In a recent newsletter, we pointed out that poor WAN management processes cause the majority of WAN outages. We also noted that in spite of this fact, most network organizations focus much more on ...

The upgraded best practice framework ITIL Version 3 includes guidance on how to get processes in place to optimize IT service delivery and management. For IT shops looking to adopt a best practice ...

Return on investment can turn heads, even when the catalyst for that ROI is a fairly arcane IT management strategy. Return on investment can turn heads, even when the catalyst for that ROI is a fairly ...

Deep in the heartland of America an experiment is under way. The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), a set of best practices for IT service management, has begun to take root in the ...

The U.S. Air Force is centralizing its network operations using IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices to increase efficiencies and to boost security. The move will bring 113 bases currently ...

The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) "should be a strong requisite" for companies looking to improve outsourcing relationships, according to a Hewlett-Packard executive. Developed by the U.K. Treasury ...

IT can no longer deliver services based on technology fiefdoms or silos as it has in the past. This practice is dead. Organizations that refuse to accept it will either dissolve, get outsourced, or ...

It’s been nearly a year since Version 3 of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) came out. The update to ITIL, a framework for best practices in IT service delivery, was intended to sharpen its focus ...

Meta Group's weekly Client Advisor newsletter (client registration required) comments on ITIL progress in the US: The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) process framework, specifically the IT Service ...