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IT Operations Research Report: Testing Maturity Part II - Applications and Operating Systems

Mon, 05 May 2008 11:59:43 -0700

A follow on to our original study focused on the business impact of IT Operations testing maturity, this study of 400 IT Operations professionals highlights the finding that applications heavily influence the approach companies adopt for change management and testing. The report also examined testing and change management differences across different operating system environments.

Learn whether your organization exhibits characteristics similar to "High Stress Environments", "Prudent Planners" or "Laissez-faire Planners".

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IT Operations Research Report: Testing Maturity

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:33:23 -0800

How mature is your company with regard to IT Operations testing? This study of 400 IT Operations professionals highlights the connection between pre-production testing by IT Operations teams, downtime of multi-tier business applications and testing maturity.

Learn whether your organization is a "Test Leader", a "Test Neophyte" or is stuck in the "Unfortunate Middle" and the approaches that can be taken to improve testing maturity.

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IT Operations Research Bulletin: Operating Systems for Multi-Tier Applications

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:21:40 -0800

How much of a dent are Linux and Unix making in Microsoft's hold on the Operating System (OS) market? This study looked at the use of leading OS for businesses managing multi-tier applications, finding some interesting and consistent trends.
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IT Operations Research Report: Downtime and Other Concerns

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:30:15 -0700

Review the results of this study and discover what keeps more than 400 IT Operations professionals up at night. Learn why downtime is rapidly becoming the top concern of many organizations and why software infrastructure changes are the leading culprit of downtime incidents—resulting in a drain on IT staff hours.
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IT Operations Research Report: Change Management Maturity

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:42:47 -0700

How mature is your company with regard to change management? Learn how change management maturity factors can help companies improve a number of key business benefits. This study of more than 400 IT Operations professionals investigates five key areas that affect a company’s change management maturity level and compares each area to tangible impacts.
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