Overview
In today's competitive business environment, small and midsized businesses that want to grow
and sustain an edge in the market must continually streamline and improve core business practices.
In many instances, technology-based solutions are integral to achieving operational efficiencies and to furthering key business objectives.
As businesses progress from small to midsize organizations, their dependency on IT solutions
also increases. If you work for a midsize firm, your company has probably already automated
several core business functions, such as inventory management, customer relationship management, and Web site content management. As these systems become more critical to keeping
the business running smoothly and to ensuring customer satisfaction, they increasingly dictate
that service desk personnel must handle problems more efficiently and effectively.
This often presents a challenge for midsize companies, many of which simply lack the IT staff
and budgets needed to deploy, run and manage the industrial-strength help desk software solutions
designed for large enterprises.
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.