Sponsor: Intel
Featured Analyst Firm: Gartner
Speakers: Stephen Kleynhans, Diane M. Bryant
Type: Video (23 minutes)
If your organization is like many, you’ve postponed PC replacement as a means of reducing costs. Check out this new program and hear the experts discuss how applying a total cost of ownership and return on investment framework can reveal the true cost of maintaining older hardware.
In this program, Stephen Kleynhans, Research Vice President at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Diane Bryant, Vice President and CIO at Intel, provide a financial framework, share best practices, and help you determine the optimal refresh cycle for your PC hardware. You’ll hear about the rationale for refresh. You’ll get buying advice. And you’ll learn about the impact Microsoft Windows 7 is having.
Microsoft Windows 7 Readiness and Migration
One of the biggest IT events occurring over the next few years is the rollout of Windows 7. This is going to touch almost every corporate PC in the entire world and companies, like yours, are going to have to find ways to minimize the costs and the efforts associated with this rollout. Check out this new program now and learn how to successfully make the move to Microsoft Windows 7.
The Cost Effects Of Putting Off PC Refresh
While it can be tempting to postpone PC purchases as a way to save money, in fact there are a lot of hidden costs that can come up if you're not careful with the way you approach your PC purchasing. Check out this new program and learn how to look beyond the upfront purchasing price of your PCs through to the total cost of ownership of those PCs. Go now.
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About Stephen Kleynhans, Research VP, Gartner
Stephen Kleynhans is a research vice president with Gartner. He has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in end-user computing environments and rich media strategies. He advises clients on how to best exploit the expanding range of computing form factors, including desktops, information appliances, mobile/pervasive devices and emerging platforms and is an authority on personal computing strategies, including vendor assessment, desktop/server platforms, technical architecture and product selection and integration. Mr. Kleynhans is a long term Microsoft watcher and is frequently called upon to speak at conferences and provide commentary in the press. Prior to becoming an analyst in 1994, Mr. Kleynhans worked in network integration and PC services, assisting clients in developing end-user computing strategies, and created and ran an extensive interoperability research and testing facility.
About Diane M. Bryant, Vice President, Chief Information Officer, INTEL CORPORATION
Diane M. Bryant is vice president and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Intel Corporation where she is responsible for Intel's Information Technology organization. Intel's IT organization delivers strategic value by providing professional support, applications, and solutions that enable Intel's growth and transformation. Previously, Bryant held several positions including general manager of the Server Platforms Group, responsible for Intel's server, workstation, and storage business encompassing all elements of the platform including hardware, software and services. She was also director of the Corporate Platform Office, responsible for driving the transformation of Intel to a platform directed company, and GM of the Enterprise Processor Division responsible for the architecture, design and delivery of Intel's Xeon and Itanium processor families. Before joining the Enterprise group in 1998, Bryant was Director of Engineering of the Mobile Products Group responsible for Intel's mobile processors and chipsets.
