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| Week of 08 Sep 2008 |
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BPM gets kicked up a notch with business event processing
Tom Brady, CIO of a clinical network for administering chronic biologic drugs, explains how business event processing allows his firm to coordinate the distribution and administrat... |
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IT services spending nicked, but not axed
A second-quarter report from Forrester Research shows that more than 40% of IT executives have already cut overall budgets this year and 24% have cut discretionary spending. |
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E-waste: A blight on the environment and a company's good name
The e-trash keeps piling up. Need a visual? Think "Wall-E." What isn't stockpiled is being dumped into landfills and the toxic parts shipped off to countries where laws are lax. CI... |
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| Week of 01 Sep 2008 |
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Networking technology key to data center efficiency
CIOs want their data centers to be more energy efficient and kinder to the environment, according to a survey. The possible answer? A unified fabric network. |
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SIM forum coaches CIOs on leadership
CIO leaders are born and made, according to the Society for Information Management and its Regional Leadership Forum program director, Bob Rouse. |
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SIM forum coaches CIOs on leadership
CIO leaders are born and made, according to the Society for Information Management and its Regional Leadership Forum program director, Bob Rouse. |
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| Week of 25 Aug 2008 |
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IT Jobs Report: VoIP commanding highest wages
A new report shows which IT disciplines (and states) were priciest for contractors in Q2. |
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SEC filings may soon require XBRL -- to your advantage
Here's how a new SEC filing mandate will impact IT and potentially transform financial reporting -- and business itself. |
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| Week of 18 Aug 2008 |
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Salary Report: CIO recruiters offer tips on getting the job you want
Headhunters specializing in CIO searches all say the same thing: If you're good, we'll find you. We give you the inside scoop to make sure they do. |
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ERM: Unearthing the potential paybacks
In this tip, we delve into the guts of ERM, discuss challenges and potential paybacks, and provide some best practices for making it work. |
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Sustainability risk management: Beyond green IT
Conserving natural resources is fast morphing into sustainability risk management and growing beyond the IT department. Where does the CIO fit in? |
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IT spending worldwide to top $3.4 trillion in 2008, an 8% uptick
Waiting for the economic gods to rain on IT's parade? A new Gartner report on information technology spending and a hot jobs list from Forrester suggest it's not in the forecast. |
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Salary Report: In a tough economy, CIOs have few job-security concerns
Despite a weak economy, IT is seen as an asset in operational efficiency, not a money pit. SearchCIO.com's recent survey indicates that many CIOs feel secure in their jobs. |
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| Week of 11 Aug 2008 |
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Angelina Jolie-inspired spam campaign signals disturbing network threats
Angelina Jolie inspired the biggest celebrity spam campaign in July, making the likes of Barack Obama, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears seem like nobodies. |
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IT Salary Report: Telecommuting increasingly common option for execs
With high gas prices, IT execs who value productivity and work/life balance have now turned to telecommuting options for their staffs. |
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| Week of 04 Aug 2008 |
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Five Web 2.0 tips for enterprise CIOs
Web 2.0 innovations are changing the way large organizations do business. Find out how to leverage social networking, blogs and wikis within your firm. |
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| Week of 28 Jul 2008 |
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WAAS gives an indispensable CAD/content management system new life
Jeremy Gill, CIO of civil engineering firm Michael Baker Corp., was faced with an increasingly common conundrum: how to centralize and not suffer the latency consequences. His solu... |
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Gartner: IT services spending remains strong
Homeowners are struggling to pay their mortgages and gas prices are going through the roof, but IT services spending is chugging right along. |
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Data lifecycle management no panacea
Data lifecycle management should include an overarching enterprisewide information architecture that integrates storage needs and costs with business applications and processes. |
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On-demand data integration ties HD Supply to customers
HD Supply had six months to move its disparate suppliers and customers off Home Depot's legacy systems and onto a new platform. An on-demand data integration solution from Hubspan ... |
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| Week of 21 Jul 2008 |
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Project management needs to think smaller, faster
Rather than plotting a big project from start to finish before pulling the trigger, CIOs should get comfortable with doing shorter projects, focus on the customer and manage risk. |
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Forrester: More CIOs report to CEO than CFO
A new survey from Forrester Research shows that the greatest percentage of CIOs reports to the CEO -- and that augurs well for IT. |
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Iowa floods put Mercy Medical IT backup plan to test
CIO Jeff Cash has been preparing for the equivalent of a flood since arriving at Mercy Medical Center three years ago. This spring the Cedar River put him to the test. |
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| Week of 14 Jul 2008 |
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Outsourcing uptick result of slow economy
Economic uncertainty apparently has companies rushing to outsource, pushing volume and dollar amounts to record highs in the first half of the year, according to advisory firm TPI. |
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Firms make effort to tap global appeal in corporate websites
Corporate websites must speak to people all over the world. How do you keep your message from being lost in translation? By leveraging local and global expertise. |
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E-records management moves up the state CIO agenda
As the business of running a state government moves increasingly to electronic form, e-records management moves up the CIO agenda. NASCIO offers help as well as firsthand accounts ... |
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| Week of 07 Jul 2008 |
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Outsourcing dos and don'ts part 2: Manage suppliers
CIOs need to focus on relationship management, governance and change management to see the long-term benefits of their outsourcing initiatives. |
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Outsourcing dos and don'ts part 1: Set your strategy
Outsourcing performance can be improved with prior planning. Get expert advice on developing outsourcing contracts, strategies and more. |
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Outsourcing deals no good if contract is weak
Reduce risk in your outsourcing endeavors by covering all the basics. |
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Cloud computing: 12 reasons to love it or leave it
Cloud computing -- should you love it or leave it? For now, maybe both, Forrester Research says. |
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Energy efficiency and the CIO: Test your green computing knowledge
Test your knowledge of green computing and energy efficiency with this quiz. |
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