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ALSO CALLED: IT Strategy, MIS, Management Information Systems, IT Management Leadership, Information Technology Management, 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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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

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

*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

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

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

Data Center Lifecycle Management with Sun™ Ops Center sponsored by Sun Ops Center WHITE PAPER: Sun Ops Center cuts through the complexity of today’s datacenters with single-pane-of-glass management. It is a single, comprehensive, end-to-end system management tool that integrates physical and virtual management across the hardware/software stack and the entire system lifecycle. Posted: 29 Sep 2009 \| Published: 29 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Management \| Database Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Operational Metrics (Systems)

5 Secrets to SQL Server Availability sponsored by Marathon Technologies WHITE PAPER: The following five secrets to affordable SQL availability will help you to implement a SQL environment with little or no downtime, zero data loss, and no added IT complexity. Posted: 28 Sep 2009 \| Published: 28 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Clustering \| Data Centers \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Downtime \| IT Management \| Network Monitoring \| Server Management \| SQL \| SQL Server

Project Comparisons: AS/400 WebSphere vs. HP/Oracle/INFINITE sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for a detail comparison of AS/400 WebSphere and HP/Oracle/INFINITE. Points of contrast include initial cost, ease of upgrade, return on investment, duration and intensity of training, and total cost of investment. Posted: 28 Sep 2009 \| Published: 28 Sep 2009 TOPICS: IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Oracle (Product) \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management \| ROI \| TCO \| WebSphere

Seeing the Big Picture: A Corporate Guide to Better Decisions through IT sponsored by SAP WHITE PAPER: Executives at small and midsize companies are making critical business decisions every day based on the information available to them. This information can come from a variety of sources: opinions from peers and colleagues; a personal sense of intuition or business judgment; or data derived internally or externally to the organization. Posted: 28 Sep 2009 \| Published: 28 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence Software \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| IT Management \| IT Services \| IT Systems \| SAP (Product) \| SMBs

Systems Management Simplified: The Dell Management Console sponsored by Dell and Symantec WHITE PAPER: The Dell Management Console redefines much of the systems management paradigm, through a holistic, Web browser–based “single pane of glass” approach to managing enterprise-wide IT assets. Read on to learn more. Posted: 25 Sep 2009 \| Published: 25 Sep 2009 TOPICS: IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Operating Systems \| Systems Integration \| Systems Management \| Systems Operations \| Systems Software

Five Requirements for Greater Efficiency During IT Failures sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: For many companies, the upside to a down economy is an opportunity to consolidate IT operations. Read this white paper for five requirements to attain greater IT efficiency. Posted: 25 Sep 2009 \| Published: 25 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| IT Management \| IT Service Management

Buyer's Guide for User Provisioning and Role Management sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Download this informative whitepaper to learn how to leverage identity administration solutions like user provisioning and role management to automate user administration for maximizing and accelerating return-on-investment while enforcing unfragmented, cost-effective compliance and control across your entire IT infrastructure. Posted: 25 Sep 2009 \| Published: 25 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Management \| Data Management \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Systems \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

vSphere Virtual Infrastructure Business Ready Solutions for the R610 and R710 PowerEdge Servers sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a sample Dell solution -- using the Dell R610 and R710 PowerEdge Servers (powered by Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Series) -- designed to tolerate faults at multiple infrastructure layers to provide maximum level of availability for the virtual infrastructure. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 \| Published: 24 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Robert Frances Group: Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Increasing energy efficiency with x86 servers. Robert Frances Group (RFG) explains why Intel/IBM is a winning combination. Posted: 23 Sep 2009 \| Published: 23 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Energy Efficiency \| Green Data Center \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management

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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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