EMA
OCTOBER 2008
EMA
Resource Roundup


Webinars
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Service Catalog Selection Criteria
-Paul Burns, Senior Analyst, EMA
-Jason Schroedl, VP of Corporate & Product Marketing, newScale
-Thursday 10/30 @ 9am Pacific /12pm Eastern

How Service Catalog and Request Management Improve IT Back Office Execution
-Paul Burns, Senior Analyst, EMA
-Adrian Sakashita, COO, Biomni
-Steve Morton, VP of Product Management & Strategy, Symantec
-Wednesday 11/12 @ 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern

A Pragmatic Approach to Launching a Configuration Management System (CMS):  Guidelines for Succeeding in Phase-One-and-Beyond Deployments
-Dennis Drogseth, VP, EMA
-David Jasso, Product Marketing Manager, HP Software
-Wednesday 12/3 @ 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern

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

Tops Tips for Greening Your IT Storage
by Mike Karp – Internet Evolution – September 30, 2008

End-to-End Application Management – the Network Perspective
by Dennis Drogseth – Network World – October 6, 2008

The Importance of ITIL to (Am I Reading This Right?) ... Security??
by Scott Crawford - DITY™ Weekly Newsletter – October 7, 2008

CMDB Lessons Learned – in Search of the Path to Value
by Dennis Drogseth – CIO Update – October 13, 2008

Intelligence on Tap
by Jim Frey – Network World – October 17, 2008

Driving Business Success with ITIL v3
by Paul Burns – DITY™ Weekly Newsletter – October 21, 2008

Events
Look for EMA analysts speaking at these upcoming events:

Data Center Decisions
-Dennis Drogseth, VP
-October 23 -24, 2008
-Chicago, IL.

IBM Internet Security Systems / MBI Security Roadshow
-Scott Crawford, Research Director
-November 12, 2008
-Columbus, OH

CA World®
-Steve Brasen, Analyst
-November 16 -20
-Las Vegas, NV

Webinars
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Analyst's Corner
Moving Targets for Network Management
Jim Frey

by Jim Frey, Senior Analyst, EMA

Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) recently completed a major landscape survey on network management, including updates on technologies, process, and organization affecting the tools and practices used within network operations. One of the important findings of this research was the growing scope of responsibilities that network operations professionals face. Part of it is not a surprise – participants called out operational cost savings as the single most common business driver for investments in management tools, and such initiatives usually also bring a focus on controlling the growth of human resources despite expanding infrastructures. But one of the more interesting themes that emerged was the overwhelming indication that systems management is now part and parcel of most network operations teams’ daily lives.

Find out More Results from the EMA Network Management Research Report — Read the Full Article.

News
Introducing the New EMA Web Site
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is pleased to announce the launch of our new Web site: www.enterprisemanagement.com. The new site is designed from the ground up to improve your user experience and make it easier to find and access the EMA research and free resources you need. No more filling out the same form for every Webinar or white paper. With the new site, simply complete your profile once to create an EMA Account and then just log-in to access any free resource!

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

Document Name Document Type Analyst
Network Management 2008: Megatrends in Technology, Process, and Organization* Research Report Jim Frey, Dennis Drogseth
The True Value of Green IT – An EMA Research Report* Research Report Steve Brasen
BMC Software Announces New Virtual Systems Management (VSM) Solutions EMA Brief Andi Mann
CA Wily Announces APM Enhancements Focusing on SOA and Web Services Deployments EMA Brief Julie Craig
Faster Service Catalog ROI and Improved IT-Business Alignment with newScale FrontOffice Suite 2008 EMA Brief Paul Burns
IBM Applies Predictive Analytics across Tivoli Suite, including Business Service Management EMA Brief Paul Burns
Apparent Networks Goes Collaborative with AppCritical v3.5 EMA Brief Jim Frey
HP Steps Up in iSCSI with Acquisition of LeftHand Networks EMA Brief Mike Karp
Citrix Raises the Virtualization Stakes with XenServer 5 EMA Brief Andi Mann
HP Reaches New Highs in Virtual Systems Management (VSM) EMA Brief Andi Mann

*Available only to Premium Vendor Subscribers.

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