Topic: IT Management
Many successful, multinational corporations are consolidating and streamlining their HR and payroll processes across regions, business units and technology platforms. Is global HR and payroll outsourcing right for your organization? Join leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from ADP, in a new Webcast which examines the ways in which your organization can achieve your global HR outsourcing goals, and the attributes and capabilities you should look for when evaluating providers.
Sponsor: Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Type: Video (24 minutes)
Application Performance Monitoring - What is it? What can it do for IT and the business?
In this webcast, Will Cappelli, Research VP from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Quest Software discuss the importance of Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and will provide valuable insight into strategies that will not only help you manage both your virtual and physical infrastructure, but also address the challenges that are plaguing your most critical IT projects. Join your colleagues for an informative and timely discussion.
Sponsor: Quest Software
Type: Video (44 minutes)
Storage Strategies for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
For most organizations, enterprise messaging is a business-critical
application that is central to employee communication, collaboration and
productivity. Not surprisingly, many organizations today are looking to
Microsoft Exchange 2010 for their enterprise messaging and unified
communications needs. To get the most value of their Exchange 2010 enterprise messaging system, organizations need a highly reliable and cost-effective data storage infrastructure. In this webcast, thought leaders from Featured Analyst Firm Gartner Inc., NetApp and Janalent examine key considerations in planning and implementing an efficient and highly available storage infrastructure for Microsoft Exchange 2010 environments.
Sponsor: NetApp
Type: Video (35 minutes)
Ensuring Your Success: The Rising Importance of End-to-End Service
Assurance
Business success increasingly comes down to one word – service. Customers,
partners and users alike judge organizations on the quality of service they
receive. IT needs to provide the organization with a more holistic look at
the service process. That’s why more and more organizations are turning to
end-to-end service assurance solutions. In this program, leading experts
from Featured Analyst Firm, Gartner Inc.,, CA Technologies and Barclays Bank look at what end-to-end service assurance entails, what implementing such a solution will mean for your organization, and how you determine the right solution for your organization.
Sponsor: CA
Type: Audio (62 minutes)
Secrets to Successful Sourcing Partnerships
Join leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Dimension Data as they break down the key stumbling blocks that companies and service providers encounter when negotiating and executing managed services deals. More importantly, they’ll reveal the tactics to mitigate or avoid those stumbling blocks. .
Sponsor: Dimension Data
Type: Audio (30 minutes)
Suite Rewards: SaaS Becomes Mission-Critical
SaaS has hit its suite spot. We’ve been bombarded by hype and sometimes outlandish claims for Software as a Service and Cloud Computing. But both have steadily worked their way into a mission-critical role in the enterprise. But as SaaS takes on an expanded role, is it ready to be a core part of your enterprise?
In this program, leading experts from Featured Analyst Firm, Gartner Inc. and Aplicor address your key questions, including: Why are more and more organizations entrusting their mission-critical processes to SaaS? Does a suite approach offer an advantage over best-of-breed solutions? And how do you determine the right SaaS solution – and provider – for your organization’s needs?
Sponsor: Aplicor
Type: Audio (23 minutes)
The value of a “next gen” product configurator
The faster your organization can response to market demands, the more empowered your marketing and sales teams will be. To make that happen, companies like yours need a next-generation product configurator to support the configure price quote, or CPQ process. But what is a product configurator? What must a next-generation approach entail? And how do you determine the right solution for your company’s needs? In this program, leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Cameleon Software, break down the challenges that a product configurator aims to solve and, more importantly, offer prescriptions on how your organization can benefit.
Sponsor: Cameleon Software
Type: Video (22 minutes)
Capture greater success: Unleash the investment potential of your application portfolio
Application sprawl puts a huge strain on budgets, and often there’s not enough information to manage the portfolio effectively. This lack of visibility and control over the application portfolio inhibits your ability to meet internal and external customer needs, and prevents you from investing for the future. So how do gain real visibility and control of your applications? To guide you in your journey towards better management of your applications, we’ve brought together a panel of experts from HP, and Bank of Queensland, as well as opinion leaders from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., to get you thinking about what this could mean for your business. Meet the experts now.
Sponsor: HP
Type: Video (33 minutes)
Should Third-Party Maintainers Be Your First Choice?
Why are more and more large and medium sized companies turning to third-party maintenance providers these days to support their IT equipment? What benefits can a third-party provider offer? Can third party maintenance organizations provide high quality service and save your company a significant amount of money? Is third-party maintenance (TPM) right for your organization? And if so, how do you find the right third-party provider? Find out in this new program now.
