At no time in recent history has technology been in a better position to be a key driver of business growth, success and, in some cases, survival.
This is according to John Swainson, CEO of CA, during his keynote address at CA World, in Las Vegas, yesterday.
He says companies around the globe are trying to cut costs and become more efficient, and the current economic crisis has put more pressure on them to do more with less.
"At the same time, companies seek a competitive edge to ensure that they not only survive the current economic downturn, but emerge from it strong and thriving. Many companies look to IT to provide that competitive edge."
According to Swainson, the ability of businesses to maximise the benefits of the various technologies already in their IT infrastructures, while dealing with the plethora of technology advances constantly entering the market, such as virtualisation, SaaS, cloud computing and SOA, is key.
He says these improvements bring new challenges in terms of security, management and governance.
Talking specifically about virtualisation, Swainson says: "IT promises myriad benefits, from reduced costs, improved service quality and increased agility, to a smaller carbon footprint and reduced business risk - all acute concerns for business today."
A solid virtualisation strategy and effective management thereof will help a company transform its IT management and benefit the business, which he says is "a compelling attraction in today`s challenging economic conditions".
Swainson mentioned CA`s recent release of two virtualisation management solutions, dubbed CA Advanced Systems Management and CA Data Center Automation Manager.
"CA Advanced Systems Management enables the management of several different virtualisation technologies from many different vendors, while CA Data Center Automation Manager is a breakthrough solution for comprehensively managing the provisioning of both physical and virtualised data centre resources and systems."
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