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A Unified Approach to Managing the Virtual Infrastructure
sponsored by Forsythe
 | White Paper: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 23 Nov 2009 | |
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Managing the virtual infrastructure end-to-end is becoming more challenging as virtual environments continue to grow and more data center elements meld into the "cloud". This whitepaper will discuss the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud", and present you with questions that will help you create the best organizational strategy.
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Realizing the Promise of Storage Virtualization: Where Does Storage and Data Virtualization Live?
sponsored by Forsythe
| White Paper: | Posted: 20 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 20 Nov 2009 | |
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This whitepaper will discuss how the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud"- along with a consolidated view that manages the infrastructure - is quickly becoming a reality due to market and end-user demand. You'll also learn what questions to ask yourself to assist in creating an organizational strategy for the best management approach.
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Reinventing Your Infrastructure with IIMv3
sponsored by CompuCom Systems, Inc.
| White Paper: | Posted: 23 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 09 Oct 2009 | |
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This paper is the first in a series of white papers designed to provide a complete view of IIMv3 and its value proposition to the enterprise. Look for additional white papers on IT transformation, the IIMv3 architecture, and the Next Generation Data Center.
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Implementing Best Practices: The Dell Management Console and ITIL
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
| White Paper: | Posted: 15 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 01 Mar 2009 | |
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The Dell™ Management Console Powered by Altiris™ from Symantec™ provides a comprehensive management platform based on standardized IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes—facilitating the adoption of industry best practices and helping streamline and simplify IT management in enterprise data centers.
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Managing Device Diversity: How To Embrace Employee-Owned BlackBerry, iPhone and Windows Mobile Smartphones (And Make Your CIO Smile)
sponsored by BoxTone
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 08 Oct 2009 | |
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This free handbook explains why "enabled compliance" is what IT management and CIOs need to maximize mobile worker productivity while optimizing the balance of service quality, cost and risk to the organization.
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IT Automation: Going Beyond the Obvious to Find Real Cost Savings
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 18 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 18 Sep 2009 | |
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Enterprise Management Associates® (EMA®) research shows 75% of CIOs are facing budget cuts. Most CIOs need to go beyond obvious cost reduction measures to address the largest single IT cost - staff. This whitepaper will discuss the ways that Workload automation can effect real cost savings.
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ITIL®,the CMS and You
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 20 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 20 Aug 2009 | |
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This white paper describes the CMS (configuration management system) as emphasized in ITIL V3, and explores how it differs from a CMDB. Further, it shows how a CMS increases your ability to make better IT decisions that impact business agility, productivity, and quality of service.
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Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers
sponsored by APC
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Jul 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jan 2007 | |
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This paper describes the principles for achieving power and cooling capacity management.
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Why You Should Take a Holistic Approach to ITIL and Service Support
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 18 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 15 Jun 2009 | |
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In these tough economic times, how do you address the challenge of reducing costs without diminishing your service quality? Companies can lower costs significantly and meet the growing demand for services by taking a more holistic approach. This paper discusses the importance of taking a unified approach to service support management and...
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Unlock the Hidden IT Opportunities in Troubled Economic Times
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 18 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 15 Jun 2009 | |
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IT executives are under intense pressure to cut costs, and that pressure is significantly increased by the current grim economic outlook. So, how can your organization weather this economic storm? Surprisingly, a variety of opportunities for IT are hidden within today's financial challenges. Learn how with the right approach, processes, and...
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Ride the Express Lane in the Journey to Speed ITIL® Adoption
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 18 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 15 Jun 2009 | |
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The journey to ITIL is challenging and requires clarity of vision and a disciplined execution to achieve that vision. By following ITIL practices, your IT organization will become more closely integrated with the business. BMC recommends making the journey to ITIL in a sequence of six incremental steps, the phases of which are driven through...
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Modernizing IT: Strategies for Improving Service Quality and Reducing IT Costs
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 17 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 15 Jun 2009 | |
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Working harder simply won't get you there. No matter how many people you allocate, sinking more labor into old IT practices cannot concurrently meet rising demands on IT and cut costs. Read about cost-effective, automated ways to meet this challenge head-on in our latest article, “Strategies for Modernizing IT, Reducing Costs, and..”
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Understanding ITIL® Service Portfolio Management: An Approach For Implementing Effective Service Lifecycle Management
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 17 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 15 Jun 2009 | |
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IT executives and their teams need a comprehensive and accurate view of IT services. A service catalog includes all relevant details about your services, including which service level agreements (SLAs) are associated with it, who is able to request it, how much it costs, and how to fulfill it. This paper describes the IT Infrastructure...
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Seven Ways ITIL Can Help You in an Economic Downturn
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 15 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 15 Jun 2009 | |
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IT Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®) best practices promote a well-functioning, collaborative IT environment that can enable the business and your IT organization to cope with the effects of economic stress. ITIL can help you to deliver higher-performing technology services that help your business to be both more competitive today and...
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Crossing the Chasm Between the Service Desk and Operations
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 15 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 15 Jun 2009 | |
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IT organizations can significantly improve efficiency and reduce operational costs by creating environments with shared access to common data to support Operations and the Service Desk, and evolving and automating key processes between the two groups.
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