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Week of 24 Oct 2011 Capitalizing on the generation gap with millennials in the workplace (26 Oct 2011)
As retiring baby boomers are replaced by millennials in the workplace, CIOs are scrambling to understand this generation's strengths and motivators. They're not what you'd think.
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Week of 17 Oct 2011 As recession looms, Gartner says CIO role should generate revenue (19 Oct 2011)
As the economy continues to falter and IT consumerization rises to the fore, Gartner shines a new light on the CIO role: Think less service provider, more revenue driver.
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Week of 10 Oct 2011 Data overload, pricing drive Microsoft shop to Google business email (12 Oct 2011)
Google business email hit the mark for one Microsoft shop, after it priced on-site Exchange hosting.
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Week of 26 Sep 2011 New green IT technology for data center cooling (28 Sep 2011)
One option in data center cooling allows servers to be immersed in liquid, potentially reducing cooling energy by 90%.
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Week of 19 Sep 2011 Midmarket companies take the lead on cloud computing adoption (21 Sep 2011)
Another new survey on cloud computing adoption shows users and providers alike are bullish and better educated on cloud, with midmarket CIOs leading the way.
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Week of 12 Sep 2011 PaaS cloud computing platform turns mobile app into Web business (14 Sep 2011)
A mobile and social weight loss business banked on the PaaS cloud computing platform to support millions of users and thousands of transactions per minute.
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Week of 29 Aug 2011 VMware CEO says cloud computing technologies are the future (31 Aug 2011)
CEO Paul Maritz opens VMworld 2011 with predictions of the future, stressing the importance of new cloud computing technologies and challenges to the IT status quo.
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Week of 08 Aug 2011 Video-conferencing systems integral to unified communications agenda (10 Aug 2011)
Video-conferencing systems are a fragmented market and not without flaws -- but they're becoming mainstream business tools and should be part of any unified communications strategy.
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Week of 18 Jul 2011 CIO drives new business model with mobile business intelligence (19 Jul 2011)
Mobile business intelligence has lagged the deployment of other business mobile apps; that’s changing as more CIOs realize strategic gains from mobile BI.
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Week of 11 Jul 2011 A CIO's SOA strategy fuels business transformation (13 Jul 2011)
CIO Neal Kadarabek explains how a SOA strategy and an agile project management approach turned IT from an anchor into a business transformation engine at Hallmark Services Corp.
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Week of 20 Jun 2011 Network and server monitoring saves frustration and money (21 Jun 2011)
Lack of behavioral analysis through network and server monitoring proves the old adage that what you don't know will hurt your system in the long run.
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Week of 13 Jun 2011 The IT roles needed for the IT organization of the future (15 Jun 2011)
IT's status quo will be toppled by the need for speed and tech-savvy employees. Here's what's vital for operating the IT organization of the future.
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Week of 06 Jun 2011 Cloud computing tests information security strategy limits (07 Jun 2011)
Information security strategy tweaks are in order as data, users and infrastructures move to a shared cloud computing environment.
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Week of 30 May 2011 Ensuring growth through outsourcing services and cloud computing (01 Jun 2011)
PURE, a small insurance provider, is fueling growth on the back of outsourcing services and cloud computing, and with a clear vision of IT innovation.
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Week of 23 May 2011 Open source solutions offer agility and collaborative development (24 May 2011)
Midmarket firms save money while avoiding vendor lock-in with open source solutions that range from operating systems to middleware and applications.
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Week of 16 May 2011 Buried in paper, CFO takes the lead on business intelligence strategy (18 May 2011)
Strapped with legacy BI systems that were paper-heavy and relied on IT, a CFO commandeered business intelligence strategy. He's not the only business exec taking charge of BI tools.
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Week of 09 May 2011 Don't miss out: The most interesting technology conferences of 2011 (11 May 2011)
The biggest lost opportunity on every CIO's budget tends to be training and career enhancement. Here are some choice technology conferences for you to check out.
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Week of 25 Apr 2011 Cloud users need a backup and recovery plan for service failures (26 Apr 2011)
The lesson from Amazon's EC2 outage is that midmarket CIOs need to develop a backup and recovery plan for when the cloud goes down.
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Week of 18 Apr 2011 BYOD and ITIL: Amicable relationship or irreconcilable differences? (20 Apr 2011)
BYOD, or bring your own device to work, is gaining ground, adding complexity to IT's job. Do frameworks like ITIL help or hurt BYOD?
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Week of 11 Apr 2011 Free Web conferencing can save big -- but at what cost? (13 Apr 2011)
Sometimes the best things in life are free -- but is that really the case when it comes to free Web conferencing? We investigate the true cost of free Web tools.
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Week of 28 Mar 2011 CIOs find alternative funds for startup growth in vendor financing (30 Mar 2011)
Midmarket companies are feeling the soft economy when acquiring growth capital, and vendor financing is ready to step in. Are you ready to put others’ money where your mouth is?
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Week of 14 Mar 2011 A CTO's lessons for technology integration and business strategy (16 Mar 2011)
Is technology integration with business strategy one of your 2011 goals? Learn from a veteran CTO how to mitigate the risks.
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Week of 14 Feb 2011 Agile adoption basics, and basic mistakes (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
Successful agile adoption isn't about tools, processes or documentation: It's about people.
Business is accountable for changing the IT culture, too (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
The IT culture is constantly under fire to change -- but what about the mentality of the business?
