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Table of contents
- Our newest podcasts
- Business software
- Data centers and virtualization
- Disaster recovery and business continuity
- IT and business management
- Security and risk management
| Our
newest podcasts Table of Contents |
- Microsoft
SharePoint 2010 features for midsized organizations
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 brings new features to the familiar platform. From online deployments to social networking, learn which ones will be most useful to the midmarket.
- Budgeting
for virtualization solutions
Although virtualization solutions offer many benefits, they come with a price. In this podcast, find out how to minimize the cost of virtualization and still reap the benefits.
- Remote-location
disaster recovery risks
With multiple remote locations, there's often risk associated with disaster recovery policies and technologies. Learn about the challenges of remote-location disaster recovery.
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- An
ERP journey follow-up
Les Johnson, vice president and CIO of North Coast Electric, offers advice for CIOs looking to begin ERP software projects.
- BI
analytics on steroids
This podcast will identify key strategies, technologies and tools midmarket CIOs will need to get the most out of their BI labors.
- CIO's
call: Google apps in the workplace
Google applications are popular among employees but may hurt productivity. CIOs have to decided whether or not to allow employees to continue using Google apps in the workplace.
- Facebook
for the CIO
CIOs who aren't using Facebook to find employees and drum up new ideas for their companies are behind the times.
- Maximizing
your application software investments
Midmarket CIOs can optimize their application software investments by revisiting service levels, support and customization options. This can lead to reduced costs and quicker ROI.
- SaaS
solutions for the midmarket
Learn how the major players such as Microsoft, SAP and others are developing and positioning their SaaS solutions to serve the midmarket.
- SAP
offers SaaS ERP solutions -- will they stick?
SAP's goal is to have 10,000 subscribers to its SaaS ERP solution by 2010, but customers in the midmarket are wary of adopting the tool.
- SOA
and Web services: What you need to know
SOA and Web services offer benefits including improved data integration, process improvement and ROI. Learn best practices for implementing and managing SOA and Web services.
- Using
Web 2.0 tools in your career search
Can Web 2.0 tools help or hurt your career search? Get expert advice on how midmarket CIOs can effectively leverage Web 2.0 tools and technology to advance their careers.
- Windows
7 review: A closer look at this operating system for business
In this Windows 7 review, learn about the business benefits, new features, compatibility issues and licensing concerns of Microsoft's newest operating system.
| Data centers and virtualization Table of Contents |
- Budgeting
for virtualization solutions
Although virtualization solutions offer many benefits, they come with a price. In this podcast, find out how to minimize the cost of virtualization and still reap the benefits.
- Data
center outsourcing contract do's and don'ts
Data center outsourcing contracts should focus on performance and availability metrics. Learn more about the do's and don'ts of setting up a data center outsourcing contract.
- Data
center virtualization: User best practices
Data center virtualization can cut up to 50% of system costs. Learn how to optimize your environment to save money with data center virtualization, DR and backup.
- Consumer
smartphones pushing midmarket CIOs to adopt
Midmarket employees are purchasing new consumer smartphones and looking to link them up with work applications. CIOs need to learn about the smartphone technologies employees are using in order to create educated policies about use.
- Mobile
unified communications options for the midmarket
The mobile unified communications (UC) market is on the rise. This podcast addresses different mobile UC options for the midmarket, including dual-mode phones and cellular VoIP.
- Phone
futures: Hello smartphone, goodbye rotary
Desk phones may be on the way out in the midmarket. CIOs may want to start looking to smartphone technology to replace old handsets on their employees' desks.
- Sole
Technology CIO leads environmental change
Blade servers, aggressive recycling and … waterless bathroom fixtures? From the front door to the data center, sports apparel company Sole Technology is intent on going green.
- Texas
A&M Aggies tackle Web traffic
Texas A&M's sports website kept failing because of too many visitors. Listen to or download this podcast to find out how the Aggies tackled overwhelming traffic and kept their site running.
