EMA
FEBRUARY 2009  
EMA
Resource Roundup


EMA Webinars
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EMA/HP Webinar:
Decrease IT Operational Costs by Accelerating Problem Resolution

-Liam McGlynn, Senior Analyst, EMA
-Sanjay Anne, Product Marketing Manager, HP Software & Solutions
-Thursday 3/19 @ 10 am Pacific / 1pm Eastern

EMA/ASG Webinar:
Virtualization Management - Optimizing the Benefits for Your Organization

-Andi Mann, VP, EMA
-Ed Hallock, Senior Director of Solutions Marketing, ASG
-Tuesday 3/24 @ 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern

EMA Articles
EMA analysts and consultants are respected IT management thought leaders. Check out these recent articles:

BSM – Beyond ITIL V3
by Paul Burns – ITO America – February 2009

The IT Management Trio Sticks Together for the Better: Podcast Interview with Paul Burns
by Paul Burns – EnterpriseLeadership.org – February 2009

ITIL – Delivering Real Value in a Downturn
by Paul Burns – ITO America – February 2009

A Different View of Progress
by Jim Frey – Network World – February 3, 2009

Bringing Flow to New Places
by Jim Frey – Network World – February 9, 2009

Vegas in Blue (& Green)
by Jim Frey – Network World – February 13, 2009

Videocast Q&A: Virtualization Complexity
by Andi Mann – SearchCIO – February 16, 2009

Artificial Intelligence & Enterprise Management
by Julie Craig – CIO Update – February 23, 2009

What Will Video Conferencing Mean to Your Network?
by Jim Frey – Network World – February 23, 2009

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Events
Look for EMA analysts speaking at these upcoming events:

Symantec ManageFusion
-Andi Mann, Vice President
-Scott Crawford, Research Director
-March 10 - 12, 2009
-Las Vegas, NV

Citrix Synergy 09
-Andi Mann, Vice President
-May 4 - 7, 2009
-Houston, Texas

CIO Healthcare Summit
-Andi Mann, Vice President
-May 12, 2009
-Scottsdale, AZ

Interop Las Vegas 2009
-Jim Frey, Senior Analyst
-May 17 - 21, 2009
-Las Vegas, NV

Virtualization and Data Center Technologies for the Channel Professional
-Andi Mann, Vice President
-May 20, 2009
-San Francisco, CA

Data Center Decisions Summit
-Andi Mann, Vice President
-May 21, 2009
-San Francisco, CA


EMA Analyst's Corner
Virtual Systems Management: Stop Managing Technology, and Start Managing Service

by Andi Mann, VP – Systems ManagementAndi Mann

There is no doubt that virtualization is here to stay. As years of EMA research has shown, virtualization benefits are tremendous, immediate, and long-lasting. From server consolidation and power reduction to agile provisioning, IT departments and business units are all realizing the incredible upside of virtualization.

However, there is a downside too – the steamy underbelly of virtualization, if you will. Virtualization fundamentally changes the IT environment, making it more complex – with an average of 11 different technologies, platforms, and vendors in the typical virtualization deployment – while at the same time, obscuring the many interconnected resources and components that make up high-level business services.

> Read more about best practices for Virtual Systems Management

New Virtual Systems Management Research
Check out the new 70-page EMA Research Report “Best Practices in Virtual Systems Management (VSM): Virtualization Metrics and Recommendations for Enterprises.”
Buy it online now!

EMA Research
Subscribers: New EMA Research in February
Check out the latest research from the EMA team of IT management experts:

Document Name Document Type Analyst
An Adopter’s Guide to User Experience Management: How to Pick the Right QoE Solution for You! Report 1: Services, Platforms, Application-Centric QoE, Productivity,
Revenue and Brand Competitiveness
End-User Research Report* Dennis Drogseth
Applications are Becoming More Complex: Does Your Tools Portfolio Measure Up? Advisory Note Julie Craig
8 Keys To Choosing a Storage Solution Advisory Note Curtis Breville
Overview of Best Practices for Virtualization and Virtual Systems Management (VSM) Advisory Note Andi Mann
Essentials for Assuring Network and Application Performance White Paper* Jim Frey
Application Virtualization in Small and Medium Businesses White Paper* Andi Mann
Service Catalog: Dramatically Improving the IT/Business Relationship White Paper* Paul Burns
Finding Complete Identity Lifecycle Management That Fits White Paper* Scott Crawford
Tough Times, Tough Choices, Smart IT Plans White Paper* Liam McGlynn
The Path to Proactivity: Netuitive Customer Value Study Case Study* Jim Frey
ROI for Network Performance Management EMA Brief Jim Frey
Iron Mountain Digital and Microsoft Pair to Provide Cloud Backup EMA Brief Curtis Breville
IBM Announces Tivoli Service Automation Manager, a Data Center Automation Solution for Internal Cloud Computing EMA Brief Andi Mann
Fortifying the Browser: A Virtual Initiative of Powerhouses EMA Brief Mike Montecillo
Symark PowerBroker: Root Access Risk Control for the Enterprise EMA Brief Scott Crawford
Harnessing Cloud Computing and Virtualization with the newScale FrontOffice™ Suite for the Virtual Data Center EMA Brief Paul Burns
Alloy Software Takes Action To Incent Buyers EMA Brief Lisa Erickson-Harris
IBM Delivers Down to Earth Cloud Computing EMA Brief Paul Burns

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QoE/User Experience Management
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