CIO resumes: Passing the eyeball test and the black ink test (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
The best CIO resumes are those that balance quantitative factors along with qualitative factors that are harder to measure.
Can Windows and Android Catch Up to the iPad in Business? (TabletPCReview.com | 17 Feb 2011)
With Apple touting enterprise iPad deployments far and wide, how are businesses really using the Apple tablet so far? Furthermore, how likely is it that tablets running Windows, An...
Forget virtual machine management -- go to the cloud (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
Will midmarket companies choose to bypass virtual machine management headaches in favor of cloud deployments?
How do you know if your SaaS provider is healthy? Here's the scoop (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
Looking for signs that your SaaS provider is on track, or veering off course? A session on cloud computing at the recent MIT Sloan CFO Summit gave some insight.
IT innovation is just a matter of time (17 Feb 2011)
IT innovation means many things to many people, but if your organization takes the time, it could find itself with a culture of innovation.
IT salary survey numbers may obscure still struggling economy (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
According to a reader, IT salary survey results that show positive gains for IT pros may be masking an economy still struggling to create jobs.
IT service catalogs moving beyond walls of IT (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
IT service catalogs are good for more than IT -- think HR, shipping and beyond. But start with small, easily digestible items.
Mobile workforce shrinking the bricks-and-mortar workplace (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
The mobile workforce is contributing to the shrinkage of office space and cube square footage. What this means for IT infrastructure.
Ozzie leaves behind Microsoft's technology vision (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
Departing chief software architect Ray Ozzie leaves behind a future technology vision for Microsoft. But is it within the company's grasp?
Political underpinnings of data governance (CIO Symmetry blog | 17 Feb 2011)
Being "neighborly" isn't so commonplace when it comes to data storage and data governance.
Software tools can be basis for successful ITIL strategy (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
ITIL can be hard to implement when you're starting from scratch. Read how an ITIL strategy enabled helped one IT organization gain control.
Syncplicity opens cloud file management software to channel partners (SearchStorageChannel.com | 14 Feb 2011)
Cloud-based file management provider Syncplicity unveiled its channel program with discounted pricing for initial orders and renewals, and admin controls.
Time to take stock of your online reputation (CIO Symmetry Blog | 17 Feb 2011)
An online reputation is not to be overlooked, as proven by the viral power of customer complaints on YouTube and Twitter. Corrective actions can be taken, however.
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Week of 07 Feb 2011 If you want cloud-in-a-can, VCE is not the answer (SearchCloudComputing.com | 11 Feb 2011)
The Vblock system from VCE is touted as the easiest path to private cloud, but more than a few users report roadblocks along the way.
Preparing for a Windows 7 migration from XP (09 Feb 2011)
Plenty of up-front planning, a few helpful automation tools, and even Vista make for a fairly easy Windows 7 migration from XP, say IT managers.
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Week of 31 Jan 2011 IT executives weighing cloud risks against the benefits (SearchCIO.com | 04 Feb 2011)
Myriad public cloud risks continue to give enterprise CIOs pause, despite all the advice given them last year to embrace the public cloud or risk losing control as divisions provision their own IT...
VMware readies vCloud Connector for hybrid cloud (SearchCloudComputing.com | 04 Feb 2011)
VMware plans to release vCloud Connector, a plug-in that lets vSphere users move VMs back and forth between private and public clouds.
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Week of 24 Jan 2011 Cloud computing costs how much? (SearchCloudComputing.com | 28 Jan 2011)
A major vendor's private cloud system could cost up to a million dollars. What is it about cloud computing that's so expensive?
Midmarket use of public cloud computing is fueled by company growth (26 Jan 2011)
Midmarket companies' growth and their desire to give customers remote access to business applications are fueling the adoption of public cloud computing resources.
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Week of 17 Jan 2011 'Guerilla' project management anchors a city's IT transformation (17 Jan 2011)
Project management is the linchpin of a $7.5 million multi-system IT transformation under way in the city of Nashua, N.H.
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Week of 20 Dec 2010 In WikiLeaks' wake, midmarket firms reassess public cloud computing risks (22 Dec 2010)
Public cloud computing risks are back in the spotlight following the Amazon.com-WikiLeaks debacle. Midmarket firms will be the ones to drive changes in transparency, experts say.
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Week of 13 Dec 2010 Traditional project management can't keep pace with uncertain economy (15 Dec 2010)
SaaS-based project and portfolio management tools for SMBs offer a plus besides cost -- in uncertain times, they're better at adapting to rapid change than traditional project management tools, say...
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Week of 06 Dec 2010 Virtual machine performance tools equal better ROI (08 Dec 2010)
The days of eyeballing resources for virtual machine performance are falling to the wayside as IT directors seek better server virtualization ROI.
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Week of 15 Nov 2010 A virtual PBX system can give small businesses a big voice for less (17 Nov 2010)
A virtual PBX system can give small companies many big-company phone features for a small monthly outlay, but it won't scale gracefully for medium-sized companies.
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Week of 08 Nov 2010 Data classification vital part of data management solutions (10 Nov 2010)
The cost of data management solutions in the cloud and on-premise is still a bit steep for SMBs, but a lack of data classification will cost you more.
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Week of 25 Oct 2010 The clouds come together with a data integration solution (27 Oct 2010)
Midmarket cloud adopters are in need of a data integration solution that can ease the flow of information among cloud applications and on-premise systems.