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- Four ways to reduce energy costs and environmental impact
- With green IT, it doesn't take a whole lot of effort to make an impact in your organization. Here are four ways to get started and see the impact on ROI. by Scott Lowe
- Tags: Desktop, Disk, Data Center, SAN, ROI, Server Consolidation Project, Server Consolidation, Roi/Tco, Data Centers, Servers, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Storage, Data Management, Scott Lowe
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- ROI equation for development projects: What not to forget
- When measuring your development project's ROI, it's important to go beyond the basic calculation. Here are a few important costs and returns that you may have overlooked. by Justin James
- Tags: Revenue, Project, ROI, Salary, Development Project, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- IBM expert explains the ROI story for SOA and talks new tools
- Hot on the heals of the recent IBM Impact 2008 - Smart SOA conference where IBM announced new tools to help enterprises deploy a SOA architecture, here is an interview with one of IBM's SOA experts: Michael McCarthy, vice president for SOA portfolio management. See how Michael...
- Tags: ROI, SOA, Tool, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Podcasts, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- What other factors effect a server older than 7 years.other than HDD?
- What other factors effect a server older than 7 years.other than HDD?MemoryMTBFSoftware comparetibilityLong term ROI return investmentIs Hardware easily soweed?FANS!Recently saw an issue with an aging as400. The main cooling fan failed and the machine started to lock up.All kinds of factors....The Hard drive, the power supply, tape drives, and...
- Tags: dev.anand14@..., server, hard drive, hardware
- Discussion threads 2007-07-05
- Imports of 3G and advanced wireless shut down
- What's your department planning?Is your IT department expecting tighter availability and higher prices for what does get through, as a result of the patent squabbles, surrounding W-CDMA?Is it a form of Corporate TerrorismHi John,It is interesting and perhaps frustrating to see what is happening with the patent infringement suits. ...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, 3G, wireless, johnbartley, ROI
- Discussion threads 2007-07-04
- (Images: Microsoft's new creative tools)
- Micro$oft's New Creative ToolsAnyone who is surprised by this outreach, please hold up your hands. Microsoft is doing what it does best by trying to make high-end effects available to lowest-common-denominator users.The only surprising move is
- Tags: spin, flash, programming, web, adobe, macromedia, software, microsoft, windows, feedback, Hendry_Betts, Microsoft Corp., tool
- Discussion threads 2006-12-05
- Does your IT department build or buy prebuilt desktops?
- Does your IT department build or buy prebuilt desktops?-Build only-Buy prebuilt only-Both build and buy prebuiltThis is the focus of a new TechRepublic poll. Tell us whether your IT department builds or buys desktops and why.Pre-BuiltI tried building our own but didn't end up saving much, if any, money. ...
- Tags: Prebuilt, hardware, desktops, tco, poll, roi, Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic, desktop
- Discussion threads 2006-06-22
- ROI on a data dictionary? "You can pay me now, or pay me later"
- If you Google the term datadictionary, you will get nearly a hundred or more results of definitionsthat generally mean the same thing. A data dictionary is data about data. It iswhat defines the items in your database/s and can be looked to for definitions,structures, use, allowable content, and sometimes business...
- Tags: data dictionary, database, dictionary, ROI
- Blog posts 2006-05-07
- Time to record support assistance - how much time and is it worthwhile?
- Do you provide support to end-users? I'm curious to know how much time you spend to update your help desk or knowledge documents, and what details that you have found are worth keeping and which are a waste of time. If you are in management, what are the most worthwhile...
- Tags: cube-dweller, helpdesk, time management, roi, it management, stat
- Discussion threads 2006-04-28
- how to be persuasive/tacky in proposing IT projects?
- how to be persuasive/tacky in proposing IT projects?We have several legacy computers (Win95/98) that are in bad shape and users are complaining about them all the time. I've enlisted names whose computers should be upgraded along with reasons and submited to the management. However, I'm getting no response after a...
