Better IT Workforce Through an Industry-Academic Partnership
A fresh graduate (even with MIS as a major) usually has little clue about how real world IT works. If ongoing education programs are ineffective in retooling or improving worker value, can IT and acad...
2 Jul 200855min
Re/Designing An Effective IT Governance Model
While there's a lot of emphasis on IT Governance, organizations have been building silo IT governance mechanisms to solve problems in isolation. This is a reactionary and prevents IT from making a str...
25 Jun 200855min
Choice Computing? No problem!
What would it be like if an end user could be offered real flexibility in the way they use technology? This would include maintaining central control with respect to security and who gets what, as wel...
18 Jun 200855min
Software Project Success: Beyond Flipping a Coin!
There have been multiple best practices and methodologies proposed to minimize the risk related to software projects (iterative, agile, etc.). With stakes so high, organizations are open to any and al...
4 Jun 200854min
Virtualization Performance: Stretching The Envelope!
We've virtualized servers, networks, storage, applications, and I/O, and reduced the physical infrastructure footprint. The next step is to maximize performance. What avenues are being explored and wh...
28 Mai 200854min
Video over IP: Opportunities and Challenges!
Whether it's used for security surveillance or as a resource for an enterprise, Video over IP has penetrated the enterprise. What used to be an operations issue is now one more headache for the IT lea...
21 Mai 200855min
Can a CIO Afford a 2 Week Vacation?
Most IT leaders don't take much needed long vacations. The fears are that on one hand, if something happens, they'll have a mess to fix. On the other hand, if everything works smoothly in their absenc...
14 Mai 200855min
SaaS Management: Morphing Pain!
SaaS promises big relief while causing new headaches such as: Identity Management challenges, difficulties in moving quickly and seamlessly from one SaaS offering to another, and greater difficulty in...
7 Mai 200854min
