eBig: Making projects count by aligning IT more with the business May 22, 2008

IT maintenance bills can be as high as 70% of overall IT budget. Hear how industry best practices can enable you to reduce the reactive spend, and increase the proactive budget available. Learn how a Configuration Management Database can be used to minimize risk and improve change governance to reduce failed changes and increase availability. Find out how by aligning with the business you can transform how IT is done and the business results it delivers.

Simon King, currently working as the Director, BMC Software would like to share his knowledge how you can get the most out of your IT budget. Regarded as a thought leader and innovator in the software industry, Simon King supports BMC's business and portfolio planning for the Remedy product line and evangelizing BMC's Business Service Management vision and strategy. Previously, King was Director of Product Management for the Remedy product line. He was involved in the Version 7 release of BMC IT Service Management, and subsequently led the acquisition of Service Management Partners' Process Model for Remedy ITSM. Prior to BMC, King has served as Senior Director Product Management at SupportSoft, VP of Product Management and Product Marketing and Director of Technical Support and Quality Assurance at BroadVision. He has also held Quality Assurance positions at Borland Interactive (now Inprise), Mentor Graphics, Siemens SDG, and Mars Electronics.

Free for eBig Members, Guests $10.

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