As organizations seek to become more environmentally responsible, there has been much hoopla over the concept of “green” IT, which author San Murugesan defines as “the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems—such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems — efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment.” Analyst firm Gartner estimates that more than one-third of IT organizations currently [...]

Over the last decade, many companies have sought to improve IT service management efficiency by embracing the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework – and the numbers are steadily rising.  Early adopters of ITIL, which is the world’s most widely accepted IT service management methodology, include such notable organizations as Proctor & Gamble and IBM. According to Wikipedia, ITIL is “a set of concepts and practices for managing information technology (IT) services, IT development, and [...]

No matter what size your company may be, your technology assets play a crucial role in facilitating the kind of productivity and agility you need to sustain a competitive advantage.  That’s why even the smallest businesses can benefit from powerful, innovative cloud-based IT management services.  These robust applications can help organizations of all types and sizes to realize the full potential of the significant investment they’ve made in their technology solutions. Like most other small business software [...]

While technology solutions delivered via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model are beneficial to companies of all sizes, it is the small to mid sized businesses (SMBs) who are likely to derive the greatest advantages.  The SaaS approach provides companies in the mid-market with an affordable way to leverage the same kind of powerful enterprise software solutions that larger companies use for many years, and at a fraction of the cost. Yankee Group claims that the SaaS [...]

In today’s tough economy, companies of all types and sizes are tightening their belts.  As a result, IT budgets are shrinking – fast!  But, with fewer dollars to spend on technology, businesses must make wiser purchasing decisions, choosing those tools that will deliver the greatest value in the shortest time frame.  That’s why IT asset management should be at the top of your technology “wish list”. If you want the fastest, highest return on a [...]

Nowadays, every organization’s network is susceptible to a wide variety of threats. For example, there is the IT compliance exposure that stems from the proliferation of illegal or unlicensed software applications across a business. And then there are the IT risks associated with security breaches, viruses, and other related hacker-initiated activities. When hazards like these present themselves, the results can be disastrous. So, more and more companies are relying on IT asset management solutions to [...]