One of the biggest complexities in desktop management is the fact that no organization has a single desktop configuration and need. Sure, some organizations strive for that by buying the same hardware and by locking down the desktop configuration – but the fact is that some users continue to have unique needs. Some users dial
We all know that server security management can be a difficult, complex job. A lot of what you need to work with – event logs, permissions, and so forth – are widely-distributed, making what should be simple tasks turn into a swamp of manual effort. With the right tools and techniques, you can stay high,
The initial wave of software-as-a-service (SaaS) was characterized by “one-size-fits-all” pricing. This was largely because SaaS vendors were out to pioneer a new market—and simplicity was a cornerstone of their pitch to early adopters. The offer of extremely simple and economical pricing helped these vendors overcome whatever resistance they may have encountered to a new
The ROI and benefits of buying a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Licensing and Entitlement Management System vs. building one in-house will vary from customer to customer, based upon business needs and market conditions. Historically, many of our hundreds of customers attempted to build their own systems, when at some point they realized that it was a
Machine virtualization has swept through enterprises, big and small – creating significant issues for both software producers and enterprise customers – and a wide “vendor-customer gap” in customer desires and application vendors’ practices. Specifically, the way that enterprise IT organizations install, provisions administer and use application software is likely decoupled from how application vendors build,
Why you should care about software updates? While one might expect that only software vendors would care about software updates, it turns out that many high-tech manufacturers and enterprises are also in the software business today. In fact, many high-tech manufacturers provide customers with software add-ons or embedded software in hardware products. And, many enterprises
Data is an important business asset and small and midsize businesses (SMBs) recognize the need for a comprehensive data protection solution that is cost-effective and easy to implement and manage. RDX technology combines the best features of disk and tape offering the ease of use, shorter backup windows, and high backup and recovery success rates
In this White Paper, IDC explores example case studies of IBM’s internal evolution to a social business as a means to guide other large organizations considering making a similar transition. Out of the nine interviews conducted, IDC has selected three interviews to highlight as case studies. These case studies provide the context and business challenges
As the world becomes more instrumented, interconnected and intelligent and the population continues to embrace social computing, today’s enterprises face the dawn of a new era – the era of the Social Business. Just as the Internet changed the marketplace forever, the integration of social computing into enterprise design represents another enormous shift in the
Mobility is here. Mobility is now. Mobility (along with cloud and social media) is one of the three new technologies that brings new productivity opportunities—and associated security risks. Add in the consumerization of IT, an explosion of corporate and personal mobile devices, and the fact that there are no simple mobile security solutions, and you