Tough Times Demand Strong Governance, Risk and Compliance Programs
September 16, 2008
Tough times–and, judging from the news of the past few days, times are going to get a lot tougher–lead people to take chances. Courion’s Chris Sullivan says that now is the time to implement a comprehensive governance, risk and compliance program.
CFOs and CIOs Should Work Together on Licensing
August 8, 2008
Scott Rosenberg, the CEO and Founder of Miro Consulting, says that the CIO should include the CFO in software licensing negotiations. If done correctly, such cooperation strengthens bonds between the departments, improves the licenses and creates a better understanding of the complex tasks IT performs.
The View from Here: Improving the Business Shouldn’t Put Anyone to Sleep
July 30, 2008
IT and other departments must communicate in order to successfully deploy VoIP, unified communications and other sexy applications. But improving communications can pay even greater dividends when the light shines on more subtle–some might say dull–areas.
Operational Risk Management — You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Monitor
July 24, 2008
Security isn’t static. Monitoring operations–how employees behave, how systems change and other ongoing activities–is a valuable counterpart to guarding electronic devices and networks. Understanding and implementing a comprehensive approach leads to a far higher level of real security.
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.
