You don’t need to go very far in IT nowadays to find people who are
diligently working to do more with less, even as they're working to transform
and modernize their environments.
One way to keep the interest high -- and those operating and investment
budgets in place -- is to show fast results, and then use that to prime the
pump for even more improvement -- and even more funding -- with perhaps even
growing budgets.
The latest BriefingsDirect discussion then explores how to build quick data
center project wins, by leveraging project tracking and scorecards, as well
as by developing a common roadmap for both facilities and IT infrastructure.
We'll hear from a panel of HP experts on some of their most effective methods
for fostering consolidation and standardization across critical IT tasks and
management. This is the second in a series of podcast on data center
trans... (more)
Scribe Software, a customer relationship management (CRM) data integration
provider, will launch next week Scribe Online Synchronization Services (SYS),
the second major service delivered on the Scribe Online cloud integration
platform.
According to the Manchester, NH-based company, Scribe Online provides a
cloud-based alternative to integration middleware, and simplifies the
integration experience without sacrificing performance or functionality. The
goal is to allow companies to reap the benefits of integrated CRM data from a
variety of sources and technologies in days, rather ... (more)
Advanced and pervasive virtualization and cloud computing trends are driving
the need for a better, holistic approach to IT support and remediation.
And while the technology to support and fix virtualized environments is
essential, it’s the people, skills, and knowledge to manage these systems
that provide the most decisive determinants of ongoing performance success.
In a special BriefingsDirect sponsored podcast, created from a recent HP
Expert Chat discussion on best practices for VMware environment support, HP
experts explain how they have made the service and support of global ... (more)
This BriefingsDirect thought leadership interview comes in conjunction with
The Open Group Conference this month in San Francisco.
The conference will focus on how IT and enterprise architecture support
enterprise transformation. Speakers in conference events will also explore
the latest in service oriented architecture (SOA), cloud computing, and
security.
We’re now joined by one of the main speakers, Andy Mulholland, the Global
Chief Technology Officer and Corporate Vice President at Capgemini. In 2009,
Andy was voted one of the top 25 most influential CTOs in the world by
Info... (more)
Our next VMworld case study interview focuses on how Germany’s largest
travel agency has remade their PC landscape across 580 branch offices using
virtual desktops. We’ll learn how Germany’s DER Deutsches Reisebüro
redefined the desktop delivery vision and successfully implemented 2,300
Windows XP desktops as a service.
This story comes as part of a special BriefingsDirect podcast series from the
recent VMworld 2011 Conference in Copenhagen. The series explores the latest
in cloud computing and virtualization infrastructure developments.
[Disclosure: VMware is a sponsor of Briefi... (more)