Managing Data through Replication [ Source: Dell ]
March 2013- Data is growing - and quickly. So how do you effectively manage and protect it? CIOs and other IT entities are looking for ways to secure their rapidly expanding data and ensure its availability during times of emergency and importance. Data replication may be the way. This issue brief explores the ins and outs of data replication?how it works, what it offers and its appeal to IT professionals.
Improving Shared Services and SLA Accountability through APM [ Source: Dell ]
March 2013- The escalation of shared services implementations in the public sector has emphasized the need for IT to deliver comprehensive performance and user experience metrics. Without them, organizations can't accurately measure common benchmarks that make shared services financially sound. To achieve this level of insight, organizations are increasingly turning to application performance monitoring (APM).
The Total Economic Impact of IBM System Z [ Source: IBM ]
December 2012-
This Forrester Total Economic Impact analysis is based on interviews with and data provided by 5 System z customers. The analysis shows a composite ROI of 199% and a pay back of 4.67 months when compared to distributed system alternatives. The sources of customer savings identified were related to less administrative staff required, reduced infrastructure maintenance, reduced storage costs and reduced down time expenses.
Additionally the analysis found that these firms had more flexible and responsive ...
451 Silver Peak: Claims Proof-Positive of Network Virtualization's Agility [ Source: Silver Peak ]
February 2013- Silver Peak Systems' new Agility technology initiative claims to give application owners easy control with point-and-click virtual workload acceleration thanks to tight integration with VMware vCenter and other virtual infrastructure management consoles. See what 451 Research thinks of these claims, this new technology and the competition in this analyst report.
Secure, easy-to-own networks for state, local, and provincial governments [ Source: HP ]
August 2012- There has been a lot of press about government modernization lately. The systems and processes that keep governments running are outdated and inefficient. Meanwhile, citizens and government employees are demanding new services-from public school employees who want to take advantage of the advancements in digital technology to citizens who want online access to government records to public safety employees who are asking that emergency notification systems be equipped with mobile access to text, data, images, ...
eBook: Accelerating Systems Management in Government and Education [ Source: Dell ]
July 2012-
Anyone who works in IT for an educational institution or state or local government knows that budget pressures are an everyday reality. The economic challenges of the past several years have taken their toll on state revenues and school funding, and, as a result, IT organizations have had to postpone upgrading their infrastructures or hiring new staff.
Yet the expectations for service demands have not abated. There's a constant call for new online ...
Recognize the many faces of fraud [ Source: IBM ]
June 2012- Detect and prevent fraud by finding subtle patterns and associations in your data. IBM SPSS predictive analytics solutions have proved to be very effective at helping tax collection agencies to maximize revenues by detecting non-compliance more efficiently and by focusing investigations on cases that are likely to yield the biggest tax adjustments.
IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities [ Source: IBM ]
May 2012-
What if cities could improve services for their citizens without increasing costs? Cities are complex organizations, with numerous departments in charge of a wide range of essential functions, from water management to public safety. Collaboration across those groups is critical for addressing crises, successfully completing projects and enhancing the efficiency of daily operations.
IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities offers a centralized, real-time collaborative environment for planning, organizing, monitoring and sharing information ...
Smarter Cities: The Challenges in Overcoming Aging Infrastructures [ Source: IBM ]
May 2012- The modern city is a system of systems. To become smarter, a city must be transformed to optimize the use of largely finite resources. IBM Rational solutions help plan and deliver Smarter Cities by aligning city, business and citizen interests and by prioritizing investments with the ability to execute and govern for a smart future. This ebook describes the roadblocks which stand in the way of cities attempting to streamline operations, gain greater efficiencies and ...
Advanced Case Management: Making its Mark on Key Government Sectors [ Source: IBM ]
April 2012- National, regional and local government organizations have the unending responsibility to ensure that they are running their programs as effectively as possible, based on the strategies they adopt and the technology available to them. Government agencies are discovering new opportunities within their case management practices to improve case outcomes, reduce handling costs and enhance program performance. Learn more
Opening up government [ Source: IBM ]
March 2012-
The pressure on governments to make better choices, deliver results and demonstrate accountability is intensifying. Recent headlines reflect tensions on multiple fronts due to economic and fiscal uncertainty amid social and political change.
They also highlight new dynamics in the relationships among citizens, organizations and their governments long in the making. "Open" principles such as accessibility, transparency, collaboration and participation lie at the heart of these expectations.
Analytics for Achievement Understand success and boost performance in primary and secondary education [ Source: IBM ]
March 2012-
Few would dispute that education paves the way to personal and societal prosperity. Education has the power to lift people out of poverty, it also helps us live fuller lives, make wiser choices and contribute to our communities in more meaningful ways. Education creates equality by opening up opportunities to everyone, not just those with privileged backgrounds.
