Integrated Systems Management
Job Management Partner 1 : Readings

IDC White Paper: Worldwide Job Scheduling Software 2010 Vendor Shares

The top 3 vendors in 2010 based on worldwide revenue were Hitachi, CA Technologies, and IBM, together accounting for 52.0% of the market total. Hitachi continues to lead the market based on its leadership in the Japanese market. Hitachi saw real growth of about 5.8% on sales in Japan, which results in 11.8% growth reported in U.S. dollars due to currency conversion rates.

IDC White Paper: Driving Greater IT Efficiency Through Automation

Drawing on the results of a recent Hitachi Asia-sponsored survey, this IDC White Paper outlines some of the key challenges facing today's CIOs and their IT departments, and how job scheduling and workload automation hold the key to unlocking the true value of virtualization and cloud investments. We also offer essential guidance for CIOs and IT managers who are considering adopting job scheduling and workload management to address today's enterprise challenges.

IDC Analyst Connection: Virtualization and Cloud: Workload Automation Offers Critical Missing Link

Consolidating servers via virtualization requires a close watch over different workloads, and by automating repetitive tasks required in the computing environment, organizations can begin to drive greater efficiencies and focus on creating business value.
This IDC White Paper covers questions which were posed by Hitachi Asia to Simon Piff, Program Director for IDC's Asia/Pacific Enterprise Infrastructure Practice Group, on behalf of IT directors and CIOs.

IDC Vendor Spotlight: Workload Automation: The Essence of Successful Datacenter Virtualization

This IDC Vendor Spotlight takes a critical look at today's enterprise challenges and how job scheduling and workload automation can help IT directors gain better efficiency, manageability and performance of their enterprise environment. We also discuss the role of Hitachi Asia and its new vigor in helping Asian enterprises maximize the benefits of implementing the Job Management Partner 1 tool.