TOP-ARTICLE Enterprise Infrastructure Management
Thin is not fit!
The opportunities and threats of ICT infrastructure consolidation projects
Albert Ludwig, Christoph Hillemanns, Jörg Lünenbach
Consolidation is fashionable. And, as long as the KPIs aren’t picked too carelessly, the projects are generally also judged as being successful. But are they really? In the overall context? Have the effects on the processes and the organization been included in the assessment, or was the consolidation just a case of using the positive management mood to introduce new technology-driven systems? This article is concerned with the different motivations for consolidation and the effects far beyond those of integrating technical systems which have to be taken into consideration. The factors critical to the value-creating ability of the consolidation of an ICT infrastructure are examined and the often underestimated risks assessed.
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NEW ARTICLE Enterprise Infrastructure Management
Andreas Westendörpf, Mark Brinkmann
Model (I)T
From IT manufacturer to a factory for virtual infrastru...
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Frank Arndt, Steffen Scheller
The Art of Combination
Semantics deliver added value to Business Intelligence...
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ARCHIVE Enterprise Infrastructure Management
Dr. Verena Schmidtmann, Uwe Weber
Concurrent planning: working together as business partners
Away from compartmentalized thinking and onto value-oriented strategy implementation
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