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Mobile phone retailer creates 'ERP for IT'

Knowing what's "under the hood" of its IT organization has been a particular challenge for Carphone Warehouse, exacerbated by its rapid growth. Under pressure to achieve greater control and reduce costs within IT, the company sought an "ERP for IT" solution.




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How Raytheon's IT Department Helps Meet Green Goals

Corporate sustainability programs that address efficiencies throughout an organization will make the greatest impact over time. Following that premise, Raytheon's sustainability initiative involves a green IT strategy as one of several ways the company is reducing energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts. The company has realized its initial greenhouse gas reduction goal, with Raytheon IT delivering measurable environmental and operational improvements as part of the enterprisewide effort.

| Best practice | Green IT | 06/29/09 at 6:59 pm |


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Trucking company moves from tape to disk-based backup

This Best Practice is part of a collection of advice provided by information technology professionals on how they have solved various challenges, and addressed IT priorities within their organizations.

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