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ALSO CALLED: IT Strategy, MIS, Management Information Systems, IT Management Leadership, Information Technology Management, and Information Technology Strategy DEFINITION: IT (information technology) is a term that encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange, and use information in its various forms (business data, voice conversations, still images, motion pictures, multimedia presentations, and other forms, including those not yet conceived). It's a convenient term for including both telephony and computer technology in the same word. It is … Definition continues below.
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Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7 vs. Windows XP sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: So you’re an XP shop and your organization skipped Vista, but is considering taking the plunge to the latest revision of the Longhorn platform: Windows 7. Here are ten things that you should probably know as you get familiar with this new Windows client. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Systems \| Operating Systems \| Windows \| Windows Security \| Windows Vista \| Windows XP

Making Enterprise Architecture Work sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited WHITE PAPER: A robust governance framework is imperative for effective Enterprise Architecture (EA). Our framework helps you assess performance and chart a continuous improvement course that deepens the impact of your EA program. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Architectures \| Business IT Alignment \| CIOs \| Enterprise Architectures \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| IT Managers

Embedding Architecture into the Organization sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited WHITE PAPER: Our experience suggests that Enterprise Architecture (EA) governance determines the impact of the architecture team to a great degree. We describe and manage EA governance along six dimensions. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| CIOs \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Architectures \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Systems \| Strategic Planning

Desperate Times Calls for Strategic Measures: Get the most out of your SAP ERP System sponsored by Atos Origin WHITE PAPER: In this paper a veteran SAP consultant argues why now is the perfect time implement a Business Process Lifecycle Management (BPLM) enabled ERP system. Posted: 04 Nov 2009 \| Published: 04 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Modeling \| Business Processes \| ERP \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Microsoft Office \| SAP (Product)

How IT Can Help Companies Make Better, Faster Decisions sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: IT management in small and medium companies can and must understand the information needs and language of their business colleagues within the organization. IT managers must show business managers how IT can enable them to meet and exceed their departmental goals. Posted: 30 Oct 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Management \| CIOs \| IT Departments \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| IT Systems \| IT Workforce

Driving Better, Faster Decision Making through Finance sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: In order to work effectively, the CFO needs a single unified view that integrates data from multiple data sources and key performance indicators (KPIs), and places them in the context of strategic goals and financial plans. Posted: 30 Oct 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: CFOs \| Data Management \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Management \| Financial Metrics \| Financial Reporting \| IT Management \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

The IT Management Software Megavendors sponsored by BMC Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: The current recession and credit crunch deeply affected IT spending in the last quarter of 2008 and into 2009. This SWOT Analyst report for Q3 2009 regroups the market contenders by categories for an easier evaluation to enable vendor strategy professionals to substantiate decisions about their partnership and go-to-market strategies. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Spending \| Middleware \| Software Implementation \| Software Licensing \| Storage Management \| Vendors

Reinventing Your Infrastructure with IIMv3 sponsored by CompuCom Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper is the first in a series of white papers designed to provide a complete view of IIMv3 and its value proposition to the enterprise. Look for additional white papers on IT transformation, the IIMv3 architecture, and the Next Generation Data Center. Posted: 23 Oct 2009 \| Published: 23 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| ITIL

Green IT Matters at Wipro LTD sponsored by Wipro Technologies WHITE PAPER: In September 2009, Wipro Ltd (Wipro), a global corporation in the Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry which was head-quartered in Bangalore, India, was reviewing its Green IT plan. Read this white paper to learn more about Wipro's quest to become a true ecologically sustainable company. Posted: 21 Oct 2009 \| Published: 21 Oct 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Data Center Management \| Green Data Center \| Green Storage \| IT Asset Management \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Power Consumption Monitoring

Desktop Virtualization with Dell and Citrix: Solving the Desktop Lifecycle Management Challenge sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides analysis and advice on how Dell Virtual Remote Desktop (VRD), a server-hosted desktop virtualization, can deliver substantial benefits, simplifying lifecycle management, and driving ongoing cost and productivity benefits. Posted: 21 Oct 2009 \| Published: 21 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| IT Asset Management \| IT Management \| Productivity \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Deploying Operating System Images on Latitude™ and Precision™ E-Series Systems using Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper provides an overview of using the operating systems deployment capabilities of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007™ to deploy a customized OS image on Dell client systems in a heterogeneous environment. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Managers \| Network Managers \| Operating Systems \| Systems Management \| Systems Operations

Deploying Operating System Images on Dell Business Client Systems using Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: The Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 provides unified processes and tools for desktop and server OS deployment using a common deployment console and a collection of best practices. The toolkit provides a single mechanism for image creation and an automated installation process to reduce deployment time. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Operating Systems \| Server Management

IT modernization: An exercise in alignment sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: A survey conducted in February 2009 by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Oracle and HP, shows that in most companies both the business functions and the IT function understand the potential benefits of modernization. But that does not mean that most companies know how to do it right. Posted: 15 Oct 2009 \| Published: 15 Oct 2009 TOPICS: IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Oracle (Product) \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Management \| Systems Operations

