This Interop New York podcast features Joe Fitzgerald, CEO of ManageIQ, talking about resource virtualization and the changes that IT management has to make if the organization is to get the most from breaking the link between processes and physical assets. Virtualization is a hot topic, and Joe says it’s easy for a company to get burned by a virtualization project if they aren’t willing to put in the time and effort to change management concepts to match the new, virtual reality.

In this Interop New York podcast, we talk optimization with Rick Sturm, President of Enterprise Management Associates. Rick looks at optimization from many directions—hardware, software, management, and process—with the goal of maximizing effectiveness and efficiency within the IT organization. This conversation touches on all these issue and more, as Rick helps prepare companies to make the most of their investment in IT.