New IT Leaders: Earning Credibility with Business Management

New IT leaders will have little influence unless they build credibility with senior business officers. Become a dynamic force that motivates and coordinates the...

Include MS SQL Server 2008 in Consolidation Plans for Cost Reduction

There is a significant cost reduction opportunity in consolidating smaller SQL databases while upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Over time, smaller databases have...

IT Leaders: Learn the Laws Covering E-Mail Retention

Confused about which e-mails to retain, and for how long? IT leaders must demand clear guidance from the enterprise. IT can influence retention policy formation by...

Eight Downfalls of Organizational Change Efforts

Change management has become entrenched in the 21st century. Organizational change provides a great opportunity for enterprises to build a more effective, and more...

E-Discovery: What It Is and How It Affects IT

Electronic evidence is now a major deciding factor in court cases. Understand the mechanics of e-discovery prior to the acquisition or implementation of records...

IT Strategy Case Study of a Large Manufacturing Company

Increasing business complexity has been driven by both organic growth and acquisitions. IT had to align its people, projects, and resources with the Company's innovative...

Negotiation Tips How to Save $ With Vendors

Knowledge is power. Go into your vendor negotiations with these tips and tools in your back pocket.

The Technology Thaw of 2011

Despite continuing economic challenges, IT organizations must continue to innovate. An essential element of innovation is the utilization of new technologies. In 2011, we...

PCI DSS 2.0: On the Right Track!

October 2010 saw the introduction of a new version of the payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS). Understand the implications of changes within PCI DSS...

Case Study: IndependenceFirst

View how one CIO used quality communication with stakeholders to gain approval for IT initiatives.
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