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A Comprehensive Approach to Practicing ITIL Change Management by BMC Software, Inc
approach of integrating batch processing with change management through integration with the CMDB...
Data Center Automation - A Forrester 2008 Report by Hewlett-Packard Company
top vendors in data center automation (DCA) and rates HP the highest due to the breadth of their solution in the very competitive DCA market. IT departments must spend a significant amount of time provisioning and deploying resources to meet the demands of their business. A key component of overall IT costs and meeting service levels is the amount of labor...
Seven Requirements for Balancing Control and Agility in the Virtual Environment by BMC Software, Inc
is the promise of virtualization. But managing change, staying compliant, and preventing virtual sprawl are just a few of the challenges you could face before you reap the rewards. VMware joined us recently to co-author 7 must-read tips for striking the perfect balance in your virtual environment. Unparalleled agility is the promise of virtualization. But managing...
Virtual Service Solution by Opalis Software, Inc.
lifecycle management, incident response and change management in your virtual infrastructure. The solution provides a level of control that eliminates sprawl and allows you to rapidly respond to changing business needs. Virtual machines have become mainstream technology for adding servers to the IT infrastructure. However, it has also added a layer of complexity and...
Network and Voice Management Software from CA by CA
s Spectrum can immediately detect the change in configuration and instantly correlate the alert with a live health alarm from eHealth. eHealth detects the drop in network traffic and shows a root cause alarm. Please view this video for more examples of how CA benefits South Field...
Business Value of Virtualization: Realizing the Benefits of Integrated Solutions by Hewlett-Packard Company
allows systems to accommodate both physical and virtual migration which promotes uptime and efficient resource usage. This IDC white paper will look at how the IT industry is changing from static x86 server configurations to a more integrated approach. The introduction of modern solutions, such as blade architectures, allows systems to accommodate both...
ChangeAuditor for Active Directory by ScriptLogic Corporation
Microsoft Active Directory, File Systems and Exchange are part of your mission-critical infrastructure. And you need to find a way to be notified, in real-time, of critical changes to your Windows based infrastructure. ChangeAuditor is the answer. Product Type: Auditing Active Directory

Target User: IT/Network Administrator

IT Problem:
Microsoft Active...
Performance Tuning for Mission-Critical Database Applications by Quest Software
inefficiencies such as SQL statements, indexes and database changes. Learn what using Quest SQL Optimizer and Quest's methodology for optimal performance can do for your PeopleSoft applications. PeopleSoft business applications are the leader in e-business productivity and efficiency enhancements in databases. Their solutions automate business...
Breaking the Business Intelligence Log Jam by ParAccel
work is the time spent understanding user needs and available data, designing solutions that combine the two, testing and reviewing results with users, and then repeating the process until the users are satisfied with the results. Developers have long recognized that the key to keeping down project costs is minimizing the changes made after delivering the...
Playing from the Same Score: Rational Clearcase, Rational Clearquest, and Rational Team Concert in Perfect Harmony by IBM
Rational ClearQuest, the industry leading change management solution connect seamlessly with Rational Team Concert, one of the newest, most innovative tools for collaborative development in the market today...
Automate Virtualization in Your Data Center - EMA Analyst Report by Hewlett-Packard Company
that virtualization introduces, and most importantly, it provides specific and actionable recommendations for managing virtual systems. Today's IT shops are tasked with maximizing network availability, performance, and efficiency, as well as meeting compliance requirements. But, a variety of challenges stand in the way: declining resources and...
HP sample configurations for the HP and SAP Virtualization solution by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
an SAP environment, it's important to consider configuration techniques before a deployment. This configuration guide reviews configuration paradigms, including blade optimization and workload considerations. It also offers sample configurations for the following:

  • Blade form factor
  • Production environment
  • Development and testing environment
HP recommended configurations for HP Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 solution-guidelines for 2000 to 4000 User Mailbox Enterprise by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
a variety of recommended configurations and services for Microsoft applications, which are appropriate for particular business and technical situations. HP and Microsoft collaborate at an engineering level to ensure that our customers benefit from software, hardware and service solutions that are certified and tuned to deliver optimal server...
A Three-Step Framework for Increasing ROI, Reducing Risk, and Lowering Costs by Automating IT Change Management by Hewlett Packard and Intact Technology
of change chaos and evolve beyond ITIL-based change management to change automation. Read on to learn more about change management, decrease complexity, gain availability, and have a strong return on investment (ROI). In order for businesses to stay on top of their competition and run a tightly knit operation they must be able to accommodate change effectively. Complex changes...
Advanced virtualization management for Hyper-V and System Center environments by Citrix
and snapshots.

As a result, storage configuration and management of virtualization environments is far from simple. Another challenge common to virtual environments is managing virtual machine lifecycles through lab and production. The ease with which virtual machines can be created and deployed creates an opportunity for faster development cycles...
Data Center Automation - Facing the Air of Change by Wipro Technologies
There is one way to meet this challenge and that is Automation. Are you still depending on manual Data Center management techniques?

