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September 2009  
EMA Resource Roundup
  > WEBINARS

Virtualization Best Practices: 10 Tips to Improve 6 KPIs that Drive Down Costs, Drive up Utilization, and Improve Performance
-Andi Mann, VP, EMA
-Alex Bakman, Founder and CEO, VKernel
-Thursday 10/1 @ 11 am Pacific / 2 pm Eastern

Achieving Virtualization Control with Intelligent Service Automation
-Andi Mann, VP, EMA
-Matthew Busch, Product Marketing Executive, UC4
-Tuesday 10/27 @ 9 am Pacific / 12 pm Eastern

The Evolution from Job Scheduling to Enterprise Workload Automation: Best Practices for a more Intelligent Workload Automation Approach
-Andi Mann, VP, EMA
-Ed Hallock, Director of Solutions Management, ASG
-Tuesday 11/3 @ 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern

Agile IT: A Better Approach to Application Development, Deployment, and Management
-Julie Craig, Research Director, EMA
-Mike Malloy, VP of Sales & Marketing, New Relic
-Thursday 11/19 @ 11 am Pacific / 2 pm Eastern

  > EMA ARTICLES

CA to buy NetQoS for $200 million
by Dennis Drogseth – Computerworld – September 14, 2009

Net Management Shake-up: CA Acquires NetQoS
by Jim Frey – Network World – September 14, 2009

  > EMA ANALYSTS SPEAK

SpringOne
-Andi Mann,VP
-October 19-22
-New Orleans, LA

KACE User Konference
-Andi Mann, VP
-November 9 -11
-San Francisco, CA

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The Real World Experiences of Endpoint Virtualization
by Andi Mann,VP of Research, Systems & Storage ManagementAndi Mann

For a several years, EMA research has been tracking endpoint virtualization (our most recent report on this space, Real World Experiences of Endpoint Virtualization, was released in early September). Based on these years of research, it is clear that endpoint virtualization has been experiencing a dramatic surge over the past few years. In EMA research from 2006, enterprises were expecting to grow their desktop and application virtualization deployments by an average of 24% annually. In EMA research from 2008, analysis of longitudinal data on real deployments showed that desktop and application virtualization actually grew at 20% and 18% respectively.

2010 is likely to be the year that endpoint virtualization finally reaches critical mass. There are certainly a number of signs that point to a very strong and expanding market.

> Find out more – read the article

Hear Research Highlights! Register for Andi’s 12/3 Endpoint Virtualization Webinar!

  > FREE SERVICE DESK WEBINAR

Tools of the Trade: Automation, Integration, and Workflow Optimization to Achieve World-Class Service Support

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Time: 11 am Pacific / 2 pm Eastern / View Your Time Zone

Please join EMA Research Director Lisa Erickson-Harris and NTRglobal President Andre Angel for this pragmatic, one-hour Webinar to learn how to achieve a holistic service desk operation and improve its operational and financial efficiency.


  > FREE EMA ADVISORY NOTE (A $99 VALUE)

SaaS Vendors: Thriving in a Down Economy
Download by 10/2/09!

The economic downturn has significantly impacted IT spending, particularly in certain sectors. Amidst this bleak overall “big picture,” one would expect Software as a Service (SaaS) vendors to feel the pain as well. However, 2008 saw significant revenue growth for established SaaS vendors, with double digit growth being the rule rather than the exception.

This EMA Advisory Note discusses the reasons for this growth in the context of the 2009 SaaS Summit, an annual conference attended by many of the rising stars of the SaaS industry.


  > EMA RESEARCH

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

Document Name Document Type Analyst
The Search for the Elusive “ROI”: Tracking Down Value in a Jungle of Enterprise Management Products End User Research Report* Julie Craig
Employing Storage Efficiencies for Optimizing the Storage Infrastructure and Reducing Facilities Expenses End User Research Report* EMA Staff
What is Behind the Endpoint Virtualization Buzz? Advisory Note Andi Mann
Research Summary: Real World Experiences of Endpoint Virtualization Advisory Note Andi Mann
Storage Efficiencies Advisory Note EMA Staff
ITIL – One Step at a Time: A Worry Free Approach to Implementing a Pragmatic ITIL Solution White Paper* Steve Brasen
EMC Ionix Enables Federated Access to Real-time Information with Data Center Insight White Paper* Dennis Drogseth
EMC Updates Retrospect Backup for Apple Macintosh OS/X EMA Brief EMA Staff
BMC Software Acquires MQSoftware, Strengthens Middleware and Transaction Management Portfolio EMA Brief Julie Craig
Shunra Takes the Guesswork Out of WAN Application Deployment EMA Brief EMA Staff
The Pressing Need for Cost Transparency EMA Brief Lisa Erickson-Harris
CA Announces Support for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Integrated Cloud, On-Premise Management EMA Brief Julie Craig
CA Acquires NetQoS, Goes with the Flow EMA Brief Jim Frey

*Available to EMA Premium Research Subscribers

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