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Nationwide Mutual Insurance saves $2 million through lean operations
In an era of built-out IT infrastructures -- when innovation of owned technology is the rule -- lean operations can cut costs, as they did at Nationwide Mutual Insurance.31 Mar 2011
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The CIO's dilemma? Disruptive innovation vs. performance improvement
CIOs focused on continuously improving their IT products and services might want to heed the lessons of now-defunct market leaders who got upended by disruptive innovation.30 Mar 2011
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The need for IT innovation leads to aggressive collaboration
IT innovation is what happens when there's no money for new equipment but plenty of fresh ideas emanating from all parts of the business.29 Mar 2011
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SaaS platform gives Market6 multi-tenancy and identity management
Why build when you can buy? Market6 chose a SaaS platform to transform its single-tenant software into a multi-tenant cloud offering packed with sales support.24 Mar 2011
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Taking a modern approach to modernizing legacy applications
Modernizing legacy applications is no fun. If you simplify business processes first and explore all the implementation options, however, you just might survive the experience.23 Mar 2011
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CIOs looking for ways to say yes to the iPad in the enterprise
CIOs are looking for ways to say yes to the iPad in the enterprise, despite the technological and cultural challenges associated with new mobile devices.22 Mar 2011
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John Hancock Financial Services' CIO on why IT finance matters
Allan Hackney spent his first 15 months as CIO at John Hancock Financial Services hunkered down with the ledger. Learn why managing IT finance matters and how it's about to change.17 Mar 2011
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Large data sets offer insights, require a tiered storage strategy
Enterprises are collecting large data sets because storage hardware is cheap. Understanding and storing data so users can access what's important is a challenge, however.16 Mar 2011
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IT innovation hinges on identifying business process levers
D&M Holdings' growing portfolio of high-end audio and video brands sparked an IT innovation that gave marketing the tools to interact with customers.15 Mar 2011
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D&M's CIO spots process levers for IT innovation
It took a supply chain expert like Lalitendu Panda to find the levers for IT innovation across D&M's global network of high-end audio and video brands.15 Mar 2011
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Federated identity management urgently needed in the cloud
Federated identity management groups and vendors toss up standards and solutions, as enterprises attempt to wrest control of user access to cloud-based applications.10 Mar 2011
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Seven categories for evaluating mobile device management products
Do you need a mobile device management product to control an employee-driven revolt against corporate-issued devices? Consider these MDM selection tips.09 Mar 2011
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The recession behind them, are CIOs facing an IT hiring crisis?
After three years of IT budget cuts and layoffs, are CIOs facing an IT hiring crisis? For CIOs at a recent conference, the answer is yes.09 Mar 2011
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Cloud brokers emerge to sort out the chaos of cloud services
Faced with a chaotic mix of cloud services, IT execs now must sort through a crowd of cloud brokers that claim to minimize risks and improve interoperability.08 Mar 2011
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IT execs question whether cloud disaster recovery is a viable option
Cloud storage is drawing interest, but enterprises are steering clear of cloud disaster recovery as cloud reliability concerns linger.02 Mar 2011
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IT execs piggyback disaster recovery onto virtualization
Virtualization is not a cure-all for disaster recovery, but it does simplify disaster recovery planning and procedures, and can save money to boot.02 Mar 2011