Most countries recognize the importance of investing in high-quality education. The United States has increased investment ...
ROI Case Study IBM DC Water [ Source: IBM ]
March 2012-
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) provides water, sewer, and wastewater treatment services to nearly 600,000 residents, 1.6 million annual visitors, and 700,000 workers in the District of Columbia and parts of Virginia and Maryland.
Nucleus Research examined DC Water's adoption of IBM Business Analytics and found that the deployment enabled employees to utilize more information when making decisions, resulting in lower contract labor costs, the recapture of lost revenues, and reduced ...
Improve your buildings IQ with IBMsolutions forSmarter Buildings: Better buildings for a better bottom line [ Source: IBM ]
March 2012-
In today's building management environment, organizations are stretching out capital improvement projects and delaying upgrades. At the same time, they still must maintain their existing assets and ensure tenant satisfaction. They are looking for ways to consolidate space and improve space planning.
Concurrently, energy costs are rising. Commercial buildings consume more electricity than any other type of physical asset or structure -- and they generate approximately 10 percent of all green-house gas emissions. Excluding ...
IBM Rational solutions for smarter government services [ Source: IBM ]
February 2012-
Leading in the face of global challenges in our tumultuous time, where many governments face budget shortfalls and looming devicits and where governments in emerging economies are expanding services to improve the quality of life for citizens, services organizations are facing intense challenges.
Many government agencies serve as the frontline response to citizen needs and are experiencing significant increases in the demand for services. At the same time, agencies are generally operating with ...
Delivering stakeholder-centric services from strategy to execution [ Source: IBM ]
February 2012- This report describes the challenges that arise during a transformation to stakeholder-centric or citizen-centric service delivery. It highlights the crucial roles that key business and IT capabilities play for any public sector organization navigating those challenges.
Fed Continuous monitoring, remediation and CyberScope reporting [ Source: IBM ]
December 2011- To assist federal agencies with the implementation of CyberScope reporting, IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager, built on BigFix technology, provides insight and control for endpoints with streamlined, automated capabilities for continuously monitoring and remediating security compliance.
Funding IT in Higher Education: The Power of Partnership [ Source: HP/Intel® ]
December 2011-
According to the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee, funding IT was the number-one concern for IT leaders last year. Though current tough economic times have added an additional challenge to the task, clever and committed higher education leaders and their colleagues are discovering new ways to facilitate the effective utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to increase student learning and advance the mission of their institutions.
IT leaders continue to leverage creative problem ...
Driving city government towards Instant-On services (City of Niles, Ohio) [ Source: HP/Intel® ]
December 2011- HP ProLiant servers, HP P4000 storage, and VMware software enable the City of Niles, Ohio to increase service levels and uptime while lowering administrative time and costs.
How Government CIOs can Respond to the Economic Crisis [ Source: HP/Intel® ]
March 2012- Government Chief Information Officers (CIOs) face the challenge of a significant fiscal crisis that will have long-term effects in many countries across the world. Three key strategies can be implemented to handle the fiscal crisis successfully: minimize IT operating spending, maximize government return on investment and explore disruptive solutions, whether in technology, procurement and commissioning or service delivery models. Download this whitepaper to learn more.
Bernalillo County cuts technology expenses by migrating from a mainframe to the HP BladeSystem [ Source: HP/Intel® ]
December 2011- Standardizing on HP Server blades and storage saves county funds. Reduced the number of physical servers from 150 to 60 with simplified management. Provides scalability and 200% faster application response. Quickens server deployment from one month to two hours, enabling faster response to technology needs.
Quaint Town Turned Tech Hub [ Source: HP/Intel® ]
December 2011- The City of Langford is realizing huge savings and efficiencies through virtualization and automation. 80 fold faster time to value on server deployment, 10 fold faster server recovery.
Strategy Guide to Converged Infrastructure in Government [ Source: HP/Intel® ]
May 2013- With HP's Converged Infrastructure, state and local governments build a foundation that can meet the demand for new services - from drivers wanting to renew their licenses via mobile phones to police officers requiring instant views from remote video surveillance. By offering three different converged infrastructure reference solutions, HP enables you to tailor the solutions to your size and needs. Download this rich media whitepaper to learn how and to hear from up to 3 customer ...
Improve Business Performance in a Project-Intensive World [ Source: Oracle ]
March 2012-
Improving business performance is all about increasing productivity, reducing resource usage, increasing value, and lowering costs. Project-intensive businesses face the double challenge of having to do so both in the project teams delivering individual projects and in the business as a whole. But while it is difficult to accomplish both in conjunction, with the correct approach and mentality it is very achievable.
This white paper examines how project trends have a direct impact ...
Creating value in the Public Sector: intelligent project selection in the US federal government [ Source: Oracle ]
March 2012- Federal agencies are refining program management practices in response to the Obama administration's Government Accountability Initiative. Learn more.