- Tags: downtime, ROI, career, tech06, PC, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-04-20
- Calculating TCO and ROI on open source platforms
- By David HM Spector, Bittersweet LabsTalk, as they say, ischeap. Running a profitable business is not. In the war of words betweentraditional OS and application vendors and open source advocates, perhaps themost contentious debate is how to calculate the total cost ofownership/operation TCO and determine the return on investment ROI...
- Tags: open source, ROI, TCO, Wikipedia
- Technical articles 2006-04-06
- Calculating ROI and TCO on open source platforms
- Calculating ROI and TCO on open source platformsarticle rootCalculating TCO and ROI on open source platformsWas this information helpful? Please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,The TechRepublic Content TeamWell page 1 was okwhere's the rest of it ?Good luck on this one!At least this...
- Tags: intangibles, open source, linux, tco, budget, roi, JodyGilbert, hardware, open source platform, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-04-06
- Wi Max for townships
- A friend of my that sit on our township board ask me to find out the ROI for communities like ours to implement WiMax as a city service.Our township is midsized for the area. We have a stable, but growing, light industry/distribution base. Our community is made up...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Wi-Fi, Cable, township, WiMAX
- Discussion threads 2006-03-20
- Is there an ROI for the PC?
- I remember reading a few years ago that no one had ever managed to demonstrate a positive ROI for the personal computer in a business setting. There's plenty of cost, and there are plenty of loyal users who can't imagine doing business without, but no one has ever shown...
- Tags: Desktops, PC
- Discussion threads 2006-02-28
- Learn why Cisco Systems migrated to IP Telephony
- This sample chapter, taken from The Road to IP Telephony: How Cisco Systems Migrated from PBX to IP Telephony, provides background information about why Cisco decided to migrate to an all IPnetwork. It also includes a discussion on ROI and describes the architectural evolution from thebeginning of the migration to...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Migrated, IP, IP network, IP telephony, migration, network, PBX, ROI, telephony
- Download resources 2006-02-15
- Companies seeking ROI on SarbOx missing point
- Companies seeking return on Investment with Sarbanes Oxley missing the point.In the last few weeks there has been news story on top of news story about companies that are seeking a way to gain a return on investment with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. In fact, some say they are seeking ways...
- Tags: accounting, compliance, ROI, sarbanes-oxley, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, tco, The Admiral
- Discussion threads 2005-08-19
- Build a solid business case for your VoIP project
- A business case for investing in a VoIP implementation requires evaluation of the associated ROI. VoIP offers many potential benefits, including reduced costs, new features, and converged networks. This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Taking Charge of your VoIP Project, explains how to build a business case for VoIP....
- Tags: accounting, advertisement, aggregation, benefit, BGP, business case, converged network, integration, network, propagation, QoS, ROI, VoIP, VoIP Project
- Download resources 2005-08-01
- Is this a paid ad?
- ZDNet's, What you need to know before deploying VoIP.It is sponsored/furnished by a VoIP equipment manufacturer, and they also collect your email addy etc. so they can call your business or send email repeatedly through their dealers telmarketers around the country. I know because I've worked with an Avaya dealer...
- Tags: ads on tr, advertisement, Avaya Inc., avaya voip, Oz_Media, ROI, sales pitch, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2005-06-16
- Validate whether a project is really in trouble before applying project rescue techniques
- It's not quite that simpleDifferent projects necessarily have different tolerances for success or failure; organizational rules of thumb really can't be developed.For example, projects dealing with regulatory compliance (SarbOx, HIPAA, etc.) must be implemented, regardless of 'success' measured in terms of budget alone. These, then are 'highest tolerance'; if...
- Tags: it management, ProcessGuy, soil, technique, tolerance
- Discussion threads 2005-06-01
- Offshore outsourcing opportunities
- I just want to know if anyone has been directly involved in this sort of ventures? what their experience has been,is there any real ROI? I currently have a lot of offshore opportunities and still doing my home work:-)The indians seem to be very good at this and would very...
- Tags: it management, offshore outsourcing, outsource, pcbuddy, ROI, software, software development
- Q&A 2005-04-05
