Stephen Elliot Quotations

Vendors are moving away from centralized, agent-based technologies to real-time data collection.

To cut costs and increase efficiency, a number of companies are now ready to move from autonomous to consolidated networks.

There has to be level of end-of-life discussion, and information about architectural decisions and migration paths.

There will probably be some job loss, but I think it will be less than what people think. There is always a need for more talent and human intervention even when tasks are automated.

These results are staggering. There is a phenomenal amount of information available on the Web, and companies need to be aware of the pitfalls, as well as the benefits.

The bottom line is that automation lowers the risk of human error and adds some intelligence to the enterprise system.

This is a critical starting point for the Tivoli software stack, integrating new products that will help lower the cost of ownership. I.T. managers see automation as a way to lower costs while providing technology innovation.

A lot of the innovations are coming from start-ups. Anything that's going to increase the performance of the underlying plumbing, these are the tools that are going to be of interest from an enterprise standpoint. Also, anything that gives enterprises more control over their networks - even if the networks are outsourced - is going to reap the benefits.

In terms of driving automation through their product set, IBM is one of the top two vendors.