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    IT Has a Better Idea 19 May, 2008 12:11:10

    Technical innovations in IT have created new incentives for IT to participate in, and commit to, the development of new ideas
    The development of innovative products and services - or for the sake of brevity, let us just call it new product development - is an imperative for enterprises of every stripe in response to rising stakeholder expectations and growing market competition. Unsurprising then that when asked about such things in the latest Gartner survey of CIOs, supporting and driving new product development was one of the predominant IT issues for 2008 and beyond
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    You Got a Problem with That, Buddy? 21 June, 2007 12:00:00

    Few of us enjoy confrontation, but it’s still a critical part of our jobs
    The CIO position, more than most others, is rife with confrontation. It is the hub of change in most companies. You're going to propose a drastic reduction in the systems enhancement budget for each of their departments in order to fund some new development activity. You know they will hate this proposal.
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    Comfort Is for Home, Not Work 31 May, 2007 15:44:03

    When our actual work turns from daily recurrences to years-encrusted routine, we can find ourselves wrapped in a warm blanket of familiarity, all snug in what has most likely become a stagnated career
    Our plates were well picked over, but the waitress was hesitant to interrupt us to clear the table. My dinner conversation with Susan, a potential employee, was easily into its third hour. Susan's a smart, experienced technician — exactly what we needed for our start-up. I'd answered every question that she'd thrown at me, but she just wasn't ready to change jobs. Her current one was very comfortable, she said.
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    An Architecture for the Future 07 May, 2007 13:36:15

    You can’t build a robust, agile enterprise architecture on the fly. You gotta make plans
    Today, organizations need to learn to make workflow changes on the fly.
    Otherwise, consumers and trading partners alike are ready to move on.
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    The Road Less Travelled 07 February, 2007 15:39:05

    It’s a sign of good IT leadership when a CIO takes a different path from his competitors
    At times, a leader must be a bit of a contrarian.
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    Ticktock, Ticktock 11 December, 2006 12:46:12

    The first indicator that the time is right to introduce a new technology is when you see clear evidence that it can deliver significant returns
    The best leaders know not only what to do, but when to do it. That includes choosing the right time and place to introduce new technology
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    How to Get Inspired 06 November, 2006 12:35:07

    Getting inspiration, then crafting it into a stage production, is what a performing artist does. Getting inspiration and crafting it into an IT system is what a CIO does. Perhaps no one would call us artists, but in order to foster innovation, we CIOs need to learn from artists
    Leading innovation requires creativity. That means you have to think like an artist
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    Show Them the Money 09 October, 2006 13:15:57

    Using IT to make money means getting close to your sales force and helping them sell more of your company's products. It's that simple. But it takes commitment to shift from a money-saving to a moneymaking frame of mind
    It's time to position your IT organization as a profit centre. Here's how
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    The Case for Advocacy 09 October, 2006 12:17:21

    If you as CIO launch an initiative inside your company, perhaps a new systems architecture or a revised help desk process, but you fail to support it with communications to employees, then that initiative - no matter how important - is dead on arrival
    Good leaders advocate for their own initiatives. And sometimes help others advocate for them
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    Getting in Sync 05 September, 2006 09:00:00

    Given IT's impact, it would be natural to conclude that IT departments and the CIOs who run them are heroes. You would be wrong. Despite the dramatic and revolutionary changes implemented by IT, the IT department is still treated like a necessary evil in many companies
    Your reputation for performance depends on your ability to align with end users
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    Why Leaders Fail 04 August, 2006 13:03:28

    Experience has taught me to look at the factors shaping a situation before I leap in, particularly whether the strategy being employed is right for the goal I am trying to accomplish. For in the service of flawed strategy, even great leadership will fail
    If you're heading in the wrong direction, every step you take will be wrong
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    Toxic! 01 May, 2006 11:49:08

    Toxic leaders share some common traits. They often have a rigid commitment to an idealized goal. They view challenges to their vision as akin to treason. Either you're with such a leader, unquestioningly, 100 percent, or you're the enemy
    Some leaders are so bad, they can poison a company. Here's how to spot them, and what you can do about them
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    Move It or Lose 05 April, 2006 16:52:15