Many IT organizations still perform a majority of Data Center administration tasks manually. Today, manual techniques are obsolete as Information Technology is required to manage complex multivendor infrastructures...
Achieving 23-30% Total Power Savings With a Server Rack Designed for Excellence in Power Efficiency by Intel Corporation
reduce space, cooling, networking, cabling, and management costs - as well as total power consumption - compared to low-density configurations having far few servers per rack. The Eco-Rack Proof of Concept demonstrates how server-level changes--such as moving to servers equipped with new energy-efficient processors, converting to DC power...
vSphere: New Features and Benefits by Global Knowledge
to highlight the most notable of these features and to discuss the benefits they offer your organization's IT infrastructure. Virtualization of servers is one of the hottest topics in today's IT environment. The ability to consolidate many physical servers into one physical server using virtual machines has led to dramatic changes in regard to business...
Overcoming IPv6 Addressing and Management Challenges by BT Diamond IP
tool that intelligently allocates, assigns and tracks the address blocks and individual IP addresses deployed on modern IP networks. With the continued proliferation of IP devices, the existing IPv4 address space is becoming an increasingly scarce resource. More organizations are considering deployment of IPv6 to address this issue and to leverage...
HP StorageWorks 4400/6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array configuration best practices white paper by Hewlett-Packard Company
system that is simple to administer saves time and money, and reduces configuration errors. This paper highlights common configuration rules and tradeoffs for optimizing HP StorageWorks EVAs for cost, availability, and performance. A business value of the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) is simplified management. A storage system that is simple...
Faster Application Development via Improved Database Change Management by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
typical software development tools.

Database change management has a number of unique requirements that can only be addressed by specialized tools:

  • preserving data when making structural changes
  • validating synchronicity in a replicated environment
  • managing reference data across test, development, and production environments
  • maintaining security differences
    • and...
    IPControl - automated IP Address Management & DNS/DHCP server configuration by BT Diamond IP
    system that enables service providers and enterprises to dramatically improve their IT infrastructure operational efficiency and service levels by automating IPAM and DNS/DHCP server configuration. IPControl is a next-generation software system that enables service providers and enterprises to dramatically improve their IT infrastructure...
    Extend Management Tools to Virtual Services by Opalis Software, Inc.
    environments IT departments need to automate management best practices by extending their existing management tools to virtual services. To optimize services companies must extend existing management best practices to virtual environments. Virtual machines have become mainstream technology for adding servers to the IT infrastructure. However, it has also...
    IBM Rational Asset Manager e-Kit by IBM
    45;Kit. The e-Kit includes demos, white papers and a webcast. Discover how to track and audit your assets to utilize them for reuse, especially within a service-oriented architecture. IBM Rational Asset Manager helps create, modify, govern, find and reuse any type of development assets, including SOA and systems development assets. It reduces software...
    SMOP (Self Management of Passwords) by turbo-IT Corporation
    users to perform self service password resets and unlock their accounts thereby eliminating helpdesk calls and making users more productive. Product Type: Self-Service Password Reset for Active Directory

    Target User: IT Manager, System Administrators

    IT Problem: Active Directory users often have their accounts locked out or forget their passwords. SMOP...
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    are waiting in line too long.

    For this concept and its use I'm indebted to the late, great CICS guru, Robert ("Arch") Archambeault. CPU versus dispatch time Workload dispatching hasn't changed much since multiprogramming hit the scene. Sure, we have WLM to jiggle the priorities, but that just moves the blocks around on the chain.

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    Disaster recovery, business continuity hinge on the right philosophy by Terry Rodgers and Jeffrey Kirchner, Contributors
    remains a top priority for senior executives and IT directors alike, the term itself implies that the business has failed, and recovery remains the only option. Conversely, business continuity speaks to a more useful philosophy, in which the business prepares for all possible scenarios and develops a plan that allows the core business... More...
    Controlling configuration and change management: IT process controls by Adam Trujillo, Assistant Editor
    In other words, managing the frameworks that govern configuration and change management is the key to increasing data center productivity. The detailed findings can be found in ITPI's book The Visible Ops Handbook. Gene Kim discusses some of those findings in this exclusive audiocast.

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    experienced IT staff, to create greater uniformity among products, and to provide a service to remove mainframe burdens.

    Rich Ptak, an analyst at Ptak, Noel & Associates, believes that CA's initiative is a good idea.

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    TPC eyes energy consumption and virtualization benchmarks by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
    systems are idle."

    TPC will also offer new ETL (extraction/transformation/loading and service-oriented architecture (SOA) measurements. Further, the organization plans to offer a series of workshops on using performance benchmarks to make server hardware and software buying decisions. The workshops will be held in various locations throughout the U.S., and... More...

    HP announces Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers by Mark Fontecchio, News Writer
    Capping, HP also announced the following:

    Energy-efficiency analysis and design service, much of which is culled from the HP acquisition of EYP Mission Critical Facilities last year. A redesign of the ProLiant BL460c server blade so it uses 44 fewer watts. A new HP 24,000W High Efficiency Hot-Plug Power Supply for its BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure, which HP... More...