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Week of 06 Jul 2009
	Network access control now addresses multiple needs Users have found multiple uses for network access control, including growing usage for guest networks. Understanding which of NAC's four main use cases is yours is crucial to selec...
	Proven IT ROI strategies in an economic downturn CIOs that calculate ROI on IT projects are more likely to get executive approval, especially in an economic downturn. Learn how to effectively calculate ROI on new investments in B...
	Advice for Indian IT managers on defining and managing SLAs Somak Roy, managing analyst at Butler Group, Datamonitor India, gives his views on service-level agreement (SLA) management.
	Leverage your data center to become a business service provider Manoj Chandiramani, SVP and APAC head IT operations at MF Global, gives his take on how a CIO can leverage data center infrastructure to provide services to his business.
Week of 29 Jun 2009
	Gartner: Future IT security jobs to focus on risk management strategy Gartner predicts that by 2016, maturing technologies will supplant many security experts. The jobs that survive will be all about risk management.
	Solid governance model key to IT outsourcing contract success A solid governance model and a relationship-minded manager are crucial to the success of an IT outsourcing contract. Here's what to look for.
	Internet traffic overload: What does it mean for cloud computing services? (TotalCIO Blog | 29 Jun 2009) Cloud computing services have felt the strain of recent news events. Our blogger wonders: Should customers ask how providers will handle such traffic surges?
Week of 22 Jun 2009
	Healthcare IT standards still not clear (TotalCIO Blog | 25 Jun 2009) As the topic of healthcare returns to the national stage, our blogger says standards for electronic health record software are still needed.
	Satyam scandal: Has it affected your IT outsourcing and offshoring? (TotalCIO Blog | 25 Jun 2009) As Satyam tries to recover, our blogger wonders if the company's troubles have had an impact on IT offshoring decisions.
	How PPM software usage changes as firms grasp IT portfolio management Nearly four in 10 large organizations use PPM software, but not all instances are created equal. New survey data shows what IT values most and how deployments mature.
	SaaS BI vendor LucidEra's demise harkens to ASP downfalls (TotalCIO Blog | 23 Jun 2009) Theories as to why BI SaaS vendor LucidEra will likely shut down are running rampant. Our blogger says look to the past -- and what took down application service providers.
Week of 15 Jun 2009
	IT insourcing can bring jobs, cost savings back in-house, experts say IT insourcing is on the rise as companies terminate IT outsourcing contracts or let them expire. Here's why, and whether it might work for you.
	CIOs take business intelligence applications, strategy to next level CIOs are advancing the capabilities of their business intelligence applications in various ways, including tackling self-service, real-time data and predictive analytics. Here's ho...
	Business continuity plan needs the right leader, metrics to succeed A successful business continuity plan requires business leadership, whose role includes setting the metrics that will drive disaster recovery spending.
	Seeking affordable DR in Azerbaijan: IBM, SunGard, are you listening? (TotalCIO Blog | 15 Jun 2009) The world may be getting flatter, but disaster recovery options in developing countries are fairly limited, according to a recent email our blogger received.
Week of 08 Jun 2009
	Addressing compliance requirements in cloud computing contracts As CIOs look to cloud computing for data backup and storage, compliance requirements must be spelled out and met -- or the data brought back down to earth.
	PPM software helps university prioritize wide-ranging portfolios Project and portfolio management (PPM) software helped the University of Utah centralize its IT initiatives, prioritize projects and establish useful portfolios. Learn how here.
	Integrated business intelligence strategy spans app, BI developers CIOs need to marry business application and BI development efforts to create a cohesive BI strategy, especially when adding analytical capabilities to enterprise applications.
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