HP IT Transformation

CIO offers insights into HP information technology transformation, where data center consolidation, application architecture rationalization, and project portfolio management are the rule of the day. ...

... "A deep dive into a company's technology infrastructure will help open a technology manager's eyes. Some of the 1,240 IT projects Mott cataloged at HP during a 30-day review weren't slated to be finished for 20 years. " ...

Via Information Week: Incremental IT

Portfolio Management Software Offered in SaaS Model

HP moves to offer PPM software in a SaaS model, like salesforce dot com. If the pricing is competitive, this is a nice way to buy by the drink and show value of project portfolio management before expanding to a large enterprise deployment. ...

... "Project and Portfolio Management Center – Standardizes, manages and captures the execution of project and operational activities, and provides critical information to assist real-time decision making. " ...

Via HP: HP Strategy to Expand Its Software-as-a-Service Offering

Late IT Projects Hurt

HP / Economist survey shows that late projects are prevalent and having negative business consequences. Speed of delivery is the key metric highlighted in the findings. ...

... "The survey showed that accelerating speed of delivery does not have to aversely affect quality or positive business results. When project overruns do occur the culprits are usually midstream changes to business priorities and poor coordination between IT and business managers. Better definition of business requirements, greater investment in IT process automation and more collaboration across IT functions are the primary solutions for accelerating time to delivery. " ...

Via HP: Global Survey Reveals Late IT Projects Linked to Lower Profits, Poor Business Outcomes

HP Research Project: Semiconductor Chip Improvement Through Simulation ...

HP research uses hybrid of nano and conventional semiconductor technology to increase the density of transistors on a chip. This advancement is accomplished using modelling and simulation tools. The research will be proven through demonstration prototype. ...

... "The technology calls for a nanoscale crossbar switch structure to be layered on top of conventional CMOS (complementary metal oxide silicon), using an architecture HP Labs researchers have named field programmable nanowire interconnect (FPNI) – a variation on the well-established FPGA technology. " ...

Via HP: HP Presents Alternate Strategy for Chip Improvement

Virtualization Project: OS Irrelevance?

Interesting observation on the virutalization software market. Server virtualization projects are a popular IT project in the portfolio. Will the virtualization software, such as VMware, make the traditional operating system irrelevant? Is there an OS war underway? Competition should make things interesting. ...

... "VMware is certifying computer hardware for compatibility with VMware. You can now buy an HP or IBM server with only VMware ESX and no other OS installed – not even Linux or Windows. " ...

Via virtuozzo blog: OS Wars?

Governance Process: Leadership Anarchy ...

More executives will step down at HP, in addition to Patricia Dunn, as the company seeks to identify the root cause of its process problems. NYT insights point to a board out-of-control in its governance of company's strategic direction. ...

... "Neither the chief executive, the chairwoman, the investigators, or the source of leaks they sought to expose was acting to amass personal fortune. Each claimed to be working in the best interest of shareholders. " ...

Via New York Times: Chairwoman of H.P. Resigns; 2 Others to Leave ...

Change Management Project: HP Values Transplant ...

HP values in need of transplantation. Anyone up for that change management project? ...

... "HP needs a values transplant. Hard as it is to believe, the company that once was the epitome of wise management in the IT business has become a corrupt, dysfunctional travesty of itself. " ...

Via Computerworld: HP: No Surprise

PPM / EPM Software Market: HP Acquires Mercury ...

HP acquires Mercury and creates a $2B software line of business. The software LOB seems like a complementary fit - infrastructure software and application management / EPM governance software. It was inevitable that Mercury would be acquired, given the consolidating EPM market. HP paid a sizable premium - a nice bonus for Mercury shareholders given delisting. Mercury customers should be delighted - some stability - and likely continuing investment in the application suite. ...

... "HP announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Mercury Interactive Corp., a leading IT management software and services company, through a cash tender offer for $52.00 per share, or an enterprise value of approximately $4.5 billion, which is net of existing cash and debt. " ...

PPM / EPM Software Market: HP Acquires Mercury: Via HP: HP To Acquire Mercury Interactive Corp.

Learn How to Manage Change

The HP Change Artists Web series, produced by HP and broadcast by CIO Magazine and CNN, is a great way to learn from the best how to manage change.

The series premieres tomorrow, May 9th, at 11:00am EDT, with Fedex CEO Fred Smith and CIO Rob Carter sharing their best practices in change leadership.

If you're managing a project that introduces fundamental organizational change, you can't afford to miss this series. Here's the URL to register...

Change Artists: A CEO / CIO Conversation with FedEx. Live on May 9

HP: Service Desk Asset Management Integration ...

On the heels of the acquisition, HP wastes no time in making progress on the Peregrine acquisition by integrating the Service Desk and Asset Management capabilities. Kudos to them. ...

... "Less than three months after closing the acquisition, HP has combined HP OpenView Service Desk and Peregrine's AssetCenter to provide customers with greater insight and control over their IT assets. ... Asset management enhances a chief information officer's ability to run IT as a service delivery business and to flip the ratio of IT spending between maintenance and innovation. "

HP: Service Desk Asset Management Integration: Via HP: HP Announces First Milestone in Peregrine Software Integration

ITIL ITSM Service Management Strength: HP Recognized ...

Forrester recognizes HP leadership strength in global delivery infrastructure management and ITIL IT service management consulting. ...

... "The report singles out HP's leadership in IT service management methodologies, evidenced by the number of ITIL consultants HP has trained or acquired. Further, HP achieved the highest weighted score among all vendors in the Strategy area. " ...

ITIL ITSM Service Management Strength: HP Recognized: Via HP: HP Ranked a Leader for Global Delivery Infrastructure Management by Independent Research Firm ...

Peter F. Drucker Management Pioneer ...

Peter F. Drucker Management Pioneer: Via New York Times: Peter F. Drucker, a Pioneer in Social and Management Theory, Is Dead at 95 ...

... "He became internationally renowned for urging corporate leaders to agree with subordinates on objectives and goals and then get out of the way of decisions about how to achieve them. ... " ...

Disciplined Project Management: Competitive Advantage at Exxon Mobil ...

Exxon Mobil cites their disciplined project management system as a competitive advantage in their marketplace: exploring, extracting, and delivering crude to the marketplace through capital investment projects. ...

Disciplined Project Management: Competitive Advantage at Exxon Mobil: Via Exxon Mobil Corp.: Exxon Mobil Corporation Announces Estimated Third Quarter 2005 Results ...

... "ExxonMobil continued its active investment program in the third quarter, spending $4.4 billion on capital and exploration projects, bringing the year-to-date spending to $12.4 billion, an increase of $1.7 billion versus 2004. Our disciplined project management systems remain a competitive advantage, delivering new supplies of crude oil to the global market. " ...

IT Governance: SAP ESA Strategy

Implementing effective IT governance is suggested as a pre-requisite to the transition to SAP's enterprise services architecture, SAP ESA.

IT Governance: SAP ESA Strategy: Via Search SAP: Breaking down SAP's ESA strategy ...

... "... according to Naeem Hashmi, chief research officer of Information Frameworks, an IT research and strategic consulting group in Londonderry, N.H. Good IT governance and a hefty amount of planning should prepare most enterprises for the changes ahead, he said. " ...

SAP has developed a consortium-based strategy to its enterprise services architecture ESA:

... "SAP has established Enterprise Services-Ready to identify products that incorporate the Enterprise Services Architecture, leveraging the power of business process services in the enterprise. This standards based certification ensures that SAP and partner ISV solutions that are Enterprise Services-Ready are able to extend ESA functionality across the IT landscape, to help organizations design, deploy, run and maintain innovative business processes at lower cost and higher flexibility. Industry support for Enterprise Services-Ready and ESA as the enabler of flexible, next-generation business continues to grow, already adopted by Adobe, Avaya, Computer Associates, Dell, EMC, HP, Intel, Macromedia, Mercury, Microsoft, Network Appliance, Novell, Research In Motion, RSA Security, Symantec and VERITAS. " ...

ITIL Process: Run IT Like Business ...

ITIL Process: Via Datamation: Running IT Like a Business ...

Sharon Gaudin explores the benefits and challenges of ITIL process implementation, with insights from HP exec. ITIL enables CIOs to run IT like a business ...

... "they made it happen by relying on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), a set of best practices that basically helps IT run like a business. ITIL focuses on processes, increases IT's agility in dealing with change and links IT to the business side. " ...

IT Service Transformation Through ITIL Service Catalogs ...

IT Service Transformation Through ITIL Service Catalogs: newScale Showcases ITIL Service Catalog at 2005 itSMF USA Conference: IT Service Catalog Leader Shares Best Practices ...

newScale will demo their best-practice ITIL service catalogs, which are key to enabling IT service transformations, at upcoming conference ...

... "newScale®, Inc., the market leader in IT Service Catalog and Service Portfolio Management software solutions, announced today that it will showcase examples of best practice Service Catalogs at the itSMF USA Conference and Expo. newScale will demonstrate the benefits of the ITIL Service Catalog solution used in production today by many of America’s most admired companies. Conference attendees can find newScale in booth # 731 at the expo to be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, September 19-23, 2005. " ...

Founded in 1997, the itSMF USA is a rapidly growing non-profit organization which promotes the use of industry best practices and standards on the provision and management of IT Services. Current membership exceeds 3,000 members, with affiliated Local Interest Groups serving more than 21+ cities nationwide. The itSMF USA organization is affiliated with the itSMF international association, formed in 1991 and is headquartered in London, England. This global organization has over 2,500 member companies, with international chapters in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and USA.

newScale, Inc. is the leader in Service Portfolio Management software solutions for Global 2000 companies, with more than 800,000 users worldwide. newScale solutions enable IT and other service organizations to catalog their portfolio of services, govern demand for services, manage delivery of services, and optimize service quality. newScale customers – including Hewlett-Packard Company, Intuit Incorporated, and Starbucks Coffee Company – benefit from increased operational efficiency, reduced costs, improved service levels, and greater IT/business alignment.

High-Profile ILM Project: Information Lifecycle Management ...

High-Profile ILM Project: United States Postal Service Awards EMC Five Year Contract: EMC to Address USPS' Business Continuity and Data Protection Requirements Through An Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) Strategy ...

An ILM information lifecycle management project at USPS is key to driving operational efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of 650 Terabytes of storage (EMC infrastructure). Project management services will come from EMC to create this high-availability, secure, and efficient process for the management of information over its lifecycle ...

... "Through this agreement EMC Consulting will work with USPS to conduct a solutions assessment, and provide project management and design and implementation services. Additionally, the USPS will use EMC ControlCenter® to monitor and manage its extensive storage environment consisting of EMC Symmetrix® and EMC CLARiiON® networked storage products for its storage area network (SAN), EMC Centera™ for content addressed storage (CAS), and EMC Celerra® network attached storage (NAS). " ...

Since 1775, the Postal Service has connected friends, families, neighbors and businesses by mail. It is an independent federal agency that visits 142 million homes and businesses every day and is the only service provider delivering to every address in the nation. The Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of postage, products and services. With annual revenues of more than $69 billion, it is the world's leading provider of mailing and delivery services, offering some of the most affordable postage rates in the world. The Postal Service delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume—some 206 billion letters, advertisements, periodicals and packages a year—and serves seven million customers each day at its 37,000 retail locations nationwide.

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world leader in products, services and solutions for information storage and management that help organizations extract the maximum value from their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information lifecycle.

Additonal references on ILM:

Via Computerworld, The new buzzwords: Information lifecycle management, Steve Duplessie, Nancy Marrone, and Steve Kenniston write:

... "What's important to remember is that ILM is not a technology - it is a combination of processes and technologies that determines how data flows through an environment. By doing so, it helps end users manage data from the moment it is created to the time it is no longer needed. " ...

Via SNIA, The ILM Initiative (ILMI):

... "ILMI was created by SNIA’s Data Management Forum (DMF) to allow industry leaders and participants to come together into a community to focus on unifying, defining, implementing, and teaching the world about our vision for ILM and its impact on information and storage management. The ILMI operates as an online virtual community, sharing work efforts, training programs and outreach services such as research, whitepapers and training, and educational courses. " ...

Via StorageTek, : Information lifecycle management vision whitepaper:

... "Information lifecycle management (ILM) is a sustainable storage strategy that balances the cost of storing and managing information with its business value. An advanced state of information lifecycle management encompasses a storage management world where business information objects are managed automatically, based on their business value. Fully mature information lifecycle management may result in business performance benefi ts such as increasing revenue opportunities, reducing costs and driving competitive advantage. " ...

ITIL Projects: Avoid Pitfalls ...

ITIL Projects: Avoid Pitfalls: Via Opalis Software: Opalis Software, Inc., the expert provider of enterprise infrastructure software that enables the integration and automation of data center operations, announced its top three reasons for Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) initiative failures ...

Opalis Software shares their experience with ITIL projects and how to avoid the pitfalls: automate, target the necessary processes, and market the efficiency benefits ...

... "Reason #3: ITIL is the Answer Failure – IT personnel often fail to market their ITIL project as a way to drive both internal efficiency and service levels, and try to use the ITIL label as the main message. ITIL projects are costly, therefore, IT staff need to be able to demonstrate up front how it will fortify core business processes and make them more reliable. This demonstration will avoid lost budgets or abandoned projects part way through an ITIL implementation. " ...

Opalis Software, Inc., is the expert provider of enterprise infrastructure software that enables the integration and automation of data center operations. With Opalis, companies can connect disparate environments and automate routine processes in a way that’s simple, fast, and effective. Currently, more than 550 global companies, including Toyota, Harley Davidson, StateStreet, Nokia, Xerox, BlueCross BlueShield, and Woolworths, rely on Opalis server software and integration packs to quickly and easily manage the critical components of their data centers. IT staff can automate processes without scripting or the need of professional services to stay productive and focus on other critical performance management tasks. Opalis is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and has strategic industry partnerships with EMC, VMware, HP, IBM, Microsoft, NetIQ, Remedy, Veritas, and Cognos.