Podcast: IT Can Help the CEO and CFO Get to Yes
June 30, 2008
The advantages of VoIP over traditional phone services are growing as the technology becomes more sophisticated. Optimum Lightpath’s Glenn Calafati and David Strauss–Director of Product Development and Vice President of Marketing, respectively–say that IT can play a vital role in ensuring financial folks truly understand these benefits.
Podcast: Deep Communication Leads to the Best Mobilization Strategies
June 25, 2008
Mobilizing the workforce is more a business than technical challenge, says Shane Yu, Avaya’s Director of Unified Communications Consulting. Extensive cooperation and communications between the CIO and CFO, CEO and others is vital at every step – from the strategic decision about how much mobility is really needed through tactical issues such as security and device management and control.
The View from Here: Is VoIP the Answer? Well, What are the Questions?
June 24, 2008
Whether to switch to VoIP is a major—perhaps make or break—choice for an organization. If the CIO, CFO and CEO don’t share a deep understanding of the benefits, risks and operational impact, big problems are guaranteed.
Risk Management, a Real World Tool, Goes Beyond Simple Security
June 23, 2008
Security best practices are great, but they can’t provide comprehensive protection. Gordon Burnes, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for OpenPages, says risk management is a more expansive endeavor in which organizations prioritize by assessing the potential of an event occurring and the damage it will result if it does.
Unified Communications: No Overnight Sensation
June 18, 2008
Unified Communications is featured in the second of an ongoing podcast series looking at how communications 
between IT and the other departments impacts deployment of platforms and applications. Charles Thompson, the Manager of Systems Engineering for Network Instruments says that, among other things, successful rollouts depend on careful planning, reasonable expectations and a robust underlying infrastructure. CIOs and their staffs must have a deep understanding of the business in order to make the best recommendations.
The View from Here: BC/DR Planning Must be Proactive and All-Inclusive
June 18, 2008
The best laid plans of mice and IT will go for naught if both business and technical realities are not taken into consideration when planning for trouble.
Read more »Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning: Not Just IT’s Job
June 16, 2008
No sensible executive minimizes the need for a robust disaster plan. There are many ways to get ready, however. A priority, according to Sonasoft VP Vas Srinivasan, is to get the CFO involved in the process. If everything is left in IT’s lap, the final plan may not protect all the data and assets the organization considers vital.
IT in the Spotlight
June 13, 2008
Una O’Neill, the Executive VP and General Manager of CA Services, says that growing pressure on CIOs should make them manage what they have more efficiently, manage change, measure results and practice governance.
Read more »What’s Bothering Small Business?
June 13, 2008
The top problems facing small business owners are difficult to control business costs, energy costs and inflation, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
Read more »Unified Views For Verizon Customers
June 13, 2008
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Verizon’s enterprise customers now have a single online site where they can view and manage all their wired and wireless communications. Verizon Business and Verizon Wireless have joined forces to launch the Verizon Enterprise Center (VEC), a unified portal that gives large-business customers a seamless online experience.
Formerly known to Verizon Business [...]
