Optimize Operational Spending, Protect New Projects

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 July 06, 2012 Five Tactics to Protect IT Investment Funding Almost every CIO identifies reducing operational expenditure and increasing the amount spent on IT investments as a top priority. However, many fail to manage properly the operational costs of IT investment in new programs, which can erode investment funding. "Organizations that overspend on operational activity have little money left to invest in new projects. Without reinvestment, organizations cannot restructure and optimize their operational spending," said Stewart Buchanan, research vice president at Gartner. Read more > Get the Infrastructure RSS Feed   Consolidating Data Warehousing on a Private Cloud This TDWI checklist report makes a case for private database clouds, especially as a platform for consolidated BI and DW applications. Download now > Blogs Paul Mah SMB Tech The Changing Needs of End-User Computing Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career 'Hot Skills' Premiums Tied to Better Retention Arthur Cole Infrastructure Driving Toward a More Efficient Virtual Desktop Energy Efficiency for the IT Organization   Read this white paper to learn how many businesses are reducing their environmental impact by pursuing improved data center design, as well as using virtualized and cloud IT environments. Learn more now > Five Disaster Recovery Tips for Businesses With hurricane season upon us, it is increasingly important for businesses to back up their data assets to maintain continuity that can weather any storm. Salary Negotiations: Insider Secrets Recruiter reveals insider's secrets to getting paid what you want. Download: Project Planning and Monitoring Tool Real-time progress needs to be tracked against milestones if a project has any chance to meet its goals and schedule. Use this Excel-based tool to monitor your progress and communicate it to the entire project team. Featured White Papers IT Service Automation: Addressing the Core of IT's Challenges This research report summarizes a 2010 Forrester survey on IT service automation and outlines a model service automation approach. •  The Application Performance Almanac — A Week-by-Week Guide •  The Impact of Server Type on Your Data Center: Power, Heat, & More •  Data Deduplication for Dummies "Even when you're talking about cutting-edge IT ... the work can still be undermined by more basic, but poorly managed, IT processes and practices." Excerpt from Loraine Lawson Integration Latest White Papers Bring Enterprise-class VMware Protection to Small and Midsized Businesses Today's Web Threats: Five Tips to Reduce the Risk Data Center Consolidation: A TCO Analysis of Linux Server Strategy TCO Comparison Shows Tape Is Still Your Best Backup Bet This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. 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 •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise