Analyst Reports

Analyst Report - Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing KACE, Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SMS
Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing KACE™, Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SMS
Compares the KBOX™ family of appliances from KACE with leading competitors Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft. It explains key best practices in lifecycle management, uses these as a framework for functional comparison, and includes a cost comparison to determine overall solution value.
Analyst Report - Windows Vista Adoption Trends Part II: A Survey of Technology Professionals
Windows Vista Adoption Trends Part II: A Survey of Technology Professionals
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.
Analyst Report - Software License Compliance: A Survey of Corporate IT
Software License Compliance: A Survey of Corporate IT
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.
Analyst Report - The EMA All-Stars for Enterprise Systems Management for 2008
The EMA All-Stars for Enterprise Systems Management for 2008
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.”
 
Analyst Report - KACE Virtual Systems Management Appliances: New Options for Cutting Costs and Complexity
KACE Virtual Systems Management Appliances: New Options for Cutting Costs and Complexity
Increasing IT complexity continues to challenge organizations to streamline operations in order to achieve maximum value out of their IT investments. This EMA impact brief analyzes the benefits of deploying a virtual systems management appliance for managing your IT environment, which can lead to greater efficiency and significant cost savings.
Analyst Report - Upgrades announced to KACE Helpdesk and Patch Management functionality, targeting the medium enterprise
Upgrades announced to KACE Helpdesk and Patch Management functionality, targeting the medium enterprise
The 451 Group weighs in on KACE enhancements to its popular appliance-based systems management solutions as well as impressive revenue numbers.
Analyst Report - Is ITIL Right For the Medium Enterprises?
Is ITIL Right For the Medium Enterprises?
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.
 
Analyst Report - KACE ups capacity, adds virtual appliances as business soars
KACE ups capacity, adds virtual appliances as business soars
Read the 451 Group's report on company announcements regarding support for virtual appliances, larger number of managed network endpoints and robust business growth.
Analyst Report - Impact Brief: KACE Scales to Larger Enterprises
Impact Brief: KACE Scales to Larger Enterprises
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.
Analyst Report: The Value of Online Communities: A Survey of Technology Professionals
The Value of Online Communities: A Survey of Technology Professionals
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.
 
Analyst Report - Windows Vista Adoption and Alternatives: A Survey of Technology Professionals
Windows Vista Adoption and Alternatives: A Survey of Technology Professionals
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 Report: The Value of Online Communities: A Survey of Technology Professionals
Systems and Security Management: A Survey of Mid-market Organizational Readiness
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 Report - Impact Brief: KACE Releases KBOX 1000 Series
Impact Brief: KACE Releases KBOX 1000 Series
Analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates profiles the recently-released KBOX 1000 Series Systems Management Appliances, aimed at automating system management -- especially for Fortune 100,000 businesses.
 
White Paper - Addressing the IT Requirements
of The Fortune 100,000
Addressing the IT Requirements of The Fortune 100,000
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.
Analyst Report - Automating Repetitive IT Tasks: A Survey of Desktop and Server Management
Automating Repetitive IT Tasks: A Survey of Desktop and Server Management
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.
White Paper - Don't Wait to Automate: Achieve Immediate Cost, Productivity, and Security Benefits by Automating IT Management
Don't Wait to Automate: Achieve Immediate Cost, Productivity, and Security Benefits by Automating IT Management
This Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) white paper takes a close look at automated IT management, especially for medium-sized businesses.
 
Analyst Report - Impact Brief: KBOX 2000 Series Systems Deployment Appliances
Impact Brief: KBOX 2000 Series Systems Deployment Appliances
Analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates assesses the impact that KBOX System Deployment Appliances can have on provisioning for your organization.