Template/Policy

The pilot test assessment will help guide your evaluation of the state of the pilot project. It provides a place to record technical requirements, KPIs, and existing or potential problems that have been, or will be, experienced by end users and...

Template/Policy

End user acceptance is one of the biggest challenges to desktop virtualization adoption. IT should have a plan in place to guide communication efforts during the transition. By maintaining a consistent message and a consistent front, IT can set...

Tool

The Desktop Virtualization TCO Calculator model provides organizations with a framework for estimating the costs associated with deploying a virtual desktop solution relative to refreshing a fleet of desktops.

Vendor Research

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

Enterprise security is a complex topic, and often a costly proposition. Many IT security leaders face the constant uphill battle of struggling to retain budget in the face of increasing threats, and the mounting tool counts required to deal with...

(17-Jun-11) The economy may be improving, but enterprises must remain vigilant against over-spending. This is particularly true in data centers, where the pace of change and reliance on products and services with constantly changing price tags...

(03-Jun-11) Too often, companies look at the people in their IT departments as alchemists. In addition to their myriad duties, data center managers are tasked to figure out ways that they can simultaneously cut costs in their departments while...

(6-May-11) A tight economy affects us in a lot of ways: less travel, fewer new cars, less discretionary income in general. But it also tends to put the brakes on IT spending aimed at improving data center efficiency. At the same time, when the...

Template/Policy

Use the ERP Business Case Template and work with business units to develop an appropriate justification for ERP projects.

(4-Aug-10) High school teacher-in-training Demos Antonopoulos does just about everything over the net, including watching movies, gaming, surfing on his iPhone and downloading music. So you can imagine Antonopoulos’ relief when he learned a...

(18-Jun-10) One morning recently, CMS Products’ Gary Streuter went to pick up his dry cleaning. When he reached the cleaners, he found a customer line snaking out the door. It turned out that the hard drive in the company’s server had crashed...

Tool

As aspects of Microsoft's BI solution are baked into core offerings (Office, SharePoint, SQL) it is difficult for organizations to get an accurate picture of the costs associated with the platform. This tool helps to demystifies many of the...

Tool

Managing telecom expense is a challenge when bills are not managed centrally or consolidated in a single file. Identifying cost-savings and synergy opportunities are also difficult if your telecom bills and information regarding telecom services...

Solution Set

This solution set will help organizations understand where to focus their telecom cost reduction efforts and how to develop a practice for ongoing telecom expense management.

Tool

A data center move has numerous one-time and ongoing expenses spanning a range of areas and project phases. It is important to develop an accurate budget up front so that expectations regarding the timeline of these costs throughout the project...

Tool

Use the Contract Management Tool to track location, status, and expiry dates of ongoing contracts. The tool provides advance warning of checkpoint dates for timely contract renewal decisions.

Cutting costs can be an overwhelming and painful task, but knowing where to focus your efforts can make it easier. Take a look at our top ten favorite strategies. It doesn't have to be as painful as you think, and who knows, you could become the...

Use these notes to apply cost-savings across your department. Discover cost savings in every aspect of your cost-to-serve expenses, and use the guidance and tools below to start reducing costs today.

Knowledge is power. Go into your vendor negotiations with these tips and tools in your back pocket.

Be kind to the environment and your company's bank account. Learn ways to save while going green.

Do you need to make a difference this week? This month? Take a look at these tactics and tools to build your guerilla plan.

Stretch your resource dollar by optimizing your IT processes and functions. Learn how with our clear advice and tools.

Publisher's Note: A couple of years ago, my Conference panels on the cloud began looking more deeply into Cloud construction, Cloud security, Cloud infrastructure discontinuities, and, in general, higher level Cloud questions. Mark Thiele was...

Sentilla, one of several vendors in a growing category of off-the-shelf data center energy measurement solutions, recently announced the release of Sentilla Energy Manager 3.0. This release introduces several features and enables energy...

With the recent announcement of iPhone OS 4, the next generation of the iPhone operating system, Apple quietly updated its developer agreement to require all applications to originate on Apple development platforms. Info-Tech Research Group...

(21-Apr-10) Employees across the four offices of the David Suzuki Foundation have gradually migrated up the ladder of green communication technologies over the years, fundamentally changing how they do business. “Now everybody knows...

(18-Mar-10) The explosion of communication and Internet traffic has made energy hogs of IT networks. Collectively, the information and communications technology industry emits 300 million tons of greenhouse gases annually -- the same amount as...

There are plenty of historic reasons to restrain one's enthusiasm over so-called smartphones: they have been very expensive, and so, limited in appeal and sales; there are no standards to unify them in the developer community; and the industry...

Although less popular today than a decade ago, there has long been a discussion of the so-called "Digital Divide" in U.S. and global populations. The idea, in its basic forms, is that some people move into the digital economy, and some are left...

(8-Mar-10) In today’s financial services industry, technology isn’t just an accessory; it’s a bare necessity. Technology is essential in gathering information and providing advice to your clients. And demonstrating a grasp of technology can...