To be sure your green efforts are cutting power costs, IT must use the right metrics.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Companies can save an average of $80 per endpoint with this best practice 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    MED-V one of of six applications in Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, requires Software Assurance license
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Shifts in employment show disparity between access policies and actual practice
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Release includes performance and feature enhancements and support for the Open Virtualization Format specification
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Firms are porting more applications to Linux at the expense of Unix and other legacy platforms to save money as never before
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company attribues delay to customer requests for interoperability with third-party security packages
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Just because you can buy off-the-shelf EIM software doesn’t mean you can also buy an off-the-shelf EIM practice.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new type of business analyst has emerged, and though many have filled that role, little hard research has been done. Recently LyzaSoft and Microsoft looked and came back with similar conclusions.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Provides updates but no new features
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In the current climate, the value proposition of open source software is attractive -- maybe irresistible.  Product enhancements from Pentaho and JasperSoft help explain why
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Majority of IT operations use semi-automatic or manual processes to manage configuration settings
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will permit Windows 7 Professional edition downgrades to Windows XP Professional
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft didn't want price to be a barrier to  SharePoint users
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Helps enterprise IT departments adopt and manage cloud-based services
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Online service enables testing of incoming e-mail traffic to Microsoft Exchange Server
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company announces new services capability, additional support for developers working on embedded systems
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Long-standing technology is surprisingly efficient when it comes to “going green” with storage.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Fully 83 percent of IT chiefs expect to maintain their staffing levels. Among those planning staff reductions, most cite IT budget cuts as the culprit. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Spammers are tweaking their messaging to better exploit recession-related fear, uncertainty, and doubt