Sponsor: Signature Technology Group, Inc.
Type: Audio (48 minutes)
Do you know private cloud?
Private cloud computing is a new and better way to organize and manage information technology resources and services – and a new and better way for a business to consume them and put them to work. What does that mean for a business? In a word, agility. What if you could more rapidly access and analyze information and make decisions? Innovate and launch new business capabilities faster? Scale business operations up or down as needed? Tap into new information and expertise, both inside the company and in the marketplace, on demand? And do all this while safeguarding sensitive information and other business assets? That would add up to genuine business agility. Private cloud can enable all of your company’s technology-dependent business processes to operate more efficiently, with faster cycle time, and at lower cost. Watch this new program and learn more about how your organization can benefit from private cloud computing. Go now.
Sponsor: EMC Corporation
Type: Video (18 minutes)
The Market Responsive CIO: IT's Role in Leading and Accelerating Change
Change represents an opportunity for growth. But you’ve got to be able to recognize this opportunity and you’ve got to be ready to respond. Accurate, timely, and relevant information is the enabler and the CIO is often the driving force to becoming market-responsive. Listen in as Ellen Kitzis, Research Vice President at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Phil Parr, President and CEO of Hitachi Consulting Corporation, discuss how CIOs can ensure their competitive advantage by keeping their companies more responsive to market changes. In addition, these experts will break down the role IT plays in transforming companies into market-responsive leaders. Check out this new program now and learn more.
Sponsor: Hitachi Consulting Corporation
Type: Video (17 minutes)
Easy and Cost Effective Disaster Recovery
With ever-evolving business and regulatory mandates, having a disaster recovery plan in place is fast becoming a requirement for every organization. Interest in disaster recovery is on the rise across just about every vertical market and new technologies are making the implementation of appropriate solutions easier and more cost-effective. But companies, like yours, have a lot of questions as they look to implement or upgrade their disaster recovery plans. In this program, John Morency, Research Director at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Eric Burgener, Senior Vice President of Product Management at InMage Systems, will address those questions and look at the disaster recovery challenges and how to address them. Watch this new program now and learn more.
Sponsor: InMage
Type: Video (34 minutes)
Profit from Power Savings: Cut Costs & Green Your IT Operations with PC Power Management
Does your organization have a "green" initiative? If so, then check out this new program and learn how PC power management fits within green IT. Learn about the benefits that PC power management can bring to your organization. Discover the latest PC power management and green IT trends. And hear what the experts think are the requirements of an enterprise-class PC power management solution. In this program, industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Verdiem, offer recommendations for how PC power management can green your IT operations, deliver significant, tangible cost reductions and reduce your PC energy consumption. Watch this new program now and learn how to fit PC power management into your organization without interfering with what you're doing in business operations. Go now.
Sponsor: Verdiem Corporation
Type: Video (21 minutes)
Beyond Bandwidth: Preparing your WAN for Strategic Data Center Initiatives
Data center consolidation, server centralization, desktop virtualization, and disaster recovery all have one thing in common – an increased emphasis on your Wide Area Network (WAN). WAN performance is critical to the success or failure of these strategic projects. And WAN costs are a key factor in determining the return on investment (ROI) associated with these data center initiatives. So how do you ensure you maintain optimal WAN performance to support these emerging enterprise IT initiatives and gain the maximum return on investment? Join two leading industry experts: Joe Skorupa, Research VP at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and David Hughes, CTO and Founder of Silver Peak Systems, Inc., for the answer to that question and more. Watch this new program now.
Sponsor: Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
Type: Audio (25 minutes)
Anatomy of a Breach
Cybercrime attacks are becoming more targeted. Criminals are going after critical business and identity data because that’s where the money is. So how do you effectively protect and manage your enterprise? Enterprises that cannot correctly answer that question face the loss of money, their competitive advantage and the trust of their clients and prospects. But what is the right answer? What best practices should you follow? And where do you turn to find the right security solution to thwart the threats of today and tomorrow? Find out in this new program now.
Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
Type: Audio (27 minutes)
Making the Financial Case for PC Refresh Cycle
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, the experts will 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. See for yourself. Watch this new program now.
Sponsor: Intel Corporation
Type: Video (23 minutes)
Managing Enterprise Data with Windows on Itanium-based Systems
Today's data centers are more complex and harder working than ever before. For the mission-critical applications that drive your business, your data center hardware and software must deliver the utmost in capability and reliability. Join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Microsoft, Intel, HP and the Itanium Solutions Alliance to review the IT advantages afforded by Microsoft Windows and Intel Itanium-based servers. You'll learn about consolidation strategies, mainframe migration paths, SQL Server scalability and other key benefits enabled by this uniquely powerful hardware-software combination. Go now.
