Payback and ROI of ISM solutions End-to-end, secure identity and access management (IAM) within a distributed systems infrastructure is a key goal of most organizations today. This IDC White Paper demonstrates how enterprise customers can achieve significant ROI within their security and compliance infrastructures by implementing proven IAM technology. To validate and quantify the business benefits of integrated identity management using Novell identity and security management (ISM) products, IDC interviewed IT executives at a sampling of six Novell customer sites in North America and Western Europe. We asked a series of questions about identity management processes associated with IT services and the impact of Novell's ISM solutions on capital expenditures and operating costs, IT staff time requirements, and application user productivity.

Green IT: Energieeffizientere Rechenzentren Die amerikanische Umweltschutzbehörde EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) hat kürzlich ermittelt, dass Rechenzentren im Jahr 2006 61 Milliarden Kilowattstunden (kWh) verbraucht haben, was knapp 1,6 Prozent des gesamten Energieverbrauchs der USA und 4,5 Milliarden Dollar an Energiekosten entspricht. Falls sich dieser Trend fortsetzt, wird sich der Energieverbrauch der amerikanischen Server und Rechenzentren bis 2011 voraussichtlich verdoppeln.