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Outsourcing solutions FAQ: Getting your outsourcing strategy right
Between economic turmoil and game-changers like cloud and mobile computing, crafting an outsourcing strategy has been anything but easy. This FAQ is your guide to best practices. FAQ
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Why is cloud computing so hard to understand?
In this chapter excerpt, see why cloud computing can be considered both a tangible delivery model and a buzzword for advanced IT services. Chapter Excerpt
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IT chargeback management tips and turnoffs
In this guide, experts offer guidance on IT chargeback management, a process that some believe does more harm than good. Tutorial
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Enterprise data center management guide for CIOs
CIOs charged with creating an enterprise data center strategy are weighing strategic investments in colocation and the cloud. Learn more about data center options in this guide. Tutorial
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Cloud computing service quiz for enterprise CIOs
Is your organization ready to ramp up its cloud computing service offerings? Read these recent stories and take our quiz to assess your cloud computing readiness. Quiz
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Cloud Computing for Dummies
Learn how to assess the benefits and risks associated with cloud services before introducing it to your organization in this sample of Chapter 22: Starting Your Journey to the Cloud, from "Cloud Computing for Dummies." Chapter Download
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Virtualization and the private cloud: A quiz for enterprise CIOs
How much do you know about virtualization and the private cloud and how can these new technologies help your organization? Take this quiz and find out. Quiz
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Information security policies and practices for CIOs
The right information security policies and practices can keep your company's IT network secure and safe from the seemingly infinite number of threats via the Internet. CIO Briefing
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Quick take: Why iRobot's CIO doesn't like enterprise cloud computing
Contrarian iRobot CIO Jay Leader explains why he has no use -- at the moment -- for enterprise cloud computing. It's all about the economics, stupid. News | 02 Feb 2012
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Is SaaS BI in your 'best interest'?
There's so much to say about cloud-based business intelligence tools. Until the next big story, here are some SaaS BI tidbits to tide you over. News | 02 Feb 2012
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SaaS BI gains traction in the enterprise
Citing easy setup, cost effectiveness and faster time to value, IT execs are turning to SaaS BI tools, one cloud-based offering that has come of age. News | 01 Feb 2012
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Shared services model puts focus on external customer
For Owens Corning CIO David Johns, a shared services model is key to a low-cost, high-value IT and business services delivery strategy. News | 31 Jan 2012
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IT service catalog not always necessary in a shared IT environment
Shared services in a virtualized cloud computing environment add complexity to developing a service catalog but don't change its basic purpose. News | 17 Jan 2012
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Is rogue technology the cost of end user freedom?
CIOs inherit their predecessors' IT foundation, but as they clean up past mistakes, could they be laying their own foundation for rogue technology? News | 16 Jan 2012
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IT executives putting their own stamp on shared services model
Definitions and approaches vary, but IT executives are forging ahead with their own takes on shared services to cut costs and serve customers better. News | 11 Jan 2012
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IT chargeback rankles the ranks and IT
IT chargeback is often called a necessary evil for shared services, but many IT executives are saying, "No, thanks" to such service charges. News | 10 Jan 2012
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Big data, mobile IT, cloud drove fast-moving 2011, set stage for 2012
Driven by mobile IT, big data and clouds of all shapes, the pace of change sped up for CIOs in 2011 and set the stage for an equally disruptive 2012. News | 05 Jan 2012
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Rosy outlook for services broker model may have thorns
The IT services-broker model might be good for your business, but one CIO cautions against letting the label define your role. News | 05 Jan 2012
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With cloud strategies abundant, CIOs must exercise command, control
Given the growing number and quality of cloud strategies, CIOs must make sure they are the ones driving this cultural shift -- or risk obsolescence. Tip
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10 tips to help CIOs demonstrate the value of information technology
CIOs struggle to show the value of information technology. Gartner offers 10 tips for closing the value gap between IT spend and business aims. Tip
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CEB survey lays out senior IT managers' public-cloud concerns
In a new survey, senior IT managers name 19 flaws in the public cloud. Five of those flaws stand out, but many believe they all can be overcome. Tip
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CIOs dissect evolving role of the CIO in cloud and mobile computing
Leveraging cloud and mobile computing is now a requisite for CIO success. Early-adopter CIOs at MIT Sloan's CIO Symposium offer their insights. Tip
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Cloud solutions can make disaster recovery, business continuity easier
Cloud-based solutions, combined with effective planning and analysis, can take much of the pain out of disaster recovery and business continuity planning, our expert says. The Real Niel
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Private cloud computing is more than a virtualized environment
Private cloud computing will take hold in 2011, experts say, as enterprises move beyond a virtualized environment to such cloud attributes as metered use and chargeback. Tip
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Tips for using performance monitoring tools in a virtual environment
Savvy use of performance monitoring tools in virtualized environments includes planning for increased storage and tiered service-level agreements. Tip
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Cloud development can make the dream of software reuse a reality
Cloud development might be treated as just another IT buzzword, but it could be what finally turns CIOs' elusive dream of efficient software reuse into reality. The Real Niel
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Cloud SLAs: Tips for tackling uptime in the cloud
Given that online disruptions are inevitable, a cloud SLA should make providers responsible for uptime -- and the CIO should test those parameters. Tip
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Cloud computing identity management standards could push cloud use
Cloud computing identity management standards are in the works to ensure the open and secure exchange of identities in the cloud. Tip
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What is utility computing?
