Newsletter - February 2009

Tough Times Streamlining IT in tough times:
Doing More With Less
As economic uncertainty continues, business leaders are faced with a balancing act between cutting costs and making the smart investments that will position them for renewed growth through the upturn.

More than ever, many businesses are turning to information technology as a way to increase efficiency, cut costs and maximise profits without diminishing the customer value and experience.
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Case study:
TRT Managed Services minimises Officemax's service delivery risk on mission critical ERP System
OfficeMax By defining the business requirements, implementing an appropriate solution and providing ongoing maintenance, TRT Managed Services has helped take the stress, risk and complexity out of managing OfficeMax's business-critical IT systems.
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Article:
Business Continuity - Preparing for Disaster
Business Continuity With the recent tragic events in Victoria and Queensland, we take a closer look at the different disaster recovery options available to a business to help bring them back to full operation following a natural or man made disaster.
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Service Profile:
Making your Enterprise IT Environment Bulletproof
Managed Services TRT Managed Services focus on making the administration of your core applications bulletproof to changes in personnel and budget but flexible enough to change with your business requirements.
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News:
It all starts with one nutritious meal per day
Kindergarten, Vietnam AUD $45 per year provides 1 kindergarten child in the Kon Tum Province, Vietnam with 1 nutritious meal per day.
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Articles:
Practical IT Strategies for Challenging Times
Challenging Times For those readers who missed this article in October, 2008 we have republished. With the economic environment still far from clear or certain and the pressure on IT budgets at "breaking point" this article provides some useful and practical strategies on reviewing and fine tuning your IT department.

Today's IT teams are under pressure from all sides. They're asked to squeeze more from increasingly complex and mission-critical IT platforms, in an environment of tightening budgets, business uncertainty, strict regulation and an acute ongoing skills shortage.

Add to this the impact of the global financial crisis, the resulting credit squeeze and the shadow of economic recession, and cracks in IT departments are beginning to show
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Hot Tips!
Tuning The TSM Client for Performance
Tuning the performance of your TSM client can be achieved by changing the variables in the client's "dsm.opt" file.
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NFS Configuration for Solaris
Detailed Instructions on NFS Configuration for Solaris V10.
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How to Replace Disk With Solaris Volume Manager
A step-by-step guide to replacing a failed disk in a Solaris system using the Solaris Volume Manager for Solaris V10.
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