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Public Council Teleconference: Application Rationalization — Hidden Costs and Smart Decisions
November 17 at 11:00 am US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Honorio Padrón, of The Hackett Group, who will share the drivers for companies to tackle application rationalization and the results of research that define the hidden cost of complexity. Additionally, we will discuss key decision milestones—to start or not, holding the course steady and fulfilling expectations.
Virtual Desktop Cost-Benefit Analysis — Michael Jacobs, Catlin Group
The analysis contained in this presentation measures the cost of everything from the machines and licenses to the infrastructure for virtual vs. traditional desktop environments.
Honor your best senior team members - Apply for the CIO Ones to Watch Award
Get well-earned public recognition for your top up-and-coming team members, your IT organization and your enterprise. Award winners will be announced, publicized and feted in May 2010, great timing to help attract new IT recruits to your company.
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August 15, 2001 — CIO —
| 1906 | Founded as Cementos Hidalgo. |
| 1931 | The company’s production plants in Hidalgo and Monterrey, Mexico, come together to form Cementos Mexicanos, or Cemex. |
| 1976 | Goes public on the Mexican stock exchange; now has eight plants. |
| 1984 | Lorenzo Zambrano becomes CEO. |
| 1989 | Initiates Cemexnet program, which links all of its production plants via satellite. |
| 1992 | Goes international by acquiring Spain’s top two cement companies. |
| 1993 | Installs a logistics system called Dynamic Synchronization of Operations, which links each delivery truck with a central command center. |
| 1994 | Expands into Venezuela. |
| 1998 | Installs its digital global initiative, connecting offices around the world via satellite and a corporate portal. |
| 1999 | Company now has plants and operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Panama and the Philippines. |
| 1999 | Opens on the New York Stock Exchange. |
| 2000 | Launches CXNetworks, an IT subsidiary. |
| 2000 | Cemex and four other Latin American IT companies form Neoris, an e-consultancy focusing on Latin America and Europe. |
Service Level Reporting and Communication
Informatica Platform and Integration Competency Centers
Cutting the Cost of Enterprise Databases
The CIO Calls the Shots
Infrastructures for Innovation
An Alternative Database Approach
IT Consolidation Made Easy
Taking a Seat at the Executive Table: The Reality of Virtualization
Who Are the Data Center Leaders?
SharePoint - Unchecked growth of content is unsustainable - now what?
Unleashing the Power of Customer Data
Does Your Network Let Customers Drive Your Business?
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