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Gain Competitive Advantage by Aligning Your IT Infrastructure with Business Objectives

Overview Many companies make IT purchases based on tactical business goals. This can create an infrastructure that is difficult to manage; one with uneven utilization and an inability to rapidly scale. Effective IT optimization utilizes existing assets to create an IT environment that is manageable, scalable, and cost-effective. This paper describes the three main steps to effectively optimizing the IT infrastructure.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2007	Downloads	6
Format	White Papers
Topics	Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., ROI - TCO, Infrastructure Management

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