    In the very competitive and fluid global economy in which we all operate, a key aspect of CIO leadership lies in ensuring the agile and innovative use of IT. There's no magic to this
    Three quick steps to building systems so your mid-size company can compete with the big boys
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    Shopping for a Future 08 March, 2006 13:27:35

    Change in the CIO role is already upon us, and I would argue that it's a natural evolution. Although technology will always have an integral role in business — we've become dependent on it — we'll see a segmentation of CIO duties
    CIOs soon will be able to pick their career paths according to their strengths as leaders and whether they want to focus on technology or business
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    Lonely at the Top 07 November, 2005 17:29:19

    When you become the boss, your former peers will fall into one of four categories: leavers, testers, passive resisters and boosters
    Congratulations! You're the new boss. And your former colleagues don't like it
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    Inside Internode's data centre 05 June, 2009 14:39:00

    Computerworld gets an exclusive behind the scenes look inside Internode's Adelaide data centre with network guru Mark Newton
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    HP uses outside air, big fans, 12-foot raised floor to cool servers 03 June, 2009 07:44:00

    It's also cutting data center power use by painting server racks white
    Just off the North Sea coast in the United Kingdom, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s EDS unit has built a data center that largely relies on cold sea air to keep servers chilled and -- by doing so -- cut the center's cooling power needs in half.
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    HP targets the cloud with new hardware 12 June, 2009 08:27:00

    HP offers complete cloud computing package for businesses
    HP has designed a new portfolio of hardware, software, and services, aimed at reducing costs and saving resource, particularly for businesses involved in Web 2.0, cloud and high-performance computing.
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    Defence to spend $700m on ICT reform 05 June, 2009 11:13:00

    Strategic Reform Program report reveals only half of defence IT budget visible to CIO
    Less than half of the annual $1.2 billion spent by Defence on its ICT is visible to its chief information officer, Greg Farr, a new report has revealed.
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    Inside Telstra's Virtualisation Strategy 11 May, 2009 14:12:00

    Need to cut infrastructure costs driving the strategy
    Telstra is increasingly turning to virtualisation as its core strategy to both manage the rising costs of, and growth in, its data centres, according the company’s CIO, John McInerney.
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    Defence to Initiate ICT Reform Program, Expand CIO Role 05 May, 2009 11:56:00

    ERP rollout, data centre consolidation, single architecture all on the cards, according to the Department of Defence’s strategic policy white paper
    The Defence department has signaled a raft of changes to its approach to information technology under a new ICT reform program.

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    New scam email uses Australian Federal Police to gain victims' trust 03 July, 2009 10:49:00

    Fake offers of free AFP monitoring service to stop "cybernetic attacks"
    Cyber criminals have changed tack in their ongoing scam campaign against banks, moving to the use of government agencies to gain the trust of unsuspecting email recipients.
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    AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate 03 July, 2009 08:25:00

    $500,000 of goods per week purchased with fake credit cards
    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate.
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    5 steps to secure a new PC 30 June, 2009 00:19:00

    Just unwrapped a brand-new PC? Security pros share their secrets for making your system Internet-safe.
    A common misconception is that a shiny new computer is more or less secure because it hasn't yet been exposed to the Internet's sinister underbelly. But the truth is, these machines come out of the box needing scores of patches, some basic security software downloads and the disabling or replacing of items security pros don't typically trust.
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    Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex 02 July, 2009 05:48:00

    The social-networking site is also getting ready to let members share content with anyone on the Internet
    Facebook will simplify the way in which it offers privacy options to its users, as it gets ready to give its members for the first time the option to make the content they post on their profiles available to anyone on the Internet.
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    DR a growing concern for A/NZ CIOs: Symantec 02 July, 2009 09:16:00

    Mission critical apps and cost of down-time major drivers
    CIOs in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly getting involved in the disaster recovery planning of their organisations, according to a new survey from Symantec.
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