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One of the dirty little secrets of enterprise IT is that information is not all that well managed. IT organizations process and store data. But rarely is there a holistic approach in place to manage it. The end result is that IT costs spiral out of control. A new survey of 641 business and IT […]

Just as unified communications applications are gaining increased presence in the workplace, so too are the benefits surfacing in more areas throughout the organization. The results from research conducted by Chadwick Martin Bailey on behalf of Cisco plainly demonstrates that unified communications users experience a multitude of benefits – both in terms of employee time […]

‘ITIL Capacity Management’ Excerpt Use ITIL capacity management processes to eliminate waste and overbuying, reduce both equipment and staffing costs, drive more value from existing investments and consistently provide the right resources to meet the needs of the business. Using ITIL capacity management processes, IT organizations can eliminate waste and overbuying, reduce both equipment and […]

Despite all the enthusiasm for virtualization specifically and cloud computing in general, it turns out that IT organizations have more physical servers than ever to manage. Those are the findings of a new "State of the Data Center" study released by AFCOM, an association for data center managers, that is based on responses from 358 members […]

Job Description: Lead Database Developer Lead Database Developers serve as technical team leaders for database-centric software development projects. Evaluate your next database developer hire with the help of this sample job description. The attached document is a typical job description for a Lead Database Developer and was provided by IT Staffing and Tech Recruiting firm […]

Paving the path to the next generation data center with technology led solutions, SANpulse Technologies, Inc., recently announced a 10-point checklist every enterprise should incorporate into their decision making process when considering vendors for a technology refresh or data center consolidation. With technology refreshes accelerating in 2011 and enterprise storage upgrades a major component of […]

Bolstered by AT&T’s (NYSE:T) massive bid for T-Mobile USA, technology acquirers set a new post-recession spending high in the first quarter of 2011, shelling out $84 billion to acquire 881 companies. This announced spending level is one-third more than the previous post-downturn high-water mark of $62 billion set in Q2 2010, and the highest level […]

As economic indicators in the United States continue to remain weak, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are watching their budgets carefully. Forrester reports that SMBs have a strong interest in improving IT efficiency, but that budgets for new applications and infrastructure management remain flat. The goal for most businesses is to do more with less. […]

Your programming team is on board with agile and the notion of iterative design and development, but the financial executives prefer to think in terms of “Just tell me when it’ll be ready and how much it’ll cost.” If you can sell the CFO on the agile methodology, you’ll have an ally in the board […]

There is no longer any doubt that enterprise organizations will eventually adopt public storage clouds as part of their overall storage management strategy. So the question becomes, “What will serve as the flash point that will initiate the broader adoption of public storage clouds by enterprise organizations?” Enterprises are put off both by the lack […]

Business intelligence is not a software solution. It’s a methodology and process that uses technology as a way to implement change. Here are 11 steps, or guiding principles, for a successful business intelligence implementation, from TIBCO Spotfire. Click through for 11 steps to successfully deploy business intelligence, from TIBCO Spotfire. Like any new solution, business […]

If you’re a Covered Entity under HIPAA, you may be torn between moving your data into the cloud or continuing to maintain it in your own data center. Either way, you must be sure you’re complying with HIPAA requirements.  For highly regulated industries like healthcare with strict compliance requirements, the cloud presents a particular challenge.  […]