Not Masters of Disaster
June 13, 2008
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Microsoft: IE 8 to be IT-Friendly
June 13, 2008
With Web browsers taking a central role in the work lives of more employees as software-as-a-service explodes and workers look to the Web for customers and research,Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) plans to make Internet Explorer 8 even more IT friendly than previous versions.IE8, due out by the end of the year, will add a [...]
Read more »Five Steps to Deploying BI
June 13, 2008
Business Intelligence or BI is arising as the utmost need of the business persons. It is sitting high on the demand list of people involved in IT business.
Read more »SaaS: Faster Change, Deeper IT Involvement
June 11, 2008
In the first of a series drilling down into IT/Finance communications and various platforms and services, Ariel Kelman — Salesforce.com’s senior director of platform product marketing — says that the switch to software-as-a- service accelerates the pace of change and enables IT to be more deeply involved in creating the applications that the organization uses.
The View from Here: Mobile Questions
June 10, 2008
Apple’s iPhone 2.0 is a very sophisticated phone that will bring great benefits. In the bigger picture, however, IT and the financially- oriented departments of an organization must understand that responsible mobility is far more complex than running out and buying a bunch of cool devices.
Choosing a Datacenter: Vital Decision, Many Choices
June 9, 2008
Datacenters are among the most important investments an organization makes. It therefore is vital that the people who ultimately sign the checks understand the priorities and pitfalls in creating the best datacenter environment. Journyx IT manager Scott Whitney describes what to look for in a datacenter–how to avoid the mistakes he made.
Read more »The View from Here: Laptop Opportunities
June 4, 2008
It doesn’t seem like more than a week goes by without news breaking of a laptop loaded with valuable data being lost of stolen.
Why does this problem not abate? Part of the problem, of course, is that people are lazy: They leave laptops in front seats of unlocked cars, at their seat at Starbucks when [...]
The View From Here: Laptop Opportunities
June 4, 2008
Companies lose money, customer trust and risk legal trouble every time an employee laptop carrying vital data is lost or stolen. IT departments can provide invaluable help to the organization by educating decision-makers on the many technologies available to reduce exposure and helping build savvy mobile policies.
CIOs Gain by Seeing Beyond Technology
June 3, 2008
The increasingly strategic role played by technology is an opportunity for CIOs and their departments to raise their profile and get a full seat at the corporate table. The most important step is to shift from a narrow concentration on technology to the bigger picture of the company’s goals, says Prevoyance Group president and founder Patrick Gray.
ROI Success Through Business Analysis
June 2, 2008
Projects have a tendency to go off track. The organization is best served if all departments — including IT — tightly script corporate undertakings so that they satisfy the organization’s goals and meet its ROI requirements. Glenn Brûlé, the Director of Client Solutions for ESI International, says that there are five steps to ensuring the best outcome.
