ITIL v3 still mostly an enterprise outsider

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	ITIL v3 still mostly an enterprise outsider If you've embraced the IT Infrastructure Library best practices framework but haven't yet touched Version 3, you're not alone. Three years since becoming available, ITIL v3 adoption within the enterprise remains underwhelming, reports Forrester Research based on recent results of a survey it conducted with IT process stakeholders. Read More ARTICLE: Compuware Application Performance Management Blog The valuable thought leadership on the new Compuware blog features resident experts regularly weighing in on a variety of up-to-the-minute topics including application performance management, end-user experience, cloud computing, IT and business alignment - really, if you're talking about it, we're blogging about it. Start reading today>> In this Issue HP bakes automation into new servers, storage, energy-management wares Microsoft patching tamed by Qualys tool Budget brings pain and continuing uncertainty for IT Meet the father of Google Apps (who used to work at Microsoft) Open-sourced textbooks could ease college costs Tibco scooping up managed file transfer vendor Too many data-loss prevention tools become shelfware, says analyst U.S. government to crack down on piracy VIDEO: Polycom Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Deploys IP UC Solutions LBBS has begun using the Polycom® VVX® 1500 D, the industry's first simultaneous dual-stack (H.323 and SIP) media phone to combine advanced telephony, one-touch video, and integrated business applications. Learn more. HP bakes automation into new servers, storage, energy-management wares HP kicked off its Tech Forum this week and announced 10 new ProLiant servers, upgrades to its Virtual Connect connectivity portfolio, and new capabilities for its Matrix server-provisioning software. Read More Microsoft patching tamed by Qualys tool Qualys has added a new reporting feature to its vulnerability management service that helps IT staff work out which Microsoft patches to apply and in what order. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power The Four Trends Driving the Data Center Future Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density. Learn more. Budget brings pain and continuing uncertainty for IT Chancellor George Osborne has delivered a tough Emergency Budget, that offered very little for the IT industry or IT workers. Read More Meet the father of Google Apps (who used to work at Microsoft) The Google executive most responsible for creating Google Apps talks about bringing Gmail into the enterprise. Read More WEBCAST: Accelops Why Private Clouds May Prevail Cloud computing's perceived challenges of security, visibility and management may give the upper hand to private clouds. Join Yankee Group for this Webcast that discusses how to ensure you deploy a cloud that meets your organization's security and compliance needs. View Now Open-sourced textbooks could ease college costs While it wouldn't be the first open-sourced textbook, it may well be the first not to focus on open source and the first spearheaded by a major university. Read More Tibco scooping up managed file transfer vendor Middleware vendor Tibco is buying Proginet, maker of managed file transfer software, for roughly $23 million, the companies announced. The transaction is expected to close later this year. Read More Too many data-loss prevention tools become shelfware, says analyst The good, the bad and the ugly of data-loss prevention tools and technologies got a solid once over from Gartner analyst Eric Ouellet, who spared no punches during his presentation on the topic during the first day of Gartner's Security & Risk Management Summit. Read More U.S. government to crack down on piracy U.S. President Barack Obama's administration will seek to aggressively enforce its intellectual property laws by putting pressure on countries that don't shut down piracy Web sites and by requiring all government contractors to check for illegal software, the White House announced. Read More
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