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IT Strategy

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Top 10 Ways CIOs Can Prepare for Recession No. 2

As Gartner warns IT leaders to be ready in case a second recession hits, CIO.com's Thomas Wailgum shares his thoughts on how CIOs can actually slash pesky budgets. Hint: Unpaid interns, meet Russian hackers!

30 Jul 2010
Budgeting Business Intelligence CIO
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Apocalypse Soon: 52 Percent of CIOs Plan to Blow Up IT Groups

More than half of CIOs expect to restructure their IT organizations within three years, new Forrester Research data shows. And apps organizations face the first salvo.

22 Jul 2010
Business Intelligence CIO ERP Systems
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You Are Not Your Vendor

Itu2019s too risky to commit to any technology platform, whether itu2019s Windows or BlackBerrys. Keeping your business competitive requires flexibility.

16 Jul 2010
Cloud Computing Consumer Electronics IT Strategy
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My Enterprise 2.0 Rollout: 4 Keys to Success

In the first two months after rolling out an enterprise 2.0 suite to improve Facebook-style networking and information sharing, Philips CIO Maarten de Vries saw 10,000-plus employees start using the software. He shares four factors key to the success

8 Jul 2010
Facebook Healthcare Industry Twitter
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A Smart Mobile CRM Boosts Productivity at Dr. Reddy’s

The legacy mobile CRM application at Dr.Reddy's left the medical representatives ill informed to deal with the queries of doctors. But a new mobile client app saved the day by arming them with requisite data and notching up their productivity by

7 Jul 2010
Broadband CIO Small and Medium Business
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SAP and Ernie Els: Big ERP and Golf’s Big Easy

What do golf and ERP have in common? Pro golfer Ernie Els, also known as "The Big Easy," sports the SAP logo in competition around the world. In this Q&A, he discusses unusual questions from fans--and whether he might inspire a new SAP

6 Jul 2010
CIO ERP Systems IT Strategy
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Mission Impossible: Judging TCO of Enterprise Software Upgrades

Irregular timing. Business disruption. Endless "options." These are just three reasons that enterprise application upgrades remain a "wild card" business scenario for companies, says Forrester's Paul Hamerman--so you'd b

1 Jul 2010
ERP Systems IT Strategy SaaS
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CIOs to Vendors: Forget One-Stop Shopping, Get to Know My Business

Vendors seem to think what CIOs want is a one-stop-shop solution. But what CIOs really want is something far more precious: Salespeople who actually understand the individual customer's business.

25 Jun 2010
CIO ERP Systems IT Strategy
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How IT Sourcing Group Can Win Influence with Business

Forrester's survey of IT buyers reveals that most want to have more influence earlier in the software selection process, but don't know how to make that happen. Here's advice on how to change the business perception of what IT can deli

25 Jun 2010
IT Leadership IT Strategy
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Eveready Boosts Forecast Accuracy with a Simple Mobile App

Eveready struggled to keep a tab on its inventory across 3.3 million retail outlets. Read how a mobile app linked its sales force and distributors to the HQ and helped improve forecast accuracy and fulfill demands on time with lean inventory.

25 Jun 2010
Broadband Intrusion Detection Software Small and Medium Business