Infrastructure & Operations - Research Notes

Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Costs

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...

Beyond Beginner Help Desk Performance Metrics

Defining help desk performance metrics can be difficult. Organizations with dedicated help desk environments must take the time to develop a performance tracking system...

SOP 101: Standard Operating Procedures

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are most commonly associated with military or manufacturing operations; however, they can be effectively utilized by any enterprise....

Stress Testing Your Disaster Recovery Plan

You have a disaster recovery plan (DRP), but will it hold up in a real crisis? Testing the DRP is essential to determining whether it is under or over built, and whether...

How to Test Your DRP

Do not wait until the DRP is put into action to discover weaknesses in disaster recovery processes. Run a full test of the enterprise's DRP to uncover flaws before an...

The Goal of IT/Business Alignment: Why so Elusive?

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...

Prepare for Infrastructure Consolidation Change

Server virtualization and consolidation has become a way of life for most infrastructure managers. The breakdown of physical barrier through virtualization and...

Negotiate Favorable Telecom and Mobility Contracts

Avoid contract pitfalls and get a fair price on your telecom and mobility contracts.

How to Write an SOP

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are integral to effectively managing IT processes. There are different approaches to recording SOPs. Consider the type and complexity...

Disaster Recovery Plan Execution: This is Not a Test!

When disaster strikes, normal operations of the enterprise are suspended and replaced with operations spelled out in the disaster recovery plan (DRP). Recover from the...
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