BOULDER, Colo., December 19, 2006, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), the leading independent IT management research and consulting firm, today announced the release of its 2007 Research Calendar, which highlights many of the more than 200 new items the firm plans to add to its already extensive IT Management Research Library during the next 12 months. In addition to its traditional Research Reports highlighting original study findings and Impact Briefs covering the implications of key industry events, EMA will add dozens of Advisory Notes focused on providing actionable guidance to enterprise IT professionals deploying IT Management technologies in support of business objectives.
“EMA’s 2007 Research Calendar reflects the most pressing issues our clients will be facing in the upcoming year,” said Rick Sturm, founder and president of EMA. “In addition to the research reports and advisory briefs outlined in our Research Calendar, we will continue to deliver timely impact briefs, white papers, Webinars and other thought leadership pieces that address current events and new business challenges as they arise over the course of 2007.”
The 2007 Research Calendar spans the converging IT Management market and will include in-depth analysis in the following technology areas:
- Network Management
- Systems Management
- Application Management
- Service Management
- Storage Management
- Security Management
- Winning Strategies for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) Adoption
- Network Configuration Adoption – What’s Working and What’s Not?
- Virtualization – Is It Right For You?
- Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Worry About SOA
- CMDB Access and Federation Standards
- Configuration and Change Control: An Anchor Point of IT Governance
- The Impact of ITIL and CMDB Initiatives on SLM/BSM Deployment
- Automation in the Network Operations Center (NOC)
EMA subscribers will have access to the firm’s entire IT Management Research Library, as well as direct assess to senior-level EMA analysts who can add their unique perspective to the research data.
About Enterprise Management Associates
Founded in 1996, EMA is the only industry analyst and consulting firm dedicated to issues of IT Management. The firm conducts comprehensive, in-depth research and analysis on current and emerging concepts, issues, trends, strategies and resources. EMA consults with enterprise IT professionals to assess their organization’s current IT management infrastructure, skills, efficiency and effectiveness—making recommendations to improve productivity, maximize ROI, improve service quality and align IT operations with business strategy. In addition, the firm’s work with vendors and service providers gives it significant influence in the marketplace, reaching nearly 300,000 people each month.