Our 300 person IT department has been saving considerable money by watching and bidding on auction websites like eBay and bargain website like Unodeals to save money on servers, hardware, software. Hey if you design the application right you don't need the latest and greatest server, you can make do with last year's model!

LANDesk is the perfect product to solve most of these CIO's headaches!!!

LOL @ bidding on servers.

It is interesting that IT is seen as a fixed cost.

For some organizations, IT is one of several sources of innovation both in terms of technology and the process of creating innovative solutions - remember, innovation is not just about technology. Delivering IT to provide flexible business solutions is a core competency for some organizations and a strength that many others aspire to. The business typically looks for flexibility, while those locked in viewing IT as a fixed cost may see service defined only as providing availability in the applications they support.

Whether viewing IT as a fixed cost, or a core competency of the organization, it pays to spend on the automation of IT discovery and application dependency mapping. Why - because one of the most important pieces of information for managing IT comes from understanding the relationship of every IT component (hardware & software) in order to understand what the business really needs, what cost savings can be made, and where innovation can help the business become more flexible.

At Tideway Systems (www.tideway.com) we help our customers achieve this essential application dependency view of applications with actionable data to support immediate cost saving, thus paving the way for future innovation.

One of the easiest and most effective ways for CIO's to cut costs in today's financially challenging times is by purchasing fully warranted, significantly discounted, pre-owned network equipment from a relialble partner like Network Hardware Resale.

Companies can save 40-60% off their infrastructure costs while retaining 24 hour technical service and NBD hardware replacement.

Cost savings can often easily be indentified by looking into asset recovery, procurement strategies, and a change in maintenance providers to begin with.

Sincerely,
Glenn Fassett
GM, Network Hardware Resale
glenn@networkhardware.com
+65 6411 7300