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June 1, 2007 Content
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Feature

Coaching for Leadership

When it comes to empowering employees, a little encouragement goes a long way. Full story »

Feature

10 Questions: Are You Agile?

A 10-question list to see whether you are agile when it comes to application development projects. Full story »

Feature

From Here to Agility

Study after study indicates that agile methodologies produce better results in software development and project management. So why have so few CIO's adopted them? Read to find out how you can change your organization's culture of development. Full story »

Feature

Who (and What) Is a Scrum Master?

Research suggests it's better to mix and match agile development methodologies that work best for you, rather than following one strict protocol. Full story »

Feature

Awash in Acronyms

Definitions for three popular uses for on-demand computing: business process outsourcing, application service providers and management service provider. Full story »

Feature

The True Cost of SaaS

Total cost of ownership calculations for software as a service contracts are tricky because it's difficult to compare in-house costs and outsourcing fees. Full story »

Feature

How to Find I.T. Talent From Bangor to Boise

Luring good recruits is hard for mid-market CIOs, harder still if you're located outside technology hot spots. Check out these winning strategies. Full story »

Feature

How to Impress Out of Town Candidates

Far from the big city attractions? No fancy salary to offer? Recruiters and mid-market CIOs say there are still techniques to use encourage talented people to join your team. Full story »

Feature

Get Smart About Saas

Vendors say software as a service will cut costs and increase efficiency. They say it's enterprise ready. Does that sound too good to be true? It is. Full story »

Feature

The Rise of Anti-Forensics

The rise of new, easy-to-use antiforensic tools threatens to render computer forensics investigations cost-prohibitive and digital evidence-gathering unreliable in court. Full story »

Book Excerpt

How to Plan an Investigation

Advice from security expert John Thompson's book for professionals who need to establish what happened in a situation requiring review. Full story »

Q&A

Reader Q&A

Readers who read "Coaching for Leadership" by Susan Cramm ask related questions. Full story »

Columns
Briefing

The Process Payoff

Francis X. Taylor, General Electric's chief security officer, explains how to apply process improvement methods to manage security risks. Full story »

Briefing

Pentagon Taps Contractors for ID Card Help

The goal: provide credentials for private-sector contractors to access to federal facilities and IT systems, as part of a presidential homeland security directive. Full story »

CSO Undercover

CSO Survivor

Few chief security officers last more than a few years at a given place. But one, who's been with the same company for more than a decade, shares some basic CSO survival skills that have aided that longevity. Full story »

Endline

Who Do You Think You Are?

Don't adopt one of these five personas when pitching ideas to C-level executives. Full story »

Machine Shop

Spam, a Lot

An antispam system that works well today will slowly lose its potency as the spammers learn how to evade the filtering techniques that youve implemented. Full story »

World View

So You Want to Be a Global CSO?

Advice on landing a CSO gig in Europe from someone who's been there, done that. Full story »

Departments
Editor's Letter

IT As Underwear

Software as a Service gets CIOs talking about business value. And that's a good thing. Full story »

Editor's Letter

Margins of Defeat

Every transformative, disruptive change to business requires serious investment to pay off in the long run. Derek Slater argues the Internet is no different. Full story »

Publisher's Letter

How Social Are You?

Doing business today means connecting with everyone. Full story »

Essential Technology

Toolbox: Cost-Cutters

Among the more than 120 telecom expense management vendors, only about 30 cover the whole gamut of needs. Full story »

Essential Technology

Roping Telecom Chaos

It's a huge issue, yet 65 percent of companies don't have a handle on their telecom expenses or inventory. And almost half have no way to automate the management of telecom assets. To corral this telecom chaos, enterprises have been shifting responsibility for telecom to the CIO. Here's what you need to know as telecom wrangling becomes your business. Full story »

Forum

Inside ITIL: Practical Magic

When well-executed, ITIL can shift an IT organization's culture and focus to the business strategy. But culture change is hard to manage, and ITIL's processes are only effective if your staff adopts them. Full story »

Forum

Plan in Order to Implement

Nine steps to take before you begin an ITIL implementation. Full story »

Trendline

Sneak Peek: High-Powered Notebooks, 2008

Intel's upcoming quad-core mobile processor will appear in higher-end mobile computers where users will trade battery life for more performance. Full story »

Trendline

Krugle It, to Find Open-Source Code

Krugle, not Google, has started to become the go-to search site for open-source developers. The upstart is partnering with key websites including SourceForge.net and CollabNet. Full story »

Trendline

One Single Version of the Truth

Master data management is sneaking up on SOA as the most overused IT buzzword. CIOs call the transformation a brutal combination of bridging technological silos and managing turf battles. Full story »

Trendline: On the Move

When Moving Up Doesn't Fit

Some IT execs who reach the long-coveted goal of becoming CEO or COO decide it's not for them. That's OK, recruiters say: People will respect you for trying out something new. Full story »

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