The City of Honolulu is using Verdiem's Surveyor. The INI Group interviewed Gordon Bruce, Director of Department of Information Technology and the Chief Information Officer.This is how Gordon describes his role:

“I’m the Director of Department of Information Technology and the Chief Information Officer for the City and County of Honolulu.”

The following is an overview of the City of Honolulu’s IT environment:

• Nine thousand employees 
• Four thousand desktop PC's
• Two thousand laptops
• Two hundred servers
• Two mainframes
• Five midrange 'P' Systems

Listen to individual answers by clicking on the following questions:

1. Why did you decide to implement the Verdiem Surveyor?
2. Can you share with us the process you went through to decide on implementing the Verdiem Surveyor?
3. Can you tell us how the Verdiem Surveyor has improved on the overall economic effectiveness within your IT operations?
4. Can you give us examples of how the Verdiem Surveyor provided real value to your company other than an economic effectiveness? 
5. Can you give us any insights on the Verdiem Surveyor that would be useful for other IT professionals considering this solution?
6. Both PCs and the data center are areas for IT to implement power management.  Why was PC power management a priority for you?
7. What are the next steps using Verdiem Surveyor?
8. Would you recommend the Verdiem Surveyor to other IT professionals and can you tell us why?

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