How IBM's focus on IT service management paid off in 2009

Cisco? HP? IBM? Choose one and only one; HP products target hybrid cloud computing Network/Systems Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by IBM Customers Share their experiences with IBM and Cloud Computing The IBM cloud computing infrastructure, Architecture and information management are designed to help you sustain ongoing cost reduction while improving service levels over the long term. Learn More Now Spotlight Story How IBM's focus on IT service management paid off in 2009 Al Zollar, general manager at IBM Tivoli, sheds some light into Big Blue's IT service management product focus and new delivery model that could help customers take advantage of management technology in 2010. Read full story Related News: Cisco? HP? IBM? Choose one and only one In the last couple of newsletters we discussed some of the long-standing concepts that underlie cloud computing. 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