Preparing internal IT staff for leadership will stimulate employees and prepare the IT department for the future. Identify those employees who want to grow into leadership positions and prepare them for those roles.

(15-Jul-11) At first blush, that level of commitment may seem like a confident reaction to a rebounding economy, but according to Melanie Davy, Info-Tech senior research analyst, that’s not the case. “It could even reflect the fact that the...

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Your IT infrastructure should evolve according to changes in business needs and as better technology options are introduced. This video will help you plan infrastructure change, identify cost-saving options, and secure approval for your investments.

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Infrastructure plans must support increasing performance expectations from the organization as well as continued growth. At the same time, expenses are constrained and IT Management must select low-cost solutions. It helps establish targets for...

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Changes to applications, archived data and systems can put capacity pressure on your infrastructure. Complete this worksheet to help you to understand what infrastructure investments you should consider, based on your existing capacity and...

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When the help desk fails to keep pace with the organization, service gaps appear that create a chasm between IT and the business. Rescue becomes necessary to rapidly address management and business stakeholder complaints. Affect a rapid rescue...

Publisher's Note: This week, while I am in New York speaking on the subject of Digital Media Business Models, we are lucky enough to have detailed views on the subject from two of our global members: Mika Salmi and Pierre Bellanger, both amazing...

Phillip Scanlan has moved forward into the position of Consulate General of Australia in New York. In that office, he hosted MP Chris Bowen for a discussion, before his non Australian friends, explaining the country's current status and some of...

(4-Dec-09) In the race between plummeting costs per terabyte and exploding amounts of data in need of storage, the latter perpetually seems miles ahead. In 2007, IDC estimated that the “digital universe” would grow from 161 exabytes in 2006 to...

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Storage is a rapidly growing cost driver for many of today's IT organizations. With storage demand increasing at the annual rate of 20% and higher, IT needs to better understand how to manage this important service. In this videocast, we will...

IT staff members continue to face career challenges as budgets are trimmed and downsizing or re-organizations occur. Accordingly, strong technical skills may not guarantee career stability or advancement. However, this situation can be improved...

21-Sep-09 Dell Inc. appears to be ramping up its push for government and health care customers after announcing its US $3.9 billion acquisition of Plano, Tx.-based IT services firmPerot Systems Corp. While both companies stressed the...

When building or refreshing the data center, IT must have a high level understanding of requirements and potential budget. Facility requirements for power, cooling, standby power, fire protection, sizing, and architectural space layout should be...

Value-Based Management (VBM) can help a company maintain and improve profitable cash flows. However, VBM requires considerable restructuring and may be impractical for enterprises facing cost cutting in challenging economic conditions....