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Standardize the system

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:59:58 -0500

Standardization is not a four-letter word in IT. But sometimes it is treated as one. No one is at fault. It is just the way systems have grown. The effort to create a standardized PC fleet is not easy but it is important for IT managers to make sure the hardware can support the software and applications for day-to-day operations. Standardization is an important component of making sure the IT shop runs smoothly, according to a Forrester Research survey of 565 enterprises in North America and Europe. But the reality is that many IT operations buy pieces of a system and patch them together over time.

"Enterprises that can settle on one desktop and one laptop configuration from a single supplier with standard application configurations save big on building, maintaining, and deploying images across their distributed corporate environment," Benjamin Gray, an analyst with Forrester, wrote in the report. Standardization is one of the biggest challenges IT executives face. As systems are refreshed and legacy components are phased out, the important strategy is to have a plan that will make every piece of the pie fit together as a whole.

For more on the importance of standardization:
- See this eWeek article

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Dell spurns Intel, grabs AMD chips

Thu, 18 May 2006 20:01:38 -0400

In a shot that's being heard around the tech industry today, Dell has switched its chip allegiance from Intel to AMD with its latest fleet of new servers coming to market. While it had been widely rumored to happen, Dell had been steadily denying it was considering such a technology move.

For more on Dell moving to AMD:
- read this article at EETimes

Malware now targeting the Mac OS

Thu, 04 May 2006 20:01:38 -0400

If your organization is Mac friendly, it's clearly time to boost security and put some decent resources on ensuring the fleet is safe from increasing threats. A recent study by security vendor McAfee states that security issues on the Mac operating system have jumped three times as fast as Windows, and that Apple products are becoming a major malware target. Vulnerabilities have spiked 228 percent in just two years, while Microsoft's Windows has seen just a 73 percent increase in attacks.

For more on the growing Mac threat:
- read this InformationWeek article