May 2008
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May 29, 2008
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May'08
Six steps to reducing IT's carbon footprint
A national advocacy group for state CIOs recently released a report recommending ways IT leaders can become IT environmental advocates. Continue Reading
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May 29, 2008
29
May'08
An IT spring cleaning for CIOs
Tips for CIOs to clean up before summer hits -- give the department a good going-over with resources on business intelligence, outsourcing, single sign-on and more. Continue Reading
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May 28, 2008
28
May'08
About TotalCIO
Welcome to TotalCIO, a blog by the editors and reporters of SearchCIO.com. TotalCIO is a place to collaborate with peers, gather information and share your opinions with your peers. Continue Reading
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May 28, 2008
28
May'08
Economy forces CIOs to cut software spending
Businesses this quarter are cutting their software spending. ERP software takes a hit, but virtualization software stays hot. Continue Reading
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May 28, 2008
28
May'08
NASCIO behind green IT with strong statement, action plan
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) gets behind green, urging CIOs to play a key role in state environmental policy. Continue Reading
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May 28, 2008
28
May'08
ITIL: Top five tips to kick-start your strategy
ITIL V3 marks its one-year anniversary this month. Here are some tips for CIOs who are ready to kick-start their ITIL strategy. Continue Reading
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May 27, 2008
27
May'08
MSM Monday (Um, Tuesday) Roundup
Tech things in the papers last week: Slate: Microsoft’s search discount doesn’t really work if stuff is still cheaper elsewhere. NYT: You guys heard about this Firefox browser? Pretty sweet. Boston ... Continue Reading
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May 27, 2008
27
May'08
Virtualization demand heats up this summer
The maturing virtualization market means mounting challenges for market leader VMware. Now Microsoft, Sun and Citrix are all trying to get in on VMware's game. Continue Reading
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May 27, 2008
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May'08
Software taps into the zeitgeist to predict the future
Move over, wikis. Companies are using prediction markets to get a read on what employees think about business outcomes and how often they're right. Continue Reading
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May 23, 2008
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May'08
Sarah Lacy says Facebook doesn't need my best friend. He doesn't seem to care.
Sarah Lacy, author of Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0, has blogged about me blogging about her book. So I feel compelled to respond. ... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2008
23
May'08
SOA implementation expert advice
Service-oriented architecture (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. Continue Reading
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May 22, 2008
22
May'08
Microsoft Vista, not so popular
I know, I know, I know that people love to hate on Microsoft and Windows Vista in particular. So when I wrote yesterday on SearchCIO-Midmarket.com about whether CIOs might skip Vista and wait for ... Continue Reading
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May 22, 2008
22
May'08
Rules for outsourcing IT services
There is no single, one-size-fits-all approach to outsourcing. Rather, the best answer to all the "should I" and "how to" questions regarding outsourcing is this: It depends. Continue Reading
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May 22, 2008
22
May'08
CIOs tout collaboration tools as the font of creativity
Four CIOs at the MIT Sloan Symposium dismiss the gulf between maintaining IT infrastructure and innovation as a false dichotomy and address what's really top of mind: collaboration tools that foster innovation by their people. Continue Reading
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May 21, 2008
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May'08
Facebook, Web 2.0 and how my best friend will make or break it all
Well, we can’t very well ignore Web 2.0, can we? The term alone – along with Enterprise 2.0, whatever that is – can be infuriatingly stupid. So it was that a friend spied me reading Once You’re ... Continue Reading
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May 21, 2008
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May'08
Google Health: A test run
Google Health is up, and it is getting a LOT of press this week. I wrote last month for the site about the challenges this and other on-demand personal health record programs will present for ... Continue Reading
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May 21, 2008
21
May'08
Windows Vista: Just skip the thing?
Love it or hate it, eventually midmarket companies will have to migrate to Vista. Continue Reading
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May 21, 2008
21
May'08
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. Continue Reading
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May 20, 2008
20
May'08
ERP with a view
Microsoft is betting that midmarket companies will ante up for a way to measure energy efficiency. Continue Reading
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May 20, 2008
20
May'08
Engineering talent draws major bank to test China for IT services
When a major bank took a chance on China for an outsourcing project, it was geography, engineering talent and a young company "hungry" for business that closed the deal. Continue Reading