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10 Apr 2008
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Published:
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01 Feb 2008
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PDF
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5
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Product Literature
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English
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ABSTRACT:
The rate of change to IT production infrastructure (applications, servers, etc.) is increasing as the interval between changes drops. And most of all infrastructure problems are the result of mistakes made in the course of implementing modifications and changes. Indeed, patches, configuration and software changes are the source of many problems for IT.
This white paper discusses pre-production staging and testing technology for IT operations teams that targets the need for pre-deployment staging and testing of changes to IT production environments. Learn how to leverage this technology to deliver your time-stressed, resource-thin IT operations staff a low risk way to test and assess the impact of making changes to the IT production environment.
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Author
Richard Ptak
Ptak, Noel & Associates LLC
Richard Ptak has over 30 years experience in systems product management working closely with Fortune 50 companies in developing product direction and strategies at a global level. Previously Ptak held positions as senior vice president at Hurwitz Group and D.H. Brown Associates. Earlier in his career he held engineering and marketing management positions with Western Electric’s Electronic Switch Manufacturing Division and Digital Equipment Corporation. He is frequently quoted in major business and trade press such as The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, InformationWeek, and ComputerWorld and is author of "Manager's Guide to Distributed Environments," (John Wiley & Sons, 1998). In addition, Ptak was technical editor of “Cisco Internet Architecture Essentials Study Guide: Cisco Internet Solutions Specialist” by Mathew Recore, Jeremy Laurenson, and Scott Herrmann (Cisco Press, 2002). Ptak holds a master’s in business administration from the University of Chicago and a master of science in engineering from Kansas State University.<br/>
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