Bottom Line: If you could
cut corporate IT costs by as much as 25%-30% while retaining the same
quality of services, would you? You don't need to spend more money to
save money; no new hardware or software; no new consultants wandering
around the office sucking up your coffee. The solution is this simple: Business owners and
executives need to change the way the enterprise acquires, uses, and
manages the entire technology portfolio of goods & services—from a business
perspective—not merely a tech perspective.
"The only truly effective way to reduce tech costs and risks is to change the way you monitor tech life cycles. Buying more software, more hardware, more "stuff" isn't going to help if your business processes aren't effective. And changing those processes won't cost you a penny!"
Alan L. Plastow
We have all made enormous investments
in the technologies that we expect will help our companies operate
more efficiently. Those investments cover desktop and notebook
computers, servers, printers, PDAs, cell phones, copiers, even voice
mail systems. Other considerable IT costs include operating systems,
software, graphics, fonts—sometimes even video and audio content.
And let's not forget Internet connectivity, tech support and
consulting. Unfortunately, and statistically, we frequently realize
less than $1 in business value for every $14 dollars we spend on
tech.
But you have technology budget money to burn, don't you? (Hardly...)
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You wanted more ways your company can reduce the costs of software by as much as 25%-30%. Here they are! Use these simple and cost effective software asset management (SAM) or technology asset management (TAM) business processes to do more with the same money you currently allocate to the tech budget. Maybe it's time you looked over the SAM & TAM content at BizTechNet.org.
No matter how large or small your company; no matter what your industry, you can use basic brain power to put a stop to outrageous tech spending and related risk.
Caution: There IS no cost cutting / risk reduction silver bullet technology toy!
Instead, to accomplish a significant boost on your tech return on invested capital, you need only implement a basic technology asset management program. Whether you refer to this concept as TAM; or software asset management - SAM, or enterprise asset management - EAM, it's all about getting more for your money. Ready to start? Read on.
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Did we hear someone mention that their
Vista PCs either won't boot or that the systems simply keep cycling
through the boot sequence without pause? Are the reports of computers
from “way back” in December 2007 not working correctly actually
true? What if the computer systems that your company relies on for
its very survival were—are?!—using this reportedly cutting
edge operating system to...well...operate? If you manage tech systems
acquisitions and the systems you paid good money for do not work
correctly, who do you suppose will take the immediate and
job-threatening heat: you or Microsoft?
"I can still hear the MS rep on the
phone a couple years ago when she told me, 'We do not take
unsolicited suggestions from the public.' And, yes, she
specifically told me it was OK to quote her. Does anyone consider
customer needs over corporate profits anymore?"
Gregg
Keiser's article in ComputerWorld contains the following
downright scary quote from Microsoft's Vista program manager, Nick
White in the MS Vista blog, "So far, we've been able to
determine that this problem only affects a small number of customers
in unique circumstances...” (From The Network!: “We sure
hope that your company isn't one of those unique companies.”)
White goes on to say: “Microsoft has
not yet produced a fix for users whose machines either won't boot or
reboot constantly.” (From The Network! “Because, if you
are a Vista user with “issues”, you've probably been living with
systems that simply refuse to boot for over three months. Of course,
that won't impact your company bottom line, will it?”)
If you are an information technology
asset manager (ITAM or TAM), this unfortunately common “type” of
new operating system defect report should serve as a serious
heads-up. There is another perspective of the article above HERE
by Trisha Leibert at TechRepublic. You should read it. When it
comes to technology asset management or enterprise asset management
(EAM), your abilities to clarify to executive management why your
company isn't playing with the latest and greatest tech toys could
easily spell doom or boom for both you and your company. Read on for more...
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Alright. Let's try something different.
My friends tell me that I'm always way too serious about the
technology games. So here's a tongue-in-cheek blog item about new
tech. Try and grin just a bit as you read. I'm trying to see the
humorous side of this one...
We love ya, Bill (well kinda), but many
of us are a tad nervous. OK: We're a LOT nervous. Let's see... A voice activated synchronizing (please don't say control)
system for automobiles...? As in built into vehicles traveling at 65+ miles per
hour...? That would be a closing speed—or potential impact speed—of
130 MPH, or so... Oh, goodie. Now we can converse with—maybe even argue
with—our car. At speed. For that matter, should we all still be a bit concerned
even if the other guy might only be clipping along at 20 miles per hour? That's still a potentially
big—and downright costly—dent in yonder fender.
Only four more short paragraphs--read on, if you will...
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