Steps to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operations Costs

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge October 04, 2011 Ten Key Actions to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operations Costs As many IT organizations are under intense pressure to continue to implement cost-cutting initiatives, Gartner Inc. has identified 10 actions that can reduce IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) expenses by 10 percent in 12 months, and as much as 25 percent in three years. Gartner analysts said that due to priority conflicts and resource constraints, few I&O leaders have implemented 50 percent or more of the total cost reduction opportunities these 10 key actions offer. However, depending on where an organization is now, fully implementing these 10 cost-cutting suggestions can provide significant savings. Read more > Get the Infrastructure RSS Feed   Oracle Executive Webcast: Oracle SPARC SuperCluster Announcement When extreme innovation happens, it's called a revolution. Watch it take place when Oracle reveals the SPARC SuperCluster T4-4, the first engineered system from a new generation of high-performance Oracle SPARC servers. Go now > Blogs Ann All Business of Tech Can Better Customer Experience Be Found in Cloud? Arthur Cole Infrastructure Fine-tuning the Data Warehouse Don Tennant From Under the Rug If He'd Never Met Charles Wang, Would ReiJane Huai Be Alive Today? Plan Now for Your IPv6 Migration   Check out this white paper for the best practices to plan and implement for your company's transition to IPv6. Download now > IPv6 and Cloud: The New Peanut Butter and Jelly Telecommunications is always in the throes of transition. Today is no different, as IPv6 and cloud computing gradually are changing the legacy infrastructure. Chip Popoviciu, president and CEO of Nephos6, says that the two transitions are deeply related. He tells IT Business Edge blogger Carl Weinschenk that carriers and enterprises that understand this connection can support users more effectively and efficiently — and save money. Project Scheduling: Leave Time for the Important Stuff Ensuring that a project schedule is realistic is the first, and most important, step in ensuring that your project does not crash. If the schedule is pie-in-the-sky or is not built to respond to what surely will be numerous unexpected events, you are in for trouble. Download: Normalizing a Project Schedule Presentation Projects can quickly get off track if the schedule was not realistic in the first place. These tips will help you match the correct resources with tasks and create a timeline where key team members will be ready to tackle critical work when needed. Latest White Papers New eBook: How to Retrieve the Right Data at the Right Time Cloud First IT: The Rise of the Cloud Services Network Which to Buy? Your Guide to Selecting the Right-Sized Phone System How Virtualization Is the Stepping Stone to the Cloud Featured White Papers Ten Reasons to Strengthen Information Security with Desktop Virtualization Ten reasons why desktop virtualization should be the foundation of your layered approach to information security. •  Get a Grip on Hosting Costs for Your High Volume Website •  Application Performance Almanac: 52 Weeks of APM Knowledge •  Optimization Is for the Clouds "If anything, Facebook should be more intentional in educating its users about the 'Like' and 'Connect' features." Excerpt from Lora Bentley Governance and Risk Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise