* How GM saved a billion dollars * Cisco lands large VoIP deal with Boeing * Key Microsoft patch tools delayed again * Nortel predicts '03 restatement will wipe out profit * Today on Layer 8 In eight years General Motors has managed to trim a cool billion from its annual IT budget, mainly through efforts to consolidate systems and standardize equipment across a very diverse organization. I recently had a great interview with Tony Scott, CTO for GM’s Information Systems & Services group, where he told me more about how GM did it. Here’s the Q&A. How GM saved a billion dollars http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071204yourtakegm.html?netIn eight years General Motors has managed to trim a cool billion from its annual IT budget, mainly through efforts to consolidate systems and standardize equipment across a very diverse organization. I recently had a great interview with Tony Scott, CTO for GM’s Information Systems & Services group, where he told me more about how GM did it. Here’s the Q&A.How GM saved a billion dollarshttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071204yourtakegm.html?net Cisco lands large VoIP deal with BoeingBoeing’s VoIP effort is taking off, and the wind beneath its wings is Cisco. Cisco’s IP telephony products are going to be rolled out to 150,000 employees in 48 states and 70 countries. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0713cisboeing.html?netKey Microsoft patch tools delayed againMicrosoft said Monday that the ship date for two of the key components in its lineup of patch management tools has slipped again, this time into the first half of 2005.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0713wuspatch.html?netNortel predicts ’03 restatement will wipe out profitNortel Tuesday predicted that a restatement of its 2003 financial results would substantially wipe out all of its net earnings for the year, with one-third of the reductions affecting the second half of the year. https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0714nortepredi.html?netToday on Layer 8, where we remind you Friday’s only two days away:Indiana man’s home-built backyard coaster; the best cup for coffee lovers; Office Depot offers free PC, electronics recycling; and Michael Powell, new blogger; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net Related content news analysis Cisco, AWS strengthen ties between cloud-management products Combining insights from Cisco ThousandEyes and AWS into a single view can dramatically reduce problem identification and resolution time, the vendors say. By Michael Cooney Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Network Management Software Network Management Software Networking opinion Is anything useful happening in network management? Enterprises see the potential for AI to benefit network management, but progress so far is limited by AI’s ability to work with company-specific network data and the range of devices that AI can see. By Tom Nolle Nov 28, 2023 7 mins Generative AI Network Management Software brandpost Sponsored by HPE Aruba Networking SASE, security, and the future of enterprise networks By Adam Foss, VicePresident Pre-sales Consulting, HPE Aruba Networking Nov 28, 2023 4 mins SASE news AWS launches Cost Optimization Hub to help curb cloud expenses At its ongoing re:Invent 2023 conference, the cloud service provider introduced several new and free updates that are expected to help enterprises optimize their AWS costs. By Anirban Ghoshal Nov 28, 2023 3 mins Amazon re:Invent Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe