Sponsor: LaSalle Solutions
Featured Analyst Firm: Gartner, Inc.
Speakers: Jack Heine, Steven Robb, Ron Partridge
Type: Video (29 minutes)
Check out this new program and hear industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from LaSalle Solutions and Panduit discuss how consolidation and virtualization efforts can improve your organization’s ability to track IT assets. Plus, you'll learn how an optimized physical infrastructure can reduce your risks and operating expenses.
In this program you will:
- Hear experts examine best practices for managing the lifecycle of data center assets.
- Discover the importance of cross-discipline collaboration and physical infrastructure management tools to monitor the movement and use of your IT assets.
- Learn how to utilize physical infrastructure management to reduce the risks associated with the realignment of IT resources.
- Take a look at the physical infrastructure management tools available to improve business agility through the better management of your network ports and IT assets.
- Learn about the latest trends in IT asset management as well as the latest trends in storage management.
- Discover just how much IT asset management and contract management rely on each other.
- Find out how changes in consolidation, virtualization and automation affect lifecycle management.
- Learn how to deal with today’s collaboration trends surrounding manufacturers, VARs and customers.
- And better understand how to overcome asset tracking pain points.
For expert advice on the data center, the enterprise and asset management, check out this new program now.
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About Jack Heine
Jack Heine is a research vice president in Gartner, where he is part of the IT Asset Management group. His research focuses on IT asset management processes, cost justification and budgeting, performance measurement, IT chargeback as well as general IT resource allocation and management issues. Immediately prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Heine was a consultant to NASA's Manned Space Flight Program, providing IT strategic planning support to the Shuttle Flight Software Development Facilities at the Johnson Space Center. In addition, Mr. Heine has held both engineering and technical management positions with Pertec Computers, Lockheed Aircraft and Bendix Field Engineering.
About Steven Robb
Steven Robb, Vice President and General Manager LaSalle Solutions, joined LaSalle in 2004 with over 16 years experience in the IT and Networking arena. Mr. Robb is responsible for the development of LaSalle's LAMP product as well as operations and profitability within LaSalle Solutions. Prior to joining the company, his positions included Sr. Vice President of Sales at Comdisco, Central Regional Sales Director for Westinghouse Communications and Fiberlink Communications. Mr. Robb is a graduate of Illinois State University with a B.S. degree in economics.
About Ron Partridge
Ronald K. Partridge is Group Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing for Panduit Corp., where he is responsible for the Global Strategy, Global Marketing, Global Sales, USA Sales, and all International Business Units of Panduit. Under his leadership Panduit has experienced double digit annual growth rates in sales. He is an original member of the Network Systems Division. Ron was also International Market Manager and VP of International for five years. Ron received a BS in Plastics Engineering from Illinois State University and an MBA in Finance from Keller Graduate School of Management. He was also a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) for 12 years.
