Overview
Since becoming a public company in 1997, Boston Properties has grown rapidly, acquiring over $4.7 billion in office properties and expanding its portfolio to more than 147 buildings in Boston, New York City, San francisco,Washington, D.C., and Princeton, New Jersey. Keeping up with the volume of transactions associated with the growing number of leases and properties was straining Boston Properties’ information systems. Boston Properties began to look for a solution that would offer centralized, easily accessible information and a flexible data model to facilitate reporting and transaction flow. They chode J.D. Edwards as billing transactions based on their leasing agreements is a critical process for their business, and J.D. Edwards is an incredibly robust, stable foundation for the wide range of efforts associated with that core. Processes that used to take 8-10 hours to run take just minutes, the ability to consolidate access for over 200 business entities is an extremely powerful engine for them.
In this webcast, our panel of experts will review where we are with next generation telecoms in the UK, working through the concept of 'Telecoms 2.0': - Realising the potential of Next Generation Networks - why it isn't just about the technology? - What attributes should firms be looking for in their telco partner? - Is the relationship between telco provider and customer changing? - What things need to happen to make next generation services a reality? - You say you want the supplier to change. Do you want to change too? - What is Telecoms 2.0?
ntl:Telewest Business believes that the role of the telco is evolving. Gone are the days when it was enough to simply focus on circuits and minutes, customers now need a far higher degree of interaction and look for suppliers who will talk business solutions with them.
In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily, regardless of what applications created the data, what platform they're running on, or what database they're stored in.
This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks at the potential cost savings associated with server consolidation and offers information on how organizations can sustain the advantage they have gained by consolidating their servers.