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How to pick the best licensing model 02 November, 2010 11:33:00
My clients often find themselves frustrated with the default model offered in IT suppliers’ standard terms and conditions for software licensing. Taking some time to select the model that is best suited to your organisation when you negotiate the contract can pay dividends when your circumstances change and you want to adjust your usage of the software. - +
How to sack your IT supplier 01 July, 2010 11:32:00
Clients often come to us asking how they can get rid of their IT supplier. Their reasons are many, and vary from performance-related concerns to wanting to reduce costs by deferring or going without the services. This has especially been the case during the recent economic downturn. - +
How to structure a service agreement that best suits your organization's needs 08 October, 2009 10:02:00
Thanks to the rise of Cloud Computing, CIOs are increasingly being confronted with service agreements that relate to abstract concepts like software functionality or remote hardware capacity. Here's how to structure a service agreement that best suits your organisation's needs. - +
Be aware of your Web site terms and conditions 10 August, 2009 10:10:00
CIOs must pay close attention to the terms and conditions listed on their Web sites if they want to avoid the risk of costly litigation. - +
How to reduce the risks and costs of projects: Top 10 IT procurement mistakes 09 July, 2009 07:46:00
Use these legal guidelines when arranging IT purchasing deals to help your organization reduce the risks and costs of projects.
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CIO industry insight podcast #11: Brad Howarth talks about the future of broadband 15 June, 2011 09:17:33
Journalist for CIO Australia, Lisa Banks, chats to Brad Howarth about A Faster Future; the book he co-authored with Janelle Ledwidge. - +
CIO Live Podcast #89: Graham Waller, vice president and executive partner, Gartner 24 November, 2010 14:34:44
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Graham Waller, co-author of The CIO Edge - 7 Leadership Skills you need to drive results. The book examines the key skills CIOs need and how to develop them,focusing on the importance of the interplay between IT processes and people leadership. - +
CIO industry insight podcast #10: Rob Livingstone discusses the instruments required to fly into the cloud 14 October, 2010 10:08:38
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks to the 'accidental CIO' about the opportunities and pitfalls of the cloud - +
CIO Industry Insight Podcast #9: Tim Ayling, Chief Executive Officer, Platform46 06 August, 2010 09:22:40
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Platform46 CEO, Tim Ayling, about collaboration in the enterprise. - +
Special Report: Green and Sustainable IT in the Enterprise 15 April, 2010 11:58:23
Despite all the hype surrounding Green IT, many CIOs and senior IT executives are unsure about the best way to start their organisations on the green journey. In this special edition podcast, CIO Australia editor Matt Rodgers speaks to Sundeep Khisty, Green Practice Leader, HP Enterprise Services, Asia Pacific & Japan, about how CIOs can best guide IT to become a core part of a company's sustainability strategy.
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Data breach: Only 16 per cent self-identified 08 February, 2012 13:26:00
POS system attacks come of age in Australia.Only 16 per cent of organisations that faced a breach in 2011 detected it prior to a notification by a third party, according to an analysis of investigations conducted last year by Trustwave's SpiderLabs security team. - +
Symantec expects Anonymous to publish more stolen source code 08 February, 2012 06:12:00
Confirms that BitTorrent file is pcAnywhere's source code after sting operation failsSymantec today confirmed that the pcAnywhere source code published on the Web Monday by hackers who tried to extort $50,000 from the company was legitimate. - +
Anonymous claims to have released source code of Symantec's pcAnywhere 07 February, 2012 18:17:00
The hacker group had earlier released emails between a hacker and a person said to be a Symantec representativeHacker group Anonymous claimed late Monday that the source code of Symantec's pcAnywhere had been uploaded on The Pirate Bay site. - +
Kaspersky Lab CEO backs out of IPO plans 08 February, 2012 02:10:00
Founder buys back 20 percent stakeKaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky has cancelled plans for the firm to go public, announcing his intention to buy back a 20 percent stake sold to a private equity investor a year ago. - +
Denial-of-service attacks are on the rise, anti-DDoS vendors report 08 February, 2012 01:34:49
Japan named as primary source of DDoS attack traffic for Q4 2011Both the number and volume of distributed denial-of-service attacks are increasing, according to new reports from DDoS mitigation companies Prolexic and Arbor Networks.
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