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Gatwick Airport uses data centre decontamination service: news roundup
Gatwick airport’s initiative to improve performance and life of its IT; public sector’s progress in virtualisation and IT pros’ server management woes are this week’s highlights. News | 30 Mar 2012
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OGC certification enables out-of-the-box ITIL tools
The Office of Government Commerce has implemented a certification programme to ensure that IT Infrastructure Library tools support the terminology and best practices of ITIL v3. Article | 07 Jul 2009
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Is the UK government right to ask suppliers to cut IT contract costs?
As the UK government asks 19 of its largest suppliers to cut IT contract costs, questions of fairness are raised. Tip
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Frameworks or platforms for IT infrastructure management: Are they worth it?
The utility of frameworks for IT management has been hotly debated. Are they worth it? Do they save time? Defining what frameworks actually are is the first step. Richard Ptak will drive to do just that in his first column for SearchDataCenter.com on... Tip
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Resurrecting a failed ITSM implementation
With each failed IT Service Management (ITSM) implementation, these projects become more difficult to complete. An expert outlines how to identify the cause of a failed ITSM implementation and how to bring about organisational change and successful a... Tip
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Gatwick Airport uses data centre decontamination service: news roundup
Gatwick airport’s initiative to improve performance and life of its IT; public sector’s progress in virtualisation and IT pros’ server management woes are this week’s highlights. News
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Is the UK government right to ask suppliers to cut IT contract costs?
As the UK government asks 19 of its largest suppliers to cut IT contract costs, questions of fairness are raised. Tip
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Frameworks or platforms for IT infrastructure management: Are they worth it?
The utility of frameworks for IT management has been hotly debated. Are they worth it? Do they save time? Defining what frameworks actually are is the first step. Richard Ptak will drive to do just that in his first column for SearchDataCenter.com on... Tip
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Resurrecting a failed ITSM implementation
With each failed IT Service Management (ITSM) implementation, these projects become more difficult to complete. An expert outlines how to identify the cause of a failed ITSM implementation and how to bring about organisational change and successful a... Tip
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OGC certification enables out-of-the-box ITIL tools
The Office of Government Commerce has implemented a certification programme to ensure that IT Infrastructure Library tools support the terminology and best practices of ITIL v3. Article
About ITIL and IT governance
The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a collection of IT best practices for managing data centre infrastructure and operations. ITIL has continued to gain popularity since it was developed in the 1980s because of its effectiveness in organizing service-oriented data centres. Clear up the confusion surrounding ITIL requirements and IT Service Management (ITSM) with information in this topic on ITIL certification, implementation, and more. Also expand your knowledge about other IT governance frameworks, such as Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT).