Tips

Tips

Contract negotiations and legal issues

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• In-house versus outsourcing: How to bring your IT home

  Even after the most diligent BPO, sometimes the in-house versus outsourcing argument starts to lean toward bringing your IT back home. What should you do then?  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• Five vendor selection tips for midmarket CIOs

  Making the right vendor selection is as critical as choosing the right tool. Use these guidelines to avoid making the wrong choice and paying for it later.  Continue Reading

• A new due diligence checklist for your next software license agreement

  A typical due diligence checklist might not be enough to prepare you to negotiate your next software license agreement. Our expert offers a few items you may want to add.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• Crafting a cloud computing strategy that covers cost and compliance

  Our CIO columnist consults his peers about a cloud computing strategy that addresses cost, compliance and security concerns. Does cloud computing fit into his business needs?  Continue Reading

• IT service provider consolidation tips: A CIO talks vendor management

  IT service provider consolidation can simplify enterprise IT vendor-management strategies, says our CIO columnist. Learn how to categorize IT services and ace vendor consolidation.  Continue Reading

• Which virtualization licensing model is right for you?

  Virtualization licensing and pricing models can be complex. Learn how to cultivate contract terms that can save you money.  Continue Reading

• IT outsourcing in 2009 and beyond: Lessons learned for the new year

  IT outsourcing in 2009 ebbed and flowed with the economic recession. What lessons did enterprise CIOs learn that they will carry into their IT outsourcing plans in 2010 and beyond?  Continue Reading

• Botched IT outsourcing contract shows need for governance, SLAs

  Virginia's $2 billion IT outsourcing contract has gone awry, with service interruptions and missed deadlines. Find out what lessons were learned on IT governance and clear SLAs.  Continue Reading

• Seven tips for cutting vendor maintenance on business applications

  CIOs are cutting vendor maintenance contracts in the face of tight budgets. Locking down your apps before going off maintenance is key. Here are seven steps to take.  Continue Reading

• 10 tips for renegotiating your virtualization licensing contracts

  The down economy is a perfect opportunity to renegotiate your virtualization licensing contracts. Get tips on how to work with your vendors to cut virtualization costs.  Continue Reading