10.0, UCMDB 8.0
10 roles you need for ITIL configuration management
Techguide If you’re serious about building an effective configuration management service, you’ll need to consider who will accomplish 10 key functions. Here’s a brief rundown of the essential roles that should be covered.
Tags: IT Management, Configuration Management, ITIL, Training, Database, Tool, CMDB, Integrator Role, Larry Klosterboer, database administrator
Businesses fail to appreciate the value of IT
News Tech needs to get itself noticed--but that's no good if they can't explain what value they provide.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT Service Management, ITIL, IT Services, IT Professional, Survey, CMDB, change management
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, SLA, BMC Software Inc., Environment, Department
A five-step model for configuration management
Techguide There are two meanings for the project management process of configuration management. Find out what they are.
Manage these three aspects of change in your project
Techguide You can't predict every change that will happen in your project, but you can manage them as they occur.
Tags: IT Management, IT project management
Getting high on tech
Insight Cisco Systems' CIO for Asia shares his passion for tech, and advises IT managers on how best to lead and motivate a regional team.
Tags: IT Management
IBM's Tivoli tackles IT processes
News Big Blue will dive into configuration management software in a step that reflects industry push to improve IT departments.
Tags: IT Management, Business applications
Six configuration management database pitfalls to avoid
Techguide How to significantly increase the likelihood of a successful configuration management database implementation.
Tags: Databases
Defend against patch-based exploits, warns Sans
News Automatically generated exploit code from reverse-engineered patches can be countered with centralized configuration management, says the Sans Institute.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Corp., software company, Patch, Environment, Carnegie-Mellon University, software, patch management
Hamlet for the masses
News Secure lock-downs of employee PCs, defenses against zero-day attacks--they're all part of Symantec's "Hamlet" security project.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security applications/tools
U.S. businesses struggle with SOA complexity
News A study finds nearly one in five IT decision-makers surveyed whose companies have deployed service-oriented architecture, say SOA has created unexpected complexity.
Tags: IT Management, Protocols and platforms, Business applications
Quality IT service comes at a price
News Some organizations are spending more than half a million dollars on implementing new service delivery frameworks like ITIL, an Australian survey has found.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions
