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In this podcast from WhatIs.com, associate editor Alex Howard interviews Mark Denne about IT chargeback systems.
When you listen to the podcast, you’ll learn the answers to the following questions:
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Mark Denne is the Chief Architect at Intuit and author of “Software by Numbers.” He has over 20 years of experience in the software industry. Mark wrote about workable models for IT chargeback for CIO.com and has consulted on implementations of IT chargeback systems for other enterprises. |
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In the latter half of the podcast, Mark also answered questions submitted from Twitter users previous to recording. In an effort to understand what questions exist in the IT community at large, Alex tweeted this question:
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digiphile About to do a podcast exploring IT chargeback systems. http://bit.ly/bHLM What would YOU like to ask an expert on the topic? Let me know! |
Following are the replies he received and passed on to Mark. Thanks to Charles Gardner, Shannon Snowden, Patrick Burrows and Martin McKeay for posing such useful questions.
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serverguys What’s the minimum size business / infrastructure where an IT chargeback system makes sense? |
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serverguys Or better yet how to best evaluate whether or not it makes sense. What criteria to evaluate? |
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shannonsnowden I find IT managers don’t have control of their power costs, it’s done elsewhere in the company. In chargeback how is this done? |
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demosthe The purpose of IT systems should be to save or make money (otherwise why do them?). How do these systems measure that? |
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mckeay How do we quantify IT resources enough to be able to do chargeback without greatly increasing the IT overhead? |
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What is enterprise search? Why is it important? Why are major software firms and Internet giants chasing market leadership in enterprise search so intently? What is making enterprise search such a hot buzzword in IT? You’ll learn the answers to these questions – and more – in this podcast.
While articulating the concept is a challenge, choosing software, architecture, user requirements, testing and maintenance is even harder. Learn more about key considerations for anyone evaluating implementing enterprise search in this podcast.
Once you’ve listened to the podcast, make sure to read the following excellent articles for more information about enterprise search:
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Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10g gets overhaul (SearchOracle.com)
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Can SAP enterprise search succeed in a crowded market? (SearchSAP.com)
SAP’s enterprise search offering will enter a competitive market when it is released later this year.
SAP melds enterprise search with business accelerator (SearchSAP.com)
SAP showcased new enterprise search capabilities, but users say more information is needed before enterprise search would be widely deployed.
Solix unveils Google enterprise search for Oracle E-Business suite (SearchOracle.com)
New archiving software from Solix Technologies Inc. adds Google enterprise search capabilities to Oracle’s E-Business suite.
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