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2010 Features

 

January

Green IT – Shaping The Future                                                                                                                    

Following on from our ‘Carbon Footprint’ cover story in the September issue of VitAL this feature will look to understand what businesses are doing to achieve greener IT and what products or services are new to the market that have ‘Green’ at the very heart!

 

March 

Deploying The IT Service Desk

The IT service desk is such a crucial part of a business’s operational performance so it stands to reason that successful deployment must be a prime consideration along with the solution itself.  This feature will look at a successful IT Service Desk deployment and also address what should be avoided. 

**Plus: Service Desk & IT Support Show Issue & Addtional Distribution at Unified Communications Expo**

  

May

Service Delivery – Lets Map a Path

This feature will lay down the five disciplines of IT service delivery and ask which core area should come first: Service Level Management, Capacity Management, Availability Management, Financial Management, or Contingency Planning.

**Additional distribution to Service Desk & IT Support Show visitors **

 

July

VitAL Digest                      (Download the 2009 Digest)

After the success of the 2009 VitAL Digest it returns again to give leading vendors the exclusive opportunity to publish case studies, opinion pieces, product reviews, white papers, product launches, thought leadership articles all wrapped up in a 16-24 page section in the main magazine.

**Also in this issues: A special Cloud Computing & Virtualisation Section (click here for further details)**

 

September

IP Infrastructure – 10 Steps

This feature will explore the 10 core elements of a successful IP infrastructure and look at the business benefits of moving from a traditional network  to internet based solutions.  This feature will also establish the cost savings and the direct impact IP has on the success of the modern business.

**Also in this issue:  Cloud Computing & Virtualisation Supplement (click here for further details) **

 

November

IT Service Management – The Whole Picture

For those professionals that are new to IT Service Management this feature will aim to give a holistic picture of IT Service Management, what the benefits are and how it contributes to the bottom line.

 

To download the 2010 media pack follow this link

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Does service really matter?

February 2, 2010

Does service really matter?

In these tough economic times, though it’s tempting to include service in the many cutbacks being made across the breadth of an organisation, it is important to remember that it’s precisely service that will keep your current customers and will continue to attract new ones, which is essential in surviving the downturn. The gap in [...]

USBs: An employee’s dream – IT’s worst nightmare

February 2, 2010

USBs: An employee’s dream – IT’s worst nightmare

Avoiding USB risk exposure, John Jefferis, vice president of Ironkey on how to define and enforce an effective USB security strategy.
USB drives, or memory sticks as they are sometimes referred to, are immensely popular and increasingly selected as the weapon of choice by employees looking for flexibility in their working environment. Having proved invaluable in [...]

One system to rule them all

February 2, 2010

One system to rule them all

A strategic IT initiative with many benefits, Phil Van Etten, chief executive of Azaleos outlines why many organisations are waking up to the potential of unified communications.
A couple of years ago the concept of unified communications (UC) was more a vision and hype of the vendor community than reality. Today this vision is slowly maturing [...]

Creating a global standard for IT knowledge, service, and execution

February 2, 2010

Creating a global standard for IT knowledge, service, and execution

As the world’s largest privately held commercial real estate firm, Cushman & Wakefield recognises the need to create a consolidated service desk. However, five years ago, the situation was very different. As Steve Kennedy, associate director of Cushman & Wakefield recalls.
 “The IT service desk was little more than a basic call-logging system, and, even then, [...]