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Integrating Service-Oriented IT and Infrastructure as a Service

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:01:38 -0400

Now that applications developers and IT operations have embraced service-oriented delivery, the next IT area ripe for a service-orientated overhaul is infrastructure, including equipment, facilities and management systems. Traditionally, integration between these elements has been limited, as the form factor for computing has remained mostly static. But if IT infrastructure elements could be integrated and the functions of those elements could be delivered over a network connection, the result would be enterprise IT functions that are more responsive, cost-effective, manageable, reliable, secure and compliant. This is possible today because of the maturation of virtualization technology, integrated functional management systems and best practices architectures and frameworks. The IT infrastructure as a service model presents a compelling alternative to conventional approaches such as "do-it-yourself," which often requires high up-front capital expenditures and long lead times, and traditional outsourcing, which can be difficult to manage and scale.

Learn more about infrastructure as a service:
- read the column at CIO

Don't skimp on data management

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:01:38 -0500

Not spending enough time, effort or money on enterprise data management can lead to increased risk and decreased competitive advantage, especially in financial firms. Without effective data management, companies often have dozens of different databases with redundant information--much of it wrong--and dozens of applications that use data from as many as 15 third-party providers. Failing to dedicated the resources to fix this mess can leave financial firms non-compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley and other federal data retention and compliance statutes, while also exposing companies to increased financial and operational risk. Investing in effective technology to clean up enterprise data stores will yield big dividends.

Learn more about developing an effective enterprise data management strategy:
- read the article at Wall Street & Technology

SPOTLIGHT: UK firms lacking in IT compliance

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:01:34 -0500

It seems that compliance isn't en vogue over in the UK these days. A new survey reports that over 70 percent of tech managers at companies in the finance, retail, healthcare and logistics segments aren't sure if their current software applications are compliant with license requirements or IT standards such as ISO 19770. Article