Analyst Reports

This Dimensional Research report is based on a survey of 1,142 IT professionals. The goal of the survey was to gather data about current plans and attitudes within corporate IT organizations for adoption of Windows 7 for desktop and laptop computers.

Point-imaging solutions such as Symantec Ghost automate only parts of the systems deployment process. The manual work that needs to be performed as a result can negate any automation benefits. In this product comparison white paper, EMA details the many advantages of the KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance, which caters to the entire systems deployment lifecycle.

Kace is so far proving to be recession-proof; if anything, sales at the company seem to be picking up as the economy nosedives. That probably won't be easy to maintain, although we have long been fans of the company's business model, and the latest release is an example of how its technology continues to improve.

Application virtualization is a relatively new technology, evolving from more mature and proven virtualization technologies. While it may be young, it is still production-ready. Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research shows that far from being just a test and development tool, virtualization (and application virtualization in particular) is being deployed to support live production applications, Web servers, database servers and more.

The complexity of managing and supporting end-user systems has opened doors for cool vendors to add value where others have fallen short. We discuss three cool vendors in the PC support and configuration management space.

The following report is based on a survey of 519 IT professionals conducted in October 2008. The goal of the survey was to gather data about the current adoption of virtualization technology among mid-sized companies, defined as companies with 100-5000 employees.

Application virtualization offers huge potential benefits to systems administrators faced with traditional desktop lifecycle management challenges. This Impact Brief from Analyst EMA discusses the hot application virtualization market, the KACE acquisition of Computers In Motion, and its ramifications in the world of systems management.

The 451 Group gives an analysis of KACE's recent acquisition of application virtualization company Computers In Motion.

How an IT department addresses infrastructure changes has a direct impact on the overall value it brings to the business. In this white paper, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) examines how organizations can develop effective deployment strategies and implement automated deployment solutions to ensure IT successfully meets business goals.

This King Research report is based on a survey of 961 IT professionals. The goal of this report is to evaluate changes in attitude towards Windows Vista now that Service Pack 1 has been released. Findings include that the number of IT departments not planning to deploy Vista has increased and that more IT managers are switching to an alternative operating system.

The following report is based on a survey of IT professionals conducted in May 2008. Findings include that companies are not confident that deployed software is in compliance. Multiple problems with software license compliance were identified by participants including deployment of unlicensed software, lack of preparation for software audits, and inadequate effort to ensure compliance.

The following report is based on a survey of IT professionals conducted in May 2008. Findings include that companies are not confident that deployed software is in compliance. Multiple problems with software license compliance were identified by participants including deployment of unlicensed software, lack of preparation for software audits, and inadequate effort to ensure compliance.

In this report, KACE was named as the “Rising Star” in Provisioning, Client Lifecycle Management, Patch Distribution, and System Configuration Management. “Combined with its innovation and growth, this makes KACE a rising star to be reckoned with.”

Read the 451 Group's report on company announcements regarding support for virtual appliances, larger number of managed network endpoints and robust business growth.

The 451 Group weighs in on KACE enhancements to its popular appliance-based systems management solutions as well as impressive revenue numbers.

Is ITIL right for the mid-market? The answer is an un­qualified yes. Prepared by leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), this report focuses on how ITIL processes can be leveraged by medium enterprises in order to maximize IT management, and how system management tools are required to fully reap the benefits offered by the ITIL framework.

This King Research report is based on a survey of over 900 IT professionals. Findings include that the majority of IT organizations are not planning to upgrade to Vista, and that a significant number of IT organizations have actually considered moving to non-Windows operating systems to avoid the upgrade.

Analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates profiles the recently-improved KBOX Systems Management Appliances and Systems Deployment Appliances aimed at making the appliances more attractive to the largest medium enterprises.

This King Research report is based on a survey of IT professionals conducted in June 2007. The goal of the survey was to gather data about the value and impact of online communities in addressing and resolving systems management issues using community-based information.

What is the Fortune 100,000? This report investigates why the Fortune 100K (or medium enterprises) face unique challenges in balancing their size and resources, and will help you understand the need for a Fortune 100,000 focused systems management solution.

This King Research report is based on a survey of IT professionals conducted in February 2007. The goal of the survey was to gather data on their approach to unifying systems and security management.

Analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates profiles the recently-released KBOX 1000 Series Systems Management Appliances, aimed at automating system management -- especially for midsized businesses.

This King Research report is based on a survey conducted in June 2006 to examine the current state of task automation for desktop and server management tasks.