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| Week of 28 Sep 2009 |
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CIO management mistakes and the cost of IT failure
(SearchCIO.com | 02 Oct 2009)
There are a lot more than eight ways to torpedo a CIO career, our readers tell us. |
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Questions to ask in building your IT outsourcing strategy
(SearchCIO.com | 02 Oct 2009)
We've been contemplating the questions CIOs should ask as they formulate or revisit their IT outsourcing strategy. |
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ITIL case study: ITIL best practices at two financial services firms
When Barclays Global Investors and Wachovia invested in ITIL, they saw improved efficiencies and huge cost savings. Read their stories here. |
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Maturing an ITIL strategy beyond incident, problem, change management
Some ITIL implementations stall once IT gets incident, problem and change management under control. Here's what ITIL practitioners advise to keep driving benefits and maturity. |
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CIO management mistakes that can harm CIO careers, cause IT failures
Are you an effective CIO or senior IT leader, or are you poised for failure because you've made one of these mistakes? Here's what you might need to change before it's too late. |
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| Week of 21 Sep 2009 |
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Cost-saving moves push security off list of top CIO management issues
(SearchCIO.com | 25 Sep 2009)
SIM's annual survey is out, and perennial CIO issues -- IT security and business continuity/disaster recovery -- have plummeted on the lists of both CIO management and technology p... |
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How Google and Yahoo improved data center energy efficiency
(SearchCIO.com | 25 Sep 2009)
Running large data centers is expensive and getting worse. No one knows that more than Google and Yahoo. |
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Miscues abounded in Boston email retention policy, practices
Boston CIO Bill Oates talks about measures taken to tune an email retention policy after disconnects between user practice and system capability set off a political firestorm. |
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Google Wave: A sea change for business collaboration, communication?
Businesses are getting caught up in the Google Wave, contemplating how such mashup collaboration technologies stand to change the way they operate internally and do business. |
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| Week of 14 Sep 2009 |
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Three ways to reach out to women in IT: Mentor, advocate, encourage
(SearchCIO.com | 18 Sep 2009)
A dinner on women in IT focused on midlevel women in technology and their challenges in getting ahead. You might say that overcoming this gender gap means improving IT. Here are so... |
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For CIOs, email deletion scandal shows need for email retention policy
An email deletion scandal that threatens to upend the Boston mayoral race is fair warning to CIOs who need an email retention policy or archiving system. |
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Culture management critical to ITSM and ITIL implementation
The goal of any ITSM program is not purchasing the tool or implementing the processes. Instead, it's about creating an organizational culture that will positively embrace these new... |
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Service portfolio management: Helping IT get back to business
More mature IT shops are adopting ITIL v3's service portfolio management approach to better manage the service lifecycle and provide business-centric services to the organization. |
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| Week of 07 Sep 2009 |
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Looking for low-cost business processes? Check out GE WorkOut and FTD
(TotalCIO Blog | 11 Sep 2009)
Six Sigma and Lean too intimidating? Too expensive? Our blogger takes a look at two alternatives. |
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Health care security, HIPAA compliance on deck for CIOs in Obama era
HIPAA enforcement has long been lax, but that's changing with stiffer HIPAA security and privacy rules and incentives to move to electronic health records. |
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Tips from the CDC's CIO on H1N1 flu preparedness
As a second wave of swine flu looms, we check in with James Seligman, CIO at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on a CIO checklist for H1N1. |
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Talking swine flu and Conficker with the CIO of the CDC
The CIO at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discusses how preparations for H1N1 and other human viruses compare with the computer variety and more. |
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| Week of 31 Aug 2009 |
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Gmail outage raises issue of control
(TotalCIO Blog | 03 Sep 2009)
Gmail users couldn't reach their email earlier this week. What does that say about cloud computing options? One IT director shares his thoughts with our blogger. |
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Tips for business continuity and contingency planning for swine flu
IT business continuity plans for swine flu outbreaks focus on people and remote access issues. Here are experts' tips on what to include. |
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Uniting ITSM, PPM process methodologies yields IT management benefits
