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Are you a social media expert? Test your Facebook and Twitter acumen
Are you up to speed on Web 2.0, Facebook and Twitter and how they can benefit your organization? Take our quiz and find out if you're a social media expert. Quiz
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Techniques to improve IT innovation: Chapter download
Encouraging IT innovation in your organization can boost your competitive edge and staying power. Get tips to successfully drive innovation with this free chapter download. Chapter Download
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Test your knowledge: IT quizzes for midmarket CIOs
IT questions? Refresh your knowledge of all things IT with our collection of information technology quizzes for the midmarket CIO. Quizzes
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Business process management strategy, terms and tips: Take the quiz
Find out how much you know about business process management terms and business process strategy with this quiz. And learn a few BPM tips along the way with our expanded answers. Quiz
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Improving your business process management strategy: Chapter download
Bogged down by business process management? A new book from industry veteran Terry Schurter provides tips for managing business processes. Read the first chapter here. Chapter Download
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CIO Decisions Conference 2008: Presentations and Coverage
The 2008 CIO Decisions Conference included a number of panels and discussions for more than 200 senior IT executives. Get a peek at what they learned with these presentations. CIO Decisions Conference
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Eleven green initiatives your peers are cultivating
With pressure increasing on IT to "be green," it can be difficult to identify which strategies are mature and ripe for adoption. This research note cuts through the hype to clearly map what enterprises are really doing to green their IT operations. Research Report
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Letters to the editor: The good and the bad of CIO jobs
Readers respond to issues addressed by SearchSMB.com's editors and writers. Letters to the Editor
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Product roundup headquarters
Staying up to date on new products for your SMB can be difficult and time-consuming. We've consolidated our collection of recent product announcements onto one page for your convenience. Feature
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IT salary survey: High earners think alike, regardless of company size
According to our 2011 IT salary survey, midmarket high earners have more in common with their well-paid counterparts at enterprise companies than with other midmarket peers. News | 25 Jan 2012
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CIOs say salary raises small component of job satisfaction factors
Midmarket IT executives are OK with salary increases -- of course -- but say job satisfaction factors include things that aren’t in their paychecks. News | 24 Jan 2012
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IT staffing models: Versatility versus specialization
A sea change is coming to IT staffing. Here's how IT executives are matching IT staffing models to business needs and business value. News | 08 Nov 2011
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As recession looms, Gartner says CIO role should generate revenue
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. News | 19 Oct 2011
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Buried in paper, CFO takes the lead on business intelligence strategy
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. News | 18 May 2011
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Is Twitter a blind spot for executive networking?
CIOs are experts in executive networking, but are they missing a valuable opportunity to connect with coworkers and clients on Twitter? News | 24 Mar 2011
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A CTO's lessons for technology integration and business strategy
Is technology integration with business strategy one of your 2011 goals? Learn from a veteran CTO how to mitigate the risks. News | 16 Mar 2011
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A close relationship between IT and facilities ensures uptime
IT and facilities departments have long worked side by side, but true convergence is needed to ensure that virtualized environments continue to receive needed power and cooling. Article | 23 Feb 2011
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Desperate CIO finds IT project portfolio management tools in the cloud
Cloud-based IT project and portfolio management tools offer relatively quick and risk-free visibility into IT projects and priorities. But don't expect miracles, cautions one CIO. Article | 16 Feb 2011
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Software tools can be basis for successful ITIL strategy
ITIL can be hard to implement when you're starting from scratch. Read how an ITIL strategy enabled helped one IT organization gain control. News | 08 Feb 2011
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What's the big deal about big data analytics?
Are businesses chasing Hadoop and Teradata just because they're the hot new thing? CEO John Weathington advises CIOs to stop and think before they jump into big data analytics. Tip
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Is a CEO position impossible for CIOs?
CIOs historically have had a difficult time ascending to the CEO position, but according to CEO John Weathington, it's not impossible. It's a matter of perception. Tip
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Mobile innovation makes the difference for pizza chain
What do smartphones and restaurants have in common? Read about how one midmarket chain made the difference with mobile innovation. Tip
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CIOs are promoting innovation through disruptive technology
CIOs can make a huge impact by embracing disruptive technology and promoting innovation from within their own IT department and elsewhere, according to one expert. Tip
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Can you use Twitter for business successfully? Six mistakes to avoid
Are you considering using Twitter in your business? Ensure success by studying up on six common mistakes people make when using Twitter for business and how to avoid them. Tip
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Easy social media tips for the midmarket you can start following today
Dipping a toe into Twitter? Finally facing Facebook? We've got some easy social media tips to help midmarket CIOs take the plunge without risking a social media disaster. Tip
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Got a social media strategy? Five social media tips for the midmarket
If you don't have a social media strategy, your choice to ignore Twitter and Facebook could be hurting you. Scott Lowe has social media tips for your plan of attack. Tip
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Ensuring an ERP implementation delivers
As you finally approach the ERP implementation phase, make sure the system is treated as a shared resource, with the business steering the ship. Tip
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Must-have ITSM tool features
When looking for an ITSM tool, audit the capabilities of the tool sets you have in place, and follow this check list of must-have features. Tip
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ITSM modeled on ITIL frameworks adds unnecessary complexities
Find out why one CIO believes that formal ITSM approaches based on ITIL frameworks can sometimes do more harm than good, and have little ROI. Tip
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gap analysis
A gap is sometimes spoken of as "the space between where we are and where we want to be." A gap analysis is undertaken as a way to bridge that space. It provides a foundation for measuring the investment of time, money and human resources that's requ... Word
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An IT governance model needs risk and communications components
An IT governance model is critical to the success of any midmarket organization. Learn how risk assessments and communications are essential parts of any IT governance model. Podcast
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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. Podcast
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Energy efficiency, carbon driving sustainable business development
Marrying energy efficiency opportunities with alternative energy and carbon management is enabling sustainable business development in a way that has not been possible before. Podcast
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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. Podcast
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Re-engineering a legacy IT shop: Focus on people
Paul Duchouquette re-engineered the IT department at a Boeing company and challenged employees to share his vision of a modern, more efficient shop. Video
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What's the big deal about big data analytics?
Are businesses chasing Hadoop and Teradata just because they're the hot new thing? CEO John Weathington advises CIOs to stop and think before they jump into big data analytics. Tip
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IT salary survey: High earners think alike, regardless of company size
According to our 2011 IT salary survey, midmarket high earners have more in common with their well-paid counterparts at enterprise companies than with other midmarket peers. News
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CIOs say salary raises small component of job satisfaction factors
Midmarket IT executives are OK with salary increases -- of course -- but say job satisfaction factors include things that aren’t in their paychecks. News
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Is a CEO position impossible for CIOs?
CIOs historically have had a difficult time ascending to the CEO position, but according to CEO John Weathington, it's not impossible. It's a matter of perception. Tip
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IT staffing models: Versatility versus specialization
A sea change is coming to IT staffing. Here's how IT executives are matching IT staffing models to business needs and business value. News
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As recession looms, Gartner says CIO role should generate revenue
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. News
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Mobile innovation makes the difference for pizza chain
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CIOs are promoting innovation through disruptive technology
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Buried in paper, CFO takes the lead on business intelligence strategy
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