Resources for IT Managers
In a recent report from Forrester Research 69 percent of IT leaders surveyed reported they had not implemented any enterprise wide power management initiatives. Despite the cries to “Green IT” it appears most IT departments still do not get it. One area that IT can reduce energy costs is with PCs. The US Environmental Protection Agency reports that a PC left on overnight is wasting … [Read more...]
Microsoft Tech Ed North America 2009 kicked off today with announcements of new technologies that enable IT professionals and developers to help their organizations save money and improve efficiencies during difficult economic times. “Microsoft is committed to ensuring that IT professionals and developers continue to have the platform and technologies to drive maximum value and business … [Read more...]
As companies look for ways to cut expenses and capital costs during the economic downturn, interest in strategic document outsourcing has grown, according to Gartner, Inc. However, organizations must ensure that outsourcing print and electronic document publishing improves customer communications without sacrificing quality, efficiency and confidentiality. Strategic document outsourcing is the … [Read more...]
Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009, the company’s enterprise integration and connectivity server solution. In its sixth release, BizTalk Server is already being used by 90 percent of Global 100 customers to integrate systems and automate processes. BizTalk Server 2009 delivers new capabilities to help customers more effectively integrate … [Read more...]
Cognizant today announced it was named a "Leader" in "The Forrester Wave(TM): Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q1 2009" by Paul Roehrig, Ph.D. Cognizant moved to the "Leaders" category for the first time in the benchmarking report, which evaluated 15 global firms with a track record of success in infrastructure services. The Forrester study evaluated and ranked Cognizant IT Infrastructure … [Read more...]
Microsoft has released a new Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) guide to their set of Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides that helps clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft Infrastructure technologies. Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) enables enterprises to realize the benefits of the latest client operating systems by providing a … [Read more...]
Recent research from Unisys Corporation shows that information technology (IT) executives view driving technology innovation as an imperative for them to help their businesses flourish in a global marketplace that daily grows more challenging and competitive. In the online survey of 188 North American CIOs and other IT decision-makers, 76 percent of respondents indicated that they believed … [Read more...]
The Obama administration’s commitment to change and the impending budget impact of the economic crisis are two major concerns for federal IT professionals heading into 2009, according to a survey administered at FOSE 2009 by ScienceLogic, a leading IT Operations Management provider. The survey asked IT workers to identify their concerns for the new year as well as what they see as their … [Read more...]