Every now and then, there's discussion about the differences and similarities between service oriented architecture and Agile development methodologies. Intuitively, they seem to have the same modus ...

Large enterprise companies that need guaranteed high performance and scalability for their service management applications might want to consider StreamFoundry’s software suite that addresses several ...

These days everyone seems to be defined as a customer. Indeed, it`s the one thing that unites a bank account-holder, an online shopper and even an end-user of a corporate IT system. And the one thing ...

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Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Agile service management means applying the agile mindset to IT service management, a concept that is as simple as that. Take into account, though, that this is not something that has often been done ...

CIOs have a new mandate from CEOs: Accelerate innovation and growth as a business-driven thought leader rather than a caretaker of technology. This paradigm shift requires changes in how IT teams work ...

ITIL is a framework of best practices for delivering IT services. Of all the concepts in IT, ITIL may be the most misunderstood. Here’s a look at what the IT Infrastructure Library is, why you might ...

What is ITSM (IT service management)? Your email has been sent This ITSM guide covers how IT service management evolved from ITIL, along with an overview of the ITIL life cycle and the many IT service ...

Pressures to decrease cost, increase reliability, and comply with local regulations conspire to make it harder than ever for IT to deliver business services efficiently. We are fast approaching the ...