Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
[Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a six-part series that looks at the primary considerations as well as the process of self-discovery that is required in the definition, development and implementation of private cloud computing. The articles were prepared by cloud experts at Logicalis, an international provider of integrated information and communications technology…
by Wayne Kiphart of Logicalis Industry standards transformed the hardware and software markets and unleashed tremendous innovation. Today, the evolution and increasing acceptance of ITIL best practices promises to transform IT service management (ITSM) and facilitate the controlled expansion of IT environments to include business services operation centers, and public and private clouds. This column…
Several little known but fantastic tax incentives have been in place all year but there are only a few days left to take advantage of these breaks. First and foremost on the list of big bucks benefits with a short expiration date is the Bonus Depreciation tax allowance, a.k.a. the “100% Special Depreciation Allowance.” This…
The quest for business agility became nearly universal as the U.S. was appearing to emerge from recession. The central idea is that organizations of all sizes need the speed and agility of a startup to respond rapidly to changing conditions. Now that the U.S. economy is sputtering again, demands for business agility are becoming even…
Before you can link your infrastructure together, you’re going to have to break through some silos. This third article in our series suggests some diplomatic ways to break down the walls. While the technology exists today to implement a fully converged infrastructure that integrates servers, storage, networks and management into a single, flexible, and adaptable…
In this second article in a six-part series, we look at why a converged infrastructure may make sense for your organization and provide some guidance on how to sell your decision in-house to the business folks. Most IT departments spend 70 percent of their time putting out fires and only about 30 percent responding to…
My first column talked about why CFOs want to shift more IT costs from large capital expenditures (capex) to ongoing operational expenses (opex). Practically speaking, this means swapping IT asset ownership with monthly rental payments. Costs, as a result, become more affordable, predictable, and aligned with the sales rhythm of your business. That’s soothing to…
Some think a converged infrastructure is nerd-vana. Some have never tried to build one. In this series of six articles, we’ll look at what a converged infrastructure is, and what it isn’t. You’ve read the stories about a dynamic data center environment consisting of pools of high-performing computing resources that can be centrally managed, readily…
There has been a longstanding tradition in most IT departments to want to own the technology they deploy. Changes in both the economy and technology in recent years, however, are putting pressure on this tradition. CFOs, in particular, want to shift more of the costs associated with IT from the capital expenditure (capex) budget to…
Business income gets generated in two basic flavors: higher sales or lower costs. This year, sales growth is clearly the focus as customer wallets start to open a bit wider. And to support growth across the business, most IT leaders now face a conundrum: how to meet higher user demands with budgets still very tightly…