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Read about technologies and issues related to maximizing the efficiency of IT, including virtualization, asset and portfolio management, storage management and service-oriented architecture.
- Tools to Manage Shared Passwords
Emerging software can help bolster security--with minimal impact on business operations. - Business Process Management: Best Practices
Planning, flexibility, and training are key to successful SOA implementations. - Need Faster Applications and More Bandwidth? Consider WAN Acceleration
Scalable network optimization technology can help organizations effectively speed access to information. - Another Opportunity for Virtualization: Applications
The technology can improve portability and manageability. But be careful; it might also rankle users. - Lease or Buy IT? There's No Simple Answer
Leasing can bring initial savings and faster time to market, but long-term implications could outweigh the short-term benefits. - Message from the Sponsor: Take back control control of your IT
View this 4-minute flash animation on the benefits of virtualization, with a deeper dive discussion on consolidation and systems management. - Emergence of the New Data Center
Strategies such as virtualization and consolidation are changing the way organizations build their IT infrastructure. - Cost Controls
Telecom expense management enables organizations to know how much they're really spending on communications. - Remote Computing
Desktop virtualization promises greater efficiencies, security and reliability. - Minding the Data Store
Storage resource management systems can help organizations get a handle on increasingly complex environments. - Striving for Simplicity
Strong governance, process automation can help reduce IT complexity. - Going Green Could Save Government $1 Billion In Five Years, Say Reports
The annual savings by the feds using more energy efficient PCs would be equivalent to conserving 1.3 billion barrels of oil, for example. - The Next Generation
IPv6 promises benefits such as increased availability of addresses and easier network administration, but adoption will be slow. - Shared Resources
Grid computing offers potential efficiencies, but wide adoption won't happen overnight. - 12 Windows Vista Tweaks To Boost Your PC's Performance
Tips on finding and weeding out system performance hogs, optimizing memory,and restraining Vista's features will make your system soar. - 10 Ways to Cut IT Operational Costs
Many organizations are still looking to reduce operational expenses while increaing overall efficiency. Here are 10 ways that you may be able to cut IT operations costs in your organization. - Intel, AMD Retreating In Price, Researcher Says
Both processor firms reported higher third-quarter revenue, in spite of the brutal price war that negatively affected each company's gross margins. - Architects of Change
SOA centers of excellence help organizations manage deployments and share best practices. - End-to-End Visibility
Application performance management software helps ensure that online transactions are working optimally. - In Virtualization Race, Microsoft Unbundles In Bid To Catch Up
The newly dubbed Hyper-V Server can be licensed with or without Windows Server 2008 when it ships next year. - Want To Save The Planet? Turn Off That PC
Reports that PCs and monitors alone contribute 40 percent of total carbon emissions are fueling a surge in power-monitoring software. - Creating a Business Case for ITIL
The IT framework can lead to service improvements, but organizations need to consider the costs. - With Virtual Machines, Management Is Key
Do a deep dive review of your current servers to identify early candidates for virtualization, make sure everyone involved agrees on goals, and update internal policies to reflect this new world order. - Improving TCO with Server Consolidation and Allocation
While many see server consolidation as simply a way to reduce the enterprise server count, in fact it offers a great deal more when it's regarded as a resouce optimization strategy. - AMD Introduces Energy-Efficient Chips For Smaller PC Desktops
The new products include one dual-core and five single-core 45-watt processors made for business or consumer desktops that meet the latest requirements for energy-efficient certification by the EPA. - Quality Control
Software quality initiatives can help organizations deliver reliable, usable and secure applications. - Primer: Application Performance Optimization
Everyone talks the talk about delivering quality service. Here's how to walk the APO walk. - Measuring Risks and Rewards
IT portfolio management products help organizations better align technology initiatives with business goals. - Virtualization Security Heats Up
An attack that breaches the hypervisor is IT's new worst nightmare. Are youprepared? - The Allure Of New IT
TransUnion Interactive's willingness to try new technologies has paid off inmany ways. - Despite Energy Efficient Hardware, Power Usage Rising In Data Centers
Power consumption per computational unit has dropped in the past six yearsby 80%, but at-the-plug consumption has still risen by a factor of 3.4,according to the Uptime Institute. - Energy-Efficient IT
Servers, PCs and other products consume less power and enable cost savings and environmental friendliness. - Virtualizing the Data Center
Organizations stand to see benefits such as more efficient use of capacity, but there are potential risks. - Deploying SOA in the Enterprise
Organizations should develop a comprehensive strategy before moving to a service-oriented architecture.