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Microsoft’s Promise for Interoperability Provokes Doubt and Hope

Microsoft's announcement to open protocols and APIs for greater interoperability may forecast a better software ecosystem. But only if the software giant follows through.

22 Feb 2008 3 mins

Data Center Outsourcing

Extreme Data Center Makeover: Alcatel’s CIO Shares Seven Critical Lessons from a Massive Consolidation

Think your current IT project's scope is daunting? Alcatel-Lucent CIO Elizabeth Hackenson just finished the first leg of a three-year job to consolidate her company's 25 data centers and 125 server rooms down to just six data centers, inclu

22 Feb 2008 8 mins

Data Center Outsourcing Virtualization

Vendor Management: How Do You Measure Value for the Money?

Many methods of quantifying ROI are inherently flawed. These tips can help you calculate your real return on investment.

20 Feb 2008 4 mins

IT Leadership Outsourcing

How to Tell Your Boss That There’s No Free Lunch

You've been asked to do a project that's not in your IT budget. Time to muster your diplomatic skills and help your boss or business colleagues decide which other projects they're willing to delay or give up instead. n

15 Feb 2008 5 mins

Budgeting

Vendor Management: Price Doesn’t Matter

Think brutal price negotiations with vendors benefits your business with cost savings? You may be surprised.

15 Feb 2008 5 mins

IT Leadership Outsourcing

Enterprise 2.0: Five Innovations the CIO Shouldn’t Miss

Technology managers can't afford to ignore Web 2.0 collaboration technologies, such as blogs, social networking, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and converged communications.

14 Feb 2008 3 mins

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Web Development

Best-Laid Plans For The Economic Slowdown

What will you change if the economy keeps slowing?

7 Feb 2008 3 mins

Budgeting

Why You Shouldn’t Have an IT Budget

When you focus on how much money is in your IT budget, you miss the big picture. An IT strategy consultant argues that to get the most from your IT investments, you need to consider what you're spending to reach your business goals.

5 Feb 2008 8 mins

Budgeting

Pizza, Pigskin, Beer and IT

From Super Bowl ad nostalgia to Bill Belichick's management style, CIO gives you an IT-centric pre-game roundup.

2 Feb 2008 2 mins

Innovation Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps

Third Internet Cable Breaks; IT Groups on Alert

Cable breaks today off the coast of Dubai, following two incidents affecting India earlier this week, and IT groups hold their breath. So far, offshore providers have weathered the crisis, even keeping up with real-time services such as call centers

2 Feb 2008 5 mins

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IT Management

Microsoft’s Promise for Interoperability Provokes Doubt and Hope

Extreme Data Center Makeover: Alcatel’s CIO Shares Seven Critical Lessons from a Massive Consolidation

Vendor Management: How Do You Measure Value for the Money?

How to Tell Your Boss That There’s No Free Lunch

Vendor Management: Price Doesn’t Matter

Enterprise 2.0: Five Innovations the CIO Shouldn’t Miss

Best-Laid Plans For The Economic Slowdown

Why You Shouldn’t Have an IT Budget

Pizza, Pigskin, Beer and IT

Third Internet Cable Breaks; IT Groups on Alert