http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ Use IThound RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. Client Management Suite™ Comprehensive IT Lifecycle Management IT departments are faced with managing numerous, constantly changing clients, including desktops, notebooks, thin clients, and handhelds. Altiris can help. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2531 EMA™ Advisory Note: CMDB System Deployments in 2008 - the search for value EMA research has revealed that CMDB deployments are indeed at a fundamentally different stage than they have been over the past two to four years. Download now to learn more about the state of CMDB deployments in 2008 http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2494 Small Change or Big Deal? - Top Ten Tips for Change Management for IT Service Delivery Why is it that so many companies are still struggling to manage change effectively? This Best Practice white paper looks at the common pitfalls and how you can avoid them and change for the better. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2493 Active Client Management This white paper outlines the benefits of Altiris® Client Management Suite™. The focus is on client management best practices for managing all desktops, notebooks and handheld devices via a common console, regardless of client or device OS. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2419 UK School Meets Tight Deadline for New ICT Infrastructure Through Expert Support The school needed an ICT solution provider to help deliver the technology underpinning the school's day-to-day running. Learn why they turned to Dell to deliver the full deployment within the time constraints imposed by late funding. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2391 A Collaborative Approach Accelerates the Transition from Silo Management to True Service Management This white paper advocates that organisations should move away from restrictive silo-based system monitoring to a business service based approach. Such a solution enables an enterprise-wide view of service availability and performance regardless of infrastructure size, configuration and topology. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2382 Virtualization and Management – Trends, Forecasts, and Recommendations (Summary) This EMA Advisory Note summarises the findings of an extensive study into virtualisation and its management in a broad range of organisations from SMBs to large enterprises. In particular it provides advice on how to ensure that the benefits from a P to V consolidation can be realised. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2381 Increasing Billable Hours: A guide for professional services organisations This paper looks at the advantages and implications of secure hosting and the benefits that a well-managed, unified network can provide. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2277 Managed Office - Using innovative services to operate efficient IT workplaces This Solution Brief from Fujitsu Siemens Computers details how your organisation can reduce IT costs and meet demands for increased productivity, flexibility, availability and security with Managed Office Services http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2142 The Architecture for Flexible Enterprise IT Dynamic Data Center Reduce the TCO by 30 to 40 percent in key IT areas and at the same time maintain a consistently high quality of service with less cost and effort. This white paper explores how Dynamic Data Center represents a new IT architecture that brings you maximum flexibility, efficiency and quality. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2140