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| Week of 14 Jul 2008 |
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Software licensing: CIOs fall behind, survey says
A new survey shows CIOs are clueless when it comes to understanding what software is licensed (or not). |
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| Week of 07 Jul 2008 |
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Security monitoring tools: Better to buy than build?
An educational testing service firm gives high marks to an off-the-shelf security management tool to protect student data. |
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| Week of 30 Jun 2008 |
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Broadband Wi-Fi access a community dream
A former Boston science museum CIO sees citywide Wi-Fi as a community problem with community-based solutions. But can he make it happen one neighborhood at a time? |
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Offshoring interest shifts from India to Americas
India is still the heavy hitter, but Latin American companies are gaining appeal among midmarket organizations looking to outsource offshore. |
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| Week of 23 Jun 2008 |
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Disaster recovery funding often hard sell for CIOs
There's no ROI on disaster recovery. But CIOs can still convince their bosses to invest. |
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Leadership coach says IT should delegate, not regulate
Why does IT suck? CIO Decisions keynote speaker says all CIOs should ask that question. |
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| Week of 16 Jun 2008 |
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Enterprise 2.0: On its way but hardly there
Enterprise 2.0 Conference presenters have had positive, if modest, success with deployments. The barriers, they say, are huge but not insurmountable. |
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| Week of 09 Jun 2008 |
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Enterprise 2.0 Director? Probably not
Despite all the hoopla, paying gigs in Enterprise 2.0 are few and far between. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be on the lookout for staffers with that expertise. |
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A cloud computing takeover? Google thinks so
A Google executive argues that all significant IT innovations in the next decade will happen through cloud computing. |
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Microsoft fills gap with server for smallest of midmarket firms
Microsoft's Essential Business Server is new, simple and makes a lot of sense. But how many companies need it? |
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| Week of 02 Jun 2008 |
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Enterprise 2.0 (whatever that is): Is this its year?
Still struggling for a definition, Enterprise 2.0 is nonetheless gaining popularity as a set of strategic applications. Is 2008 the year it catches on in the midmarket? |
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SaaS cost savings impress CIOs
A new survey says midmarket organizations tend to be more satisified than larger organizations with the SaaS method of delivery. |
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| Week of 26 May 2008 |
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Economy forces CIOs to cut software spending
Businesses this quarter are cutting their software spending. ERP software takes a hit, but virtualization software stays hot. |
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Virtualization demand heats up this summer
The maturing virtualization market means mounting challenges for market leader VMware. But it means it'll be one heck of a summer for midmarket CIOs. |
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| Week of 19 May 2008 |
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Windows Vista: Just skip the thing?
Love it or hate it, eventually midmarket companies will have to migrate to Vista. |
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ERP with a view
Microsoft is betting that midmarket companies will ante up for a way to measure energy efficiency. |
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| Week of 12 May 2008 |
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In aching economy, IT job market still healthy
The IT job market isn't exactly booming, but it's a better bet for college grads than other industries. |
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Virtualization key to state-of-the-art university data center
A growing university shrank its data center last year. How in-line cooling, a solid floor and virtualization helps Bryant University stay wired. |
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