What IT Can Learn From An Emergency Room

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IT deals with problems large and small each day. How well these problems are handled depends on how well the IT team is prepared to deal with them. With proper problem management any problem or issue can be dealt with in a timely manner to ensure the continuity of IT services the business depends on. [...]

How To Create a 5S System For Your IT Service Depot

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If you are looking for ways to improve your IT Service Depot the best place to start is with a 5S System. Establishing a 5S System will lay the foundation on which you build a lean quality management system using continuous improvement principles. A 5S System cost very little to start and will yield results [...]

Are Companies Tightening the IT Belt Too Much?

The current economic environment has caused many IT departments to tighten their belts. But have they taken it too far? Do they risk not being able to meet the present and future needs of the business for the sake of cutting the bottom line or even put the company at risk? A recent survey commissioned [...]

Verdiem Announces PC Power Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

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Enables IT Pros to Seamlessly Transition PC Power States Within Microsoft Configuration Manager to Ensure Reliable Software Distribution and Patch Management While Reducing PC Energy Costs Up To 60% Verdiem, the leading provider of enterprise PC power management software solutions has released its Power Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager2007. Utilizing Verdiem’s Power [...]

To Meet Demands IT Should Prepare for Growth Now

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While the recession is still under way, now is the time for IT leaders to prepare for business growth, and organizations should aim to complete these plans by July 1 of this year, according to Gartner, Inc. This advice especially pertains to the nations that first entered the recession, such as the U.S. and the [...]

The Planet Provides Highest Performing Cloud Storage

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Speed, Ease of Integration, Global Coverage Provide Significant Customer Benefits. The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today issued a report that shows The Planet Storage Cloud outperforms similar cloud storage platforms in both read and write tests. With its benefits of on-premise storage, elastic cloud design and utility-based billing, The Planet Storage Cloud [...]

Cognizant Cited as Leader in Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing

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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 [...]

New Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) Guide

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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 managed environment for [...]

ManageEngine IT360 Beta Affordable BSM Solution

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ManageEngine, makers of a globally renowned suite of cost effective network, systems, applications and security management software solutions, today announced beta availability of ManageEngine IT360, a highly capable, affordable and easy-to-use integrated business service management (BSM) solution, aligning infrastructure management with business operations. For years, IT managers have supported the goal of BSM (mapping infrastructure [...]

New HP Data Center Design Methodology Saves Customers Millions in Capital, Operating Costs

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HP has unveiled an approach to critical facilities design that can increase data center efficiency and reduce customers’ capital costs by 15 to 25 percent.(1) This new offering enables customers facing the challenges of today’s economic climate to cost-effectively invest in building the foundation to thrive in tomorrow’s recovery. Multi-tiered hybrid design from HP aligns [...]