Ask the Expert
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Gartner CIO Leadership Forum to focus on IT's new role in the business
CIO leadership in 2012 will be "amplifying the enterprise" through the use of cloud computing, mobile technology and social media. Podcast
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Cloud computing success at Aquent means going all in
Managing cloud computing success requires planning, attention to risk management, and bold innovation, all of which happened at Aquent, its CIO says. Video
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New book explains how to reap business benefits of cloud computing
A new book from The Open Group tells how to reap cloud computing's business benefits. Listen to a podcast with two contributors, and read an excerpt. Podcast
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Reaping the business benefits of cloud computing
A new book from The Open Group tells how to reap cloud computing's business benefits. Listen to a podcast with two contributors, and read an excerpt. Podcast
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In search of speed, State Street's CIO builds a private cloud
State Street Corp. CIO Christopher Perretta shares how he tapped into the virtues of flexible, scalable computing by building an industrial-strength private cloud. CIO Innovators
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CIO role in innovation begins with foresight
In this transcript of a CIO Innovator Profile Series podcast, H.B. Fuller CIO Steven John discusses the CIO role in innovation, and how to create a culture of innovation. Podcast
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Gartner CIO Leadership Forum to focus on IT's new role in the business
CIO leadership in 2012 will be "amplifying the enterprise" through the use of cloud computing, mobile technology and social media. Podcast
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Quick take: Why iRobot's CIO doesn't like enterprise cloud computing
Contrarian iRobot CIO Jay Leader explains why he has no use -- at the moment -- for enterprise cloud computing. It's all about the economics, stupid. News
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Is SaaS BI in your 'best interest'?
There's so much to say about cloud-based business intelligence tools. Until the next big story, here are some SaaS BI tidbits to tide you over. News
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SaaS BI gains traction in the enterprise
Citing easy setup, cost effectiveness and faster time to value, IT execs are turning to SaaS BI tools, one cloud-based offering that has come of age. News
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Shared services model puts focus on external customer
For Owens Corning CIO David Johns, a shared services model is key to a low-cost, high-value IT and business services delivery strategy. News
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Shared services strategy guide for enterprise CIOs
CIO Briefing
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IT service catalog not always necessary in a shared IT environment
Shared services in a virtualized cloud computing environment add complexity to developing a service catalog but don't change its basic purpose. News
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Is rogue technology the cost of end user freedom?
CIOs inherit their predecessors' IT foundation, but as they clean up past mistakes, could they be laying their own foundation for rogue technology? News
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IT executives putting their own stamp on shared services model
Definitions and approaches vary, but IT executives are forging ahead with their own takes on shared services to cut costs and serve customers better. News
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With cloud strategies abundant, CIOs must exercise command, control
Given the growing number and quality of cloud strategies, CIOs must make sure they are the ones driving this cultural shift -- or risk obsolescence. Tip
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About Cloud computing for enterprise CIOs
Cloud computing has become a viable option for enterprise CIOs, who are looking for ways to save time and money. Get news and advice on cloud computing for enterprise CIOs in this topic -- learn how to work with the private cloud, choose between cloud computing companies and optimize your software investments with the cloud.