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- Live Webcast: Forrester Best Practices: Improve IT Service Delivery and Support
- The IT help desk is the guardian of day-to-day business productivity and, more importantly, the front door to your IT organization. However, a Forrester survey reveals that only 53% of technology users at U.S. companies are satisfied with the support services they receive. Join this live TechRepublic...
- Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Best Practice, Forrester Research Inc., Service Delivery, IT Help Desk, Strategy, Management
- Webcasts 2008-05-07
- Virtualize and Optimize Your IT Infrastructure
- "Connect 2008: Virtualize, Optimize" It is not how much you invest, but the strategy behind your investments that optimize your IT infrastructure. Register now to view the on-demand version of this premier online event from Thursday, April 10th and learn how strategies like virtualization can reduce your...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, Principal Analyst, Information Technology, PC Connection Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Virtualization, Data Centers, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Management
- Webcasts 2008-04-10
- Enterprise Risk Management and Sarbanes-Oxley Measuring and Gaining Control of Risk (Forrester)
- Governance, risk, and compliance are major issues that have caught organizations by surprise. As organizations have tactically responded to regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley, they have needed to approach compliance and risk management more strategically. A tactical response to risk and compliance management is prone to failure, not effective at meeting requirements,...
- Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Forrester Research Inc., Enterprise Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Business Security, Business Operations, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Webcasts
- Forrester Total Economic Impact Study: Extensis Portfolio Digital Asset Management Solution
- Read the financial impact and the potential return on investment ROI an Extensis customer realized by implementing the Extensis Portfolio solution. This commissioned study, performed by Forrester Consulting, examined the specific costs, benefits, flexibility and risk elements experienced by five departments within a global publishing company.
- Tags: Extensis, Digital Asset Management, Forrester Research Inc., Operational Planning, Roi/Tco, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers
- Server Migration: A Forrester Research Perspective
- The pressures to migrate have multiplied in recent years, but still the decision to migrate remains complex. Your technology may need a refresh, your hardware or software may be nearing end of life, or you may need to consolidate servers. This web seminar presents the rationale for migration and how...
- Tags: Web, Server, Migration, IBM Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Channel Management, Marketing
- Webcasts
- Infrastructure Change Management is the Key to Business Service Management
- IT leaders often find it challenging to start the process of aligning IT with business goals. Forrester believes that infrastructure change management puts IT firmly in control of the infrastructure and moves you closer to achieving Business Service Management. In this complimentary Forrester analyst article, you'll...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Information Technology, Business Service Management, Forrester Research Inc., Change Management, Leadership, It Management, Tools & Techniques, Management, It service Management
- Case studies
- Consolidate Communications Infrastructure
- Forrester's Elizabeth Herrell, Cisco Unified Communications experts, and business owners discuss consolidating the communications infrastructure. Learn how to determine an effective communications migration path that is right for your budget and business needs. Hear real world examples as your peers describe their deployment experiences first-hand and demonstrate the near-term...
- Tags: Unified Communications, Cisco Systems Inc., Forrester Research Inc.
- Webcasts
- Measuring the Financial Impact of Your E-mail Archiving Investment
- In a study commissioned by Symantec, Forrester Consulting applied its Total Economic Impact TEI methodology to four Symantec customers to measure ROI and determine the financial impact of investing in Symantec Enterprise Vault. Forrester's TEI methodology helps companies demonstrate, justify and determine the tangible value of IT initiatives. This webcast...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Financial, Investment, E-mail Archiving, Forrester Research Inc., E-mail, Security, Online Communications
- Webcasts
- Define Your Wireless Field Service Strategy
- Organizations are adopting mobile applications more quickly than planned, to empower field personnel and better serve customers. However, for many companies, mobility has seeped into the organization through tactical solutions to solve specific field problems - few have come to mobility with a strategic vision from the outset. To address...
