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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.
Learn more about the CIO Executive Council »August 19, 2008 — IDG News Service —
K-Rep Bank has set up a data center that will ensure continuity and back up of transactions in compliance with the Central Bank of Kenya's regulations.
The CBK issued the directive in January after many bank transactions were disrupted by post-election violence.
K-Rep, one of the smallest banks in the country, invested 70 million Kenyan shillings (US$1 million) to comply with the business continuity regulations.
The key feature of the data system is backup and disaster recovery. In case of system failure, the data from the first system is replicated in a secondary data system, said K-Rep managing director Kimanthi Mutua.
The data center will enable real-time processing of transactions online, a service now offered by many banks locally. The new system will incorporate VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol), which will significantly reduce the bank's overhead costs.