Implementing Best Practices: The Dell Management Console and ITIL sponsored by Dell and Symantec WHITE PAPER: The Dell™ Management Console Powered by Altiris™ from Symantec™ provides a comprehensive management platform based on standardized IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes—facilitating the adoption of industry best practices and helping streamline and simplify IT management in enterprise data centers. Posted: 15 Oct 2009 \| Published: 15 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Centers \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| IT Systems \| IT Workforce \| ITIL

Sun™ Ops Center: Changing the Economics of Datacenter Operations sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In this white paper the main inefficiencies that can be found in a typical datacenter are examined and the different strategies that are commonly used to resolve them are discussed. Sun™ Ops Center is presented as a cost-effective solution to these inefficiencies. Posted: 09 Oct 2009 \| Published: 09 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Spending \| TCO

Red Hat Open Source Security sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, is committed to utilizing the principles of open source to provide enterprise-level security to its customers. This paper reviews open source software development principles and process and how those lead to more secure software. Posted: 08 Oct 2009 \| Published: 08 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Downtime \| IT Management \| Network Security \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Software \| Vulnerability Management

SOA Governance: An IBM White Paper sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: As SOA becomes a new way of implementing applications, organizations need a way to manage the assets (especially reusable services) developed as part of their SOA activities, to permit the use of these assets to be maximized and insure the results the enterprise envisions. Read on to learn more. Posted: 06 Oct 2009 \| Published: 06 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Management \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| IT Governance \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| SOA

*How CIOs can drive growth, business flexibility and innovation in a flex-pon-sive company sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER:** This white paper is a study on the business value of service-oriented architecture (SOA). What they found was that those companies moving to what we would call the flex-pon-sive* world were seeing the results in flexibility from SOA. Posted: 06 Oct 2009 \| Published: 06 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Management \| CIOs \| IT Management \| ROI \| SOA \| Systems Management

Driving Business Agility through SOA Connectivity & Integration Whitepaper from IBM sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper, you will learn how to work smarter so you can solve the problems of today and seize the opportunities of tomorrow. Posted: 06 Oct 2009 \| Published: 06 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Processes \| IT Management \| SOA

Virtualization - aligning IT supply with business demand sponsored by Arrow ECS HP Group and Intel WHITE PAPER: Virtualization allows you to dynamically allocate and manage resources in a utility-like way. It helps you break down the rigid IT structures that inhibit business agility. Virtualization also helps you increase utilization of valuable computing resources. Posted: 05 Oct 2009 \| Published: 05 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Grid Computing \| HP VSE \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Systems \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Top Eight Do's and Don'ts of Managing Access Control in the Windows/AD Environment sponsored by Quest Software WHITE PAPER: This tech brief presents eight recommendations to help you proactively address the difficulties of access control in a Microsoft-centric environment, and avoid the common pitfalls, risks and costs. Posted: 02 Oct 2009 \| Published: 02 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Active Directory \| Authentication \| Authorization \| Database Security \| File Server Software \| Identity Management \| IT Management \| Password Authentication Protocol \| Password Management

Enterprise Single Sign-On The Holy Grail of Computing sponsored by Quest Software WHITE PAPER: In today's enterprise, IT managers are faced with the growing challenge of keeping track of multiple passwords and system identities. In this document, we'll discuss how Quest approaches enterprise single sign-on and a unique solution that addresses nearly all facets of the challenges. Posted: 02 Oct 2009 \| Published: 02 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Authentication \| Authorization \| Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| IT Management \| Password Authentication Protocol \| Password Management \| Password Management Software \| Security Software \| SSO

Business Case for IBM Virtualization Solutions: Bottom Line Impact for Enterprise Infrastructures sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures. Posted: 02 Oct 2009 \| Published: 02 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| User Experience

Enterprise, Back-Office Applications Propel our Business: An order management system, payroll and customer call center that connects your organization with customers and employees sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: With Oracle Applications Extension for Rational Performance you no longer have to jeopardize your business engine during an upgrade. You’ll eliminate risk, increase testing productivity, speedy delivery, and ensure the quality and scalability of your business systems. Posted: 01 Oct 2009 \| Published: 01 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Customer Data Integration \| Customer Data Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| Order Management Systems \| Systems Management \| Systems Testing \| Testing

Smart Move: Spend Less While Improving Data Protection sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company WHITE PAPER: The data protection market has evolved with a number of alternatives that can save costs. One type of solution is a disk-based backup solution. Implementing a disk-based backup solution can save up to 40% when compared to traditional tape backups. Posted: 01 Oct 2009 \| Published: 01 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Disk Backups \| Disk Mirroring \| Disk Storage Systems \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Spending \| ROI

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IT MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): … IT (information technology) is a term that encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange, and use information in its various forms (business data, voice conversations, still images, motion pictures, multimedia presentations, and other forms, including those not yet conceived). It's a convenient term for including both telephony and computer technology in the same word. It is the technology that is driving what has often been called "the information revolution."
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