Cost Reduction
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Asian data centers turn to virtualization, automation
News Region's data centers focus on initiatives that drive immediate cost reduction, rather than projects that drive longer-term returns on investment, finds new survey.
Tags: Data centers, Server consolidation, savings, Virtualization, Storage, Malaysia, savings, Server, software, Symantec Corp.
Asian manufacturers go digital in 2009
News New manufacturing plants in the region will adopt a "digital factory" approach, incorporating simulation and "latest thinking" in their operations, new report notes.
Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Investments, Region, Investment, Manufacturing, Asia-Pacific, product lifecycle management, product lifecycle, product development
APAC govt IT spend cautious, but growing
News Public sector IT spending in the region will grow this year, but is expected to be cautious due to greater scrutiny and need for accountability, finds new report.
Tags: Green IT, Web 2.0, Government, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Information And Communication Technology, Japan, compliance, public sector, business intelligence
IBM launches business analytics system
News Bundle of preconfigured and optimized hardware and software, is aimed at helping companies cut deployment time, according to Big Blue.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Servers, IBM Corp., data mining, business analytics, business intelligence, Hardware, analytics, cost reduction
Businesses stay keen on green IT spending
News Global companies are accelerating their green IT initiatives despite the recession, according to a report released Tuesday by Forrester Research.
Tags: Green IT, Forrester Research Inc., Green IT, Survey Respondent, Survey, cost savings, cost reduction, TCO, information technology, brand
Global financial contagion and sourcing
Blogs Watching the financial industry events unfold (perhaps snowball is a better word), I started wondering what this could m...
Seagate lays off 1,100 employees
News Hard-drive maker lays off 1,100 employees, or 2.5 percent of its global workforce in an effort to save US$120 million annually.
Tags: Layoffs, Western Digital Corp., Seagate Technology LLC, layoff, organizational structure, product development, cost reduction, Pittsburgh, Layoffs, termination
Intel: Data centers could use some fresh air
News Chipmaker says an experiment in which it exposed servers to outside desert air for 10 months proves that millions of dollars could be saved in cooling costs.
Tags: Data centers, Servers, Storage, Intel Corp., Chip Company, Server, performance, cost reduction, Adobe PDF, information technology
Outsourced or not, demand must be managed
Blogs We all want to improve the economics of our cost centers, whether we insource or outsource them. Most of these cost ...
Neverending cost cutting objectives
Blogs In the current economic climate, cost cutting measures are still at the top of the agenda for many firms, so I thought i...
Yahoo plans layoff after profit plunges
News Several hundred employees will lose jobs in coming weeks as the online pioneer tries to change course.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Layoffs, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, layoff, Advertisement, cost management, cost control, cost reduction, net income
Social networks 'could replace' public services
News Social networks could complement, and in some cases replace, services provided by government, says analyst house Gartner.
Tags: Government, Web 2.0, Government Service, Gartner Inc., public sector, social networking, London, Silicon.com, cost reduction, network
Outsourcing: Not just about cutting costs?
News Companies believe that outsourcing is not about dollars and cents, but all about innovation and relationship.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Outsourcing Company, Accenture Ltd., Silicon.com, cost reduction, Financial Times, outsource, knowledge
Outsourcing deals plunge in Europe
News The number and value of outsourcing contracts awarded in Europe fell sharply in the third quarter due to the woes in financial services.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Quarter, Europe, performance, London, IT outsourcing, Silicon.com, cost reduction
Gates: Natal to bring gesture recognition to Windows too
News In an interview with CNET News, Bill Gates notes that Microsoft has broad ambitions for using gesture-sensing cameras in the home and office.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Bill Gates, Video, 3D, Windows PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Xbox, camera, PC, game
