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IBM Service Management Simulator Learn About ITSM and ITIL

The IBM Service Management Simulator is an immersive learning game where players learn through a variety of hands-on sessions, experiencing issues affecting service management and corporate profitability in a simulated, virtual organization. With each game session, the participants actively experience how practical process improvements can help operations meet service level … [Read More...]

Microsoft Touts Windows 7 Enterprise

Since many companies elected not to implement Windows Vista there is a lot of interest in what the new Windows 7 OS will offer enterprise users. A several post has been written on the Windows for Your Business blog to try and get corporate users excited about Windows 7. Though time will tell it seems Microsoft has learned from their poor acceptance of Microsoft Vista by … [Read More...]

A 5S Office System – Part 1 Planning

5S System, lean office, and Kaizen are popular terms used to describe a system used to find and remove all forms of waste in the work environment. These Kaizen principles that are used on shop floors around the world to increase productivity and efficiency can also be applied to the office environment. A 5S Office System will make your office clean, organized and office … [Read More...]

Innovative SaaS solution helps VARs deliver cloud-based IT Asset Management to Small and Medium Businesses (SMB)

SAManage, a leading provider of on-demand (SaaS) IT Management services, today announced the launch of the SAManage Partner Program in North America, Europe and Asia. The Partner Program enables value-added resellers (VARs), solution providers, and system integrators to help customers manage their IT Assets more effectively and optimize software licensing costs by using the … [Read More...]

4th Annual ITSM Survey Finds 71% of Organizations Do Not Have Defined, Implemented and Enforced ITSM Governance

This is the 4th year that Consulting-Portal, a leading IT Service Management (ITSM) consulting firm, has conducted the IT Service Management (ITSM) Industry Survey. A key finding of the survey is that regulatory compliance (e.g. Sarbanes Oxley) is driving the requirement for IT controls. As a result most organizations have adopted IT Service Management as the underpinning … [Read More...]

ESI Study Reveals Project Management Offices’ Potential For Cost Savings and Performance Improvement Remains Untapped

Just Eight Percent of PMO Executives Believe Their PMO is Successful The survey results of a new study released by ESI International of Project and Programme Management Office (PMO) executives in the UK and Europe reveal that most PMOs are not realizing their full potential for cost savings and performance improvement. The survey results represent government, education … [Read More...]

Dell Helps Customers Design Data Centers for Energy Efficiency and Peak Performance

Dell has announced that its data center consulting practice will utilize Future Facilities’ 6SigmaDC software suite to design and simulate data centers that maximize space utilization and energy efficiency through the optimal configuration and placement of IT hardware, racks, cabinets and power and cooling equipment. Dell’s data center consulting practice combines innovative … [Read More...]

The Top 20 Most Critical Controls for Cyber Security

A consortium of federal agencies and private organizations have released Version 1.0 of the Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG) that define the most critical security controls to protect federal and contractor information and information systems. For each of the 20 controls, the experts identified specific (actual) attacks that the control stops or mitigates, illuminated best … [Read More...]

Top Ten Personal Productivity and GTD Web Sites

Time is something we can never get enough of. Knowing how to make the best use of your time will allow you to become more productive and leave more time to enjoy the things you would rather be doing. Personal productivity, life hacks and “Getting Things Done” are all terms used to describe methods of becoming more productive at work, at home and in your personal … [Read More...]

New Dell Data Center Products Reduce IT Complexity and Improves Energy Efficiency

Dell has introduced next-generation data center infrastructure products designed to help customers simplify and manage their data center environment while improving energy efficiency. The Dell PowerEdge 4220 and PowerEdge 2420 rack enclosures support Dell’s broad portfolio of servers and storage systems and can be used in virtually any environment, including data centers, … [Read More...]

Digital Fuel IT Cost Management Product Named 2009 Innovation of the Year

Digital Fuel, the leader in IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions, is proud to announce today that its IT Cost Management software product, ServiceFlow, has been named winner of the 2009 Pink Elephant “Innovation of the Year” award at the 13th Annual International IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition. The award recognizes the single product or service from the IT … [Read More...]