cost cutting
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News October's highlights on silicon.com were all about software - from fresh rumblings in the perennial Mac vs PC debate, to question marks over open source cost-cutting and the countdown to the launch of... [09 Nov 2009]
3 Strategies for Reducing IT Support Costs
White Paper As companies brace for more bumps in the economic downturn, many organisations are indiscriminately cutting costs. This IDC White Paper explores 3 tangible areas that IT departments should investigate to help strategise... [02 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News But many organisations have found the key is to align green goals with broader cost-cutting initiatives - which are definitely in vogue with CIOs and CFOs. Although these efforts should be welcomed, the... [29 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News Following its sale by parent company Ford last year, car maker Jaguar Land Rover has had to face the thorny problem of cutting itself loose from Ford's web of business applications. The move has saved Jaguar Land Rover... [26 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News However, when asked if they had chosen open source software as a way of cutting their costs during the recession, just two of the 12-strong jury said yes. Regardless of any possible functional benefits of an open source... [23 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News And in the midst of a recession, with cost cutting a priority, it's easy to let slide worthy targets such as becoming carbon neutral - especially if the choice is between a project to shrink the carbon... [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News However, despite the recession, moving from XP to Windows 7 could prove a cost-cutting exercise for businesses, according to Longbottom. But for some CIOs on older OSes, the cost impetus... [21 Oct 2009]
Cost saving drives unified communications projects
News And inevitably, cost cutting is getting the most focus at the moment. For example it might mean bringing together instant messaging, presence information, video conferencing, as well as email, SMS, fax... [20 Oct 2009]
BAA preparing for Windows 7 take off
News Airport operator BAA is hoping the roll out of Windows 7 will help simplify its IT infrastructure and contribute to a cost-cutting initiative across the company. He added that so far Windows 7 has proved... [09 Oct 2009]
Counting the Costs: Addressing the Cost of Compliance
White Paper While drastic cost cutting might seem like the only possible solution, RSA believes that a structured approach to understanding and minimizing costs can result in significant saving while at the same... [05 Oct 2009]
Layered Security: The Right Prescription for Internet-Based Healthcare Initiatives
White Paper And while the cost and effort of implementation can be a significant hurdle, there is one challenge that eclipses all others: security. The unparalleled opportunity to simultaneously improve patient outcomes while... [04 Oct 2009]
Reducing Expenditures in Network Infrastructures: Optimizing Costs and Operating Efficiencies With Today's Data Networks
White Paper In this economic downturn, many ICT (Information and Communications Technology) managers are grappling with hard choices regarding cost-cutting measures in their enterprise ICT architechture. However,... [02 Oct 2009]
IT Manager Webcast: IT Manager Community Chat With Kevin - Virtualization (Level 100)
White Paper The presenters of this webcast discuss how IT organizations use virtualization as a strategy to drive much more than physical server consolidation and data center cost cutting. The discussion focuses on... [01 Oct 2009]
Electronics Retailer Saves Cost and Increases Agility With Integrated Operations
White Paper With Microsoft Dynamics NAV, it streamlined its financial processes by cutting month-end reporting from one week to a day. Electronics retailer Best Denki wanted a solution to enable their staff to focus on the process,... [01 Oct 2009]
Extreme Savings: Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization
White Paper In fact, when you download this white paper from Riverbed on cost-savings through WAN optimization, you'll discover how businesses of all different sizes have realized a return on investment in just a few months through... [22 Sep 2009]