IT budgeting white papers

Investment advisors are under constant pressure to retain assets and sustain profitability in the current market. With clients expecting proactive solutions, fast response and timely, detailed and accurate reports, firms need to focus on delivering a first-rate service. Yet the technology needed can be costly and firms need the time and expertise to properly manage back office operations, portfolio accounting and reporting systems in-house.

IT users of every type have always pursued higher quality services and improved flexibility, scalability and transparency. Nowhere is that more true than when these IT users are in the market for remote manage¬ment of their IT infrastructures. Achieving such goals at a lower cost and with a smaller footprint has tradi¬tionally meant transferring control and/or ownership of their IT assets, all IT infrastructure, and sometimes supporting human resources as well, to third parties through infrastructure outsourcing models. CIOs have transferred ownership of their IT assets and operational responsibilities either to suppliers or to intermediaries offering leaseback agreements.

Green used to be associated with the color of money. Today it refers to responsible, sustainable energy practices. But for Enterprise IT, these two meanings are not mutually exclusive. In this year's annual Green IT Survey, Symantec has found that green IT has reached critical mass. Virtually all the companies surveyed (97%) are discussing their green strategy, with just 2% saying it is unimportant.