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2006 Articles

Why ITIL Rules
Smart Enterprise 12.11.2006
“The more people adopt ITIL, the more they’re going to create a standard language. That means we’ll be able to focus on enhancing and improving our systems and create better availability, capacity and continuity in the future,” says Mike Tainter, IT service-management practice manager for Forsythe Solutions Group.

Study: Most Companies Unprepared for Disasters
Baseline  12.06.2006
The vast majority of senior IT and business professionals at large U.S. companies felt their companies were insufficiently prepared for a disaster, according to a study published by Forsythe Technology, a Skokie, IL-based technology and infrastructure solutions provider.

Private Sector Behind Curve on Pandemic Preparedness

Homeland Defense Week 12.05.2006
VIDEO: A recent survey of Fortune 1000 businesses by Forsythe Solutions Group paints a worrisome picture of pandemic an health crisis preparedness in the private sector. Dan Verton talks with the report’s author, Michael Croy, director of business continuity solutions at Forsythe. (Runtime: 13:24).

Coping with Data Centers in Crisis
Business Week 11.06.2006
“You can view a data center like your brain; we supposedly only use 5 percent of what it’s capable of,” say James Geis, director of integrated solutions development at Forsythe technology. “The technology has reached a maturity level that we can use more of that gray matter, so it no longer makes sense to just throw money at problems” by buying more and more hardware.

Crisis Plans Undercut

Wall Street & Technology 10.20.2006
U.S. companies have upgraded their infrastructures to ensure functionality in the event of a pandemic, but few are willing to increase IT budgets to cover the additional expenses, according to survey results from infrastructure solutions provider Forsythe Technology.

Bringing IT in Through the Out Door
ITBusinessEdge.com 10.17.2006
With Michael Conley, vice president of key accounts for Forsythe Technology, a provider of technology and business consulting services, technology leasing services and value-added reseller services for all of the leading technology product manufacturers.

Insourcing: Is IT Heading Home?
CIO Insight 10.04.2006
Considering bringing some outsourced functions back in-house? You’re not alone. But before you act, consider these suggestions from Michael Conley, a sourcing expert and vice president of key accounts for Forsythe Solutions Group, a Skokie, IL-based IT consulting firm.

Forsythe, HP to Ally on Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery
CRN.com 09.19.2006
Michael Croy, director of business continuity, compares a company’s IT infrastructure to a Rubik’s cube in terms of how to handle disaster recovery issues, saying that solving for one side of the puzzle, such as network or storage or server optimization, leaves the other sides unsolved.

The Next 15
Treasury & Risk Management 09.14.2006
Data is encrypted in code that can be unscrambled only with the aid of an encryption key, making a lost or stolen laptop with sensitive files or access to such data far less of a security threat. And then one day, someone will steal the encryption key. “That will drive the next wave of technology,” says Paul Adamonis, director of security solutions at Forsythe Solutions Group.

Few IT Pros Prepared for a Pandemic
eWeek.com 09.06.2006
Though 69 percent of senior IT and business professionals believe that there is a likelihood that a disaster or crisis will interrupt their business workflow over the next two years, 60 percent have not increased their budgets in preparation, finds a study released Sept. 6 by infrastructure solutions provider Forsythe Technology.

Data Center: Retrofit or Start from Scratch?
IT Business Edge 08.10.2006
“In general, retrofitting an existing production data center, whether to address power and cooling cost issues or other problems, working on the building systems infrastructure that supports the IT processing environment is potentially a high-risk endeavor”, says Steven Harris, director of data center planning and design for Forsythe Solutions Group.

Primer: IT Infrastructure Library
Baseline 07.28.2006
Organizations can often save time by adopting a "solution set" with predefined process models based on the ITIL concepts, rather than starting with the ITIL books alone, says Chuck Kirchner, IT strategy and planning practice manager for Forsythe Solutions Group.

Renovate or Replace Outdated Data Centers?
SearchDataCenter.com 07.06.2006
Data center design expert Steven Harris of the Skokie, IL-based consulting firm Forsythe Technology Inc., says the time is ripe for data center turnover as many companies hit a tipping point with aging facilities. Harris says rip and replace is less risky than renovating operational data centers.

