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.

Template/Policy

This downtime policy template will help create a baseline for what is considered acceptable or planned downtime of systems and applications. Most assets do not require five-nines or six-nines availability, so a written policy should help...

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IT organizations are starting to explore decentralization as a means of cost optimization. This videocast explains how and when decentralization can save money, focusing on key drivers, such as server consolidation, application requirements, and...

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Learn how to save money using blade technology. This videocast explains the cost and benefits of consolidating with blades. Key vendors in the Blades space are also discussed.

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Have you optimized the price you pay per server? In this videocast, we will show you how to save up to $600 per box by choosing the right vendor. We will also explain how to bank savings in warranties, refresh cycles, and procurement standards.

An enterprise-wide push to reduce operating costs may lead to mandated budget reductions for IT. For some enterprises, this means reviewing the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and putting IT security expenses under a cost management lens. Learn how...

Few IT shops fully understand their true energy costs, but as electricity prices continue to rise and environmental concerns mount, energy measurement will be critical in developing an accurate picture. Understand why energy expenses have IT...

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Servers and storage infrastructure make up a significant portion of the budget for most IT organizations. When faced with a mandate to control costs, IT managers must take steps to manage these expenses. Start with these techniques to optimize...

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This note provides techniques for cost reduction within the end-user support services area. These techniques are categorized according to time frame and are accompanied by potential pitfalls. IT should determine time frames, and in accordance to...

Asset retirement can be a risky process associated with devastating fines and lawsuits. Companies can avoid such risks by proactively strategizing for the retirement of their technology. Not only can planning for retirement mitigate risks, but...

Plant or facility closures are often executed with accelerated timelines. Working against a comprehensive checklist, IT managers can ensure the project runs safely and efficiently.

The current economic landscape dictates that IT must find areas in which to reduce costs. Perform a business impact analysis now in order to identify cost reduction opportunities and to future-proof the enterprise's DRP.

All companies that rely on technology to perform any of their business functions are vulnerable to downtime. System failures represent real costs due to lost productivity, lost business opportunities, recovery expenses, and other harmful ripple...

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As companies become increasingly dependent on technology, the probability of experiencing system failures or unavailability also increases. Downtime represents real costs due to lost productivity, lost business opportunities, recovery expenses,...

Maintaining a backup site for disaster recovery and business continuity is an expensive proposition. By partnering with another educational institution ? each being the other's backup site ? there is significant potential to save on these costs....

The consolidation of servers within the data center provides well defined savings for the enterprise. By creating and implementing a clearly defined migration strategy for existing servers, the effectiveness and efficiency of any consolidation...

Cloud computing options such as Amazon's S3 Storage Service offer the small enterprise an option for disk-to-disk offsite backup without investing in offsite hardware. Explore how S3 can be used in both do-it-yourself scenarios and as part of...

There are numerous options available to organizations of all sizes for off-site disaster recovery facilities. Choose the right option that balances enterprise needs with IT budget restrictions.

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Capturing and analyzing efficiency metrics can improve management decision-making. Use this tool to optimize power utilization and cooling in the data center.

Not all desktop or laptop PCs are ready for the scrap heap when their end-users need newer, more powerful machines. A well-documented PC cascade policy can ensure that the right machines end up in front of the right end-users.

In-Depth Report

Disaster recovery and security issues are increasingly important for enterprises of all sizes. In the past, the need for immediate recovery did not exist, and the technology was only available at the large enterprise level. Data protection...