You are here: silicon.com > Resources > White Papers > IT Management > IT Infrastructure > Infrastructure Management

Infrastructure Management White Papers

Business Service Management for Manufacturing

Overview To maintain a competitive edge, all areas of manufacturing - production, supply chain management, design and engineering, sales and marketing, or distribution - must minimize costs and maximize efficiency. IT must not only drive the success of the business by maximizing performance, minimizing downtime, and staying ahead of capacity demands - but must also demonstrate their success in doing so. Concord delivers an integrated solution suite that gives IT insight into all aspects of the infrastructure - applications, systems, and networks - enabling them to be proactive instead of reactive, find problems fast, plan for capacity before its needed, and demonstrate their value to the business.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Concord Communications	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2005	Downloads	47
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, IT Manufacturing

Did you find this white paper useful? 1 out of 2 users found this white paper useful

IDC reports on Novell's Secure Desktop Solution: A Modern-Day Marriage of Business Benefit and Risk Reduction

Publisher:
Novell

Green IT: Reducing your Carbon Footprint with Citrix

Publisher:
Citrix Systems

Ovum Report: IBM Simplfies Service Management to facilitate business and IT

Publisher:
IBM

Protecting virtual macchines: the "best of Vmworld" approach

Publisher:
Citrix Systems

Security Beyond Corporate Boundaries: Using Citrix Application Delivery to Protect Corporate Information Anywhere Business Happens

Publisher:
Citrix Systems

Recession to boost ecommerce according to KPMG

Manufacturing, retail, wholesale and distribution sectors led the way, with almost half the respondents having begun to integrate ecommerce into their supply chain. Baker added that companies are becoming increasingly aware of ecommerce's capacity...

Channel:
SOA/Web Services

Windows 2000 Special: New dawn or dead end?

Stephen Spiers, IT and business re-engineering director at engineering group Wagon PLC, said: "We tend to avoid the bleeding edge and let others take the pain first. He spoke to some of his members about Win2000 and found that a lot of them are...

Channel:
Comment & Analysis

The Bloor Perspective: Nextel's lessons, more outsourcing and integration tips

There has been a fall in demand for equity-based instruments and a rise in demand for debt and commodity services, placing huge demands for flexibility on the technology departments which support the revenue generating capabilities and capacity.

IBM jumps on the RFID bandwagon

The most significant benefits that can be derived from RFID lie in manufacturing and warehousing aspects of a business, which aren't traditional areas of strength for IBM. Holland said IBM would work hard to remain sensitive to the privacy demands...

Channel:
LANs
Tags:
rfid

What future IM?

The presence functionality in IM gives co-workers an insight into what their colleagues are doing at any given time. Although many examples of enterprise IM focus on its formal use in applications such as supply chain management, IM is also very...

Channel:
IM

Building the business case for collaboration

Collaboration has become critical in the manufacturing industry because much of the value chain is now decentralised. The quality of our products has noticeably improved as the product development team have insight from the frontline.

Live Webcast: Telecoms 2.0 - Where is telecoms heading?

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?

Publisher:
ZDNet UK

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

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.

Publisher:
ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

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.

Publisher:
IBM

An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

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.

Publisher:
IBM

Also on silicon.com

Site Navigation:

Infrastructure Management White Papers

Business Service Management for Manufacturing

Quick Sitemap Links:

About Us

Search

Blogs

Verticals

Advertising Features

CNET Networks in Europe

CNET Networks in the United States

CNET Networks in Asia Pacific