True Cost of Tape Backup
[ Source: 3X Systems ]
April 2009-
Companies frequently assume that their current backup solution or backup management process can be retained at no cost to the company. However, in the case of tape backup, the reality is that the cost of “doing nothing” can often be greater than the cost of a new solution. In fact, the analysis conducted in the 3X Systems and Glomark-Governan white paper found that for many companies, eliminating the labor of managing a tape backup would ....
SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform
[ Source: Anovatek Inc ]
December 2007-
SAS has developed an integrated platform for delivering enterprise intelligence. This platform, which we call the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform, optimally integrates individual technology components within your existing infrastructure into a single, unified system. The result is an information flow that transcends organizational silos, diverse computing platforms and niche tools — and delivers access to the insights that drive value for your organization.
The SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform extends the value of your existing ....
Integrated Claims Management System Enhances InsPro
[ Source: Anovatek Inc ]
December 2007-
Anovatek was able to successfully develop and implement a fully integrated insurance claims management application that would function in conjunction with Atiam Technologies' InsPro product. Anovatek's claims system allowed the client to market InsPro as an
end-to-end insurance product that includes policy administration and claims.
17 Ways to Reduce IT Cost
[ Source: Apptio ]
January 2009-
Cost-cutting initiatives gain special prominence in a tough economy. In troubled financial times, however, many CIOs won’t sign off on a new project, unless there are demonstrable quantified savings and the financial impact is clearly identified.
This whitepaper describes how you can identify new cost savings opportunities, precisely quantify the savings, evaluate the project impact, and establish a way to track costs over time for continual cost optimization.
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SLM and BSM: The Future of IT Management. Are you Ready?
[ Source: ASG ]
April 2008-
Driven by globalization and competition, businesses increasingly look to IT to enable them to quickly adapt to changing business conditions, speed the delivery of products and services, and automate processes, all at lower costs. Additionally, service quality and positive customer experiences are also top priorities. The only way to meet these expectations is to cohesively manage IT—across the enterprise—from a business service point-of-view
Service Dependency Mapping: Making the Link between IT and the Business
[ Source: ASG ]
July 2008-
Aligning IT and business perspectives requires the ability to create links between configuration information in the CMDB and the business service as experienced by the user. Service Dependency Mapping (SDM) products automate the process of creating and maintaining these links. This white paper examines how IT organizations can transition to a more service-focused approach to managing business applications, and how these leading-edge management solutions support this transition. This new approach is business ....
The Evolution of IT Operations
[ Source: ASG ]
June 2008-
IT operations have moved from backstage to center stage with the increasing importance of business service management (BSM). Effective IT service delivery is the baseline for successful business service delivery. Improved management processes based on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) along with the strategic use of configuration management databases (CMDBs) have driven IT management processes into completely new territory. This development has been an evolutionary process. The first step was a shift away from a ....
ITIL V3: Making Business Services Serve the Business
[ Source: ASG ]
October 2008-
ITIL V3, the latest version of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), represents a significant advancement for the practice of Business Service Management (BSM). Changes in ITIL V3 include the restructuring of the library into a service lifecycle framework with lifecycle stages that include Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation, and Continuous Service Improvement. ITIL V3 also refines the definition of the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and introduced a more powerful system, the Configuration ....
IT 2010 vs. IT 2020: Will Business Reality Drive–or Derail–a New Performance Management Paradigm?
[ Source: ASG ]
May 2009-
Businesses expect IT management to demonstrate their contributions to end-user benefits and the bottom line while addressing immediate needs and long-term performance management goals. This white paper presents IT2020, a new performance management paradigm for meeting both of these expectations.
Application Portfolio Optimization
[ Source: ASG ]
May 2009-
Application Portfolio Optimization (APO) provides executives with tools and information to assess the quality and condition of application assets as well as a means for understanding the impact of proposed application changes. This paper presents a three-stage approach for implementing an APO initiative that delivers immediate benefits while setting a foundation to better support future business requirements.