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Non-monetary switching costs can be high when adopting alternative office productivity suites, but deployment may also greatly decrease MS licensing costs. Assess your environment to determine if and where deploying an alternative suite makes sense.

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Justifying continued investment in MS Office, with prices remaining steady, is becoming more difficult when there are cheaper SaaS or even free alternatives.

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IT leaders looking to adopt an alternative office productivity suite and reduce their MS Office licensing costs need to understand their organizational requirements or risk either overspending or incurring preventable switching costs. Leverage...

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Money-saving opportunities exist for many organizations by implementing a limited deployment of an alternative to Microsoft Office.

(13-May-10) Canadian businesses overwhelmingly plan to upgrade to either Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 by the end of 2011, and some will complement licences of the office suite with less expensive or free alternatives, according to an analyst...

(4-Dec-09) No one disputes that UPS systems are an essential part of any data center’s business continuity planning. However, selecting the right UPS involves weighing everything from runtime needs to long-term scaling. UPS Type &...

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Email has become an essential service within the IT portfolio. To date, however, there has been a dearth of benchmarks for determining where to target your total monthly spend per user. This videocast will provide guidance for how to optimize...

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Network management systems (NMS) are a requirement for today's IT organizations. Join this videocast to learn how to build a low cost approach for a NMS. Topics discussed include the case for NMS, the dangers of over-provisioning, the $2500 low...

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The purpose of the Performance Measurement and Professional Development section is to gather performance feedback, at regular intervals, and to apply that feedback as a component in the professional development program.

While Instant Messaging (IM) is widely used as a collaborative tool, if its entry into the environment was entirely employee-driven, important business considerations might have been overlooked in the process. Even if informal IM usage is...

Microsoft Exchange is the clear leader in the on-premises e-mail server market. But, competitors provide advantages in simplicity, price, functionality, and hardware requirements. Evaluate vendors discussed in this note when considering e-mail...

The convergence of mature messaging platforms (especially in core e-mail and IM functions) and hosting/outsourcer maturity suggests that now is the time to evaluate hosted e-mail solutions. Build a comprehensive TCO for on-premises operations...

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The “E-Mail TCO Worksheet” helps IT leaders peer into existing e-mail infrastructure and provisioning costs. IT leaders will gather expense information for 19 specific cost components in four categories: 1. Security 2. Delivery 3....

Enterprises looking for an alternative to Exchange, but not interested in outsourcing, have several solid options. Look for Microsoft interoperability, lighter hardware requirements, architectural simplicity, equivalent functionality, and...

Enterprises facing an Exchange upgrade often make the mistake of assuming an in-house upgrade path is the only option. Let the possibility of transferred risk, service gains, and cost savings steer the enterprise toward a hosted solution.