Today's organizations are trying to keep up with the continuous pace of technology change and growing business requirements. The importance of management technologies to monitor and manage the wide array of hardware and software systems deployed in the enterprise has increased steadily. Meanwhile, the increased attention being paid to governance, compliance, and financial responsibility leads firms to rethink their approach to IT management — shifting from the management of devices on the network to a more holistic focus on automating IT processes and delivering IT services back to the business.