- Trends
in high availability and fault tolerance
Learn how high-availability and fault-tolerance solutions are helping midmarket companies achieve greater availability and performance on mission-critical systems.
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- DR
planning: Chilling lessons played out on the big screen
Some of the most chilling of disasters are played out on the big screen. This Halloween, a business continuity expert looks at some of the scariest movies ever and explains what they can teach us about how to plan for the worse.
- Virtualization
as a DR panacea?
Beyond server consolidation, how can virtualization support your disaster recovery strategy? In this podcast, industry expert Mike Karp will address how virtualization is increasingly being used within midmarket organizations and discuss major pros and cons to relying on a virtual environment for backup.
| IT and business management Table of Contents |
- An
IT governance model is key to IT and business alignment
An IT governance model is key to any company that considers IT a strategic part of the business. Learn more about implementing an IT governance model and measuring its success.
- Green
IT: Making it work for CIOs
Green IT has the potential to reduce costs for midmarket CIOs, but it won't happen by itself. Listen to this expert podcast to find out what you need for effective green IT and learn whether or not it really does add value.
- H-1B
fight reignites in Congress
Tech work visas for immigrants are back in play in Congress.
- Hardware
spending may increase with potential price drop
The talk of a recession has hardware vendors hungry for business. CIOs can turn the potential economic downturn into cost savings on hardware now.
- Hospital
CIOs take hard look at budgets
Medicare and Medicaid cuts could come just as hospital IT departments need more money.
- How
IT can support business agility and drive competitive advantage
CIO Niel Nickolaisen discusses how IT facilitates business agility and drives competitive advantage, from IT project prioritization to outsourcing of select functions.
- IT
insourcing trends: Weighing the pros and cons
IT insourcing trends are on the rise in the midmarket, as companies realize benefits including cost savings and the ability to more quickly adapt to changing business needs.
- ITIL
service support: The midmarket's sweet spot
ITIL service support offers resource-constrained midmarket CIOs best practices to help with service-related problems and business process improvement.
- MDM
funding: Steps to getting executive support for your MDM project
Learn how to create a business case for master data management (MDM) that includes ROI and business value demonstrations.
- Outsourcing:
Coming to America or not?
Rural or offshore? Listen to this podcast for expert advice on weighing your outsourcing destination options.
- The
value of hybrid CIOs
Hiring executives want CIOs with solid IT backgrounds who are well educated in their industries. CIOs who obtain a graduate degree in business are not necessarily making themselves more attractive to potential employers.
- Tips
for managing your CPM IT service-level agreement
If managed effectively, an IT service-level agreement for your CPM initiative will let IT demonstrate strategic corporate value to partners and internal and external customers.
- Announcing
the 2008 Midmarket IT Leadership Award Winners
CIO Decisions Midmarket IT Leadership Award Winners are proven IT leaders. Learn why with these profiles of our 2008 winners:
- CIO Larry Burwell: Online banking expands credit union's reach
- CIO Ron Crall: Life support for ailing IT infrastructure
- CIO Joseph Edward: In-house app ties parishes together
- CIO Oded Haner: A clear view for shipping and receiving
- CIO Jerry Hodge: Hamilton Beach sets IT agenda with PPM
- CIO Kathy Lang: Virtual patrolling center enhances campus safety
- CIO David Mann: Teambuilding a new Web tool
- CIO Jim Mulholland: Creativity Inc. IT head makes warehouse operations easier
- CIO Ram Murthy: New architecture saves Peace Corps $1M
- CIO Shawn Partridge: Rockford improves communication in the construction world
| Security and risk management Table of Contents |
- Anti-spam
tricks for the midmarket toolbox
The latest Anti-spam tools and trends will help midmarket CIOs reduce the spam your company receives.
- Harvard:
The Ivy League gets hacked
Harvard University was embarrassed by an anonymous computer hacker who was able to break into a Web server, steal harmless information and post it to a Torrent site for download.
This was first produced in March 2010