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CIOs are facing twin stresses in the data center these days: Usage is growing and so is the pressure to reduce energy consumption and costs. These imperatives, along with increasing environmental Read more...

The new year is starting soon, and it's time to look at your financial ledger and tighten your purse strings. If you haven't tried to do it yet, it's time to cut capital expenses and operational Read more...

Next time someone tells you they are implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to improve customer relationships, nod, smile politely and then change the subject. That, it seems, Read more...

All the recent talk about tight IT budgets not withstanding, the trillion-dollar mark for nation-wide enterprise technology investments is on the horizon. Info-Tech Research Group's Indaba Division Read more...

The growth of configuration management database (CMDB) systems is one of the major drivers IT transformation, including greater collaboration and innovation. CMDB contains details about each Read more...

Energy and other operational costs aren't a sexy tech issue but they do impact the bottom line and with some smart strategies, IT leaders can save some big bucks by implementing efficient Read more...

The bane of IT--maintenance and support--has long been a drag on tech budgets and resources. The goal is to figure out how to minimize the cost, labor and management time involved, yet boost Read more...

Given rising operational costs, electricity and power consumption aren't small budget items. It's time to get a grip on this issue, say experts, as the power usage and related costs are jumping Read more...