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Table of contents
- Our newest podcasts
- Business software
- Data centers and virtualization
- IT and business management
- Security and risk management
Our newest podcasts
An
innovation management approach where ideas don't go to die
Intuit's innovation leader shares his best practices for sustaining innovation management, serial
disruption and a culture of innovation.
Business
service management software and tools for IT service delivery
Learn how business service management software and tools can help better align IT with the business
and improve governance and service delivery.
BPM
tool selection: Strategies for success
Get the most out of your BPM tools. Learn how to assess your business and technical needs and
choose the best vendor and tool to meet your BPM needs.
Business software
On-demand
business intelligence solutions: Five issues to consider
In this expert podcast, Wayne Eckerson offers five tips for considering an on-demand BI
implementation, including costs, technical integration requirements and more.
BI
tools vs. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
In this podcast, our expert discusses the differences between BI tools and Excel spreadsheets and
how they can be used together in the enterprise to gather and analyze data.
Best
practices for data warehouse mergers
This podcast offers expert advice for CIOs on data warehouse management with a merger or
acquisition.
Five
ways to streamline your application development process
CIOs are under constant pressure to deliver custom development projects to meet business goals. In
this podcast, our expert will offer advice to CIOs on how to use their resources to successfully
work with the business to recommend, manage and deliver on application development projects.
SOA
implementation expert advice
SOA implemention has caught the interest of CIOs. This expert podcast series focuses on the state
of SOA, the vendor market and consolidation, and the total architecture.
How
to get the most out of a software licensing agreement
What can happen if you mess up negotiations for your next big software vendor contract? The total
loss of your contract, for one, cautions an expert. Falling out of compliance and paying for the
wrong software are other consequences.
Data centers and virtualization
Creating
a green IT plan
Green IT has become more important to companies and CIOs -- but how do you get started? Get tips in
this podcast.
How
desktop virtualization can lower computing costs
How much can desktop virtualization lower your maintenance costs for desktop computing? This
podcast discusses specific ways to cut costs through desktop virtualization.
Making
the business case for WAN optimization
Wide area network (WAN) optimization can provide faster network response times, and pay for itself
in less than a year. Learn how to justify optimizing your WAN in this podcast.
Mobile
data protection options for enterprise CIOs
What mobile data protection tools and options are available to safeguard mobile devices that could
potentially be lost or stolen? Find out here.
Virtualization
management tools: Ready for prime time?
Virtualization management tools help enterprise CIOs address virtual server sprawl, workload
balancing and other issues. Learn about costs and options.
VoIP
vulnerabilities: Why firewall protection is not enough
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems need to be protected by more than just firewalls. Learn
more in this podcast.
Creating
a backup and disaster recovery plan for remote employees
Data backup and disaster recovery planning are difficult tasks in the best of circumstances --
mobile devices and remote employees can make things even more complicated. Learn how to manage
critical data and get more tips in this SearchCIO.com podcast.
Disaster
recovery budgeting and recovery time objectives
If your website is down, what's the cost to your business? Learn more about disaster recovery
budgeting and recovery time objectives in this expert podcast.
10
essential steps to include in a disaster recovery plan
No one is ever fully prepared for a disaster, regardless of what type it is. Hurricane Katrina was
one test of whether IT disaster recovery plans were sufficient. This expert podcast offers 10
essential steps CIOs need to include in a DR plan that will hold up through any disaster.
IT and business management
Career
advice for CIOs: Four qualities of a leader and more
Looking for a job or just want to boost your standings? Companies want CIOs who can leverage their
IT investments for greater automation, value and risk management, says a CIO recruiter.
The
challenges of a state CIO during an economic recession
Anne Margulies, state CIO of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, discusses the challenges of
investing in new technology, while keeping an IT infrastructure running smoothly.
CIO
advice: IT strategies in a bad economy
CIOs should consider re-evaluating their IT strategies in this economy. Get advice on addressing
ROI, innovating and achieving project success in this podcast.
CIO
resumé refresher best practices
Martha Heller, of the IT leadership practice at Z Resource Group, offers CIOs candid advice on hard
topics and sensitive issues, as well as simple steps to crafting a winning resumé.
Common
mistakes in a CIO interview: Tips for job seekers
Interviewing for a new job? CIO recruiter Shawn Banerji says you need to know about
"competency-based" interviewing. Also, learn mistakes to avoid.
Five
ways to justify a CMDB implementation
A CMDB is essential to any large enterprise's IT Service Management plan. Here are five tried and
true justifications for deploying a CMDB.
Get
the most out of your lean BPM solution
The demand for BPM solutions is up and budgets are down. Learn how specific lean BPM tools can help
streamline your processes and reduce costs.
ITIL
podcast series: ITIL certification, processes, change management
In this expert podcast series, IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) consultant Larry Killingsworth
highlights the latest trends on ITIL certification, change management and more.
Mastercard
CIO Rob Reeg on project portfolio management
Priceless: IT and the business are simpatico at MasterCard Worldwide. Rob Reeg tells SearchCIO.com
why he's having so much fun at the nation's No. 2 payment system.
This was first published in December 2010
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