Technology Planning And Process Management; Best Practices Summary - HP Compaq t5125 Supplementary Manual

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Technology Planning
and Process
Management
Best Practices
Summary
Technology planning and process management is defined as activities related to the
planning for and management of current and future technology needs, and the
establishment of policies and processes relating to technology.
Best Practice Process Category
Technology Planning and Process
Management
Enterprises with best practices in this area:
Deal with business change effectively
Focus on proactive planning that includes
customer input
Develop good standards
Employ an effective chargeback
mechanism
As the above table indicates, thin client server computing can help meet or exceed all
applicable hardware and software best practices standards. Because thin clients
inherently help users apply these best practices set out for desktops, they may reduce
costs associated with unmanaged PCs. Administration and application deployment are
easier because thin client management and applications are centralized. Security and
backup are enhanced due to the use of network storage resources, and the total cost of
application ownership may be reduced. In addition, a TCSC solution deployed
enterprise-wide can further ensure rapid application availability
application to a large number of users it is no longer necessary to load it onto each
client. Instead, the application is loaded onto the servers. Since each server manages 30
to 100 clients, there is a tremendous reduction in the number of machines to update.
TCSC solutions optimize server utilization through load-balancing features that
automatically route user sessions to the server with the lightest load, helping make the IT
department of an enterprise more effective. HP's key partnerships with Microsoft and
Citrix ensure a complete array of processes, methodologies, tools, and software to
create, support, and expand TCSC solutions.
TCSC Solution
Procedural decision to be
followed by IT
department. However, the
TCSC solution can
streamline business
change. For example, in
a post-merger
environment, the
controlled image offered
by the TCSC solution
allows for an easier
rollout period for new
software applications.
.
To deploy an
Summary
TCSC solution
helps meet best
practice
standards.
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