Sunday | 7 September, 2008
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Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Board? 05 October, 2004 22:25:26
Boards of directors increasingly are turning their attention toward IT. And while board-level oversight can be scary, evidence is mounting that CIOs, their departments and their enterprises can - and should - thrive in the spotlight - +
A Leggate Up 08 June, 2004 12:50:39
For five years, BP CIO John Leggate has managed people and IT systems in concert with his CEO's acquisition-hungry strategy. His mantra: Integrate always, outsource often, and make technology pay - or don't make it at all - +
e-Marketing Beats Expectations for Enterasys Networks 10 May, 2004 21:21:20
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Measuring the Piece of String 09 December, 2003 12:00:57
Outcomes measurement is steadily gaining traction within Australian government organisations as a more accurate way of extracting value from those precious funding dollars - +
Betting on BTO 09 December, 2003 11:35:52
Business Transformation Outsourcing promises technical innovation - if you set expectations properly and can stomach the risk. - +
Waves Of Change 24 June, 2003 11:30:14
Web services promise to be the technological equivalent of being in the right place at the right time with just the right information at your fingertips. And government, which is generally a late adopter of new technologies, is leading the uptake of Web services in Australia, according to Graeme Turner, technical director of Siebel Systems Asia Pacific. - +
Going the Distance 11 June, 2003 12:27:02
If Telstra CIO Jeff Smith can live up to his promises, within 18 months Telstra's IT operations will be as well-oiled and efficient as Toyota's production line, which Smith calls "the best in the world" - +
Taming the Two-Headed Beast 07 May, 2003 14:40:21
As information technology became more interconnected and integral to an organisation's prosperity, its security was separated from the person who issued ID badges and ensured that fire regulations were observed. But the pendulum is swinging again. - +
Reducing Risk by Managing Chunks 07 May, 2003 13:46:37
If the past couple of years have taught us anything, it is that the business environment in which we function is extremely unpredictable. For companies struggling to get ahead in this uncertainty, this book has some intriguing advice on how to align your project portfolio with your corporate strategy in a dynamic way designed to flex with the shifting realities - +
Peace de Resistance 10 March, 2003 11:17:11
I know not.""I cannot.""I will not.""Now just go away." It's with attitudes like these that people stop change dead in its tracks. That's why you need effective strategies for overcoming individual or collective resistance in your management skills toolkit. - +
How to Win Friends and Influence Users 11 November, 2002 12:02:00
Almost every CIO can tell horror stories about her toughest users. Health-care CIOs would say that doctors are the most difficult users, while IT execs in the tech industry might argue that their techno-savvy employees are the most demanding. One truism emerges: the ability to handle tough users has become a vital skill for all CIOs, if only because the success of expensive enterprisewide IT projects ultimately hinges on user adoption.
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CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #78: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires 28 September, 2007 17:34:25
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05
Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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Information security governance: Centralized vs. distributed 05 September, 2008 10:15:00
Should security policies, procedures and processes be managed within a central body, or distributed at an individual level? You need to find the middle ground.The management of information risk has become a significant topic for all organizations, small and large alike. But for the large, multi-divisional organization, it poses the additional challenge of determining how to deploy an information security governance program among what are often disparate business units. Should the policies, procedures, and processes that define the program be developed and managed within a central, corporate body? Or perhaps responsibility would be better placed at the individual unit level? Is there a workable middle-ground? - +
DNS error brings Sophos antivirus updates to a halt 05 September, 2008 13:40:00
Optus, Internode and Equinix affected among others.A sporadic Domain Name Server (DNS) error has blocked Sophos anti-virus updates around the world. - +
Ouch! Security pros' worst mistakes 04 September, 2008 08:05:00
We've all done regrettable things on the job, but does any valuable wisdom come of it? Four security pros candidly explain their biggest blunders and what they learned in the processIt was a mistake so bad the person who made it asked that his name and company not be mentioned here. Let's call him Frank. - +
Security ROI: Fact or Fiction? 03 September, 2008 08:32:00
Bruce Schneier says ROI is a big deal in business, but it's a misnomer in security. Make sure your financial calculations are based on good data and sound methodologies.Return on investment, or ROI, is a big deal in business. Any business venture needs to demonstrate a positive return on investment, and a good one at that, in order to be viable. - +
Information Security and the Importance of Context 01 September, 2008 10:00:00
Those entrusted with information security must raise their contextual awarenessWhen the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was first created, it created a sudden need for tens of thousands of screeners. Getting a job as an airport screener was a pretty easy process. It seemed as though if you had a pulse, you were in. Jump forward to 2008 and becoming a screener is a bit harder as the TSA has instituted background checks, has upped the educational requirement to include a high school diploma or GED, and added other significant requirements.
Viva la Verticals! Key to Vendor Growth is Through Vertical Market Opportunities, Says IDC 05 September, 2008 11:05:00
F-Secure delivers fastest protection in the online world 04 September, 2008 16:50:00
Rogue security apps dominate Fortinet's Aug 2008 IT threat report 04 September, 2008 16:00:00
IntraPower Signs Deal with Australia’s Largest Service Station and Convenience Store Network 04 September, 2008 10:07:00
TANDBERG Begins Desktop Videoconferencing Roll-Out at New England Credit Union 03 September, 2008 16:01:00
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