- Tags: Mobility, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Management
- Webcasts
- The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Service Bus, Q2 2006
- This report from Forrester Research analyzes the vendor offerings in the Enterprise Service Bus market. Forrester evaluated leading enterprise service bus vendors against more than 100 criteria. In this report, learn how the BEA AquaLogic Service Bus is market leader for enabling the transition to Service-Oriented Architecture.
- Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Enterprise Service Bus, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- Featuring Forrester Research: Trends in Process-Centric Software Configuration Management for 2006
- This webcast discusses the market drivers and trends for process-centric software configuration management solutions in 2006. It discusses the difference between version control tools, base software configuration management tools, and process-centric solutions and the role that Software Configuration Management SCM plays within the application life cycle.
- Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Configuration Management, Forrester Research Inc.
- Webcasts
- Featuring Forrester Research: IT Trends 2005 - Software Configuration Management
- This webcast presents a review of the key business drivers and trends for Software Configuration Management in 2005, and will guide one in selecting the right solution for one's enterprise change management needs.
- Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Information Technology, Configuration Management, Enterprise Change Management, Forrester Research Inc.
- Webcasts
- How will a recession affect IT?
- They're not saying there will be a recession, nor, even if there is, that it will affect IT, but Forrester is cautioning CIOs to think proactively in terms of cost-cutting measures. At a January 31 teleconference, Forrester told CIOs that they should be prepared to help their...
- Tags: CIO, Economic Downturn, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Help Desk, Management, It Operations, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- Live Webcast: Forrester Best Practices: Improving IT Service Delivery and Support
- The IT help desk is the guardian of day-to-day business productivity, and more importantly, the front door to your IT organization. However, a Forrester survey reveals that only 53% of technology users at U.S. companies are satisfied with the support services they receive. To learn best practices...
- Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Best Practice, Forrester Research Inc., IT Help Desk, Help Desk, Call Centers, Strategy, Digital Media, It Operations, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2008-01-23
- Forrester Research predicts Linux desktop growth
- Here's something to warm the kernels of your heart. A new Forrester report calls Linux a "credible threat to Windows on the desktop" and predicts continued growth. If you or someone you know already has a Forrester account, you can read the report yourself. Interestingly the report in question is...
- Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Forrester Research Inc., Linux, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Forrester Research predicts Linux desktop growth
- my opinionhonestly i think the whole Wal Mart selling out of PCs with Linux is the biggest kick in the pants Linux needs. Let's face it - the end user wouldn't really know how bad Vista is if Vista caused the dissolution of their marriage - it's just an operating...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Desktops, jlwallen@..., Forrester Research Inc., Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linux desktop, desktop
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- IT MOOSE Management -- 20 Best Practices
- How does a CIO judge whether he or she is using IT resources in the most effective and efficient manner? If the CIO is successful, how does he or she demonstrate this to the CEO and senior management? While IT spending benchmarks are commonly referenced, using them may raise more...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Best Practice, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Management
- Research reports 2007-09-20
- Financing IT Improvements
- The average IT organization is being squeezed in the vice-like grip of maintenance and support of ongoing operations. As much as 80% of the IT budget is being consumed by these activities, leaving only 20% for strategic initiatives and innovation. This is an untenable situation, yet there is no easy...
- Tags: Information Technology, Financing, Forrester Research Inc., IT Organization, Strategy, Management
- Research reports 2007-08-29
- The Forrester Wave: Application Server Platforms, Q3 2007
- Forrester evaluated the major application server platform suites and vendors across 175 criteria and found that Oracle received the highest scores across all of the scenarios that were evaluated, due to its wide range of features and strong strategy. Microsoft and IBM, among the major players, were also Leaders, though...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Application Server, Server, Forrester Research Inc., Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-07-11
- The Root of the Problem: Poor Requirements - Three Strategies for Addressing Three Types of Requirements Problems
- The quality of software requirements is a limiting factor on the success of software development projects. And it's the rare IT organization that couldn't improve its requirements practices. When it comes to getting requirements right, companies struggle on two primary fronts: requirements definition and requirements management. But the market places...
- Tags: Software, Strategy, Requirement, Forrester Research Inc., Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers 2006-09-01