VARs Stress Importance of Layered Security
CRN.com 06.09.2006
Kevin McLaughlin of CRN.com interviews Forsythe Solutions Group director of security technology solutions, Paul Adamonis, about the importance of layered security. "Having multiple levels of insurance protection is important because there isn't one particular piece of software that will catch all of the malware and unauthorized traffic that goes through a network," Adamonis said.

10 Steps to Mobile Security
Baseline 05.17.2006
Brian Serra, senior security consultant at Forsythe Solutions Group, points out steps to an airtight mobile system. "Don't make wireless security so cumbersome that employees install their own access points or other workarounds," says Brian Serra.

Business Continuity After Hurricane Katrina
Financial Executives International 05.17.2006
Michael Croy, director of business continuity solutions, discusses how last year's disasters have changed corporate thinking, and offers tips for becoming aware and prepared.

Microsoft Gets Tough
Article accessible to registered subscribers only.
Crain's Chicago Business 05.15.2006
As part of a nationwide crackdown on software piracy, Microsoft Corp. has sued a pair of Chicago computer retailers, alleging they sold pirated copies of its Windows operating system. Jason Sango of Forsythe says businesses are starting to realize how troublesome software licenses can be.

ITIL Expert Gives Advice on Datacenter Relocation

SearchDataCenter.com 05.02.2006
Joe Spurr of SearchDataCenter.com interviews Forsythe Solutions Group director of data center relocation services, Fred Latala, about the most widely accepted approach to IT Service Management. When it comes to relocation, Latala says, you're putting in the work anyway – why not take the opportunity to make it repeatable?

Network Access Control Market Gaining Steam
Computer Reseller News 04.07.2006
Paul Adamonis, manager of security technology solutions at Forsythe Solutions Group, comments on the current state of network access control technology.

Forsythe Eyes More Staff After Employee Buyout
Computer Reseller News 04.07.2006
Craig Zarley of Computer Reseller News interviews Forsythe Technology president Bill Brennan about the impact of Forsythe's ESOP buyout.

Employees Complete Buyout of Forsythe Technology
CrainsChicagoBusiness.com 04.05.2006
ChicagoBusiness.com, the online local business portal of the Crain's Chicago Business newspaper, announces the ESOP buyout of Forsythe Technology.

Instilling a BPM Mind-Set Into IT Practices
Business Finance 04.03.2006
Chuck Kirchner, practice manager, IT strategy explains the necessary framework for IT to provide end-services to customers. "The first step is the creation of a services catalog, which lists and defines all IT projects and how they help the business," he says.

VolP Pitfalls Still Out There
Internet Telephony/TMC.com 03.13.2006
Richard Zimmermann, vice president, network and security solutions, stresses the importance of performing adequate assessments of network needs before deploying VoIP. "Many customers are naïve about voice--they are used to deploying data apps that are not as real-time as voice," Zimmerman said. "Then, they will experience poor quality of service on the voice side....But it's not a technology issue--it's a design issue. The reason calls are dropping is that the network isn't designed properly."

One Size Does Not Fit All
Insurance & Technology 03.02.2006
James E. Geis, Forsythe's director of storage solutions, explains the concept of a tiered storage architecture and the regulatory advantages in implementing information lifecycle management (ILM) in an organization. "There are multiple types of regulations, and to abide by all of them, insurers need to effectively mine their data so information can be easily retrieved," says Geis.

Leaving a Paper Trail?
Insight 03.01.2006
"It's imperative for organizations to understand the policy, management, operations and technology needed to build a solid technology foundation, be compliant with evolving government regulations, and limit director and officer liability," says James E. Geis, Forsythe's director of storage solutions.

Planning for Continuity
Bank Systems & Technology 02.27.2006
Michael Croy, director of business continuity solutions, discusses the effects of last year's natural disasters on the banking industry. "These events forced banks industry wide to take a long, hard look at how effective their disaster recovery plans might have been in these instances," he says. "Damage [from Katrina] was so severe in certain regions that some banks couldn't bring up applications until January [2006]."

