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CIO Decisions Ezine Vol. 2
sponsored by CIO Decisions
 | Ezine: | Posted: 11 Aug 2008
| | Published: | 01 Sep 2008 | |
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Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business.
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Why Outsource to Russia?
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| White Paper: | Posted: 11 Aug 2008
| | Published: | 11 Aug 2008 | |
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Why Outsource to Russia? How about scalable IT labor resources, low employee turnover, and reasonable prices. Do you need further convincing? Then read this white paper!
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Outsourcing and Business Transformation - - A CIO Conversation
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 05 Dec 2007
| | Published: | 01 Dec 2007 | |
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Craig Lee is CIO of Honolulu-based American Savings Bank (ASB), Hawaii's third-largest financial institution with $6.7 billion in assets.
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SOA: A Midsized Manufacturer's Framework for Growth
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 05 Dec 2007
| | Published: | 01 Dec 2007 | |
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When Joshua Dees became the head of IT at Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., a storied maker of rock and ice climbing gear, he spent much of his first year figuring out how to take the company to the next level.
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VOIP: Security Fear Factor
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 05 Dec 2007
| | Published: | 01 Dec 2007 | |
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For years, midmarket CIOs have eyed with envy larger companies' embrace of Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology. After all, VoIP can be a good way to cut costs and add flexibility to telephony.
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Managing the Energy Crisis: A Special Report for CIOs
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 12 Nov 2007
| | Published: | 01 Nov 2007 | |
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Rows of flashing slot machines buzz throughout Viejas Enterprises' tribal casino. An outdoor arena erupts with light and sound as entertainers such as country singer Randy Travis and comedian Bill Cosby take the stage.
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Creating a Shared Services Organization
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 12 Nov 2007
| | Published: | 01 Nov 2007 | |
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CIO Jeff Connery created a services organization that supplies IT to two credit unions. Here he shares his rules of the road.
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ITIL Works, but I Prefer the Microsoft Operations Framework
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 12 Nov 2007
| | Published: | 01 Nov 2007 | |
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I don't confess this to too many people, but to really understand this column, you need to know that my undergraduate degree is in physics. This is hard for me to admit because being a physics major with a career in IT makes me some kind of a double nerd.
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CIO Conversation: Managing Growth
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 12 Nov 2007
| | Published: | 01 Nov 2007 | |
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How a car-sharing company uses wireless, the Web and more to accelerate growth.
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Editor's Letter
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 12 Nov 2007
| | Published: | 01 Nov 2007 | |
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In the two and a half years we have been publishing CIO Decisions, we've seen a lot of change. We've watched some of you weather a merger or acquisition, a job change, a tech overhaul, new executive leadership, project failures and more.
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The Power of IT Strategy
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 03 Oct 2007
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2007 | |
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A new CIO brings process and the latest IT to Canada's largest electrical distributor.
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Vintage IT No More
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 03 Oct 2007
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2007 | |
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Korbel CIO Robert Barnes has brought 21st century IT to a 19th century company, fixing an errant ERP project and BI system in the process.
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Roadmap to Recovery
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 03 Oct 2007
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2007 | |
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Almost half of midmarket firms have poor disaster recovery plans, according to one estimate. Follow these steps to be sure you're not one of them.
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Get Your Suppliers in Line
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 03 Oct 2007
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2007 | |
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Vendor management offices are just one way to ensure an organization's effective use of outside resources. CIOs share their best tactics.
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Editor's Letter
sponsored by CIO Decisions
| Journal Article: | Posted: 03 Oct 2007
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2007 | |
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At the House of LaRose, a motherboard burned out and brought all of the distributor's systems to a crashing halt.
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