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Definitions for three popular uses for on-demand computing: business process outsourcing, application service providers and management service provider. Full story »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Advice from security expert John Thompson's book for professionals who need to establish what happened in a situation requiring review. Full story »
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Francis X. Taylor, General Electric's chief security officer, explains how to apply process improvement methods to manage security risks. Full story »
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 »
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Don't adopt one of these five personas when pitching ideas to C-level executives. Full story »
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 »
Advice on landing a CSO gig in Europe from someone who's been there, done that. Full story »
Software as a Service gets CIOs talking about business value. And that's a good thing. Full story »
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 »
Doing business today means connecting with everyone. Full story »
Among the more than 120 telecom expense management vendors, only about 30 cover the whole gamut of needs. Full story »
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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 »
Nine steps to take before you begin an ITIL implementation. Full story »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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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