Has the ideal of IT/business alignment become the holy grail of IT leaders? The promise of IT/business alignment is to focus investment and activities, increase the value of IT, and integrate IT more closely with business initiatives. IT leaders...

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Your IT infrastructure should evolve according to changes in business needs and as better technology options are introduced. This video will help you plan infrastructure change, identify cost-saving options, and secure approval for your investments.

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Infrastructure plans must support increasing performance expectations from the organization as well as continued growth. At the same time, expenses are constrained and IT Management must select low-cost solutions. It helps establish targets for...

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Changes to applications, archived data and systems can put capacity pressure on your infrastructure. Complete this worksheet to help you to understand what infrastructure investments you should consider, based on your existing capacity and...

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Infrastructure change can range in scope and scale. Use this tool to identify the best area(s) to focus your infrastructure efforts.

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IT steering committees are a best practice approach for aligning strategic business and IT priorities. Understand when the time is right to establish an IT steering committee and how to get this group started on the right track.

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Windows 7 is beginning to replace the aging Windows XP as the de facto standard enterprise desktop OS. In fact, more than three-quarters of organizations will migrate to Windows 7 by 2012. Preparation, planning, version selection, and deployment...

Achieving and sustaining IT/Business alignment can be elusive. When considering a change to how IT resources and services are organized, IT leaders must consider how the company has structured authority, control and communications. A structural...