Solution Set

Info-Tech has identified five trends that promise to transform IT departments within the next two years. Changes in mobility, cloud, big data, social media, and security will alter the way IT functions within the business.

Tool

Use this tool to determine the impact of your need for a new skill to help decide the most appropriate acquisition method.

Case Study

New technologies mean that IT needs new skills. When the new skills aren't available in-house, it's time to start looking outside.

Template/Policy

Training is essential to improving IT staff's current performance, as well as adding new skills for future promotion opportunities.

Solution Set

IT organizations, even those not undergoing major changes, must invest wisely in the ongoing training and development of their permanent staff. The training is essential both to improve staff competency in current or proposed areas of...

(10-April-2012) Hewlett-Packard Co. announced the upcoming beta release of its public cloud, Cloud Services, as well as a series of tools and services geared towards hybrid cloud infrastructures on Tuesday. Part of HP’s new Converged Cloud,...

(21-Mar-2012) Blue Jeans Network offers the choice of buying concurrent connections or blocks of minutes for its videoconferencing service A provider of hosted videoconferencing services has added the ability to buy connectivity by concurrent...

Tool

This assessment and roadmap development tool will help you create a roadmap for future development of a managed virtual infrastructure and internal cloud.

(12-Dec-2011) Canada’s government must migrate its multibillion-dollar computing hardware to the cloud, the country’s largest technology industry group warns, or risk becoming “technologically incapacitated. Ottawa spends between $2-billion...

(1-Feb-2012) The toll of cyber crime appears to be rising as criminals become more sophisticated and more focused on financial gain. And while businesses are doing a bit better at protecting themselves, criminals have become better at bypassing...

(2-Oct-2011) LOS ANGELES - Adobe Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ADBE) Creative Cloud is a subscription service that provides a combination of cloud storage and collaboration services to allow easier content collaboration and sharing on any device, in any...

Tool

This tool allows enterprises to generate a customized shortlist of vendors based on required capabilities and future requirements around server consolidation, virtual infrastructure management, and the internal cloud.

Template/Policy

The Data Integration (DI) Specialist must successfully organize and supervise all DI initiatives. The individual is responsible for managing the flow of data between databases, apps, and Cloud services.

Tool

This tool will help you determine whether or not data integration (DI) is required at your organization, the type of tool needed to support your DI needs, as well as the suitability of deployment methods based on your organization's personnel,...

Note

The progressive movement of business areas into the Cloud is calling attention to the need for stronger data integration (DI) planning in most organizations. Data transaction now need to be made between On-Premise apps, On-Premise and Cloud...

Solution Set

Organizations have been neglecting their data integration needs for years, but now the growing adoption of Cloud applications is complicating the situation even more. This set confronts and explains that challenge, then leads organizations...

Video

2012 promises to be a turbulent year for IT leaders. Users are increasingly active in establishing how they wish to use new technology, with tablets and social media top of mind. There can be significant benefits when organizations move to...

Case Study

The influx of consumer devices has brought along a variety of potential security risks through the consumer applications that end users have on their devices. Hamilton Health Sciences built an application ecosystem that mitigates the risk of...

Solution Set

The influx of consumer devices has brought along a variety of potential security risks through the consumer applications that end users have on their devices. Protect the organizational assets while enabling end-user productivity.

Note

The influx of consumer devices has brought along a variety of potential security risks through the consumer applications that end users have on their devices. Protect the organizational assets while enabling end-user productivity.

Video

This video introduces the key driver of personal and unmanaged applications (PUAs) and the potential long term application portfolio strategy to integrate these into the enterprise.

Vendor Research

This tool will help solution providers plan their SaaS businesses by offering a template for ROI calculations.

Tool

A wireless access network is indispensable in the modern business, but not every business needs to make it their primary access layer, nor are they prepared to. Use this tool to determine if your organization has the drivers and readiness to...

Note

It's time to cut the blue cable and make the move to a primarily wireless access network. Look at upcoming network trends, and how they enhance the benefits of a wireless access network. Then learn how to implement a network that is more...

Solution Set

The current financial climate is an area of concern for business leaders. While many cost saving strategies have been pursued already, there are still opportunities in this area for applications. The top tactics for cutting costs are zero-based...

Note

The current financial climate is an area of concern for business leaders. While many cost saving strategies have been pursued already, there are still opportunities in this area for applications. Focus on zero-based budgeting and eliminating...

Case Study

Outsourcing can be a viable option for enterprises looking to control costs and add value to an area where they might not have in-house expertise.

Video

This video introduces some of Info-Tech's new research on controlling application related costs in IT. Applications typically account for about 40% of the enterprise IT budget, therefore it faces a lot of scrutiny from senior management.

Vendor Research

This report is designed to help vendors and solution providers understand adoption trends and end-customer requirements for enterprise access networks.

Solution Set

Pressure to bring consumer devices and applications into the organization has mounted in recent years. Users (some of of whom are business executives) continue to bring devices and apps into the workplace despite limited organizational readiness.