Do insist on improved ease of use and deployment. If you don t, once again you ll feel saddled with software that s more Neolithic than new. Don t think that any product is a panacea. Sadly enough, in management software as in the rest of life, the urge to abdicate responsibility rather than better prepare for it usually ends in disappointment, or worse. Think through your requirements and shop around - and continue to watch the market.
Management software is arguably one of the hottest areas of innovation in high technology today.
Dennis Drogseth is a director with Enterprise Management Associates , a leading analyst and market research firm based in Boulder, Colorado, focusing exclusively on all aspects of enterprise management. Dennis has extensive experience in network management platforms and products and is researching trends in management software and changing IT roles internationally. He has been quoted in the press and is a speaker at industry events. He can be reached via e-mail . Audrey Rasmussen is a research director with Enterprise Management Associates in Boulder, Colorado, a leading analyst and market research firm focusing exclusively on all aspects of enterprise management.