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5 Technologies That Can Save You Money 08 March, 2002 10:30:00
Believe it or not, now's the time to spend. Here's how you can use technology to do more with what you already have. - +
Dire States 08 August, 2003 11:46:13
State budgets in the US are being hit harder than ever before, and state CIOs are having to slash and burn while maintaining high service levels. How do they do it? - +
When Wireless Works 05 February, 2003 13:18:28
The ROI for wireless was once assumed to be a given. Today, many consider it anything but. But if you follow these emerging best practices, your project can achieve many happy returns. - +
For Whom the Road Tolls 12 September, 2003 11:55:06
It's not often a CIO is asked to rescue a $2.2 billion construction project, but that's exactly what happened when Transurban hired Cesare Tizi to steer Melbourne's troubled CityLink toll road back on track - +
Extreme ERP Makeover 09 December, 2003 11:43:45
For a company to undertake a single-instance project, there has to be a compelling reason. The CIOs interviewed for this story named three: financial reporting, cost control and competitive advantage.The grand ERP vision of one application and one database for everything your company does may finally be achievable. But does that mean you should rip out all your systems and replace them with a single instance? Here's how to decide
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The top 20 IT mistakes to avoid 19 January, 2005 16:56:41
We all like to think we learn from mistakes, whether our own or others'. So in theory, the more serious bloopers you know about, the less likely you are to be under the bright light of interrogation, explaining how you managed to screw up big-time. That's why we put out an all-points bulletin to IT managers and vendors everywhere: For the good of humanity, tell us about your gotchas so others can avoid them. - +
More stupider user tricks: IT horror stories 08 May, 2007 08:50:23
Take heed; lessons awaitWhen it comes to royally derailing IT, nothing trumps the stupidity of those whom IT is meant to serve. And though the verdict's still out as to whether humanity is devolving toward Idiocracy, it's certain that folks are continually finding innovative ways to screw up IT's operations.
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Forced to farewell the days of big projects, big bucks and big IT shops, IT managers may be feeling somewhat naked without the cushioning comfort of a mammoth CRM or ERP implementation (and what the hell were those ERP projects anyway?).
Despite feeling a little left out in the cold, IT managers must stride boldly ahead into the uncertain world of squeezed budgets and shrinking CFO support.
That's right, go ahead and start hollering IT's new mantra: Doing More with Less, or simply let 'em know you're going to give 'em more bang for their bucks.
Yep, throw down that shield of technology hype that's protected you from the ROI monster for so long and respond to the boardroom battle cry of: "get a return on IT expenditure".
Let 'em call you neurotic for becoming a bandwidth miser or ISP scrooge, but hey, every cent counts if you're going to make it across this new frontier, baby.
Instead of yearning for the good old days (of just a couple of years ago), it's time to check out some technologies that can actually save cash.
In all honesty, most companies manage bandwidth pretty badly, but there is software out there to handle congestion and prioritise data.
The attraction of bandwidth management is that it lets organisations defer expensive infrastructure changes.
Next on the list is an area that is ripe for big savings: smarter desktop management. This means no new purchases: standardising desktops can knock up to 10 per cent off IT budgets. And don't forget the desktop products that can manage the lifecycle of a computer.
Thirdly, pinch pennies with network policies. Ignore the remarks of "despot", as you march past users and set up rules that dictate which users, departments or applications deserve network priority at which times of the day. The software sets up the network to behave in accordance with the policies and alerts IT shops to unexpected spikes in usage.
Once that is in hand, get stingy with storage. Wasting storage space is a pretty widespread practice, and don't forget to play scrooge with your ISPs and any other suppliers you may have, including vendors; maybe it's time to renegotiate that contract you signed back in the heady days of Y2K.
There is an orgy of justification going on out there. IT managers have to explain every dollar spent so, stripped of big-project protection, show 'em your wares!
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19th August, 2008 Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney Developed in partnership with CIO Magazine, IDC, INTEP and the CIO Executive Council.
The world of the CIO is extremely complex and diverse. Multiple priorities demand attention and decisions are needed instantly. Individual teams need to be driven towards common goals, and businesses strive to become more mobile, agile and responsive. For CIOs, the challenge never ends.
Every year the CIO Summit identifies what is top of mind for CIOs across Australia and New Zealand, and offers insight for CIO benchmarking and vendor strategic planning alike.
Recent IDC research shows that over 59% of CIO's believe that 'to achieve their business strategies, technology should be used more aggressively than today.'
Join us on August 19th to discover how this is possible with the latest technologies including Virtualisation, Web 2.0, IP Surveillance and Software as a Service (Saas).
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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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Citibank debit card fraud highlights ATM vulnerabilities 08 July, 2008 08:17:53
'Back-end servers are kind of a joke,' and the trouble doesn't end thereMalicious ATM intrusions, such as the late-winter breach that resulted in the compromise of Citibank debit card data, are not at all surprising given the vulnerable state of many of the servers and other components involved in processing such transactions, according to some industry representatives. - +
How to not have your Web site hacked like Sony's 07 July, 2008 08:23:22
A SQL injection attack was used to plant malicious code on pages of two popular Sony Playstation games - SingStar Pop and God of War, reports security company Sophos. Hundreds of Web pages from other businesses have also been compromised.The US Sony Playstation Web site is the latest high-profile victim of a hacker attack on business sites that's spreading malware at breakneck pace, says a security vendor. - +
AG launches review into national e-security 07 July, 2008 11:07:49
Howard's security agenda dragged over coals.A review of Australia's top e-security projects lead by the Attorney-General's Department has been launched to scrutinise the Howard's government's $73 million E-Security National Agenda. - +
Selling zero-day exploits has a down side 07 July, 2008 10:16:36
There is an ongoing argument about the ethics of selling 0-day exploits on the open market: It helps if you don't sell exploits targeting the company you work for.Information Security can sometimes be a funny field to work in. Some days it seems as if anybody with their hands on unpublished exploit code can sell it for all they're worth, and others it seems that they are set to become the target of law enforcement and the companies the code affects. It does help if you don't work for one of the companies that is set to be affected by the exploits you are trying to sell and aren't trying to bootstrap a competing company in the process. - +
'I have a lost laptop horror story for you' 30 June, 2008 10:08:14
The devil of identity theft is in the details that follow...The devil of identity theft is in the details that follow: Russ Jones tells a tale of woe that isn't particularly dramatic -- or rare -- and yet it's exactly the kind of story that worries me enough to ignore my better judgment and buy identity-theft protection from my insurance provider.
VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe Dual Hybrid TV tuner Card_ The First and Only twins tuners card in the world 09 July, 2008 18:30:00
WatchGuard Unveils Vision of Extensible Network Security 09 July, 2008 16:53:00
Bridgewater Systems Wins Inaugural Internet Telephony 2008 Wimax Distinction Award 09 July, 2008 15:42:00
WD’s New My Book® Mirror Edition™ External Hard Drive Provides The Safest Place For Valuable Personal Content 09 July, 2008 15:00:00
Zepto release the Mythos, the 2nd installment in the Centrino 2 refresh 09 July, 2008 12:05:00
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Application Modernization: Preserving Your Organization’s DNA
Modernization has once again attained buzz-word status. But like any other term with billions of dollars swimming around it, modernization has taken on some unexpected connotations. Read on to discover how to embrace modernization in your organization successfully.
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