change management
IT Service Management Metrics Metrics That Matter: Four Key Benchmarks for Improving IT Performance
White Paper They have integrated those processes and controls into how they manage almost every aspect of their daily work, helping them achieve their business goals and find variance before it causes a catastrophic outage, failed... [05 Oct 2009]
Achieving Federal Desktop Core Configuration Compliance (FDCC) with Lumension® Solutions
White Paper This whitepaper examines the FDCC requirements, the compliance challenges including vulnerability management, change control, and system security management and also highlights how... [02 Oct 2009]
Digital Signatures for Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System
White Paper A typical example of the use of digital signatures within the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System involves a user making a change to a document. The originator of the document checks-in the document... [02 Oct 2009]
Global Challenges of IT Automation
White Paper Automate manual IT processes related to batch scheduling, change management, configuration management, alerting, regulatory compliance, and trouble-ticket resolution to simplify IT, cut... [02 Oct 2009]
What Every IT Manager Needs To Know About Project Management
White Paper Adopting project management practices will make the work of effectively managing change in the IT environment easier and more consistent. This white paper examines the project management... [01 Oct 2009]
Harris Corporation Cuts Engineering Change Time in Half to Accelerate Time to Market
White Paper The company implemented Oracle's Agile Product Lifecycle Management applications - solutions designed to help organizations accelerate product innovation and reduce costs by managing product data, processes, and... [01 Oct 2009]
Is open source software finding a home in Whitehall?
News The Westminster department plans to run all of its Intel servers on Linux software and runs half of its main set of database management tools using open source software managed by Ingres. The benefits of open source... [29 Sep 2009]
CRM Your Salespeople Will Love
White Paper Therefore, winning over users and obtaining buy-in at all management levels are crucial to the success of any CRM initiative. The newest solutions from leading software providers such as Oracle incorporate many... [28 Sep 2009]
Businesses fail to appreciate the value of IT
News Change management and compliance were the next most common objectives, while 16 per cent said they plan to upgrade or replace their service desks. In terms of the types of project, configuration... [25 Sep 2009]
ERP delays give CFOs a headache
News One big issue is that ERP implementations significantly change business processes - meaning people have new responsibilities and are working in new areas - something Lock said also has political connotations that can be... [25 Sep 2009]
Marimba Inventory Management Module
White Paper This white paper describes the Inventory Management module that adds asset management functionality to the Marimba Software Change Management solution for servers,... [25 Sep 2009]
From Waterfall to Agile Software Development: 4 Critical Steps for a Smooth Transition
White Paper The transition from waterfall to agile software development requires careful planning, collaboration and change management. When implemented correctly, the agile model can result in project team... [24 Sep 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The turntable spins on
Comment The music industry has wasted millions on intellectual property battles and digital rights management, and it looks as though the movie industry is intent on doing the same. What is obvious to most of us, but none of... [24 Sep 2009]
The PC is past it: Computing power is everywhere, says Intel
News While there are consumer gadgets such as netbooks, portable gaming devices and web-enabled handhelds, there are also devices that are mission-critical in the medical field, features that are driving change in the... [24 Sep 2009]
Fast-Moving Financial Services Company Masters Change Management With MBG Provisioning
White Paper With thousands of retail branch locations all over the United States, this financial services company needed an efficient way to order and change voice and data services. To accelerate the process of opening new... [19 Sep 2009]