Monday | 8 September, 2008
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Coles CIO: The Greatest Challenges Aren't Technical 04 July, 2007 14:38:29
In a timely interview, Coles CIO Peter Mahler talks with CIO magazine’s Beverley Head about the company’s IT and the controversy that arose during the takeoverThe relationship is much more sophisticated these days, throughout the corporate world. In Coles, technology requirements are defined by the business and IT working together, based on the business's strategic objectives. - +
Sweet Charity 12 June, 2007 13:05:00
Charities can be potent mixes of passion, politics and penury. For CIOs working in the sector it can make for a challenging environmentA fifth of America's smallest not for profit outfits spend not a brass razoo on information technology. Most not for profits say they are starved of IT support. IT staff at these organizations are paid less than their peers in corporations and governments. - +
Governance the Key to Meaningful Federation 05 June, 2007 10:25:36
Whatever its merits in theory, a federated model can never be an effective compromise between the centralized and distributed models of IT unless the governance is rightAll the evidence shows that effective governance creates greater value for IT - +
Corporate IT Spending Growth to Slow In Q3 04 June, 2007 11:44:21
The survey also showed signs of weak spending throughout the second half of 2007, with the biggest slowdown hitting the server marketBusinesses are planning to scale back their IT spending in the third quarter of 2007, according to a survey released by a US-based investment research firm - +
Capitalize On Emerging Collaboration Options 03 April, 2007 11:34:47
Rather than shell out far too much again this year for seldom or inefficiently used capabilities, why not consider emerging alternatives as a way to assemble a collaboration environment suited to your particular budget and needs?Foregoing licenses in favor of emerging alternatives will free funds to train employees to collaborate effectively - +
On Your Assets? 06 March, 2007 11:05:42
Controlling spiralling software costs is on every CIO’s agenda. “Best-in-class” companies do it by managing product inventory and usage, obtaining the best available software pricing, and not buying into the eight myths of Software Asset ManagementThe Executive Vice-president of procurement in Amsterdam for the major international finance company put it bluntly. "Whenever an employee comes to me and says he's saved $10 million," he told Michael Swanson, president of US-based software asset optimization firm ISAM (Information Systems Asset Management), "I interpret that to mean he wasn't doing a good job before, if he had that much waste out there." - +
Rethinking IT budgets 01 March, 2007 12:57:49
IT finance is moving from a take-what-you-can-get approach to a proactive debate about spending priorities.On par with a trip to the dentist's office, IT budgeting tends to rank fairly low on any CIO's list of favorite activities. While alternative approaches to forecasting corporate IT expenditures won't necessarily make the process any less tedious or painful, progressive new budgeting practices could make life easier in the long run. - +
The Meaning of Success 05 February, 2007 13:32:46
Part 3 of a Three-Part Examination of Project Management Missing LinksAs companies become wiser about recognizing and adopting successful project management approaches, they face the challenge of creating an environment that fosters success — but that means first defining what success means to the organization - +
Taxing Times 07 July, 2005 08:00:00
Reaping all the tax benefits allowed by law can put you in the bosses' good books, help you offset a project's costs or, in some cases, even pay for the new IT campaign.The tax function, so often overlooked during the IT procurement process, results in IT frequently leaving tax savings on the table. Here are some steps CIOs and CFOs can take to hold on to those cost savings - +
Hidden Treasure 07 March, 2005 09:03:43
IT executives today are caught between the opposing forces of cost constraints and pressure to innovate. One key to reconciling those forces is to shift the ratio between fixed and flexible IT costs.Your biggest challenge in 2005 is to grow while shrinking. It's not impossible. - +
Spend and Spend-Alike 06 February, 2004 10:28:40
In various guises, both in Australia and overseas, the use of performance-based partnerships - where organisations and vendors collaborate in sharing risks and rewards - is growing apace, particularly in the public sector.Flat and shrinking budgets are causing organisations everywhere - whether commercial or government - to look for creative answers to accomplish and fund their business objectives
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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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