ITSM and PPM are typically separate disciplines, but integrating them can increase visibility, help with budgeting and more. Learn more about this dynamic duo. |
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Effective ITIL project leadership: Plan-Do-Check-Act
Successful ITIL project leaders are using the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle to ensure their teams stay motivated, follow the same processes and contribute innovative ideas. |
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| Week of 24 Aug 2009 |
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IT outsourcing pros and cons for Latin America
IT outsourcing pros and cons for Latin America range from time zone alignment and geographic proximity to a lack of vendors and language barriers. Learn more here. |
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Technology is changing IT disaster recovery outsourcing
New technologies such as virtualization, disk backup and cloud are radically changing IT disaster recovery services. |
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Seven tips to make the value case for disaster recovery
How do you make the case in your company to invest in disaster recovery? Here are seven tips from leading providers that tell you how. |
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| Week of 17 Aug 2009 |
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Swine flu -- not hurricanes -- leads disaster recovery agenda
(TotalCIO | 21 Aug 2009)
As Hurricane Bill bears down, our blogger looks at what's really topping the disaster recovery agenda for IT leaders -- swine flu. |
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Failure to track virtualization licensing terms can cost you
(TotalCIO Blog | 20 Aug 2009)
How are vendors counting licenses under the virtualization model? Our blogger explains why you should look into your virtualization licensing terms -- or be ready to pay some hefty... |
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Pros and cons of IT outsourcing in popular Asian countries
The benefits and challenges of IT outsourcing in India, China, the Philippines and Vietnam range from pricing to intellectual property barriers. Learn more here. |
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| Week of 10 Aug 2009 |
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Virtualization licensing terms: A call to arms
(TotalCIO Blog | 13 Aug 2009)
There is clearly still a lot of confusion out there surrounding virtualization licensing terms. Our blogger dives into the issue. |
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Outsourcing IT jobs: Do U.S. companies and workers stand a chance?
(TotalCIO Blog | 13 Aug 2009)
According to a recent report, while IT leaders say they'd rather not outsource, they will for financial reasons. Our blogger wonders: Does this mean U.S. workers will continue to s... |
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Enterprises fill client virtualization gaps as client hypervisors bake
Learn how enterprises are mixing and matching virtualization technologies for the desktop as they await bare-metal client hypervisors from VMware and others. |
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Wary of public cloud, CIO builds private cloud and transition plan
CIOs reluctant to put cloud pilots into production are investing in private clouds with moves they can then take to the public cloud later. |
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| Week of 03 Aug 2009 |
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What's your beef with the agile development methodology?
(TotalCIO Blog | 07 Aug 2009)
Our blogger wants to know: Why aren't more organizations using the agile development methodology? Share your thoughts. |
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Investigating public cloud could inspire overdue housecleaning
(TotalCIO Blog | 06 Aug 2009)
Our blogger shares another potential upside to moving to the public cloud: It gives you a reason to assess your needs. The result? A more efficient data center. |
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Beware these risks of cloud computing, from no SLAs to vendor lock-in
In their rush to get services on the market, cloud computing providers are leaving quite a few gaps when it comes to contracts and accountability. Here's what to watch out for. |
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PPM software vs. SharePoint: Myths and user-vendor disconnects
PPM software vendors are trying to address user concerns over pricing, resource allocation and calculating ROI. But have Microsoft SharePoint and Project already done the job? |
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Firms to turn to IT outsourcing for global growth in economic recovery
IT outsourcing is poised to resume growth later in 2009 as enterprises look to globalize and pursue expansion strategies. Here's how. |
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| Week of 27 Jul 2009 |
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A disaster recovery plan meets cloud computing
(TotalCIO Blog | 31 Jul 2009)
There is a big difference between a disaster recovery plan and business continuity, even though many forget the distinction. |
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Latest cloud computing trend: End users buying IT as a Service
Users want to consume IT as a Service and will bypass IT, or nudge IT into the cloud if necessary, to get there. Plus: How companies are handling chargeback. |
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Avoiding IT project failures with a change management strategy
CIOs typically aren't involved in IT project execution, but they do pave the way for success with change management strategies. Here's how. |
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