If IT slows down—the business slows down
If IT stops—the business stops
The business impact of complexity, cost, risk and overall performance of IT departments is undeniably increasing. Financial institutions in particular are heavily invested in IT and are therefore increasingly concerned with how well essential IT functions are delivered, supported and maintained – and at what price. Bank IT executives often develop cost-saving initiatives, yet many of them fail to deliver long term, sustainable improvement in ROI, capital and operational expense efficiency, quality of service and maturity of management processes.
Data Center Transformation (DCT) is a programmatic approach designed to address the challenges of infrastructure complexity, and drive operational excellence at a reduced cost. The DCT framework can help financial institutions make the right strategic IT investments in alignment with their corporate goals to improve their competitive posture.
This interactive roundtable discussion will provide an open dialogue with Financial Insights (an IDC company), Symantec and your peers from the financial industry to strengthen your key IT investment decisions and transform your Data Center from “guardian of technology” to strategic “business partner”.
We will introduce 7 essential strategies for financial services executives to enable such a transformation:
- Standardize key infrastructure management tools
- Consolidate storage and server infrastructure, applications and real-estate
- Automate routine operational activities
- Adopt a “service-centric” approach to delivering key application services
- Institutionalize IT process “best practices”
- Improve IT governance and accountability
- Align IT with business goals, improving agility and value
This exclusive invitation is limited to a small group of senior level IT executives in order to facilitate the sharing of best practices and insights amongst your peers.
Join us for this invitation-only event:
Or call: 800-349-0434 for more information on this special event.
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Event Details:
August 21, 2007
Welcome and Registration:
5:30pm
Roundtable:
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Wine Tasting:
7:30pm – 8:30pm
Location Details:
Morton's The Steakhouse
227 West Trade Street
Suite #150
Charlotte, NC
P: 704-333-2602
Boardroom B
Register today:
Christine Pratt
Christine Pratt is the Research Director for Financial Insights' Consumer Banking and Credit Advisory Service. Pratt has served in senior executive roles in banking, securities, consulting. Drawing on her industry-specific expertise that includes COO duties for both the consumer lending and mortgage subsidiaries for a large regional lender and CAO duties for two investment advisory firms, Pratt advises senior management of financial services companies on credit systems and best practices in processing and has experience across multiple lending products that include mortgage, installment, small business and commercial lending. Additionally, Pratt's experience encompasses strategic planning as well as systems' design, development, and implementation.
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