IT Pros: We Can’t Stop Every Threat
SearchSecurity.com 02.21.2006
"Organizations are putting in new systems and software all the time, and in the process they keep uncovering new vulnerabilities," said Pamela Fredericks, manager of security advisory services for security firm Forsythe Solutions Group, a unit of Skokie, IL-based Forsythe Technology Inc. The company recently asked more than 100 senior IT and data security professionals how confident they are in their security procedures.

Three Out of Four Say Business Security Has Improved
Information Week 02.21.2006
Nearly 30% of IT security pros say they have little or no confidence that their companies detected all data security beaches last year, according to a new survey. In addition, about 26% of survey respondents rated their current IT environments as more vulnerable than a year ago, according to the study of 100 senior IT and data security professionals by Forsythe Technology Inc., a vendor of IT infrastructure products and services.

Enterprise VolP’s Y2K Connection
Internet Telephony/TMC.com 02.20.2006
Richard Zimmermann, vice president, network and security solutions, sees Y2K-era replacement as a growing trend in the coming years as traditional analog PBX equipment reaches a natural decline. "It's creating kind of a natural decision point for customers: 'Do I renew that lease or do I replace the system?'" he said. "[Another] thing that's influencing purchasing decisions is the obsolescence of the underlying data infrastructure."

Upfront: Choosing the Equipment Leasing Option
Business Finance 02.10.2006
Senior vice president of financial services, John Carcone, provides some insight as to how leasing IT equipment makes good financial sense for many organizations. "Leasing provides fixed scheduled payments to simplify expense budgets and provides a hedge against rising interest rates," he says. "This tactic protects businesses from inflation and allows them to project future cash outlays with greater accuracy."

Get Ready for a Rise in Leasing
Vertical Systems Reseller 01.23.2006
John Carcone, senior vice president of financial services, discusses many of the advantages to leasing IT equipment, rather than buying. Financial reasons include preserving cash for other uses, creating predictable expenses, and keeping capital investments off the balance sheet. "A lot of times when a customer is buying capital equipment, they buy more than what they need because they don't want to have to go back to the CFO in another two years asking for another capital expenditure," Carcone says.

Data Security – It’s a Storage Problem
Windows IT Pro 01.23.2006
James E. Geis, Forsythe's director of storage solutions, stresses the importance of integrating security into the storage infrastructure. "Information security transcends perimeter security," Geis says.

Conducting Your Own IT Image Analysis
Processor 01.20.2006
Chuck Kirchner, practice manager of IT strategy and planning, explains how IT managers should evaluate their departments. "All components of ITSM (IT service management) must be considered, including services (the capabilities that IT provides to the business), process (the procedures and work instructions followed to support the delivery of IT services), people (the roles, skills, and culture to support the effective delivery of IT services), and technology (the enabling technology and infrastructure to effectively provide and manage IT services)," says Kirchner.

Making the Business Case for Redundancy
Processor 01.06.2006
Michael Croy, director, business continuity solutions, suggests that IT leaders put the lack of redundancy in terms of business vulnerabilities. "The best way to beat this thing is to make sure that executives understand that this isn't an IT issue, it is a business issue .... The executives have a fiscal and fiduciary responsibility to ensure that they have the capability to withstand disaster," he says.

Headed for Disaster: Companies Lax in Recovery Planning
IT Compliance Institute 01.03.2006
Forsythe's director, business continuity solutions, Michael Croy, shares insight on how disaster recovery falls within the guidelines of compliance regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley. "Sarbanes Oxley is all about financial controls," Croy states. If companies "lose the information in those controls, they might as well not have had them at all." Croy also discusses the sharpened focus on business continuity and disaster recovery in light of 2005's hurricanes.

Tape Encryption Not a Security Cure-All
InfoStor 01.01.2006
James E. Geis, Forsythe's director of storage solutions, believes that there is not an easy answer to storage security. "It's a process and not a product," says Geis. "Just because you're encrypting something does not mean you're done." Geis also identifies storage security risk points and recommends a layered approach to managing data se