Overview
KBC is the second largest financial company in Belgium, born out of a merger between KB Bank, Cera Bank and ABB Insurance in 1998. The challenge was to provide a superior level of IT operational excellence including monitoring and management of IT infrastructure. IBM, realizing that the limitations of the Tivoli suite of products would not allow them to address the specific needs of the complex KBC environment, partnered with IT Masters (recently acquired by BMC Software) to include MasterCell (now known as BMC Event Manager) in the solution. With BMC Event Manager, KBC was able to achieve the desired centralized monitoring capability with local control of the e-business banking infrastructure.
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.