Sponsor: Itanium® Solutions Alliance
Type: Video (16 minutes)
BI and Analytics: Does Excellence Always Equal Expensive?
Business intelligence is one of the most strategic initiatives in your organization. But if your organization is like most others, you're dealing with infrastructures that can't scale to the rising number of users, the ever-growing volume of data, and the increased complexity of analytics needs. Something has to change. Check out this new program and hear industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Sybase Inc., outline how to deliver analytics and Business Intelligence (BI) excellence to your business and how to meet service level agreements, in terms of speed of access to the right information.
Sponsor: Sybase Inc.
Type: Video (21 minutes)
Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and the IT Service Catalog
Virtualization and Cloud Computing are the two highest-impact, technology issues facing enterprise IT today. These technologies also have important ramifications on the management and operations of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Join the experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from newScale, Inc., as they address these questions, plus show you how an IT service catalog can help you achieve the promised virtualization benefits of cost savings and agility while paving the way for an internal cloud.
Sponsor: newScale, Inc.
Type: Video (33 minutes)
Delivering Effective IT Service Management
IT Service Management (ITSM) provides visibility into processes, assets and their relationships; provides control to better manage processes, risk and compliance; and provides automation so that your business can be agile and respond faster to competitive threats and market demands. In short, ITSM allows you to free up your resources while not compromising user satisfaction or operational controls. Watch this new program now and learn more about how your organization can benefit from ITSM.
Sponsor: IBM
Type: Video (22 minutes)
Reveal the power of information
On average, workers spend one hour per day looking for information. If you add it up, that equates to two weeks per year that an employee spends just looking for the information they need to do their job. Concealed facts can badly affect decision-making. The duplication of knowledge is very expensive. Our digital future needs efficient data management. Watch this new program and learn how enterprise search can increase the return on your information investment.
Sponsor: Mindbreeze
Type: Video (29 minutes)
Lean IT: Innovations in Managing Service Quality
Interested in overcoming the challenges associated with managing transformational technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing? Want to hear expert recommendations on how to manage your complex IT environments? Then join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from CA as they show you how to solve your service assurance challenges with a very modern, very different approach that takes a top-down position to the service assurance problem.
Sponsor: CA
Type: Video (24 minutes)
Software Development: A Cost Conscious Way to Outmaneuver the Competition
In this program, leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Cincom Systems, Inc., reveal a solution that features a new and very rare Web-based integrated development environment that provides immediate feedback. With this solution much of the Web development awkwardness is removed, affording easier Web development that feels like regular programming. So watch this new program now and find out why more and more companies are turning to Smalltalk to realize their business goals. Go now.
Sponsor: Cincom Systems, Inc.
Type: Video (13 minutes)
Effective Network Management for Distributed Environments
Does your organization have difficulty managing the quality and reliability of your IT services across your distributed environment? Would you like more information on a new and effective approach to end-to-end network management and IT service quality assurance? If so, then join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Apparent Networks, Inc., and BCS Global, as they look beyond the challenges of distributed environments to reveal the latest technologies and best practices for optimizing the management of your extended network.
Sponsor: Apparent Networks, Inc.
Type: Video (34 minutes)
Maintenance and Support Best Practices for IT Infrastructure, and Cost Savings Strategies
Outsourcing of IT support is a market reality. According to research provided by Gartner, Inc., external service providers are currently maintaining approximately 25 to 30% of all IT infrastructure. If you are considering or haven't yet considered outsourcing your company's IT infrastructure support, then watch this new program and let the experts provide you with key reasons why you should do so.
Sponsor: Dimension Data
Type: Video (36 minutes)
Driving SharePoint Adoption in Lotus Notes Enterprises
For many businesses, collaboration is the key to enabling people to work more effectively while reducing the time, cost, and effort spent working together. But how can you drive mainstream user adoption of Microsoft SharePoint when your users are locked into using IBM Lotus Notes? Join the experts as they discuss strategies for promoting SharePoint adoption among mainstream IT users; reveal how to measure the impact that email integration with SharePoint has on user adoption; and review IT options available to IBM customers that want to integrate email with SharePoint - including migration and software coexistence strategies.
Sponsor: Mainsoft Corporation
Type: Audio (18 minutes)